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November 13, 2006 by Rich Whittle | 1 Comment

GigaOm:

ChipIn provides easy web tools for setting up a fundraiser (free for anything under $10,000), helping other people promote it, and transferring funds.

To make money, the company wants to expand its platform to measure other forms of social engagement online, but it’s not getting into specifics yet.

ChipIn started out with an “Evite meets PayPal� email system but found widgets were much more successful at provoking discussion and donation for fundraisers.

The company also helps users set up webpages to manage and blog about their fundraisers. However, it doesn’t link these pages into an online community, instead looking to bring in visitors directly to its users’ individual widgets and pages.

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