[2015-08-20]Mozilla Study Shows Bitcoin has Negative Impact on Donations

[Blawpaw]

Mozilla Study Shows Bitcoin has Negative Impact on Donations

Mozilla, the team behind the well-known Firefox browser, recently announced that it was including Bitcoin as one of the many ways people can choose to support the organization. Mozilla is a non-profit organization dedicated to...

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http://bitcoinist.net/mozilla-study-shows-bitcoin-negative-impact-donations/

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[aso118]

Mozilla Study Shows Bitcoin has Negative Impact on Donations

Mozilla, the team behind the well-known Firefox browser, recently announced that it was including Bitcoin as one of the many ways people can choose to support the organization. Mozilla is a non-profit organization dedicated to...

Read More:

http://bitcoinist.net/mozilla-study-shows-bitcoin-negative-impact-donations/

Given the high volume of page views to that form during this period, the campaign moderator was concerned that adding any unnecessary text would distract donors and depress non-bitcoin conversions

Distraction? I really doubt if a bitcoin symbol occupies that much space.
Maybe they just need better designers.

[pedrog]

Wikipedia had the same results, it seems when it comes to donations, the more different methods to send money you have the less money you receive.

[meono]

Wikipedia had the same results, it seems when it comes to donations, the more different methods to send money you have the less money you receive.

nah thats a lie.

Most likely, the financial company, who facilitate most of the donation (cough paypal cough), tell them to take it down.

[pedrog]

Wikipedia had the same results, it seems when it comes to donations, the more different methods to send money you have the less money you receive.

nah thats a lie.

Most likely, the financial company, who facilitate most of the donation (cough paypal cough), tell them to take it down.

Paypal already integrated bitcoin: https://www.braintreepayments.com/

[gentlemand]

Wikipedia had the same results, it seems when it comes to donations, the more different methods to send money you have the less money you receive.

I can well believe it. When it comes to prising money out of people human psychology is a strange little thing that's easily spooked or upended. I think we underestimate how mindless people can be for much of the day.

[dukeneptun]

Bullshit.

I'm sure that's bad propaganda by credit card companies and Paypal. I never donate something if they don't accept Bitcoin. Bitcoin community do the same as well.

[gogxmagog]

Bitcoin is still so niche that you can't expect donations in btc unless you are targeting btc users.
I find it odd that giving people a choice hinders donations though. Are gifts to charity really that impulse based?