Charities and bitcoin

[Moogle]

Anyone seen many charities accepting bitcoin? Just noticed that the cheerleading one near me has started to accept it on their site. (http://cheer4all.org/)
What are peoples thought on this kind of thing? I've only ever seen bitcoin used for bitcoin pruposes (ASICS) or for drugs etc at the silkroad and whatnot.
Is this a good move for the charity and bitcoin? will the charity become tarnished and seem less legitimate because they accept/advertise bitcoin or will it go the other way and make bitcoin seem more freindly and less about the drugs?

I'm unsure whether to bring it up at the next training session and suggest to them to take it down. I'm not sure when the page was updated. they weren't accepting it last week so it was done very recently. What are your thoughts?

[Jaxkr]

Sean's Outpost and Bitcoin 100 do this. I like those charities.

[coinprize]

Yes.
I know some charity foundations accept bitcoin.
Simply because they could change bitcoin to USD.
But they won't hold bitcoins as us.

You can phone  the charity foundations to ask
that whether they accept BTC or not.  

[Birdy]

There are already some bigger charities like the EFF that accept Bitcoin.
I think it's great if more charities start to accept Bitcoin. and will help getting rid of that silkroad image.

From the charity point of view, some donators may think it's tanished, but they may also find new donators.
But Bitcoin is a good new method to donate money, so I think charities would gain from an higher adoption rate of Bitcoin.

[Moogle]

seems so far the general consensus is for me to not tell them to take it down then haha.
just trying to think of how the typical person would see it. there aint exactly that many geeky cheerleaders around i suppose if they get anything from it though its only going to benefit the kids anyway. new equipment and better camps etc.

not heard of this seans outpost. i vaguely remember hearing about bitcoin 100 though. will have a quick search for them now

[Birdy]

seems so far the general consensus is for me to not tell them to take it down then haha.
just trying to think of how the typical person would see it. there aint exactly that many geeky cheerleaders around i suppose if they get anything from it though its only going to benefit the kids anyway. new equipment and better camps etc.

not heard of this seans outpost. i vaguely remember hearing about bitcoin 100 though. will have a quick search for them now

Well, obviously.
If we as Bitcoin supporters start saying "hey, better take it off, most people think Bitcoin is all about drugs" that wouldn't really be good, would it?
Who is gonna defend Bitcoin then?

And honestly, I don't think Bitcoin is  that much about silkroad anymore.

[joecooin]

I can't hold back making a pre-announcement:

in August you will hear a lot about the topic and see the rollout of a crypto-charity flagship that will make the red cross look very pale and like an artefact from the past. It will be launched with a big press conference in Berlin.

Also in August and also in Berlin we will hold one of our 'banking-without-banks'-workshops (usually for businesses and / or individuals) especially for charity-organisations, as requested by them after having seen the success that BUND and others had with Bitcoin. I predict at least half a dozen new organisations accepting Bitcoins after that evening.

However, the rise of crypto charity is upon us and scheduled to be rolled out in August.

Joe