Topic: Bitcoin 100: Developed Specifically for Non-Profits - page 61. (Read 262769 times)

The bottomline is that I needed a well deserved kick in the ass to get Bitcoin100 back on track. CornBeefHash was just using his foot to get me to act. I penned the 30-day-this-or-else post to make sure I felt the kick strong and hard. Now it's time for me to produce.

In the last few months, I've spent way too much time chasing teenage Chinese boys, pirates, butterflies, etc., nearly to the point of getting depressed about Bitcoin's future. But now it seems the excitement is back across the board, and I'm back in the game.

I have a viable for-profit idea up my sleeve and feel it's imperative that something positive continues to emerge from Bitcoin100 so that later when said entity goes live, it doesn't come across as another-Bruno's-trying-to-do-something-but... placemat.

As far as your noble suggestion of joining forces with TBF, I have to say that at this stage it's not practical. But further down the road, as Bitcoin100 earns its salt, most definitely that option may be explored.

I am toying with the idea of somehow getting the lead developer paid via other means besides funds donated/paid to TBF. In fact, I can easily do it through the for-profit entity I have in mind. The only thing I would desire to know is what dollar amount--yearly--that would consist of, believing I can provide said funds.

Thank you kindly, Ente, for your support.

~Bruno K~

I strongly disagree.
We now have everything set up: Webpage, publicity on bitcointalk, donators, even our first success!
Even if we don't find NGOs accepting Bitcoin donations in the speed we like to, any additional NGO found will help our cause.
So even if it takes months for each additional NGO, I say lets do it!
Noone here will be shouting if no immediate success is visible. For me, my small bitcoin pledge is a donation anyway. If, after years and years, we have no single success, we might discuss returning those single bitcoins. But now? Why introduce unneeded pressure now?

On the contrary! We now have a much better situation than when the whole Bitcoin 100 started!
When approaching NGOs, we can point to two high-level politicians accepting bitcoins for donations. The use and infrastructure around Bitcoin is stronger too!

And, as a idea I got some time ago:
How about we, you Bruno, join efforts with The Bitcoin Foundation? Writing as an official of TBF, or as being controlled/reviewed/authorized by TBF, or just as a member of TBF, will make the initial letter and Bitcoin in general look more reputable.
I know about the pro-and-cons debates about TBF. I know that the whole idea of being "authorized" by TBF is laughable. I am just thinking that Bitcoin 100 and The Bitcoin Foundation have a lot of overlap and would profit from each other. And, as I am sure, have the same goals too.

Ente

This time I don't have a leg to stand one. I (Bruno) take full responsibility for the inaction of Bitcoin 100, offering up no excuses.

That said, if in 30 days we (mostly I) do not obtain a charity to accept Bitcoin as a payment option as outlined by Bitcoin 100 terms, then by all means all funds currently on deposit should be returned to those who've donated.

CornedBeefHash, among others, have been more than patient in this regard.

Somebody, please quote this post for posterity. Meanwhile, I have a letter to pen, for I have a charity in mind that just might add Bitcoin as a payment option to its donation page.

Thank again, CBH, for bringing this back to the forefront.

~Bruno K~

What's up with this? https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-100-developed-specifically-for-non-profits-52543

Hello Sean Good,

I live in Germany and really wanted to donate to your cause. Sadly,
there's this fee on bank transactions...
Have you ever considered accepting Bitcoins? It's a digital currency that
doesn't have any transaction fees. The basics are explained here:

http://bitcoinmagazine.net/category/bitcoin-newbies/

I know that getting familiar with a new currency is quite a lot of effort
and you might have concerns about possible risks. However, there's a
company called bitpay that processes Bitcoin payments for merchants or
charities. Basically they take care of the Bitcoin part of the trade and
would give the according amount to AMF in a currency of your choice (for
example British pounds). For a charity like AMF bitpay will process all
transactions at no charge.
Information on bitpay is available here:

https://bitpay.com/bitcoin-for-charities

Currently there is a limited number of charities that accept Bitcoins, so
people who want to donate Bitcoins to a good cause would be likely to
choose AMF. There is also a project called "Bitcoin 100" that involves 100
people who will each donate 1 Bitcoin to each charity that starts accepting
them. At the current market price that amounts to roughly 770 British
pounds.

