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Topic: Bitcoin 100 Needs Suggestions (100 emails) (Read 1790 times)

legendary
Activity: 1918
Merit: 1570
Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
April 28, 2012, 12:44:01 PM
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http://hypothes.is/

Not a charity per se, but an interesting idea that is seeking donations.

Also I'm surprised that http://childsplaycharity.org/ isn't on the list yet.

Both your suggestions are now on the list, LightRider. Keep them coming folks.

~Bruno~
legendary
Activity: 1500
Merit: 1022
I advocate the Zeitgeist Movement & Venus Project.
http://www.kiva.org/ accepting BTC would be a cool thing!

Then please contact them. I have been updating a thread for a week asking people to donate AND to contact charities. Everyone expects Bruno to be a one man show - collecting donations, maintaining the thread and the website, and contacting all the charities. I think that’s too much to ask someone that’s also trying to hold down a job outside of Bitcoin. It would me much more productive for each member of the Bitcoin100 to contact one or two charities and move this idea forward.  

Thanks for the kind post, CBH. To be fair, I have been a tad lack in this endeavor and did need an ass kicking. True, I'm busy, but I had ample time to do a tad more with Bitcoin 100, but have either put it off or ignored it. That said, it's time to get busy.

Kiva developers have already been on here with discussion on accepting bitcoin. Be nice to know there progress or decision as the case may be.

Probably true, but would need to take a second look at it nonetheless. I've learned about Charity Navigator thanks to bitlotto's post.

Here is their donation page: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.support&apl=10

~Bruno~


I would also suggest engaging organizations via their social media facets. I've encouraged three orgs to accept bitcoin using facebook/twitter just this morning.
legendary
Activity: 1500
Merit: 1022
I advocate the Zeitgeist Movement & Venus Project.
legendary
Activity: 1500
Merit: 1022
I advocate the Zeitgeist Movement & Venus Project.
http://hypothes.is/

Not a charity per se, but an interesting idea that is seeking donations.

Also I'm surprised that http://childsplaycharity.org/ isn't on the list yet.
legendary
Activity: 1918
Merit: 1570
Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
I've just added the following five to the growing list.

https://www.africanleadershipacademy.org/donate
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/jobs-for-rural-poor/?rf=ggWidget
https://www.ashoka.org/donate
https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1003993
http://okfn.org/support/donate/

I really like the last one.

http://okfn.org/about/vision/
Quote
We seek a world in which open knowledge is ubiquitous and routine – both online and offline. We promote open knowledge because of its potential to deliver far-reaching societal benefits which include the following:

  • Better governance: openness improves governance through increased transparency and engagement.
  • Better culture: openness means greater access, sharing and participation in relation to cultural material and activities.
  • Better research: for research to function effectively, and for society to reap the full benefits from research activities, research outputs should be open.
  • Better economy: openness permits easier and more rapid reuse of material and open data and content are the key raw ingredients for the development of new innovative tools and services.
member
Activity: 60
Merit: 10
dwda
http://www.thevenusproject.com/

My personal favorite.
legendary
Activity: 1918
Merit: 1570
Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
I've just updated the title of this thread and edited the first post. The goal is to send out 100 emails to various non-profits, mainly by me. All I wish from you, the reader, is to peruse the list in the OP, pointing out why a certain non-profit shouldn't be approach, coupled with adding your suggestions.

~Bruno~
legendary
Activity: 1918
Merit: 1570
Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
http://www.kiva.org/ accepting BTC would be a cool thing!

Then please contact them. I have been updating a thread for a week asking people to donate AND to contact charities. Everyone expects Bruno to be a one man show - collecting donations, maintaining the thread and the website, and contacting all the charities. I think that’s too much to ask someone that’s also trying to hold down a job outside of Bitcoin. It would me much more productive for each member of the Bitcoin100 to contact one or two charities and move this idea forward.  

Thanks for the kind post, CBH. To be fair, I have been a tad lack in this endeavor and did need an ass kicking. True, I'm busy, but I had ample time to do a tad more with Bitcoin 100, but have either put it off or ignored it. That said, it's time to get busy.

Kiva developers have already been on here with discussion on accepting bitcoin. Be nice to know there progress or decision as the case may be.

Probably true, but would need to take a second look at it nonetheless. I've learned about Charity Navigator thanks to bitlotto's post.

Here is their donation page: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.support&apl=10

~Bruno~
sr. member
Activity: 369
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Kiva developers have already been on here with discussion on accepting bitcoin. Be nice to know there progress or decision as the case may be.
hero member
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http://www.kiva.org/ accepting BTC would be a cool thing!
legendary
Activity: 1918
Merit: 1570
Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
@Admin: Would you be so kind as to allow this thread to stay in Discussion for 48 hours, whereupon you(s) or I will move it to Off-topic? It would be appreciated. Thank you.



EDIT: The goal is to send out 100 emails on Monday/Tuesday.



Due to a recent kick in the ass by a couple Bitcoin 100 supporters, I (we) need to send out more emails to non-profits to try to get them to embed a Bitcoin donation option onto their respective websites. This thread was created to solicit requests from supporters and non-supporters of Bitcoin 100 as to which non-profits you, the reader, would like us to approach. Please submit a name of any charity you feel should be consider. This thread is not meant as a discussion on any of the suggestions, but anybody wishing to express a dislike for any suggestion will be duly noted. That said, here's a few of my suggestions, which feel free to express if you truly don't think I shouldn't pursue any certain ones. Any post with a simple +1 would be nice as well.

~Bruno~

If there are no objections, I will be emailing the below after the 48 hours is up. The list will grow as the suggestions pour in.

http://colorlines.com/about
http://www.justgiving.com/drinkitjuicebar
http://www.davidbanner.com
http://julietibrahimfoundation.org
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.support&apl=10

http://www.kiva.org/about/supportus/individual#topleft
http://livinggoods.org/donate1/
https://www.ifaw.org/us/secure/donate/support-ifaws-work
https://npo1.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=3734
https://www.childfund.org/Donation/DonationHomePage.aspx

http://www.concern.net/donate
http://www.thevenusproject.com
https://www.africanleadershipacademy.org/donate
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/jobs-for-rural-poor/?rf=ggWidget
https://www.ashoka.org/donate

https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1003993
http://okfn.org/support/donate/
http://hypothes.is/#donate
http://childsplaycharity.org/donate

The following list has been migrated from https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin100-soliciting-names-of-nonprofit-organizations-55398








I'm adding this list from the OP of main Bitcoin 100 thread. (I will do due diligence prior to sending out any emails, making sure all are appropriate and that there are no duplicates)

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