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 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....
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.
Two charities began accepting bitcoins today. A newly formed foundation called BitGive was announced, which will filter bitcoin donations through to a variety of causes. Another existing organization, Songs of Love, also announced a bitcoin donation option. Connie Gallippi, founder of the BitGive Foundation, explained that the organization had applied for its 501c status. In the meantime, it would be collecting bitcoin donations, she said. BitGive came out of meetings held at the Bitcoin conference in San Jose in May, said Gallippi, the sister of BitPay founder Tony Gallippi. She has spent....