BPF Donation Platform
If you missed the Blockchain Philanthropy Foundation launch event of our very own cryptocurrency donation platform (an industry-first we might add!) on the 30th of October in Melbourne, have no fear! We have a recap of the event for anyone who missed it, and also for anyone wanting to relive the night.
It was a great turn out on the night, and a significant event for BPF, our Charity Partners (WaterAid and UNICEF) and also for our sponsor, the AMP Foundation. The team at BPF have been working for around a year to build Australia’s first cryptocurrency donation platform, enabling our Charity Partners to have full security and ownership of their digital donations. This is a huge achievement, and a significant milestone for BPF, advancing our mission of maximising social impact through Blockchain technology.
On the night, the two BPF Charity Partners (WaterAid and UNICEF) spoke to the audience about how innovative technology is transforming within the Philanthropy space. The first speaker, Chief Executive of WaterAid, Rosie Wheen shared about the urgent need for clean water, and how technology and data are helping the people in the most urgent need.
The second speaker, Associate Director of Fundraising and Marketing for UNICEF, Shannon Fleming addressed how innovative technology is helping charities. Specific examples include drone technology for dropping temperature controlled vaccines, ‘baby cold clock’ technology for monitoring newborns’ temperature so as to decrease child mortality, and the BPF Crypto-currency donation to support cryptocurrency funding for different UNICEF initiatives.
After our guest speakers presented, we had Bryan Guenther from the BPF Technology Team demo the BPF Donation Platform to show the audience how the platform would work. Some key points of the demonstration include: the platform accepts the currencies BTC & LTC, these currencies support real-time BTC:AUD & LTC:AUD rates, each default donation amount has its use indicated underneath, each donation has a transaction ID that is traceable, and that the platform has the ability to have all donators viewable for the public eye. All of these components combine to challenge the traditional means of charitable donations, and seeks to provide transparency, security, and ownership of the charitable donations of our Charity Partners.
To finish the night off, we had two members of our BPF Advisory Board (George Stavaraski & Niki Ariyainshe) join us for the Panel Discussion,
‘ Innovative Technology and Philanthropy,’ which was moderated by BPF Head of Communications, Katrina Turner. (Please note that a full announcement of our Advisory Board is coming soon…stay tuned!) The panel members were asked to share of their experiences with innovative technology and philanthropy, to provide insights onto what disruptive technology they think is out there for maximising social impact, and to give advice to non-profits considering embracing new technology, including any associated or potential risks.
All in all, it was a great night full of insight and discussion as to how innovative technologies, such as Blockchain, can help our Charity Partners achieve their mission, while in turn enabling BPF to advance our mission of maximising social impact through Blockchain Technology.
We would like to take this time to thank everyone who was involved in the event, and to everyone who came on the night!
For any questions about this event, and to find out more about the BPF Donation Platform, please contact kaia.delaney@philanthropyblockchain.org
