Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund (.org, et al. registered to raise $1M USD)

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Here are some more possibles - they were recommended by friends, I haven't done any
other due diligence.

International Rescue Committee
http://www.rescue.org/

Unicef Philippines
http://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/24/typhoon-yolanda-emergency-appeal

Gawad Kalinga
http://www.gk1world.com/typhoon-yolanda

Phil Red Cross (Probably more direct than other red cross orgs).
http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate

I'll add these to the second post, including what Dab's has suggested, in a couple hours or so, for I'm pressing for time and have to meet a client interested in Barn Wood.

Here's what Google has suggested: http://www.google.org/crisisresponse/2013-yolanda.html

Thanks for the input, windtilt.

~TMIBTCITW

[Rassah]

Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist   Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.

Damn. And here I thought I could have the evening off  
(I will have to install and compile the vanity generating program on my linux miner when I get home)

Regarding the religious stuff, this isn't about me being more or less charitable. I may donate, I may not. In this case, what matters is whether I can be trusted. Right now my reputation is the most valuable thing I own (yes, more than $1mil in BTC). As for whether my technology is up to par to keep this safe? Uh....... maybe? I'll have to hash the address while offline, keep all transactions in offline Armory, and keep backups not in my house, since people know where I live. With that amount of money, and since people know where I live, I would also be concerned for the health of my fingers and genitals   (Though this may be the incentive I need to go get a safety deposit box)

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist  Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.

Damn. And here I thought I could have the evening off 
( will have to install and compile the vanity generating program on my linux miner when I get home)

And don't scratch your coffee table while you're doing it. 

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Migrated from the second post of this thread to depict what we have to date. Please offer up your suggestions (with links) so that I can add them to the list.

List of NPOs suggested by bitcoiners for consideration of the $1M USD endowment via bitcoin donations:

• ABS-CBN Kapamilya Foundation
• BDO Foundation
• Civil Military Affairs Brigade (provided by Dabs and needs a link)
• Gawad Kalinga
• GMA Kapuso Foundation
• International Rescue Committee
• Nu Skin Philippines Force for Good Foundation
• Philippine Rd Cross
• Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang
• Unicef Philippines
• World Food Programme

[Dabs]

Correction: That is not the Rotary Club I am talking about. I am talking about a specific club. Many are in Alabang. Only one is the Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang. These kinds of orgs that do the most tend not to have real websites.

The one I'm referring to is listed here: http://www.3830rotary2008.org/clubs.htm#alamun

The listed President is Rafael 'Raffy' P. Villanueva, who I know personally.

I think they are referred to as The Rotary Club of Alabang (nothing extra added). But most of the members are residents of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the wealthiest subdivisions in the country. So they personally do not need any money, but they joined together to form this particular service club.

[Dabs]

Note: CMAB (Civil Military Affairs Brigade) does not yet have an official website. It never had one since it started in 2006~2009 (when it was called a different name, but same members.)

When I emailed our G3 officer, he replied: Go make one then.

So, I'm going to make one, I guess.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Correction: That is not the Rotary Club I am talking about. I am talking about a specific club. Many are in Alabang. Only one is the Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang. These kinds of orgs that do the most tend not to have real websites.

The one I'm referring to is listed here: http://www.3830rotary2008.org/clubs.htm#alamun

The listed President is Rafael 'Raffy' P. Villanueva, who I know personally.

I think they are referred to as The Rotary Club of Alabang (nothing extra added). But most of the members are residents of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the wealthiest subdivisions in the country. So they personally do not need any money, but they joined together to form this particular service club.

Goin' to fix it momentarily, Dabs.

Meanwhile, I just received a PM from Rassah and a Bitcoin vanity address has been hashed: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. I do not have access to the private key of this address. Currently, only Rassah does, and should be providing a copy to Roger Ver via a secure channel in the very near future.

