How to support Maui wildfire relief efforts with cryptocurrency

Philanthropy
Written By Drew Simon
Fire fighter fighting wildfire

Credit: @fjones

Over the past week, the island of Maui has been hit by a series of devastating wildfires that have ravaged local communities. Based on the most recent County of Maui Wildfire Update for August 14th, the death toll for the fire has risen to 96 confirmed fatalities, although this number is expected to increase in coming days, with hundreds of people still missing. Furthermore, an estimated 2,200 structures have been damaged or destroyed, with 2,170 acres of land being burned. To respond to this crisis, many humanitarian organizations are active on the ground, providing relief support in the form of housing, food, medical services, search and rescue efforts, and more.

The Web3 community has always been strong to respond to global crises, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and the Syria and Turkey Earthquake in 2023. In light of the wildfires in Maui, there are also many ways that you can support those working on the ground in Hawaii to provide humanitarian and emergency relief. In this article, we highlight five ways that you can use your cryptocurrency to support this lifesaving work.

 

Donate via Endaoment

Endaoment is one of the leading crypto philanthropy platforms, with over $50M in crypto donations made to date. Crypto donors can make donations to any 501(c)(3) organization in the United States, with several working on the ground in Maui Including:

Donations made to one of these organizations via Endaoment will also be matched through their new Universal Impact Pool, which uses Gitcoin’s Quadratic Funding mechanism to allocate matching funds.

 

Donate via Angel Giving

Angel Giving is dedicated to providing nonprofits of all sizes with sustainable fundraising tools including endowment accounts. To date, donors have contributed over $6M in crypto donations to more than 160 charities around the world.

One way that donors can support Wildfire relief efforts on Angel Giving, is to donate to Project Hawai’i, an organization working on the ground to support homeless children across Hawai’i, including in Maui.

 

Donate via The Giving Block

The Giving Block is one of the leading crypto philanthropy platforms, having facilitated over $125M in crypto donations made to thousands of nonprofits. Several organizations working on the ground in Maui also accept crypto donations via The Giving Block, including:

 

Donate via Givepact

Givepact is relatively new to the crypto philanthropy landscape, having launched on August 1, 2023. Givepact aims to disrupt charitable giving by reimaging how donors engage with charities. Through their platform, donors can receive a Proof of Impact NFT to monitor their impact, as well as opportunities to participate in a social impact DAO.

Through Givepact, donors can support a number of organizations working on the ground in Maui including:


Mint a Mauisapien NFT

Ecosapiens, the worlds first carbon backed NFT project, recently announced a campaign to raise $10,000 for Maui wildfire disaster relief with the release of an open edition NFT called Mauisapien. Each NFT costs $10 to mint, with 100% of the funds raised through the project being donated to Maui United Way via Endaoment. Art for the mind will be revealed on August 19th.

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