In Web3, we sometimes talk about decentralization like we invented it, but co-ops have been proving it works for centuries 🌍 We sat down w/ cooperative legend D.G. Safeer Hopton, to explore what DAOs can learn from his 50+ yrs in the movement 🎙️💡 🎧Listen: www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Crypto Altruists Episode 262 - Co-ops and DAOs: What Web3 Can Learn from a Century of Cooperation & Decentralization, with D.G. Safeer Hopton

For episode 262 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome D.G. Safeer Hopton, a cooperative pioneer with 50+ years in the movement. We explore the connection between co-ops and DAOs, what Web3 can l...

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If you care about open source, the free software we all quietly depend on, check out the Drips initiative with Stellar. 🛠️ They fund the people behind the code the world runs on, and just made getting paid faster and fairer. www.drips.network/wave/stellar

Twenty years at the bedside taught Sharonda D. that nobody stands outside the health care system. The people locked out of care and the people getting it are in the same building, waiting on the same nurses 🩺 Can crypto help close that gap? www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Nonprofits sit on years of personal data, most of it no longer needed and becoming a liability. 🔒 On Aug 10, TechSoup is hosting a session on collecting only the data you actually need. 👇 engage.techsoup.org/c/upcoming-events/less-data-less-risk-minimizing-data-collection-to-protect-your-mission

Impact organizations rarely fail because the idea was wrong. They fail after proving it works, when the support runs out mid-scale. ⏳ Inès d'Haultfoeuille of Egregor on the "missing middle," and why short funding cycles keep good work from getting anywhere. www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

The United Nations is one of blockchain's biggest champions 🌍⛓️ Why? More efficient aid, greater transparency, and resilience in high-risk contexts 💪 In Ep 261, we explore why the UN is embracing crypto & what it means for the broader humanitarian sector www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Crypto Altruists Episode 261 - Why the United Nations Is Going All In on Blockchain and Crypto, and Why You Should Too

For episode 255 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we explore the parallels between crypto's hype cycle and the moment AI is in now. From the same totalizing promises to the same public backlash, we mak...

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In 2024, AI helped win a Nobel Prize. Today, systems generate and test their own hypotheses. But as Long Now points out, they stall where datasets are too small. Whoever fixes that decides what gets discovered. 🔬 longnow.org/ideas/scienc...

The Fifth Era of Science: Artificial Scientific Intelligence

The era of artificial scientific intelligence is here. As algorithms generate discoveries at scale, what role remains for human scientists?

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Most governance runs on single, time-boxed votes. You show up once, cast your vote, and hope for the best. 🗳️ @Paul_Glavin of @gardens_fund on conviction voting, a model where your support grows stronger the longer you hold it. www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Gitcoin is rebooting with around $16M left in the treasury and a year to figure out what comes next. @owocki's notes from the first stewards meeting: @gitcoin delivered on its original promises but never found sustainable revenue. 🔧 gov.gitcoin.co/t/transition...

Most of the first wave of tokenized carbon projects didn't survive, and the ones that did look nothing like they used to. Tereza Bizkova on what broke, and why the registries are now putting carbon onchain themselves. 🌳 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/what-ha...

Nonprofits keep hearing they should use AI, with barely any guidance on doing it responsibly. Good to see this then: a free, self-paced AI certification built for the social impact sector, with CFRE credits attached. Now live, from Blackbaud. 🎓 www.blackbaud.com/ai/certifica...

"Crypto can and crypto will" 💪 We've seen it with disaster relief. We saw it in 2021 with PPE for health workers. 💸 We sat down with full-time nurse & tech builder Sharonda on how Sostento is hoping to recreate this energy to fund healthcare access 🏥 🎧 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Crypto Altruists Episode 260 - From PPE to Patient Access: How Crypto Philanthropy Is Supporting Frontline Health Workers

For episode 260 of the Crypto Altruists podcast, we welcome frontline nurse Sharonda D. to explore how crypto and community activism are funding healthcare access for the uninsured. We discuss the rea...

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93% of aid workers have used AI tools. Only 22% work somewhere with a formal AI policy. 🚨 A sobering read on the humanitarian sector's AI governance gap. techpolicy.press/uncovering-the-humanitarian-and-nonprofit-sectors-ai-governance-crisis

Crypto and AI aren't just similar technologies solving similar problems. They cancel out each other's weaknesses. 🤝 Carole House of Open Frontier on why the two are more complementary than people think. www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Blockchain aid delivery is becoming standard infrastructure, not a pilot. 🌍 Algorand Foundation shared new numbers: HesabPay has now supported over 600,000 refugee returnees in Afghanistan with UNHCR, and $35M+ in assistance delivered. algorand.co/blog/algoran...

