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by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:36 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Thank you for coming here and taking our questions!

A very high percentage of charitable giving in the US is through religious organizations such as churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and many para-religious organizations. What kind of outreach are you doing to reach those kind of ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:52 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Another question -- I guess I'd like to hear your 'sales pitch' on this: If there are all these other individual charities that accept bitcoin donations directly through their web sites, why should I give through a middleman like BitGive? You must take some of my donation for overhead costs or ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 5:24 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Great to meet up with you again here, Elizabeth! It seems like forever since we corresponded about getting new nonprofits signed up at BitPay!

I've mentioned in this forum before.. about the list of IRS 501(c)(3) Public Charities That Accept Bitcoin that I maintain over in that other forum ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!



Thank you for this great question!

Non profits often do not know enough about Bitcoin to feel comfortable with opening the door to donations in Bitcoin. Education is key. Non profits, naturally are concerned about losing existing donors. However, when non profits learn about the many key ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 4:25 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Hi Elizabeth,

Thank you for doing this AMA!

Can you tell us what you feel in your opinion is the biggest challenge that nonprofits give you as a reason to not accept bitcoin at this time? What do they say, and how do you counter their claims?

Thank you for this great question!

Non profits ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:59 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Here is a great testimonial of the impact BitGive has had since it's founding in 2013:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESEI6WazuUA

This year we seek to launch the Donation Transparency Platform enabling not just the donating of Bitcoin but also tracing donations and project completion!

You can ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:30 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Hello Elizabeth

I was re-reading Antifragile by iconoclast thinker Nassim Taleb recently. He writes "Never ask anyone for their opinion [...] Just ask them what they have -or don't have- in their portfolio" I have come to think it's a very relevant question and you can better weight people's ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:28 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

@Elizabeth, thanks for all you are doing for Bitcoin!!

Question: I don't know anything about BitGive... Do you help other charities get "onboarded" into bitcoin? And if so, I have a friend that runs a charity and is interested in accepting bitcoin. Do I have her contact BitGive?

Glad you asked ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:20 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Hi Elizabeth,

I know the rules of a 501(c)3 organizations can be rigid. The main thing I would love to see is the ability to choose which project the donation goes to. It's not that I don't trust the judgement, but for me, and I assume many others, giving to the charity of choice feels a bit more ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:17 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

Re: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Hi Elizabeth,

First I would like to thank you for doing an AMA here.

When you were working for BitPay what kind of charitable causes were they supporting? What kind of political outreach did they do?

P.S. if you list your time zone then users who wish to ask you questions will know how long ...
by EMcCauley
Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:51 am
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!
Replies: 22
Views: 40004

I’m Elizabeth Ploshay McCauley, Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, Ask me anything!

Hi Everyone,

I am the Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships of BitGive, which was established in mid-2013 and is the first government recognized 501(c)(3) global Bitcoin nonprofit. We have built a positive philanthropic representative organization for the Bitcoin industry, bridging the ...

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