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So have you ever walked down Pitt St Mall or Bourke St Mall or (insert large pedestrian mall in the middle of the city) and all of a sudden, there’s this person smiling at you. Bright t-shirt. Clipboard in hand. Waving. For a moment you think you might be in one of those movies where the attractive European backpacker asks you for directions and after some awkward translational comedy, love ensues.No such luck – you know who it is. Your eyes meet, briefly. Damn it. Pull out the phone, or divert. It’s one of those “charity” people trying to get you to sign up. For lots of us, that’s the most frequent interaction we have with charities and the non-profit world… and let’s be honest, it’s crap.Even for those of us in the non-profit world (yep, that’s us), we know the days of the charity muggers (‘chuggers’) are numbered. We know that dropping your money into a charity and never knowing or hearing where it goes are numbered. And we know that even though Australians are generous and they want to give, it’s hard to know who’s actually going to make a difference with your hard earned cash. That’s where we come in. Chip In is Australia's first non-profit crowdfunding platform designed for Australian social enterprises, non-profits and charities. We’ve built Chip In to make sure that even if you’re only able to give $1 of your money or a minute of your time, you know that you, along with hundreds of other generous Australians are building a more awesome Australia.