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10 Common Misconceptions Nonprofits Have About Bitcoin Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Cryptocurrencies are regular by many of the same government agencies that regulate the traditional world of finance including the IRS, SEC, CFTC and local regulators. It cannot be arbitrarily printed/devalued like what happened in Venezuela. Myth 2: Cryptocurrencies aren’t regulated enough. Most relevant for nonprofits is the IRS.

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How to accept bitcoin and other crypto donations

Whole Whale

Based on conversations among crypto thought leaders , this belief in decentralized power also carries pessimism in fiat currency controlled by governments. What’s more, this type of donation will likely be more inline with their beliefs as the alternative would be to pay more in tax to government policy that the donor may not support.

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How Nonprofits Can Jump on the Bitcoin Bandwagon

NonProfit Hub

No matter who becomes president, or which party has a Senate majority, the US government (or any government for that matter) cannot print more bitcoin and hyperinflate the currency like we’re seeing in countries like Venezuela. which means no inflation.

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Nonprofit Data Could Be The Missing Piece In Your CSR Strategy

Global Giving

GlobalGiving Atlas includes everything from government ID numbers, mission statements, and organization financials. It combines government data, public information, and other reliable records to give the most comprehensive virtual map of nonprofits from Afghanistan to Venezuela.

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Big Vision Podcast: Steve Williams from POWER

Have Fun - Do Good

At the time, the Federal government had just signed the welfare deform legislation, pushing millions of welfare recipients from welfare to work. The industry -- the federal government, and the state government specifically exclude domestic workers as classes of workers to be protected by labor rights legislation.

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How-to: Let Go and Start Blogging

NTEN

This blogger writes with a personal flair, highlighting photos, statistics, government documents to comment on social and economic conditions there. I followed the blog around the time of my travel to Venezuela in 2007 during which time the blog reported on the controversy surrounding the license of privately-held RCTV.

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Senators Urged To Protect NGOs Via Systems, Staffing, Sanctions

The NonProfit Times

International nonprofits and other non-government organizations (NGOs) need American support to function, or even exist, a trio of witnesses told U.S. The Nicaraguan government has closed down 1,500 nonprofits, including religious organizations, human rights groups and even the American Chamber of Commerce, Rutzen added.

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