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Laudable goal and all, but isn't "Change non-profit fundraising" a little overdramatic?

• ivankirigin 18y ago
  Not so much. Thousands giving <$10 on a public broadcasting platform like twitter is very different than, say, large corporations giving many, many thousands. The latter is pretty common, and about to tank with this economy. Most people could part with a few bucks without a problem. This kind of tool will help direct that. Besides, I wanted people to click on the link :-P
  • halo 18y ago
    But thousands already give <$10 to good causes on hugely popular sites like Justgiving or Chipin.
    • ivankirigin 18y ago
      There really isn't an established micropayments player, and there isn't really an established social giving engine. Both are innovations in Tipjoy.
      • ivankirigin 18y ago
        Ohh yeah, you can also make the donation from SMS if you have twitter hooked up. That's kind of a big deal. Think of a rally.
    • aneesh 18y ago
      I hadn't heard of either of those sites. To be honest, I didn't know of an efficient way to give <$10 to non-profits without half of it going to overhead costs. This makes it super easy for me to give small amounts, with the added social features. Most non-profits I know that raise <$10 amounts from lots of people do it in person with cash. If it works, this could give them more options. So for me, it could actually change non-profit fundraising.