Over the past week, the island of Maui has been hit by devastating wildfires that have ravaged nearby communities. Urgent relief is needed, and there are many fantastic organizations working on the ground to help those impacted by the wildfires. In this article, we highlight five ways that you can use your cryptocurrency to support this lifesaving work.

In episode 115, we’re excited to welcome Ali Husain, Advisor at Navigate, a Web3 organization using blockchain, AI, and crowdsourcing to optimize global mapping. We discuss how they’re using next generation technologies to improve mapping data, the power of decentralized communities to crowdsource data, using Web3 tools to incentivize community participation, and much more.

Education is one of the biggest and most bureaucratic industries in the world, and is ripe for disruption. Web3 can help improve global education by enabling new learning mediums, decentralized learning, on-chain credentials, open source learning, “learn2earn” models, and the building of a global community of educators and learners.

Newsletter highlighting the most popular Crypto Altruism content from July 2023: Natural Capital Backed Assets, empowering human creativity with Web3 fundraising tools, celebrating Ethereum’s 8th birthday, Endaoment & Gitcoin partner on new Universal Impact Pool using Quadratic Funding.

In episode 114, we’re excited to welcome Alicia Cepeda Maule and Steven Aguiar of Givepact, a crypto philanthropy platform that allows individuals to support the causes they care about while joining a donor-led DAO. We discuss how Web3 can address the pain points felt by nonprofits, using proof of impact NFTs to recognize donors, the power of DAOs to build community and engage donors, and more.

Today marks the 8th anniversary of the initial launch of the Ethereum Blockchain. To celebrate, in this article we highlight five key areas where Ethereum has been instrumental in empowering individuals and communities to drive social impact: Smart contracts, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), Stablecoins, New funding models, and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).

In episode 113, we’re excited to welcome Bolaji Akinboro & Arkan Akin, Co-Founder’s of TóróNet, an L1 blockchain with a vision for a world of access where finance and technology help communities fulfill aspirations for a better life. We discuss how Web3 tools can drive financial inclusion in emerging economies, why blockchain is well suited to address the most pressing international development challenges, and much more.

While still in the early stages of development, Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers an incredible array of opportunities for nonprofits to streamline their operations, optimize their fundraising efforts, and measure their impact. When used properly, A, can help nonprofits future proof their organization and adapt to the challenges of tomorrow.

In episode 112, we welcome Nick Lambert, CEO of Dock, a decentralized identity company that enables organizations to issue, manage, and verify fraud-proof credentials securely via blockchain. We discuss how decentralized identity can protect us in our digital world, the innovations of soulbound tokens and Zero-Knowledge Proofs, how decentralized identity will revolutionize industry, and more.

Endaoment recently announced the unveiling of the first “Universal Impact Pool” (UIP), an innovative new fund which makes use of Gitcoin’s Quadratic Funding mechanism to distribute matching donations quarterly to nonprofits who receive donations or grants via Endaoment.

In this podcast starter pack, we’ve bundled together eight episodes highlighting incredible projects using the power of web3 and NFTs to drive social impact! This starter pack includes renowned guests from Salty Sharks, fxhash, Outright International, HerVoice NFT, TIMEPieces, Ecosapiens, ARTXV, Kindred Hearts, and Untamed Elephants.

In episode 111, we welcome René Pinnell, Co-Founder of Artizen Fund, a movement using Web3 to unlock human creativity by reinventing how we fund art, science, technology, and design. We discuss the challenges getting funding for human creativity and how Web3 can address this, Artizen’s innovative artifact fundraising process, how blockchain can help put power in the hands of communities, and more.

Plastic waste is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. By 2050, it is estimated that there will be more plastic in the ocean (by weight) than fish. In recent years, blockchain has emerged as a powerful fool to help combat plastic pollution. In this article, we highlight 6 organizations using the power of blockchain to help end the plastic pollution crisis.

Newsletter highlighting the most popular Crypto Altruism content from June 2023: Decentralized Science vs. Traditional Science, building an accessible Web3 ecosystem for Nonprofits, supporting women’s health research with blockchain, and the fight for LGBTIQ rights in Web3 and beyond.

In episode 110, we welcome Joshua Kagan, CEO & Co-Founder of Bonfire, a Web3 startup using the power of blockchain to enable every day people to have access to wealth generation. We discuss how blockchain can democratize access to real estate, how tokenization will revolutionize the way people invest in physical assets, how Web3 can create a fairer economy for younger generations, and much more.

In the fight to protect endangered species, emerging technologies like blockchain offer a glimmer of hope. Blockchain, with its decentralized and transparent nature, has the potential to revolutionize wildlife conservation efforts and create a more secure and accountable system for protecting our planet's most vulnerable creatures.