For the second episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we’re excited to highlight the work of Make-A-Wish International, the international branch of Make-A-Wish, the incredible organization that has collectively granted over 550,000 wishes worldwide to children with critical illnesses. To learn, we welcome to the podcast April Stallings, Gaming and Influencer Community Manager, at Make-A-Wish International.

In episode 119, we’re excited to welcome Mitch, DAO Steward at Giveth, a community-driven movement to transform the way we fund nonprofits and social causes. We discuss how they are using Web3 tools to reimagine philanthropy and the donor experience, DAOs and Giveth’s “Decentralized Altruistic Community”, optimizing public goods funding with conviction voting and quadratic funding, and much more.

Newsletter highlighting the most popular Crypto Altruism content from August 2023: liquid democracy and blockchain-powered governance, how blockchain and AI will revolutionize global mapping, six ways Web3 will improve education, and the launch of Crypto Altruism’s new podcast series, “The Web3 Nonprofit”.

Latin America is poised to be a central played in the Web3 revolution, fueled by increasing adoption by the general public and a strong culture of innovation for Web3 builders. In this article, we highlight 10 projects that are helping educate, onboard, and support Web3 builders in Latin America!

In episode 118, we’re excited to welcome G.D. Anderson, Founder of Honey Badges, an NFT community dedicated to funding changemakers. We discuss how Web3 will transform donor engagement, DAOs and the power of decentralized grant making, stories of impact from the grassroots changemakers they’ve supported, inclusion in Web3, and more.

The traditional donor-charity relationship is disempowering and desperately needs a rejuvenation. Individual donations are down, trust in charitable giving is waning, and nonprofits are struggling to connect with new donor demographics. Web3 can help shift the donor-charity relationship and empower donors to become active participants in causes.

For the first episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we’re excited to highlight the work of Upbring, a Texas-wide organization implementing generational innovation to advance child wellbeing, and their groundbreaking Upbring Innovation Labs, which unites the brightest minds with the boldest ideas to shape better childhoods. To learn more, we welcome to the podcast Ryan Park, Upbring’s VP of Marketing & Innovation, and Kelsey Driscoll, Senior Innovation Program Specialist.

In episode 117, we focus on Gitcoin Grants Round 18! We start with an introduction to Gitcoin and Quadratic Funding, the innovative matching funds mechanism behind Gitcoin grants. We then highlight 10 current Gitcoin grantees including Solar Foundation, Mycelia, Solarpunk DAO, Earthist, OceanSoles, ReFi Medellin, VoiceDeck, Urbanika, Grassroots Economics, and Endangered Tokens.

Democracy, hailed as the beacon of freedom and representation, faces many complex challenges in the modern age, demonstrating a need to re-evaluate how democracies function and adapt in an ever-changing landscape. Enter the era of "Liquid Democracy" — a revolutionary approach, empowered by blockchain, that will redefine accountability, transparency, and participation in democratic institutions

In episode 116, we’re excited to welcome Maria Li, Co-Founder of Steward, a Web3 community that aims to create a bridge between the natural world and digital world. We discuss how Web3 tools can help individuals reconnect with nature, the concept of decentralization in natural ecosystems, driving philanthropic action with NFTs, inclusion in Web3, and much more.

Over the past week, the island of Maui has been hit by devastating wildfires that have ravaged nearby communities. Urgent relief is needed, and there are many fantastic organizations working on the ground to help those impacted by the wildfires. In this article, we highlight five ways that you can use your cryptocurrency to support this lifesaving work.

In episode 115, we’re excited to welcome Ali Husain, Advisor at Navigate, a Web3 organization using blockchain, AI, and crowdsourcing to optimize global mapping. We discuss how they’re using next generation technologies to improve mapping data, the power of decentralized communities to crowdsource data, using Web3 tools to incentivize community participation, and much more.

Education is one of the biggest and most bureaucratic industries in the world, and is ripe for disruption. Web3 can help improve global education by enabling new learning mediums, decentralized learning, on-chain credentials, open source learning, “learn2earn” models, and the building of a global community of educators and learners.

Newsletter highlighting the most popular Crypto Altruism content from July 2023: Natural Capital Backed Assets, empowering human creativity with Web3 fundraising tools, celebrating Ethereum’s 8th birthday, Endaoment & Gitcoin partner on new Universal Impact Pool using Quadratic Funding.

In episode 114, we’re excited to welcome Alicia Cepeda Maule and Steven Aguiar of Givepact, a crypto philanthropy platform that allows individuals to support the causes they care about while joining a donor-led DAO. We discuss how Web3 can address the pain points felt by nonprofits, using proof of impact NFTs to recognize donors, the power of DAOs to build community and engage donors, and more.

Today marks the 8th anniversary of the initial launch of the Ethereum Blockchain. To celebrate, in this article we highlight five key areas where Ethereum has been instrumental in empowering individuals and communities to drive social impact: Smart contracts, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), Stablecoins, New funding models, and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).