I'll add said address to the OP of this thread, as well as adding it to the Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1qivdl/typhoon_haiyan_relief_fund/

The official site is live, albeit still tweaking the premium WP theme and adding content: http://typhoonhaiyanrelieffund.org/ The end result won't be too fancy, but we (read bitcoiners) don't want it too lame either. The Whois vitals affiliated with the domain(s) are factual, opting to not go the privacy/anonymity route.

~TMIBTCITW

[Rassah]

Address backup is in Roger's hands, so if anything happens to me, the funds won't be lost.

[windtilt]

Here's an interesting article from UPenn:

http://www.impact.upenn.edu/blog/page/philippines_typhoon_how_can_i_help

They recommend some already on the list:

  Ph Red Cross
  Gawad Kalinga
  World Food Programme

[MemoryDealers]

Meanwhile, I just received a PM from Rassah and a Bitcoin vanity address has been hashed: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. I do not have access to the private key of this address. Currently, only Rassah does, and should be providing a copy to Roger Ver via a secure channel in the very near future.

I confirm I have a copy of the private key.

I'll keep it nice and safe.

Roger Ver

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Meanwhile, I just received a PM from Rassah and a Bitcoin vanity address has been hashed: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. I do not have access to the private key of this address. Currently, only Rassah does, and should be providing a copy to Roger Ver via a secure channel in the very near future.

I confirm I have a copy of the private key.

I'll keep it nice and safe.

Roger Ver

Thank you so kindly, Roger, for doing such, and I'll take your post as approval, of sorts, speaking on behalf of The Bitcoin Foundation that this endeavor has their blessing for, if that wasn't the case, you would have expressed such in no uncertain terms.

I believe that up to and including the time funds are entirely in The Bitcoin Foundation's control, they're in better position to make sure Bitcoin proper receives the utmost exposure via press releases, et al. A voice much larger than mine is needed if we are to see this grandiose plan come to fruition.

The following shows that I have made the first donation to this cause and have tagged the address: https://blockchain.info/tx/15ebcb7b3b43cc98e00d7ae50867c1493cbcf10c58d208ff865b79c247d7c1aa

1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt (Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund ) - (Unspent) $ 100.00

What's paramount now, besides garnering more donations, is tightening up the official website, for as of now it looks like a peace of shit.

~TMIBTCITW

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Thanks to BadBear, I hope he moved this thread to the appropriate section.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Moving right along!: https://blockchain.info/address/1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt

An ideally goal is to have the million dollars in bitcoins transferred to the selected NPOs bank account via BitPay on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, so that it'll be in their bank account by Christmas.

~TMIBTCITW

[Barnacle_Ed]

Good luck with the effort! Sent a small donation over. https://blockchain.info/address/1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt




First and biggest suggestion for the main site: When the send address is in ALLCAPS, it does not register as a valid address for me. Would recommend fixing that first, then fleshing out the rest of the content so it's easier to donate.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Good luck with the effort! Sent a small donation over. https://blockchain.info/address/1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt




First and biggest suggestion for the main site: When the send address is in ALLCAPS, it does not register as a valid address for me. Would recommend fixing that first, then fleshing out the rest of the content so it's easier to donate.

First off, thanks kindly for the donation. The website is at the top of my list, and will work on it now. Thanks for the heads-up on the address being in all caps. I could have very easily overlook that aspect, albeit it would only be that way in the tag line, not elsewhere, but still very important to have it formatted correctly there, hence its placement.

The website doesn't have to be that polished, but in no way should it come across as lame either, even if it's mostly only catered to bitcoiners, but others will visit it via media links and we don't want them thinking that Bitcoin is just some sort of amateurish thingie.

~TMIBTCITW

[hieroglyph]

All the best reaching the $1M goal.  Hopefully I can add to the post sooner rather then later.

[b!z]

That sounds like a good idea. I will donate to help

[Rassah]

The fund is growing rather slowly... Is there a deadline for donations, at which point we just send whatever we have over?

[Dabs]

I have another "selling point" if you donate it to CMAB through me. The funds can remain as bitcoins, used as needed, in a publicly held address, with full accounting down to the satoshi (or centavo, in Philippine Pesos).