"Credit/debit card companies charge a fee to the seller when you buy
something. This applies to all charities too when you make a donation. We
think this is a shame."
Me too. I would really look forward to recommending AMF should you decide
to take a step forward and accept bitcoins. And donate, of course!

If you are interested and/or have any questions concerning Bitcoin, please
don't hesitate to ask.

Best regards,
Anne

Dear Anne,

Thank you very much for your interesting email. It is the first request
that we have received from a donor wishing to donate via BitCoins.

At present it would take a number of weeks for us to integrate BitCoins as
a payment system on our website and is not something we would consider at
present - although we do review our systems on a regular basis. Obviously
we would be interested in

1) The donation process and how much we can engage with the donor (i.e.
what is the technical process for donating, the financial details of how
the donation would eventually reach us and how we can relate a particular
donation to a donor's information).

2) The anticipated volume of donations via this method.

If you would would like to comment on any of these points we will certainly
put the information on file and consider it when we next review our payment
systems.

Many thanks
Andrew


Dr. Andrew Garner
Head of Technology
Against Malaria Foundation
Web: http://www.AgainstMalaria.com  
Email: [email protected]

http://www.llg.org.au/ this is an organisation that could use some financial support. They fund suicide counselling and community support from money raised in their second hand stores.

Hi. I just wanted to make sure that you received our prior e-mail. Please let me know if you have any questions.

TL;DR version:

• Add a Bitcoin address to your website (could be as simple as just text. Example of ours is 1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac)
  
• Within days, receive about $1,000USD worth of bitcoin.
• We will help you set up methods to easily convert it to USD or any other world currency, or point you to where you can do that yourself.
  

from the source BTC100 address funds have been syphoned off to a 1Kenya address and then looped through 'empty addresses' (no other trade history) to then reach the end point of

Charitywater.org replied with "Thank you for reaching out to us! Your payment system sounds really interesting, but unfortunately we don't have the capacity right now to take on any new donation accepting platforms."

That's 2 down, 5 more rejections to go.

Subject: Bitcoin100: We want to give you $1,000

Hi!

I represent a charity fundraising organization called Bitcoin100. We are a group of 100+ volunteers who are fans of the Bitcoin payment system, and believe that everyone can benefit from its adoption. This payment system allows people and organizations to send money instantly around the world as easily as sending e-mail, almost entirely for free (there may be small fees for withdrawing into local currencies, but they can be as low as 0.6%, compared to the high fees charged by PayPal, VISA/MasterCard, or international wire services). The reason we are so in love with this system is because its extremely low fees and ease of use will help empower charities to raise money globally, without paying high processing and transfer fees, and because it can help people in impoverished countries to send and receive money from overseas for almost no cost, even in areas that have no banks. For this to happen, though, there needs to be more awareness and acceptance of Bitcoin.

Our group is not affiliated with any businesses, nor earns any money, and the premise of our group is simply that we have 100+ people pledging to make a donation of at least 1 Bitcoin each (so currently between $1,000 and $1,100 total) if a charity is willing to add a method of receiving Bitcoin donations to their site. This may be as easy as simply adding some text (receiving address) to your donation page. We will provide all the help in setting this up free of charge, and will gladly help with any issues you may have down the road.

You will benefit from receiving a large donation right away, and from adding another way to accept donations from around the world. We hope to benefit by spreading awareness of Bitcoin, with the hope that increased awareness will increase its worldwide adoption and help others as well.

If you'd like more information on Bitcoin, please check http://www.weusecoins.com/

Please let me know whom we could contact in your organization to pursue this further.

Thank you very much!

-- Dmitry Murashik
   Bitcoin100

I had the website up earlier, now it seems to be down again. Going to recontact HostGator in a sec.

Let this post also serve as a bump, for I'm currently seeking feedback for/on Watsi.com. See the couple posts above to get up to speed, along with the thread of which I'm going to bump prior to contacting HostGator, then afterward I plan on populating that same thread with a little more content.

Humor me by posting something on either of these two threads, or I'll post the link I found where Satoshi supposedly wears Genjix's clothes from said closet. 

~Bruno~

What is Watsi?
Watsi is an online peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform that allows users to fund life-changing medical treatments for underserved people in developing countries. Watsi is incorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation in California and is currently in the process of applying for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the IRS.