PIVOTtheWorld
A project in Cambridge, MA by Asma Jaber000days
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PIVOT is an app that lets you see what a place looked like in the past and digitally streamlines the preservation of culture & history!
Backers: 228
Average Pledge Per Backer: $148
Funded: $33,689 of $30,000
Dates: Feb 12th -> Mar 29th (45 days)
Project By: Asma Jaber
Backers: 228
Average Pledge Per Backer: $148
Funded: $33,689 of $30,000
Dates: Feb 12th -> Mar 29th (45 days)
Project By: Asma Jaber
$33,689
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 29 @ 00:30 -0400 GMT
112%
of goal
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Latest News
Preserving Our Stories 
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
With only 1 day left in our campaign, the PIVOT team would like to share some photos from our own personal archives. These photos serve as great examples of how we see “shoebox archiving” impacting the lives of our users. By providing PIVOTeers... (Read More)
A Special Thanks to Our Wonderful Intern
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear PIVOTeers, We would like to take a moment to appreciate our unsung hero, our Communications Strategy Intern Stephanie Ferrell! She actually does it all: curating content, market research, reaching out to stakeholders, and fine-tuning our... (Read More)
Exciting Press Update and 3 Days Left!
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
PIVOT has recently received some incredible press coverage! Two established business media brands, Fast Company and WIRED, have featured us. You can read our Fast Company article here. And our WIRED article here. PIVOT was also recently mentioned by... (Read More)
Preserving Change - Both Destructive and Constructive
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear PIVOT Backers, In our Kickstarter video, we highlight that over 400 Palestinian villages have been destroyed since 1947. Statistics like this are important to us -- PIVOT’s very mission is to preserve histories and places that are at risk of... (Read More)
It's the Final Countdown!
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
With just 5 days left, we are drawing near to the end of our Kickstarter Campaign! We would love to show our appreciation to our backers by posting a little something each day during this final countdown. We want to remind you all why PIVOT and the... (Read More)
Keeping the Ball Rolling: Media Updates and Stretch Goals
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear PIVOT Backers, What an exciting week we had last week! Between being chosen as Kickstarter’s Tech Product of the Day on March 9th and reaching our first goal of $30,000, we are absolutely thrilled! We wanted to share with you some of the great... (Read More)
CONGRATULATIONS PIVOTEERS!!! (Please keep spreading the word!)
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
"Dabkeh by the Sea", Yaffa (1956) We reached our Kickstarter goal of $30K thanks to everyone who pledged! We really could not have done it without all of your support - thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Don't forget that we're building... (Read More)
A Piece on Place and Memory by Our Mentor Sam Bahour
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear PIVOTeers, We would like to share a piece that our dearest mentor Sam Bahour has written on what it's like to experience a historic place that he passes by frequently but never visited until now:... (Read More)
PIVOT is Kickstarter's Tech Product of the Day!
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear PIVOT backers, If you haven’t already noticed, PIVOT is Kickstarter’s Tech Product of the Day today! https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/technology?ref=discover_index We just wanted to share this exciting news and thank you all... (Read More)
Making Augmented Reality...A Reality!
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi PIVOT backers! Check out our newest way of bringing the past into the present! We are currently testing the Augmented Reality features our app will be able to offer you all. Imagine...being able to bring Martin Luther King or JFK (or whoever your... (Read More)
Zochrot endorses and partners with PIVOT in sharing its database!
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re happy to announce that Zochrot - an Israeli nonprofit organization whose mission is to raise Israeli public awareness of the Palestinian Nakba (Palestinian expulsion from their lands in 1947-1948) - supports and endorses PIVOT’s mission to... (Read More)
We're Halfway There -- Thank you!
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve reached our halfway mark! We want to extend a huge thank you to all of our backers so far. We still have 30 days and $15,000 more to go, though, so please keep sharing our story and mission with others! Check out the awesome write up BostInno... (Read More)
Read about the personal (love) story behind PIVOT!
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Curious how the idea of PIVOT came to be? Or curious how PIVOT Co-Founders Asma & Sami met? (Teaser: it includes finding love at a militarized border crossing) Read here about a great love story and how the fate of two Palestinians living in... (Read More)
PIVOTtheWorld T-shirts for Early Bird $35 Pledges! :)
February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Who knows what the future will bring but you can rest assured that you'll look stylish in your very own brand new custom-made PIVOTtheWorld t-shirt! Design subject to improvement! (Read More)
Thank you!
February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear PIVOT supporters, Thank you for your generous donations and for those who came out to our launch event. We are fortunate to have people around us who believe in PIVOT's mission of preserving history and places at risk of being lost or destroyed.... (Read More)
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