If it's not all converted all at once, that 1 million can potentially turn into 2 million or 3 million as it is getting used to do relief operations. (Of course, the bitcoin value can also drop to zero, but I think that's not likely to happen.)

[Phinnaeus Gage]

The fund is growing rather slowly... Is there a deadline for donations, at which point we just send whatever we have over?

It's not my fault that the exchange rate isn't $1M/BTC, hence its slow growth.  

The tentative deadline is Dec 20, 2013, thus close enough to my self-imposed 30 day challenge.

Looks like I'm going to have to pull a few rabbits outta my ass to see this to fruition, eh! But, I have a plan, and it involves this: http://www.mediabistro.com/insidebitcoins/

Fresh from the success of Thanksgiving at Satoshi Forest, I'm heading to Vegas for the two day Bitcoin conference and expo, to explore the growth of virtual currencies. Part of that exploration should involve NPOs and what role Bitcoin can play in that regard.

Besides hoping that I won't have to pay to attend, along with getting squeezed in for some mic time, I'll be able to rub shoulders with those in attendance then, at the end of the day(s), voilà, a million bucks. How hard could it be? If I come up a tad short, I'll call Sir Richard Branson to make up the difference.

Better yet, I'll call Sir Richard Branson first and ask if he'll match half a million dollars if Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund raises the first half.

Perhaps, Sir Richard could be instrumental as to where the raised funds should go, given the following: http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/richard-branson#charities

Charities & foundations supported 30

Richard Branson has supported the following charities:

21st Century Leaders
46664
Aegis Trust
Avoided Deforestation Partners
Cancer Research UK
Caudwell Children
charity:water
Children with AIDS
Free The Children
Girls Not Brides
Greenpeace
Heavens Angels
International Rescue Corps
Kids Company
Life College
Make A Child Smile Appeal
Marie Keating Foundation
Mineseeker Foundation
Peace One Day
Prince's Rainforests Project
ROTA
Stand Up To Cancer
Starfish Greathearts Foundation
Strike a Chord for Cancer Foundation
Swan Lifeline
The Elders
Virgin Unite
Water.org
Whatever It Takes
WildAid

http://www.charitywater.org/blog/help-in-the-philippines/

Many of you have asked about ways to help in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

While it’s not a country where we’re currently working, we do have a local partner, Action Against Hunger, who is. They’ve identified vulnerable areas and setup emergency response teams to bring supplies to the estimated 9 million who were affected by the storm.

If you’re interested in helping, please take a look at their website: actionagainsthunger.org

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/blog/saving-lives-and-livelihoods-race-recovery-after-typhoon-haiyan

In the coming months, our teams will help farming and fishing communities and other struggling communities regain their self-sufficiency across the Philippines. We’ll also help them strengthen their livelihoods, so they can be more resilient in the face of future disasters. With your ongoing support, we can continue to help the millions of affected people rebuild their lives.

Seems a tad farfetched, but it's worth a shot nonetheless.

Something I didn't take into consideration, albeit I touched upon it lightly, is the matter of having a 501(c)3 in place. Big donors will surely want the ability to write off their donations, thus it's imperative that such is in place.

Although it could be a somewhat lengthy process, even with all the paperwork properly submitted, at least one can still take advantage of a write-off while it's being processed, having a tax ID number to refer to, similar to what BitGive has in place: http://bitgivefoundation.org/donate.html

*Please note: BitGive is incorporated in the State of Delaware as a non-profit corporation.  We are in the process of obtaining 501(c)(3) tax exempt status with the IRS.  Should that status be approved, it would be retroactive and your donation would be tax deductible.

I'm going to pen a post in legal to get this very important aspect rolling. Meanwhile, I've been adding content to the official website so that, once again, it doesn't come across as lame. Once I reach a point where I'm just about finish, I'll request users here to peruse it to make sue it passes the smell test, so to speak.

Bruno Kucinskas