Bitcoin 100: Developed Specifically for Non-Profits

[sadpandatech]

I think we need to step up on the speed with which we contact organizations. The answer-rate seems to be fairly low. This project needs one success to get going again, we're in stale mode right now.

I fully agree. I keep checking for responses every day. Nothing so far out of 6 Orgs. Two things I'd like to see us do. One is to further add to the list of charities so we have as many as possible. ANother will be for me to send out to maybe 10+ of them this next go.  Another option will be to go the postal mail route I first had in mind.

The charity list thread can be found here; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=55398.0


cheers,
 Derek

I sure hope someone asks me to do something with it soon... 

Sure, you can send it here: 1NgLdhjHfLbcVawMk4DNEv8yf9ZzzNJV6U

That was easy, right?

Sent. Glad I don't have to worry about it any more.

LMAO, send a few my way. I promise to only spend them on children in need. Namely, mine. 

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[Phinnaeus Gage]

Great job, Rassah! (now that the wallet's empty, we can start all over again  )

I've been working on the website, bitcoin100.org.

Derek, send out 10 emails. Select from the list below. Simply keep track of what you've sent, so that you don't double send. No need to reply here stating which ones you've sent to. Just do it.

Consider this the official thread for posting your choices as to which nonprofit charitable organizations shall be reached out to in having them embed a Bitcoin donation option onto their respective websites.

I've listed the first ten, offered up by one of the users, to get your creative juices flowing. As suggestions pour in, I'll simply add them to the list. During the course of this action, I may periodically rearrange the list as well as add notes after their names.

• Against Malaria Foundation (AMF)
• Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)
• GiveDirectly
• Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
• Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)

• Nyaya Health
• Pratham
• Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF)
• VillageReach
• Nurse-Family Partnership

• charity: water
• The Girl Effect
• Pencils of Promise
• War Child
• Free Wheelchair Mission

• Make A Wish
• Unicef  Many different programs under one roof
• St. Jude
• Amnesty International
• Norml

• Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders in the US)
• ChildFund
• Water
• LDS Philanthropies
• Canadian Cancer Society

• Autism Speaks
• Operation USA
• The Fistula Foundation
• Nothing But Nets
• The Bill & Melinga Gates Foundation

• Immortality Institute
• Healing Hands for Haiti
• Khan Academy

Keep the suggestions flowing!

[BTCurious]

No need to reply here stating which ones you've sent to. Just do it.

You can state it here though, so people see that there is movement, even though they don't respond yet

[Phinnaeus Gage]

No need to reply here stating which ones you've sent to. Just do it.

You can state it here though, so people see that there is movement, even though they don't respond yet

My bad! Good point! Was only thinking about streamlining the process, but full disclosure is better. Thank you, BTCurious for bringing this to my attention.

~Bruno~

[sadpandatech]

hehe, of course. No reason why I wold not atleast update with anything I do regarding our project here. ;p  I will crackalacka on it in the morning after I am finished with a client meeting. And then will inform the thread when all the emails are sent.  And of course, if anyone knows of any other charities that should be in the list please do add them.

Cheers,
 Derek

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Just a quick note to thank Kluge for supporting Bitcoin 100. Take a look at #200 to see what he has so kindly pledge. Feel free to follow the link from there if you happen to need a Bitcoin loan.

~Bruno~

[edd]

I would like to present the idea that Bitcoin100 place an ad in Matthews’s new magazine soliciting charities to take Bitcoin donations and explaining what we are. I don’t see that we have had a lot of success writing individualized letters. His magazine concept has, at least, as much potential to spread the word as the charity donation idea. Even if a charity decision maker does not read the magazine we have used some of the funds to support an idea which is bringing Bitcoin to the masses. I think that was one of the reasons to start Bitcoin100 in the first place. What do you think?

I think it's a good idea but a new, seperate address/account should be created to raise funds for it.

[BurtW]

Code:

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I assume we would be in the 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 page category.

Once we get the content figured out then maybe Matthew would thow in the design - since it is for charity and all.

But, what are we advertising again?  Do we have a web site URL/QR that we can put in the ad (not this thread - please!)?

[edd]

Code:

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I assume we would be in the 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 page category.

Once we get the content figured out then maybe Matthew would thow in the design - since it is for charity and all.

But, what are we advertising again?  Do we have a web site URL/QR that we can put in the ad (not this thread - please!)?

That's what I mean. We need the motivation to continue developing and advance this project. Pressed to make the next issue we would need to move quickly to create a web site URL/QR, logo, ad copy........

