Well, if you want to ensure that 90% of your funds do not go to the Philippines, then donate to the Red Cross.
And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this. Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.
Topic: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund (.org, et al. registered to raise $1M USD) - page 3. (Read 5786 times)
November 13, 2013, 04:38:10 AM
November 13, 2013, 04:05:11 AM
Almost.
How will we know the funds we give will go to the right place(s)?
Maybe we vote to donate to the Red Cross and you end up giving it to the The Salvation Army instead or worse, The Plasmo Foundation.
More reason to donate directly. The faster they get the funds, the faster they can utilize the funds.
People's homes/livelihood are destroyed, everyone is starving, missing family members...
They need help now not 30 days later.
On another note: I'll be in around the area at the end of the year and likely to be looking to do some volunteer work. I travel there many times each year as my SO's family are located there.
How will we know the funds we give will go to the right place(s)?
Maybe we vote to donate to the Red Cross and you end up giving it to the The Salvation Army instead or worse, The Plasmo Foundation.
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ONLY 30 days to reach the goal
More reason to donate directly. The faster they get the funds, the faster they can utilize the funds.
People's homes/livelihood are destroyed, everyone is starving, missing family members...
They need help now not 30 days later.
On another note: I'll be in around the area at the end of the year and likely to be looking to do some volunteer work. I travel there many times each year as my SO's family are located there.
November 13, 2013, 03:45:18 AM
Sounds cool but too risky IMO.
Personally I think people are better off donating directly to the charities themselves instead of rounding up funds and passing them around. More steps = more chances it will be lost, stolen or sent to the wrong place.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/11/11/philippines_typhoon_how_to_donate_to_typhoon_haiyan_relief_efforts.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/help-typhoon-haiyan-relief-effort
Personally I think people are better off donating directly to the charities themselves instead of rounding up funds and passing them around. More steps = more chances it will be lost, stolen or sent to the wrong place.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/11/11/philippines_typhoon_how_to_donate_to_typhoon_haiyan_relief_efforts.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/help-typhoon-haiyan-relief-effort
About as risky as http://bitcoin100.org/ 's wallet https://blockchain.info/address/1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac ?
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No. Transactions 356
Total Received $ 582,496.22
Final Balance $ 54,776.99
Total Received $ 582,496.22
Final Balance $ 54,776.99
November 13, 2013, 03:38:43 AM
Sounds cool but too risky IMO.
Personally I think people are better off donating directly to the charities themselves instead of rounding up funds and passing them around. More steps = more chances it will be lost, stolen or sent to the wrong place.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/11/11/philippines_typhoon_how_to_donate_to_typhoon_haiyan_relief_efforts.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/help-typhoon-haiyan-relief-effort
Personally I think people are better off donating directly to the charities themselves instead of rounding up funds and passing them around. More steps = more chances it will be lost, stolen or sent to the wrong place.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/11/11/philippines_typhoon_how_to_donate_to_typhoon_haiyan_relief_efforts.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/help-typhoon-haiyan-relief-effort
November 13, 2013, 03:03:39 AM
Consider using http://www.charitynavigator.org/ when evaluating NPOs as to which one(s) would be most deserving for the $1M endowment.
Feedback from Dabs as to which NPOs may qualify, since he lives in the Philippines, will be most welcome.
Feedback from Dabs as to which NPOs may qualify, since he lives in the Philippines, will be most welcome.
November 13, 2013, 02:00:29 AM
List of NPOs suggested by bitcoiners for consideration of the $1M USD endowment via bitcoin donations:
Please make me aware if any of the links above needs amending.
- ABS-CBN Kapamilya Foundation
- BDO Foundation
- Civil Military Affairs Brigade (provided by Dabs with no website currently available)
- Gawad Kalinga
- GMA Kapuso Foundation
- International Rescue Committee
- Nu Skin Philippines Force for Good Foundation
- Philippine Rd Cross
- Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang
- Unicef Philippines
- World Food Programme
Please make me aware if any of the links above needs amending.
November 13, 2013, 02:00:16 AM
EDIT: The following is the official Bitcoin vanity wallet address: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt
My intent was to do this yesterday, but wanted a vanity address to go along with it, hence requesting of Rassah to hash one.
I just registered typhoonhaiyanrelieffund.org, along with the .com, .net and .info to eliminate as much as possible somebody coming along and hijacking visitors, diverting them from the main domain. I'll redirect those other three to the .org site once it's up and running.
It will be hosted at Host Gator and built with Wordpress, unless The Bitcoin Foundation feels they're best suited and up to the task to take over this venerable endeavor, opting to host it elsewhere utilizing a different CMS.
