In episode 89, we’re excited to welcome Nihar Neelakanti, Founder & CEO of Ecosapiens, the world’s first Carbon-backed NFT project. We discuss how Web3 is a perfect tool to incentivize climate action, how blockchain can improve carbon markets, NFTs as a powerful tool for activists and changemakers, advice for seeking out venture capital funding in Web3, and much more.

Decentralized blockchain-based identification can be a powerful tool for the estimated one billion people around the world who lack access to basic identification, by providing a secure, immutable, and accessible form of digital identification.

In episode 88, we’re excited to welcome Dr. Wojtek Sierocki, Founder & CEO of Data Lake, an EU-funded movement dedicated to creating a global Medical Data Donation system based on blockchain technology, and the world’s first consent-to-earn platform. We discuss why blockchain is such a powerful tool for improving medical data collection, their unique consent-to-earn incentive model, some of the most compelling decentralized science use cases, and much more.

Despite the amazing developments happening in Web3, there are still many stigmas that exist around cryptocurrency. These stigmas can discourage nonprofits and changemakers from getting involved in Web3. “Cryptocurrency is terrible for the environment”, “it’s only used by criminals” – these are common narratives, but is there any reality behind them?

In episode 87, we’re excited to welcome Natassja Aleksy, Product Developer at Diversity in Blockchain, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to empower everyone from all walks of life to engage with blockchain technology in order to ensure equal participation and distribution. We discuss how we can build greater inclusion and equity into Web3 while learning from the mistakes of Web2, how blockchain can help underserved communities thrive, some advice for those looking to succeed in the wild world of Web3, and much more.

Despite all the good being done with Web3 technology, many of the prevailing narratives around Web3 are still negative, including that it’s terrible for the environment, that the Web3 space is made up only of “shadow super coders”, and that there is a lack of diversity and inclusion in Web3. In this article, we break down and challenge these narratives.

In episode 86, we welcome John Ellison, Co-Founder of ReFi DAO, a founder-led start-up community on a mission to accelerate impact for people and planet. In this episode we discuss the principles and philosophy behind regenerative finance, the incredible ReFi Spring movement and some of the exciting projects and innovations to emerge from it, some of the most compelling ReFi use cases, the work being done by ReFi DAO to uplift builders, and much more.

The current state of the world has reinforced the urgent need for grassroots and activist movements to emerge, fight back, and help build a better world. Web3 tools can help uplift these movements by protecting them from censorship, supporting their fundraising efforts, and helping them organize their movements.

In Episode 85, we look back on the past year, and highlight 22 of the top Web3 social impact developments of 2022, including social impact DAOs, regenerative finance (ReFi), crypto philanthropy, NFTs for good, crypto universal basic income, and much more!

Highlighting the most popular Crypto Altruism content from the past year: how DAOs will revolutionize social impact, blockchain and maximizing the value of impact, and Web3 and climate change.

Looking forward to 2023, there is a lot to be excited about when looking at Web3 and social impact. This infographic highlights 10 trends to monitor for 2023 including social impact DAOs, Web3 crowdfunding, Web3-driven activism, charitable NFTs, crypto & emergency aid, DeSci, crypto UBI, ReFi, on-chain accountability, and inclusion in Web3.

In ep. 84 we welcome Samuel Delesque, Founder of OASA, a Web3-powered nature conservancy network serving regenerative human living spaces and the planet. We discuss how they’re using Web3 to enable community-driven conservation and regeneration projects, the potential of DAOs to revolutionize locally driven democracies, and how regenerative finance will help build a more sustainable world.

Despite the challenges of 2022, it has also been a year of incredible growth for Web3 social impact movements. Builders have continued to build, recognizing that the case for Web3 social impact remains intact, and nothing can stop its momentum. In this article, to wrap up a rather tumultuous yet exciting year, we highlight 22 of the top Web3 social impact developments of 2022.

The idea that blockchains could be used for social good is gaining popularity, and it's easy to see why. A public blockchain's key characteristics, such as transparency, and immutability, makes it an ideal tool for tackling some of the most pressing social causes, such as poverty and inequality, helping to bring about real positive change in the world.

In episode 83, we welcome Alex Vergara, Co-Founder of Earth Fund, a platform dedicated to using the power of Web3 to create the tools humanity needs to build a better tomorrow and have a real, meaningful voice in our collective future. Earth Fund makes it easy for Changemakers to launch their own impact DAOs, to organize communities around their causes, and to raise funds via cryptocurrency in support of their movements. In this episode, we discuss why DAOs can be an important tool for driving social impact, the power of Web3 philanthropy, the exciting future of regenerative finance, and much more.

The Cardano ecosystem is well known for its focus on sustainability and social impact. In fact, there are many projects building on Cardano that are using the power of blockchain to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In this blog post, we highlight three of these projects: Landano, Veritree, and Empowa.