ChipIn

ChipIn

It says, "The Easy Way To Make Money"

ChipIn is a Web-based service that simplifies the process of collecting money from groups of people. We make this process quick, easy, and secure, and we provide organizers with numerous ways to get the word out about their ChipIn event.

Creating a ChipIn

Getting started is as simple as visiting our home page at chipin.com and telling us four things:

1. What's the purpose of your ChipIn?
2. How much money do you need to collect?
3. When do you need the money by?
4. How would you like to collect your money?

You don't even need to enter an amount you want to collect (if you simply want to collect as much as you can), but we find that ChipIns with specific goals are more successful.

Promoting Your ChipIn

The most important part of your ChipIn is getting the word out to prospective contributors. With the ChipIn widget, we make it incredibly easy to promote your ChipIns on the social networking sites you already use.

The ChipIn widget is a Flash application that shows the details of your ChipIn, such as your monetary goal, how much money has been raised, and when your ChipIn ends. You can even embed the ChipIn widget on popular services like MySpace, Typepad, Blogger, and Netvibes, or on any other Web page where you can paste a few lines of HTML code.

If you don't have a Web page or blog of your own, we can provide pages for you atyourname.chipin.com, completely free of charge. With your ChipIn pages, you can let your friends, family, and colleagues know more about what you are collecting money for, and keep them up-to-date on the progress.

Collecting and Tracking Contributions

Once you've created your ChipIn, we process and track all payments. Your contributors chip in via PayPal and the money goes directly into your PayPal account. As people chip in, you'll be able to track the progress of your event using the ChipIn widget, which can be inserted on blogs, profiles, and Web sites. You can also monitor events simply by logging into your account and viewing your Dashboard.

To get started, create a ChipIn or sign up!

How It Works: Create Tell us what you're collecting money for, how much you want to raise, and when you need it by. Promote Embed the ChipIn Widget on your favorite Web site or create your own ChipIn page atyourname.chipin.com. Collect Let your social network contribute via ChipIn's secure service and collect your funds via PayPal.