In episode 127, we’re excited to welcome Jon Behar from The Life You Can Save, a nonprofit making smart giving simpler, and Seth Ariel Green from Glo Dollar, a stablecoin with a mission to end extreme poverty. We discuss how crypto can help fight extreme poverty, how blockchain can fuel smarter giving, some of the barriers preventing crypto from reaching its full potential, and more.

In episode 119, we’re excited to welcome Mitch, DAO Steward at Giveth, a community-driven movement to transform the way we fund nonprofits and social causes. We discuss how they are using Web3 tools to reimagine philanthropy and the donor experience, DAOs and Giveth’s “Decentralized Altruistic Community”, optimizing public goods funding with conviction voting and quadratic funding, and much more.

In episode 118, we’re excited to welcome G.D. Anderson, Founder of Honey Badges, an NFT community dedicated to funding changemakers. We discuss how Web3 will transform donor engagement, DAOs and the power of decentralized grant making, stories of impact from the grassroots changemakers they’ve supported, inclusion in Web3, and more.

The traditional donor-charity relationship is disempowering and desperately needs a rejuvenation. Individual donations are down, trust in charitable giving is waning, and nonprofits are struggling to connect with new donor demographics. Web3 can help shift the donor-charity relationship and empower donors to become active participants in causes.

In episode 117, we focus on Gitcoin Grants Round 18! We start with an introduction to Gitcoin and Quadratic Funding, the innovative matching funds mechanism behind Gitcoin grants. We then highlight 10 current Gitcoin grantees including Solar Foundation, Mycelia, Solarpunk DAO, Earthist, OceanSoles, ReFi Medellin, VoiceDeck, Urbanika, Grassroots Economics, and Endangered Tokens.

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 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.

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 episode 109, we’re excited to welcome Chauncey St. John, Founder of Angel Giving, a web3 platform with a mission to democratize access to growth funds for nonprofits. We discuss how Web3 can improve charitable giving tools, navigating the highs and lows of Web3, advice for nonprofits who are hesitant to engage with Web3, building through challenging times in the Web3 ecosystem, and much more.

Despite the growth of Web3 in recent years, many nonprofits still perceive it as inaccessible and are hesitant to get involved. This could be due to stigmas about Web3, feeling intimidated by the technology, or simply not seeing valuable use cases. Web3 is a generational technology for social impact, and it's crucial that we break down the barriers preventing nonprofits from engaging.

As the world continues to face unprecedented humanitarian challenges, embracing blockchain technology could prove to be a game-changer in providing timely and reliable assistance to those in need by increasing cost efficiency, transparency, auditability, and speed, and providing humanitarian organizations with innovative new tools to raise funds.

In episode 102, we’re excited to welcome Katie Hultquist from Outright International, Generative Artist Jeres, and Aldredo Asuzano from fxhash for a fascinating discussion on NFT philanthropy. We discuss their collaborative NFT project that raised funds and awareness for Outright International, why NFTs are a powerful force for social impact, how Web3 can benefit social causes, and much more.

Bitcoin Ordinals, and cryptocurrency more generally, provide unique opportunities for nonprofits to future-proof their operations, and scale impact through new fundraising strategies, partnership opportunities, and the ability to connect with a global community of passionate and generous innovators.

In episode 94, we’re excited to welcome Connor O’Day from Gitcoin, a Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is “empowering communities to fund, build, and protect what matters.” We discuss what the heck Quadratic Funding is at its core, how Web3 can empower communities and revolutionize crowdfunding, the incredible impacts of the Gitcoin grants protocol, and much more.

With the recent announcement of Endaoment making their developer tools available to the Web3 ecosystem, we dive into what this means for builders interested in adding giving capabilities to their projects, and how this exciting development will transform the crypto philanthropy movement.

Following the devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, the Web3 community was quick to respond as several crypto fundraising campaigns were launched to raise funds for earthquake relief including NFT projects and cryptocurrency funds. In this blog post, we highlight some of these campaigns and the various ways you can use your cryptocurrency to support humanitarian relief in Syria and Turkey.