Welcome to this special issue of What's Going On?? focussing specifically on events related to deviantART Points!
There are some wonderful causes to donate points to! And if you don't have any points to donate, this issue will help you with that too 
(Also see: FAQ #234: What are Points?)
Good Causes
You can support all of these good causes by donating points!
Outside deviantART
- Warm Winter Project - help 50 homeless people survive the winter
- Artists in the Making Project - help Volunteer Eco Students Abroad buy t-shirts for South-African children in need
- Prints for the Animal Cause - buy prints and support animal-related charities
Within deviantART
Earning Points
Of course, the easiest way to get points is by going to the Points page to simply buy them.
But not everyone has the means to do so - plus, 'easiest' isn't always the most fun, right?! If you're willing to work for it, there are ways to get points without it costing you anything. For example, you can sell prints and Premium Content (if you already have access to it), stalk llamatrade, do commissions, set up a donation pool and participate in contests!
Here is a bunch of recent contests you can win Points and Premium Memberships in (and often other prizes too) 
Contests
All these contests include points (and/or premium memberships) in their prizes!
If you want to run your own contest or project, but don't know how? See A Guide to Individually Hosted Contests and A Guide to Group-Hosted Contests on dA for tips! For any more help at all, see Run Your Own Community Project 
- D-Sadoth Contest (all entries get points)
- Just a Friendly Contest Reminder (theme: japan)
Official dA contest
Feature: Recent contest winners
The winners of various games were ~ivy-ashe, *MaliciaRoseNoire, ~VeroniCake, ~michaeldesigner15, =slight-art-obsession, *FrostBo and ~kat1004!
The winning art:
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