We tend to hear "capital" and think money, full stop. Afo from Greenpill Dev Guild widens it out: social, intellectual, and cultural capital, the things a community actually runs on. Getting "greenpilled" is learning to see and value all of it. 💚 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/trailbl...

There's a gap in the impact sector we don't talk about enough. Orgs prove their model, start to grow, then hit a wall 🌱🚧 We spoke with Inès, COO of Egregor about this "missing middle" and how tech & tailored support can help impact orgs break through 💚🚀 🎧 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Crypto Altruists Episode 259 - Navigating the New Impact Landscape: Funding, Innovation, and Technology for Resilient NGOs, with Egregor

For episode 259 of the Crypto Altruists Podcast, we welcome Inès d'Haultfoeuille, COO of Egregor, a nonprofit catalyzing social and environmental innovators. We explore the biggest challenges facing N...

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Mobile money changed how Africa transacts. Victor from NedaLabs wants to go further. 📱 cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-altruists-episode-251-from-savings-circles-to-smart-contracts-building-digital-infrastructure-for-community-finance-in-tanzania-with-neda-labs-solar-foundation

Is ethical AI possible? Big question, and one nonprofits can't wait out. 🤖 A free session from TechSoup with the team at Bright + Early on adopting AI without losing sight of your mission. July 20, online. engage.techsoup.org/c/upcoming-events/is-ethical-ai-possible

In web3, it's easy to chase the project, the prize, the next big win. Solène of Dev3pack says the builders who last are the ones who bet on people first. 🙌 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Blockchain payments in aid are moving from pilots to standard practice. 🌍 @UNDP and @StellarOrg extended their partnership through 2027 to make this a regular tool for aid delivery. cryptotimes.io/2026/07/06/undp-and-stellar-scale-blockchain-payments-for-global-aid

Access to financial services isn't the same as inclusion. 🏦 New research will study what keeps people in Colombia out of the financial system: trust, transparency, and design. interledger.org/news/why-access-isnt-enough-new-research-project-explore-barriers-financial-inclusion-colombia

Curious how nonprofits are putting AI to work in their marketing? 🤖 A virtual session on personalization at scale, campaign optimization, and real examples from nonprofit workflows. July 14. engage.techsoup.org/c/upcoming-events/how-nonprofits-are-using-ai-to-improve-marketing-performance

Most supply chain tracking today only proves origin, not conditions. Was it made by a person or a machine? Under fair labor practices or not? 📦 Stefan Deiss of The Hashgraph Group on building supply chains that can actually answer those questions. www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Nonprofit fundraisers spend hours digging through PDFs to answer one question: who might fund us? 🔍 Karma built a free tool that does it in seconds. Over 2M IRS 990 filings, searchable in plain English, right inside Claude or ChatGPT. karmahq.xyz/nonprofits/find-funders

A routine grant took SIX MONTHS to reach a women's sports NGO in Somaliland 💸🚧 That pain point sparked something bigger. We sat down with Shannon, Heenal, and Marv of All In For Sport to explore the power of crypto, sports, & community ownership 🌍⚽️ 🎧 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Crypto Altruists Episode 258 - Football & Financial Inclusion: How Crypto, Sport, and Community Are Empowering Women & Girls in Somaliland, with All In For Sport

For episode 258 of Crypto Altruists, we welcome Shannon Lanigan, Heenal Rajani, and Marv Paul of All In For Sport to explore their partnership with Sarreya, empowering women and girls through sport in...

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202 grassroots regeneration projects. A $1M matching pool. Three weeks to fund the people restoring land, water, and ecosystems. 🌱 Ma Earth's Funding Round 3 is live until July 21. Every donation unlocks matching funds. maearth.com/projects

If you care about public goods and using crypto for real positive impact, @greenpillnet is one of the best communities out there. 🌱 Their next monthly call is July 8, 11am EDT. Network updates, new ideas, and open discussions. 👉 luma.com/5rbby2gx

The most effective humanitarian blockchain work is the kind you never see. 🌍 A sharp piece on why the strongest results come from behind-the-scenes coordination infrastructure, and where stablecoins truly earn their place in aid. coincub.com/blog/humanitarian-blockchain-that-works

AI & crypto's story isn't written yet 📖 But if values-driven communities sit out, we cede its future to whoever shows up 🚫 We spoke with Carole House & Erik Balsbaugh of Open Frontier about how we can build AI & crypto for all, not just the powerful 🌐 www.cryptoaltruists.com/blog/crypto-...

Crypto Altruists Episode 257 - Technology Is Not Destiny: Building AI and Crypto for Everyone, Not Just the Powerful, with Open Frontier

For episode 257 of the Crypto Altruists Podcast, we welcome Erik Balsbaugh and Carole House of Open Frontier to explore how AI, crypto, and digital finance can be built for everyone, not just the powe...

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