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Title: Creating a Charity Post by: Wonga on August 13, 2013, 12:27:54 AM Hiya everybody! I have a question for you. I'm a longtime bitcoin fan/owner and forum lurker. In that time, I have seen a lot of things that seem ... scammy to me. What I wanted to pick your brains about is this:
If I wanted to create a wallet with the intent of turning the bitcoins over to a charity, how would I do this without seeming like a guy who is trying to abscond with your bitcoins for my own personal gain? So far, the only idea I've come across is to try to get the organization ( http://www.ccfa.org/ (http://www.ccfa.org/) ) to set up something on bitpay. But I was hoping to have the donations flow through my wife's blog. (I guess this is my personal gain in this matter) Unfortunately, the only way that would work is if I converted the bitcoins back to USD through coinbase or some other exchange. Which is the part that would come off as a scam to me if I was a random forum lurker looking at this post from a crazy guy asking for your coins. Any ideas or suggestions? Title: Re: Creating a Charity Post by: favdesu on August 13, 2013, 08:12:43 AM Personally, I would contact gamingforgood.net / Athene, and try to make them accept bitcoin as a donation method. Those guys are smart, and I'm sure they'll see the benefit in btc quick. You could offer them your help.
If I had the time, I would go for it :) Title: Re: Creating a Charity Post by: Wonga on August 13, 2013, 04:13:12 PM Thanks Favdesu! I was unaware of that site.
I'll try to contact Athene and see if they would be willing to set something up for btc. :) Title: Re: Creating a Charity Post by: J603 on August 13, 2013, 06:44:32 PM I don't know how easy it will be to find a real charity that accepts BTC. Most charitable organizations won't be able to spend the BTC, so they would have to transfer it to fiat, and that's a waste of time.
Title: Re: Creating a Charity Post by: p2pbucks on August 14, 2013, 01:46:09 AM disclose all information and use third party authentication
Title: Re: Creating a Charity Post by: Wonga on August 15, 2013, 05:06:05 PM disclose all information and use third party authentication That's what I was thinking of doing at first. Perhaps I'll run the charity annually and just not expect too much until I build community trust. The next big drive is a few months out, so I have some time to work out the details. I'm going to contact the SD CCFA and see if they will accept donations in BTC first. I think that would be ideal. That way the organization could convert the BTC to USD if they wish, or just use BTC to fund programs/research on their own. I appreciate the suggestions :) I'm afraid I have more enthusiasm than knowledge, so your insight is very appreciated. |