Connie Gallippi on cryptophilanthropy and blockchain

2 October 2018

Rhodri Davies chats to Connie Gallippi, Founder and CEO of the BitGive Foundation (the first US nonprofit to accept cryptocurrency donations). They discuss:

What is the potential for cryptophilanthropy?
What are some of the practical challenges to taking donations in cryptocurrency?
Is the current crypto bear market likely to result in more or fewer donations of crypto?
What is the wider potential of blockchain for the nonprofit sector?
What does radical transparency bring for donors and beneficiaries?
How might we solve the blockchain last mile problem?
Should nonprofits be concerned about the environmental cost of existing blockchain tech?

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Rhodri Davies

Head of Policy

Rhodri leads Giving Thought, our in-house think tank focusing on current and future issues affecting philanthropy and civil society. Rhodri has spent nearly a decade specialising in public policy around philanthropy and the work of charities, and has researched, written and presented on a wide range of topics. He has a first-class degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Oxford. Read more about Rhodri

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