EDIT: Please note that the following is no longer relevant, but opted to use a smaller font size oppose to striking through or editing out the entire text. As seen above, the official Bitcoin address is 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. Note the firstbits 1THRF, of which is nothing special but does give it a nice touch, at least that was my intent.
The temporary Bitcoin wallet address that'll be use until Rassah creates a vanity wallet is
The Bitcoin wallet address above was created through blockchain.info and I'm the only one that has access to it. Once Rassah hashes a new wallet, all funds in the above wallet WILL be transferred to the vanity address of which ONLY Rassah and Roger Ver will have access to it. I WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS! Any and all donations to the discontinued wallet in the future after it served its purpose will also be transferred to the yet to be created vanity address.
With the exception of this post, the above address WILL NOT be published elsewhere by me. I will later strikethrough the above address and add a statement after it consisting of, in no uncertain terms, "This address is no longer valid and should not be used for any ongoing or future causes." I simply wanted a Bitcoin address in place now to get the ball a rollin'.
That said, only donate to the above address if you trust me, otherwise wait to donate to the vanity address created by Rassah, probably one of the few people that can totally be trusted in the Bitcoin community. There shouldn't be any issues concerning Roger Ver also having the private key to the yet to be hashed Bitcoin vanity address.
What's the goal? To garner ONLY $1M USD via Bitcoin. It'll be the largest, let alone fastest, amount of bitcoins donated, to date, intended for an NPO, in this case to help with their relief efforts due to the disaster in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
What's the timeframe? ONLY 30 days to reach the goal, then have it all transferred to an NPO(s) by Christmas (2013).
Where will the funds go once the goal is reached? To The Bitcoin Foundation.
Are they aware of this? NO! But they will be once somebody there reads this thread.
Why them? Because they're a trusted enough Bitcoin entity that WILL make sure the million dollars reaches its intended NPO(s), among other reasons.
Which NPO will be receiving this wonderful endowment? This aspect is 100% open for discussion.
Can it be divided among more than one NPO? Most certainly, if that be the case but, ideally, one lump sum to a single NPO may be a better option and something that should be strongly considered. Personally, I would love to have BitPay process another $1M USD transaction, this time sans a fee, thus giving Bitcoin that much more exposure. A rising tide analogy comes to mind, don't you think?
Does, or will, the NPO have to accept bitcoin donation on their site to earn this endowment? NO, albeit they will/should be gently asked.
Why not? Because the lucky recipiate may have reservations about Bitcoin, for whatever reason(s), but they may be deemed most worthy of receiving the $1M USD endowment.
What if I don't like, or trust, you or Roger Ver or The Bitcoin Foundation? Then we won't let you pet the goat.
And we should trust Rassah because...? Furry avatar and https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=20203.
How will we know if The Bitcoin Foundation via BitPay (hopefully) truly sent the endowment to the NPO(s)? The burden of proof will solely be on them to provide undeniable proof that such did occur. This aspect could, and should, be discussed as well in this thread.
What are the chances of the $1M USD goal being reached? I'll place it at around 75-80%.
Media exposure? Mega, once the site is up, the vanity address is generated, and The Bitcoin Foundation is fully behind it.
Besides Bitcoin, can donations be giving via other means? Not directly to Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund, but others may amass donations via other means, then convert their local currency to bitcoins.
Is Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund a 501(c)3 organization? No! But, if that needs to be the case, and is preferred, and can be accomplished in such a short timeframe, then I'm willing to foot the cost to have such in place. This aspect is definitely opened for discussion. Seeing that this may gain major media exposure, it may be prudent to have it in place, in which case I would seek help from the legal department arm of The Bitcoin Foundation.
Will you be tracking each and every donation like you've done so in the past? No, because the task would be too overwhelming. But, I will, as always, thank each and every person who donates via this thread. The first 100 businesses that donate, I will construct a sign showcasing its name, whereupon it will be on display during Thanksgiving at Satoshi Forest, an endeavor to feed the local homeless in Pensacola, Florida: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/pilgrim-klua-theme-first-thanksgiving-at-satoshi-forest-329396
How do you continue to come up with these great ideas? Because I'm TMIBTCITW.
I may add more information in the form of EDITS to this OP if such is warranted. Feel free to ask questions and express your concerns.
Thank you in advance, all.
Bruno Kucinskas a.k.a. TMIBTCITW
EDIT:
Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist 
Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.
~TMIBTCITW
Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.~TMIBTCITW
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