The Web3 Nonprofit Episode 4 - White Buffalo Land Trust
For the fourth episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we’re excited to highlight the work of White Buffalo Land Trust a nonprofit with a mission to practice, promote, and develop systems of regenerative agriculture for local, regional, and global impact. They aim to serve as a global hub for regenerative land stewardship, ecological monitoring & research, education, training, and enterprise development. Our special guest for today’s episode is Kyle Sullivan, Director of Marketing and Communications at White Buffalo Land Trust
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Key Takeaways
NFTs are more than just JPEGs. They can be a vital tool in building communities, and provide new opportunities to engage donors, including through token-gated events, rewards, and in the case of JCR Club, an opportunity to take part in the bounty of the land.
Web3 offers unique ways to tell the story of the work you are doing, and to connect physical and digital worlds. In the case The JCR Club NFT project, each collectible is geo-spatially linked to a specific physical acre of Jalama Canyon Ranch and is generated utilizing 10 ecological data points. This gives holders an opportunity to see their impact directly and connect with their plot of land.
Web3 can help unlock new economic opportunities for smallholder farmers to participate in regeneration, granting them access to markets that would traditionally be out of reach to them.
If you are a Nonprofit who is new to Web3, a good first step is to get set up with a crypto philanthropy platform so you can start receiving crypto donations. This is a great way learn about the space and connect with the community.
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Episode Time Stamps
03:00 - To start things off, I’d love to hear your story. How did you end up working in the nonprofit sector?
05:50 - Can you please introduce listeners to White Buffalo Land Trust – including your mission and impacts?
12:05 - How did your organization first get introduced to crypto/web3?
13:25 – I’d love to learn about The JCR Club – an innovative NFT community creating a real-world impact around regenerative agriculture. Tell me more about this.
21:05 - A big focus of your organization is monitoring ecological health, and I understand you recently partnered with Regen Network to help monitor carbon data – tell me more about this.
25:40 - Regenerative agriculture is a big focus of the regenerative finance (ReFi) movement. How can blockchain be used to help regenerate the earth?
28:10 - What were the biggest barriers you experienced when you first started getting involved with crypto?
31:20 - For nonprofit leaders who are skeptical about getting involved with Web3, what advice would you give them?
34:15 - What’s the best way for listeners to learn more and support White Buffalo Land Trust?
35:20 - To end on a note of inspiration – is there a recent success story or win at White Buffalo Land Trust that you can share with the audience?
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