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.

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.

For non-profit organizations, accepting cryptocurrency donations can have several advantages, such as growing their donor base, lowering transaction costs, and facilitating quick access to funds. Non-profits must be aware of the risks and difficulties related to digital assets, however, including price volatility, legal compliance, and security issues.

In episode 94, we’re excited to welcome Connor O’Day from Gitcoin, a Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is “empowering communities to fund, build, and protect what matters.” We discuss what the heck Quadratic Funding is at its core, how Web3 can empower communities and revolutionize crowdfunding, the incredible impacts of the Gitcoin grants protocol, and much more.

Following the devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, the Web3 community was quick to respond as several crypto fundraising campaigns were launched to raise funds for earthquake relief including NFT projects and cryptocurrency funds. In this blog post, we highlight some of these campaigns and the various ways you can use your cryptocurrency to support humanitarian relief in Syria and Turkey.

In this blog post, we highlight the work of FundLife, a Phillipines-based NGO providing education and employment supports to vulnerable youth. We chatted with Marko Kasic, Managing Director of FundLife, to discuss the role of cryptocurrency and blockchain in supporting FundLife’s mission.

In this episode, we highlight three movements within web3 that have experienced incredible growth in recent years: Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Regenerative Finance (ReFi), and Decentralized Science (DeSci).

Unfortunately there are a lot of scams in the web3 space. The projects doing real good far outweigh these scams, of course, but this doesn’t take away from the importance of being able to recognize bad actors in the space. In this episode, we discuss what you should look for when evaluating potential partners and projects in web3, and some red flags that could indicate that a project is a scam.

For many non-profits, April is the start of a new fiscal year and fundraising year. As non-profits continue adjusting to the changing philanthropic environment, they are looking for new ways to engage with potential donors. Now is the time for non-profits to begin accepting cryptocurrency donations.

In this episode, we dive into one of the most profound and powerful social impact implications of blockchain and web3, the ability to remove intermediaries or "middlemen" from the equation. We discuss this through the lens of financial inclusion, NFTs, and disrupting the service sector.

In the past month, the web3 community has come together in support of Ukraine, and donated over $100M in crypto to the Ukrainian government and humanitarian organizations working in Ukraine. In this short episode, we highlight the various ways you can donate cryptocurrency in support of Ukraine, and some of the lessons learned about crypto giving over the past month.

To celebrate the acquisition of the Giving Block by Shift 4, it was announced that they have launched a new matching program to drive crypto donations. The CEO of Shift4, Jared Isaacman, will be matching $10M in crypto donations made to non-profit organizations via The Giving Block.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the world has watched on in despair. The international community has rallied together and there are many ways that those from far away can support those impacted by the crisis in Ukraine, including through cryptocurrency donations. Here are 8 ways you can donate cryptocurrency to support Ukraine.

In this episode, we discuss how blockchain can help build more efficient, transparent, cost-effective, and community-driven Universal/Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) programs.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the world has watched on in despair. The international community has rallied together and there are many ways that those from far away can support those impacted by the crisis in Ukraine, including through cryptocurrency donations. Here are 5 ways you can donate cryptocurrency to support Ukraine.

In this episode, we discuss a term that gets used a lot in the web3 space, and that of course is DeFi, or Decentralized Finance. Specifically, we explore, if, indeed, DeFi can be a solution to the crisis of the unbanked, and bring greater financial inclusion to everyone.