Topic: Bitcoin 100: Developed Specifically for Non-Profits - page 51. (Read 262768 times)

I see no problem with supporting Courage to Resist. Please bare in mind that the amount donated will only be $1,000 and not 100 BTC (~$4,500).

All they have to do is embed the Donation Accepted Here button linking to one of their pages or directly to BitPay, of which will transfer their Bitcoin donations to fiat at zero expense to themselves.

It can be looked upon at paying for ad placement, of sorts, with the PayPal button acting as same. Yet, they're paying ~3% for the privilege on having a PayPal ad on their site, whereas we'll pay $1,000 and it'll cost them nothing.

If I figured correctly, they've spent no less than $30,000 on fees along. When they accept bitcoins, they'll never have to pay a fee again. Nor worry about chargebacks, of which I'm sure they've had to deal with as well.



Thank you, Goat and phelix, for you more than kind donations. The list in the OP has been updated, and I'm sure Rassah will update the ledger in a timely manner.

phelix, I've also changed the links per your request in the OP and on http://bitcoin100.org/about/partisans/

~Bruno K~

I propose the Bradley Manning Defense Fund (http://couragetoresist.org/donate/bradley-manning.html) as a target charity.

As a founder of the Bradley Manning Support Network, I know the players so I can help out in convincing Courage to Resist (the host 501(c)3 nonprofit) to agree to accept Bitcoin.

I follow Goat's good example: Honored two more coins: ff6da0433914bd5110985c564f091eedd104dce44c9762462ec27d0d9a1de5e9

Please change my website in the OP to http://blockchained.com  (number 66)

some kind of notification thread would be nice where you announce that there is a new charity that needs coins. the thread should be locked besides the announcements. why? so that I subscribe to it to get reminded to honor more of my pledged coins for a charity of my liking.

also thanks for the update rassah. might be interesting to also note the time value in $ for the next charities. will be more impressive to joe schmoe.

Thank you for the detailed insight!

Ente

Current Account Status:

BALANCE SHEET

       ฿379.49362029  Assets
       ฿291.49362029    BTCWallet
         ฿5.00000000   Gsan_Wallet
        ฿50.00000000   MemDeal_Wallet
        ฿33.00000000    Teukon_Wallet
       ฿427.90064468  Expense
       ฿427.89564468    Contributed_to_Charity
         ฿0.00500000    Transaction_Fee
     ฿-477.31772997 Income:Available_for_Charity
      ฿-330.07653500  Liabilities
      ฿-242.07653500   Contributed_Pledges
        ฿-5.00000000    Gsan_Contributed
       ฿-50.00000000    MemDeal_Contributed
       ฿-33.00000000    Teukon_Contributed
--------------------
                   0

AVAILABLE FOR NEXT CHARITY
       ฿427.90064468  Expense
       ฿427.89564468    Contributed_to_Charity
         ฿0.00500000    Transaction_Fee
      ฿-477.31772997  Income:Available_for_Charity
--------------------
       ฿49.41708529  <-- READY TO BE CONTRIBUTED



List of charities that received contributions:

12-Mar-21 Group B Strep Inter.. - ฿127.35400000
12-Jul-20 Kenija2012.net        - ฿100.00000000
12-Dec-14 BUND Berlin e.V.      - ฿100.54164468
13-Jan-02 My Refuge House       - ฿100.00000000

                         TOTAL  - ฿427.89564468

I have that info in my accounting ledger. I'll post it when I get home tonight.

I think people who have a high post count like Phinnaeus Gage and Rassah should try a few different signatures and do traffic analysis on them to see which one gets more clicks.  The ones that are being used seem non-optimal.

I'm having a great month, so to celebrate I'll put in some work on getting another charity recruited.

..whoops, that happens when you don't put up a reminder for things..
It's been a month now, I didn't hear anything from BitPay.
[about that NGO I am in contact with, they are no US-registered NGO which BitPay might insist of]

I contacted Bitcoin-Central. They currently have no no-fees offer for NGOs.

If BitPay doesn't work out my last option is a direct MtGox account..

Ente

Is there a Facebook fanpage for Bitcoin 100 we could "Like" ?

