BitGive Addresses Non-Profit Accountability With Bitcoin Technology
An interesting collaboration has been formed between BitGive Foundation, Factom, BitPesa, The Water Project and The Plug and Play Accelerator. Such a partnership would not come to fruition without a good reason, and all noses are pointed in the same direction. There is one simple goal for this effort: building a transparent donation platform connecting donors to the results of their generosity. Funds collected by charitable organizations offers very little to no transparency in terms of how it is being spent or used. The collective of companies mentioned above wants to allow users to track....
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BitGive Foundation announced the launch of blockchain-based GiveTrack payment system for non-profit industry. Bitcoin’s underlying blockchain technology is known for transparency, something which the non-profit sector is in dire need of. BitGive Foundation, the world’s first Bitcoin non-profit organization with a 501c(3) status now has a solution that allows donors to keep track of their donations. The blockchain-based solution, called GiveTrack is a donation platform developed by BitGive’s development team. The GiveTrack platform offers unprecedented transparency to non-profit fundraising....
Bitcoin Magazine is proud to announce the launch of BitGive Foundation, the first Bitcoin charity! BitGive is a non-profit foundation (IRS 501c3 status is pending) accepting donations from the greater Bitcoin community and offering charitable gifts to environmental and public health causes worldwide. As Bitcoin continues to grow in prominence and utility, BitGive Foundation provides the opportunity for you to give to those in need in the most expedient and efficient way: through the Bitcoin currency! The BitGive Foundation will provide charitable donations on behalf of the growing Bitcoin....
The BitGive Foundation — celebrating its 2nd Anniversary — is asking for donations to fund its mission to demonstrate the social value of Bitcoin to people around the world. To encourage donations, BitGive will hold an online auction on the occasion. Connie Gallippi, Founder and Executive Director of BitGive, took an early leadership role in Bitcoin philanthropy, founding BitGive in mid-2013. Gallippi aims to spread the knowledge about Bitcoin across the world. Pursuing the goal, the organization is organizing a fundraiser through an auction that will support the BitGive in its efforts.
The BitGive Foundation has announced that it has surpassed its $10,000 fundraising goal, raising more than $11,000 for The Water Project. Georgia-based bitcoin merchant processor BitPay has announced plans to support the BitGive Foundation in its efforts to raise money for The Water Project, a non-profit that seeks to provide for safe drinking water in Africa. BitGive is aiming to raise $10,000 in BTC, and kickstarted the campaign by donating the first 2 BTC earlier this year. Now, BitPay has pledged to match 1 BTC, provided bitcoin users first donate the equivalent amount. The second....
BitGive Foundation, a nonprofit organization, is revolutionizing the way in which people donate to charity through its beta launch of GiveTrack, a blockchain-based multidimensional donation platform that provides the ability to transfer, track and provide a permanent record of financial transactions across the globe from beginning to end. Connie Gallippi, founder of BitGive, said to Bitcoin Magazine that since BitGive's establishment in 2013, people have been asking them about leveraging the transparency aspects of bitcoin and blockchain technology for charities. However, as a young....