Time for a little housecleaning. Sorry for being a tad long, but a lot had to be addressed. Enjoy the read.
I'll throw 1 into the pot now and pledge 1 more for at least 10 charities.
Thank you, spetroel, for your pledge and the honoring of 1 BTC to the current wallet. The supporter's list in the OP has been update reflecting your kind contribution.
Then maybe we should do some of the work? Can someone please whip up a "Donate in Bitcoin" orange/brown rounded button similar to paypal for them to use? It will be a convenience for other charities going forward, too.
I'm curious as to if this is being worked on. I think we need to move to up to top priority. It should be a well thought-out design, one that would stand the test of time.so how do I donate?? Do I just send to the charity's btc address?
Welcome to the club, stick_theman. I've read that you received the answer to your question. My apologies for not being present to help answer it.
Thank you for supporting
Bitcoin100 with your kind pledge. You're #83
If they added bitcoin donations without having first been contacted by the bitcoin100, cool, people can donate bitcoins. But the bitcoin100 money should not be sent, is should be reserved to be offered to organizations to encourage the to add bitcoin doantions. Perhaps on the bitcoin donation website you can add a page linking to places that accept bitcoin donations, and thus people who want to contribute can? Also you would link to all the organizations that added bitcoin donations because of our efforts, that way people can go back and contribute again to them later.
What is the situation you think should qualify a non-profit for the Bitcoin100? (Sorry, I am not sure what you mean because you have some typos).
My take on this is that we shouldn't use Bitcoin100 in situations like this. They didn't add the link because of us.
What is 'us'? I was under the impression that this was a diffuse gathering of donors, without the need for a central authority. Because at least two Bitcoin100 members (Obsi and I) contributed to them adding the link. I think that is besides the point though, shouldn't we be encouraging all charities to accept bitcoin, regardless of whether someone from this forum has contacted them? I don't think we need to bring pride into our charitable donations.
View this thread for chronology:
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/53986.201. They posted to their blog, asking for donations
2. Several commenters ask if they can donate bitcoin/where to send it.
3. Obsi emails
june@archive.org to ask for BTC address, gets reply posts it
4. I emailed june, asking for her to post her BTC address on the donate page to be sure that it was Internet Archive's (Obsi probably replied similarly)
5. She put a link on the donate page to a BTC address in their FAQ.
I agree:
-It is not the best placement
-It is not as emotionally charged as donations to feed the needy
But, this is the first non-profit organization to accept bitcoin! [size=103pt]This is a big deal![/size]Internet Archive provides a great service to the digital community. CoinLab already donated 10BTC. Come on guys, let's at least bring the total up to 100. (it's at 65 at time of this post, 35 to go!)
Wait till other charitable organizations see archive.org's donation amount over at blockexplorer.
Sent 1 from 14jsWFGUSFAHJbWfww3a5BpawQAwGU1aqZ
Thank you kindly, RaggedMonk, for honoring your pledge. The list has been update in the OP.
Nice thread Bruno!
I'm one of those people who like to scrutinize each charity for specific properties. Mainly in my case.. strict secularity.
I'll be throwing what I can at some of these as they come on board.
Would it be practical to keep the list of charities that are newly bitcoin-accepting updated in the original post? (preferably with the date they started accepting)
How did you know my name was Bruno?
Since you've stated that you'll be contributing to few charities in the future, I took the liberty in adding you to the pledge list and showing a +2 next to your name. The +2 means that you are pledging more than 2 from my understanding of your post. I'm sure you're correct me if I'm in error. Thank you kindly, julz, for your kind pledge.
Your suggestion of having an ongoing list of charities will be posted in the OP, as well as on the website, which is in the works. I'm designing (or is it building--whatever) it now, thanks to edd kindly procuring the domain name--bitcoin100.org.
I don't think the Bitcoin100 should be a free hand-out. The two natural criteria seem to be:
1) The cause asking for funds is generally deemed worthy (most charities).
2) They add Bitcoin100 as an alternative donation method.
In this case, archive.org narrowly miss satisfying condition (2) due to the layout of their donations page.
I've purposely refrained from addressing the archive.org issue in the post, for it's going to be rather long as it is. I did start another thread, which includes a poll, for users to discuss the archive.org issue:
https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/54414.0
Would it be practical to keep the list of charities that are newly bitcoin-accepting updated in the original post? (preferably with the date they started accepting)
This is a great idea. It would be good to also include a link to the page on their site which displays their BTC address.
In the works, RaggedMonk. Thank you for adding your input on this issue.
I don't think the Bitcoin100 should be a free hand-out. The two natural criteria seem to be:
1) The cause asking for funds is generally deemed worthy (most charities).
2) They add Bitcoin100 as an alternative donation method.
In this case, archive.org narrowly miss satisfying condition (2) due to the layout of their donations page.
I would agree, but I think people's idea of deemed worthy is drastically different and I hope it does not become too much of an issue here. The way I look at it is my pledge of 1BTC is a minimum donation, more to Bitcoin than the charities themselves, as there are a few charities mentioned that I would not donate to outside of Bitcoin100. The charities that I like more will get more from me separately. Like archive.org, which I sent 1 to already and will send more if/when they add a button directly to their donation page.
