Karaitiana Taiuru wrote recently about realising that his cellphone has become his most important gadget for connection, information and communication:

…i had misplaced my cell phone for 90 minutes. I was about to walk into a meeting when i realised my cell phone was not in any of my suit pockets. The over-powering sense of loss and displacement that i felt for that 90 minutes was peculiar and overwhelming.

At that point i realised that i did not know how to ring my business colleagues, dial any one of the many phone conferences i regularly participate in nor did i know how to ring any of my family. All of the phone numbers were stored in my cell phone along with other encrypted files that i require on a daily basis.

It makes me realise that if i was to have only one item for an extended time i would choose my cell phone second and my laptop first. Both items are my main communication lines to the world.

[Via Karaitiana Taiuru - Blog: Importance of a cell phone.]

So, if the cellphone is more important even than a laptop, how does that affect how community organisations might choose to connect with volunteers, funders, sponsors, ‘clients’ and the general public?

Does your website work for a cellphone user? Are your emails appropriate for cellphone users? Can people contact your organisation via txt message, or receive information via SMS?

How do cellphones play a role for your organisation?

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