[Foundation-l] EN discussing removing/replacing the banner

[Sue Gardner]

cohesion wrote:
> On 10/23/07, Casey Brown <cbrown1023.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> A goal will not be publicized, however one must exist for the bar to be able
>> to fill up. ;-)
>>     
>
> So the progress bar doesn't indicate amount donated, or any goal at all? :\
>
> Is there somewhere other than the FAQ that has this information?
>
> Judson
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cohesion
>   
The progress bar reflects the total number of donations. And Casey is 
correct - it's actually not possible to have a progress bar without 
setting a goal, whether you want to or not :-)

In our case the 'goal' (top of the scale) is 100,000 donations.

Here's what that might look like:
- 1,667 donations per day x 60 days = 100,000 total
- Our average donation seems to hover around $25, which would = 2.5m

FWIW, we are currently at 2,014 total donations, 30 hours into the 
fundraiser. But that's pretty meaningless, because donations don't come 
in steadily; there are big peaks and valleys.  But, it's not a bad start :-)