+1
I just sent a BTC to the vanity bitcoin address: 1BTC1oo1J3MEt5SFj74ZBcF2Mk97Aah4ac
Lucky you! You get mentioned twice in one post. This proves you got your question answered correctly. Thank you again, stick_theman.
Sent 10 of my 50 BTC pledge. (d842b178cc31bf55418e211214988f96977471e72f60c1dff8c87acbb0402110)
I also thought of the DOSBox pledge when I read the OP. The communication was somewhat disappointing at the time.
What do you mean?
I guess I was expecting a more enthusiastic response.
Since somebody already posted 'FANTASTIC!!!', I'll go with Happy Happy Joy Joy.
But I do feel a need to explain that you didn't have to pledge 10 BTC to this wallet. Remember, it currently isn't allocated towards any particular charitable organization. You're more than welcome to dole out 1 BTC at a time and only after reviewing where the wallet is tentatively heading. I offer up this explanation, not only to you, but everyone reading this, so that there's no misunderstanding.
That said, as you have possible read, your donation is highly appreciated. The list in the OP has been updated reflecting your very kind contribution. Thanks, again.
FANTASTIC!!! Thanks to the two recent 10 BTC donations we are now (exactly) 80% of the way to our first 100 BTC pool!
Boy, do I have a nice surprise towards the end of this post.
FANTASTIC!!! Thanks to the two recent 10 BTC donations we are now (exactly) 80% of the way to our first 100 BTC pool!
Don't forget the amount commited but not yet sent...I think we may be there already
Looking at it again, we may be well past 100 BTC.
I don't think we can add the non committing pledgers to that 100 BTC. Remember, when a user pledges, say 1 BTC, they're stating with that pledge that sometime in the future they will honor that pledge to a charity of their choosing. That is all. And, it's based on the honor system. Sure, somebody may pledge and not honor their pledge, but I believe that will rarely happen.
No problem, brandondayton, but don't confuse the word 'pledge' with 'donating' for they're two different things. Normally, I would take the liberty of adding you to list as a pledger, but since I'm unclear as to your intention, I'll opt to wait to having you formally pledge. All you would have to say is "I'm in" and I'll put you down as a supporter. From there, it's up to you when, and how much, you honor your pledge. I hope that makes sense. Thank you kindly for the support, nonetheless.
A charity selection process will be made available in the very near future. Your suggestions will be added to the list located in the OP.
I would agree, but I think people's idea of deemed worthy is drastically different and I hope it does not become too much of an issue here. The way I look at it is my pledge of 1BTC is a minimum donation, more to Bitcoin than the charities themselves, as there are a few charities mentioned that I would not donate to outside of Bitcoin100. The charities that I like more will get more from me separately. Like archive.org, which I sent 1 to already and will send more if/when they add a button directly to their donation page.
I certainly understand the sentiment and would love to do the same. I expect I'd have no problem with pretty much all organisations that would be considered for support. I would however refuse to donate to organisations such as Monsanto or the RIAA and for this reason alone simply cannot say "I pledge 1 BTC to any charity/organisation which adds a Bitcoin donation option".
Generally, I won't be upset if Bitcoin100 money ends up going to causes I wouldn't usually donate to. As you noted, such pledged money is much more like a donation to Bitcoin itself. If a cause comes along that I really do want to donate to (TOR, Free software foundation, archive.org) then I will make a serious donation on top.
I would be dismayed if the Bitcoin100 didn't manage to get 100 new charities to accept Bitcoin. It would be a great shame for us to only get through 5 or 6 charities before fizzling out due to there being too much caution. Just my thought though.
+1
Nice post!
Wow...I have been packing/moving the past couple weeks and totally missed this. I just sent four btc...toss it in where ever. I will happily contribute more once I have access to a stocked wallet. My shit is in boxes all over the place...
e: whoops, fucked up and had too many open block-explorers...looks like I donated 4btc to archive.org. Oh well...I suppose it's a thanks for all the Grateful Dead shows I have downloaded over the years. I'll hit the proper address once I find some flash drives!
You know what, RandyFolds? You sure can mess up a good post I have going here. I can't figure out how to update the list on the OP with this post you just wrote. I did put you in at #87 showing that you are pledging 5+ BTC. That much I gleaned from your post. But can you tell us how the hell you downloaded Grateful Dead Shows from archive.org? Am I missing something here? Is there a 1967 Napster site I'm not aware of? And why did you move? And how did you move? We've all seen your avatar. Some day, somebody's going to photoshop that image and put lipstick on that...
Thank you kindly, RandyFolds, for supporting
Bitcoin100. You're a great guy. NOW FIND THOSE FLASH DRIVES!
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I want to now thank Darin Stanchfield with simplecoin.com for his pledge and kindly honoring 10 BTC, to date. Moreover, I have matched his first donation--10 BTC, of which you should be able to see now, for I did it prior to the start of penning this post an hour ago.
That concludes today's housecleaning. The wallet balance is currently 91 BTC. Thanks to every one who have donated thus far. AWESOME!
~Bruno~
