General Overview
A Community for a charity is built to enable contributors to have more impact in how their money is spent. Communities could be based on political interests, religious beliefs, disaster relief, humanitarian efforts, or to promote a specific ideology. This Community type is uniquely suited for groups raising money with a desire to coordinate efforts more effectively and transparently.
One of the main challenges with charities today is how opaque the allocation of capital actually is. Questions that many donors ask include:
- Is my money actually making it to the end user?
- Are the coordinators keeping more than they should?
- Are the organizer’s interests in line with the donors?
The benefits of transparent voting efforts from the community can alleviate these concerns, as the funds are directly allocated by the donors, and can be given directly to the proper recipient.
Community Examples
- STEM Scholarship : This charity focuses on giving scholarships to students based on the merit of their essays
- Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief : Focuses on finding the best ways to bring aid to Puerto Ricans impacted by the hurricane
- Red Cross Home Fire Education : This Community funds events to teach children what to do if there is a home fire through by providing training materials to local schools.
Token Use
The token in a Charity Community initially could serve as a recognition of contribution. The benefits provided include making a record of transaction for write off purposes. Additionally the membership could provide detailed insight from the recipients of the funds.
Once tokens are sent to the contributor’s wallets and the charity has a meaningful development fund built, users can vote on different projects that the charity wants to execute.
Projects
What are some examples of projects that could be proposed within the Community to enhance the value of the community?
- The ACLU fighting to protect our privacy with the TSA
- Lobby for blockchain friendly legislation
- Providing a catered lunch for the homeless
Votes
What can the community decide on together to ensure the best possible experience for everyone involved?
- Select candidates from submitted essays for a community committed to giving scholarships to minority students.
- Choose what type of food to provide to underserved communities
- Spread awareness and education around LGBT rights
- Choose artist for residency position creating murals within a city
Tasks
What are the things that need to be accomplished for the community to thrive that can be taken on by members?
- Aggregate data for members to choose which communities to support
- Record the efforts of spending from a successfully funded project and share on social media
- Find new donors for the group
- Quality control submissions before a general vote
Conclusions
Charities are difficult to govern effectively. Communities on Native provide the tools needed to raise funds for the cause, and allow for contributors to collaborate to achieve mutual goals. Whether you are trying to raise funds to pay for school lunches, or hiring veterans to build low income housing for a community a Community could ease the burden of administration.
We would like to acknowledge that any examples you read in this series are simply a small subset of possibilities for communities to be built on Native. We are excited to see what communities ultimately do with our platform, and want to get different groups thinking in the right direction.
