I spent a week and weekend in Autin at the bitcoin conference, then had almost no break before spending another weekend at a Baltimore conference (this one wasn't bitcoin related, and involved a lot of fake fur). Whatever free time I had between the two, I had to dedicate to Mycelium. So, sorry about the almost two week down time.
Without further ado (ado sounds funny to say. Adooooouuuuuu!)
Hello. I am writing to find out more information about your program.
Without Regrets Foundation provides gravely ill parents and their minor children with memorable family experiences. This special time together creates memories that will last forever. For more, please watch this short
video.
I understand you just spoke with one of our volunteers at the Texas Bitcoin Concert. We do currently accept bitcoin donations on our website. I would love to speak to you further about your program. I will be out there this afternoon (probably after about 3) and will be there for the concert this evening as well.
Thank you.
These guys were at the Texas Bitcoin Conference, so at least they were vetted by them. As I was told, they are basically the reverse of the Make a Wish Foundation, where they do the wish granting for terminally ill parents.
From: Anne
Hi Rassah,
I am volunteering for an organisation called New Harvest. They are a US registered non-profit advancing alternatives to conventionally produced meat. That is, they mostly promote cultured meat ("in-vitro-meat") and gather data and experience from researchers all over the world that will help make cultured meat reality.
Their website:
http://www.new-harvest.org/ What cultured meat is:
http://www.new-harvest.org/cultured-meat/faq/ I have been setting up a Bitpay account for them in the last week, which is approved. Now they need to change their site accordingly, so Bitcoins can be sent. Once that's done and tested, they should be all ready!
Is Bitcoin100 still active? I told them that it might be possible to get a thousand dollar's worth in BTC from the Bitcoin100 people. That would be a great encouragement for them, though we do hope for other donations in the long run too.
You might not remember that, but Marius (Mqrius) and I communicated with you concerning Against Malaria Foundation quite a while ago, where we wanted them to start accepting Bitcoin. They never got back to us, which is why I'm so excited to be able to set it up myself for New Harvest now!
Best regards,
Anne
From: Jason Shim
Just wanted to take a moment to introduce you to Dmitry, who is cc:ed in
this email. Dmitry oversees the Bitcoin100 donations and we had a chance
to meet in person last year in Toronto and he graciously volunteers his
time to administer the project.
Dmitry, Jim Klauder is Vice President at the
Economics">Foundation for Teaching
Economics and they are interested in implementing Bitcoin.
Jim, from here, just let Dmitry know that you're interested along with a
link to the FTE website and let him know that you are looking to implement
it within your organization. As I mentioned, if you need any help around
the technical details, let me know!
All the best,
JASON SHIM / DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER
PATHWAYS TO EDUCATION CANADA (<<--- Bitcoin100 donation recipient)
...
From: Jim K
Mar 10
The FTE has set up an account at Coinbase to be able to accept bitcoin contributions. Please tell us what we need to do on our end to proceed with receiving a bit coin contribution. I am led to understand that there is a donor, known to Jason, who would like to make a contribution.
Thanks very much,
Jim K
Vice President
Foundation for Teaching Economics (fte.org)
From: Dustin S.
I'm an attorney and administrator for the Abolitionist Law Center. We're a 501c3 law firm that works to defend prisoner rights in the United States. We could use a $1,000 endowment from Bitcoin 100.
We currently have a bitcoin wallet setup at blockchain.info, and I'm in the process of setting up a donate button via Bitpay. Could you let me know if Bitcoin 100 is still providing endowments to nonprofits, and what I should do to obtain one for Abolitionist Law Center?
You can find out more about our organization at our website:
http://abolitionistlawcenter.org/Mission Statement:
The Abolitionist Law Center is a public interest law firm inspired by the struggle of political and politicized prisoners, and organized for the purpose of abolishing class and race based mass incarceration in the United States. To accomplish this goal, the Abolitionist Law Center engages in litigation on behalf of people whose human rights have been violated in prison, produces educational programs to inform the general public about the evils of mass incarceration, and works to develop a movement against the American penal system by building alliances and nurturing solidarity across social divisions.
Working with prisoners in defense of human rights has led us to the realization that the prison system – and, in particular, its reliance on solitary confinement – is part of a larger system that operates according to a logic of violence and intimidation. Solitary confinement is used to terrorize the prisoner population. The prison population and policies of race and class based mass imprisonment are used to terrorize poor communities in general, and communities of color in particular. And the socio-economic conditions in those communities are used to keep relatively privileged communities in line and focused on carrying out the agenda of a powerful few.
The Abolitionist Law Center seeks to challenge this status quo by building creative, principled, visionary, and lasting alliances with people and organizations inside and outside of prison who are determined to confront and defeat these interconnected systems of oppression, and replace them with healthy, sustainable, and liberating alternatives.
Thank you and I hope to hear back soon,
Dustin S.
Staff Attorney | Abolitionist Law Center
