{"id":215,"date":"2008-11-16T14:08:28","date_gmt":"2008-11-16T20:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/?p=215"},"modified":"2008-11-16T14:08:28","modified_gmt":"2008-11-16T20:08:28","slug":"the-point-raise-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/16\/the-point-raise-money\/","title":{"rendered":"The Point helps you raise money"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I checked out thepoint.com<\/a> a few months ago. And while I thought it was a pretty good concept (individuals combine their influence and make things happen they can’t achieve alone), I didn’t see its full potential until I saw it in action this weekend.<\/p>\n

Some pretty influential members of the newspaper design community were trying to raise $2,500<\/a> to save the portfolio web site newspagedesigner.com<\/a>. So they turned to thepoint.com.<\/p>\n

I learned about this from @mattmansfield<\/a> via Twitter. Turns out the group was able to make its goal in less than a day.<\/p>\n

I was impressed with the ease involved in donating to the cause at thepoint. And impressed by the ability to embed campaign promotion on other web sites.<\/p>\n

Here’s the campaign widget (goal is met, but you can still donate until Dec. 15):<\/p>\n

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Another item of note: This campaign had a goal of $2,500. If you donated to the campaign, and it didn’t reach its goal, the your donation would not be processed.<\/p>\n

It’s not all about raising money. Other campaigns include:<\/p>\n