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| July 21, 2015 | Julian Teixeira | |
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NCLR Partners with TPO to Raise Awareness through
Innovative Mobile Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) is partnering up with The People’s Operator (TPO), a different kind of mobile phone operator, to raise support and awareness for its mission to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
“We’re excited to be partnering with NCLR to deliver goodness with every connection by giving TPO subscribers the option to help raise support for the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.” said Mark Epstein, CEO, The People’s Operator.
The partnership will see TPO encouraging its customers to learn more about NCLR and suggesting new customers direct 10 percent of their monthly cell phone bill to the organization’s initiatives.
“It’s an honor to be selected to be part of the TPO partnership,” said Ivelisse Fairchild, CFRE, Vice President of Resource Development, NCLR. “Together we can work to help improve the lives of Hispanic Americans in the United States.”
NCLR joins a range of TPO partners who are taking part in the company’s mission to raise support for causes using its mobile service to deliver goodness with every connection. TPO will be working with NCLR to raise support for its initiatives by tapping into TPO’s platform, which offers customers the chance to give 10 percent of their monthly cell phone bill to the cause of their choice.
Mobile users who want to find out more about where they can sign up to TPO and start giving their 10 percent to NCLR can visit www.tpo.com or follow TPO on Facebook and Twitter.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
About TPO
The People’s Operator (TPO) was founded on the idea that mobile could be used to change lives for the better. Customers with TPO not only get the best deals, high-quality mobile service and great customer service—they can also direct 10 percent of their monthly mobile spend to the cause of their choice, at no extra cost to them.
TPO launched in the UK in 2012 and expanded to the U.S. in July 2015. Since its UK launch, TPO customers have directed funds to hundreds of causes including The Trussell Trust, Emerge UK and the Children’s Heart Foundation. In the U.S., TPO has partnered with a range of causes including NCLR. Under the direction of TPO Chairman and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, TPO has also developed the TPO Community, an online community to expand the global network of mobile phone customers who share in the common belief of supporting causes.
Connect with TPO at www.facebook.com/tpous and @TPOus, or find out more at www.tpo.com
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