Phinnaeus has mentioned that he's working on a website but I don't know how far along he's gotten. I can help with ad copy if someone else comes up with a logo.

[paraipan]

Here is a first try. Please let me know your thoughts/edits. I'm going to be out for a few hours so don't expect an immediate response.

nicee   

[RandyFolds]

I dig it, but I am not a huge fan of italics...makes me feel like someone is going used car salesman on me.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

I'm going to comment on the above several posts after I finish up on some RL work. Here is the website so far: http://bitcoin100.org/

[RandyFolds]

I dig it.

[Matthew N. Wright]

I noticed you guys are struggling with a design so I put some time into a logo. Use it or don't. My contribution just the same.

[edd]

I noticed you guys are struggling with a design so I put some time into a logo. Use it or don't. My contribution just the same.

Nice but the hands could be more realistic.

[Matthew N. Wright]

You mean something horrid like this?

[BurtW]

I counted and that is not 100 hands!

[Matthew N. Wright]

No, definitely not. I like the first one better.

I was trolling with the last graphic of course. That thing is hideous.

Are you volunteering to help us create an ad for your magazine (I hope)?

I can't give any special rates as Bitcoin 100 is not a legally registered non-profit organization with a history etc, but I can do the design work for the advertisement for your guys (I'm also a Bitcoin 100 contributor!)

[Matthew N. Wright]

No, definitely not. I like the first one better.

I was trolling with the last graphic of course. That thing is hideous.

Are you volunteering to help us create an ad for your magazine (I hope)?

I can't give any special rates as Bitcoin 100 is not a legally registered non-profit organization with a history etc, but I can do the design work for the advertisement for your guys (I'm also a Bitcoin 100 contributor!)

That would be great. I really don't have a knack for creative arts but would like to see this project advance. Do you have any other ideas?

Not really. Putting all my efforts into the magazine at the moment. If you guys for for an advertisement in the magazine though, I'll gladly do a design for you for the first issue.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

No, definitely not. I like the first one better.

I was trolling with the last graphic of course. That thing is hideous.

Are you volunteering to help us create an ad for your magazine (I hope)?

I can't give any special rates as Bitcoin 100 is not a legally registered non-profit organization with a history etc, but I can do the design work for the advertisement for your guys (I'm also a Bitcoin 100 contributor!)

That would be great. I really don't have a knack for creative arts but would like to see this project advance. Do you have any other ideas?

Not really. Putting all my efforts into the magazine at the moment. If you guys for for an advertisement in the magazine though, I'll gladly do a design for you for the first issue.

Great, let's see what Bruno thinks and if everyone agrees with the ad idea then we can turn design over to you.

Now I have to think. I was told that there's no thinking on this BBS. Wait! That was no math, of which I've learnt that ain't true either.

Ad idea = good. Already PM'ing "The Matt" about this and offered to pay for it out of my pocket. He'll help with the minor design issues.

About the logo. Thanks for taking the incentive. First off, hate to spring this on you all, but consider wording the name Bitcoin 100 as two words oppose to just one. That said, I liked the orange logo until I saw the Bitcoin logo with the hands. I'm leaning toward that with some slight modifications of which I'll get to in another post. I'll use this post to take care of some house cleaning.

I would like to present the idea that Bitcoin100 place an ad in Matthews’s new magazine soliciting charities to take Bitcoin donations and explaining what we are. I don’t see that we have had a lot of success writing individualized letters. His magazine concept has, at least, as much potential to spread the word as the charity donation idea. Even if a charity decision maker does not read the magazine we have used some of the funds to support an idea which is bringing Bitcoin to the masses. I think that was one of the reasons to start Bitcoin100 in the first place. What do you think?

I think it's a good idea but a new, seperate address/account should be created to raise funds for it.

No need for a new account. I'll simply pay for it as outlined above.

Not as much house cleaning as I thought.

Logo:

I'm leaning on using the orange one as the header on the website bitcoin.org, albeit a different tag line. At the moment, I'm using "Where Every Bit Counts" but even that doesn't have to be written in stone.

As far as what Matthew suggested, there's some strength there after it gets it fine-tuned. I like the circle, the B, the hands (suggested they look odd, and my suggestion may come to color--was thinking about white, black, yellow, red, and we all know why). Again, that tag isn't right, though different. I'm thinking that if we had this logo with or without words, I would use just the logo part (no words) in the slide rotation on the home page of Bitcoin 100.

~Bruno~