+1 if Wordpress, Reddit and K. Dotcom don't have issues with it, they shouldn't either.

Same as before: keep bugging charities

Due to the recent rise in the exchange rate, Bitcoin 100 can safely fund over 8 NPO/NGO at $1,000 USD each.

With all the recent positive press lately, it should be an easier sell to give away $8,000+ USD at $1,000 USD a pop.

Suggestions?

~Bruno K~

To be fair, I believe Rassah's statement about returning the money was due to the project seeming static, whereupon that blame was on me at the time. As for the other aspects, Rassah handled it fine.


Steve assured me yesterday that it's been processed, but do keep me abreast if it's delayed much longer.


Darn tootin!

Already making arrangements to have Bitcoin 100 self-supportive, not having to rely upon outside funding.

Somebody apparently had a question about how I sleep at night:


First of all, they haven't "proven themselves unworthy," they simply have no means to accept it. I can't e-mail bitcoins, or send them by post. The charity actually has to have some way to receive it for us to be able to send it. And second, the answer as to why I would rather return the money, and how I can sleep with myself afterwards, is easy: IT'S NOT MY MONEY, AND IT'S NOT UP TO ME HOW I USE OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY. Nice to know there are other people out there who, when trusted with someone else's money, would just take it and use it for whatever the hell they feel like, thinking it's ok as long as it's for charity or their own personal cause. Frankly, that sounds a lot like government with taxes and social programs, so I could see why they would think it's ok. Sorry, I have a bit more integrity than that.

The accountant just told her that $492 was deposited last week, and there is still 50btc in the bitpay account.  So I guess everything is getting sorted out.  She thought it was an automated conversion and deposit.

Thank you a lot, Bruno!
As always, you are doing a great job here!

I will finalize it with the NGO as soon as I get a confirmation from BitPay, else I will get back to you in one week if nothing moved until then.


All right, friends! Let's get some more charities in here! :-)

Ente

I believe 2013 will be a great year for Bitcoin100 and Bitcoin in general. I think it's natural that this project slowed down a bit during the Christmas / New Year period. I just came back home from a two week vacation, didn't use much Internet when I was abroad. I now have more time to help with this project, if required.

Just received another PM, Seth, from Steve.


Please let us know if the previous BTC50 has hit their bank account. Please PM or call me if another issue arises.

Now go get us another NPO, tiger! 

~Bruno K~

Let's get moving on this, Ente. Currently, we have $7,259.31 USD in our coffers at today's exchange rate. That's enough to easily fund 7 NPOs?NGOs with $1,000 USD each. Since basically we're offering your NGO a $1,000 gift, the fee to exchange it to their local currency shouldn't be an issue. But it is an issue with Bitcoin 100's belief system--no non-profit should ever have to pay a fee to accept donations.

The bottom line is that we would love your NGO to start accepting Bitcoin as one of their donation options. And we're willing to donate $1,000 USD in BTC plus an extra $50 in BTC to cover any cost they may incur during the transferring said donation to their local currency if BitPay proves to not be an option.

I just sent Steve with BitPay a PM and I'm sure he or Tony will take another look at your unique situation. Would you be so kind as to drop me a line next Tuesday at the latest if this issue needs to be pursued further?

I do understand that my suggestion will only cover the fee this time around, buy rest assure that in the future if fees are still an issue with further Bitcoin donation, the cost will be covered one way or another. This is another aspect of the new Bitcoin 100 of which I will soon cover.


As you may have read above, I just sent a PM to Steve with BitPay to address this very issue. Meanwhile, Bitcoin 100 has $1,000 USD awaiting the charitable organization you bring to us, Seth.

EDIT: Steve with BitPay just sent me a PM. The first BTC50 was sent to their bank on Jan. 10, 2013 and they should be seeing soon. Bottom line, they're on top of it now.


It won't.

Rassah just sent the final BTC18 to My Refuge House. https://blockchain.info/tx/6b7d65657e5da0838561ba92919feba8c192409521ad2d5b2057e2493355e1b4

Another post forthcoming.

~Bruno K~