Connie Gallippi: A Pioneer Bridging the Gap Between the Non-Profit Space and Bitcoin
Connie Gallippi is the Founder and Executive Director of BitGive ® . In May 2013, she founded BitGive, the first government recognized Bitcoin 501(c)(3) nonprofit and pioneer organization leveraging Bitcoin and Blockchain technology via practical applications for humanitarian work in the developing world. Under her leadership, BitGive has built a positive philanthropic representative organization for the Bitcoin and Blockchain industry, bridging the gap between an innovative technology and its practical applications for nonprofits and humanitarian work in the developing world. BitGive has established strong partnerships and raised funds with well-known nonprofits including Save the Children, The Water Project, TECHO, Medic Mobile, and more. Connie is a well-known industry spokesperson for the social impact of Bitcoin and advocating for more diversity and equal opportunity in the digital currency community. She speaks internationally on the social impact of Bitcoin and Blockchain. We talk about: GiveTrack peer-to-peer donating How Bitcoin helps the non profit sector Uphold converting everything to Bitcoin Ecosystem has a long way to go How they vet projects Obstacles to get funds Project in Kenya Dealing with regulations as a non-profit Understanding the needs of other places Alakanani Itereleng, Founder of Satoshicentre in Botswana ---------- More: https://bitcoinundco.com/en/connie-gallippi-bitgive/ ---------- Thank you to my sponsors: Card Wallet - the safest cold storage solution. No software needed. Order now and get 20% off! (time-limited) https://www.cardwallet.com/anita ---------- and ---------- Check out the LTB Network https://letstalkbitcoin.com/ ---------- Other relevant episodes: The Petro Is a Scam and Bitcoin Is the Only Way to Send Money to Venezuela https://bitcoinundco.com/en/petro-scam-bitcoin-venezuela/ Locha Mesh: Chat and Send Bitcoin Anonymously Without Internet https://bitcoinundco.com/en/locha-mesh/ Richard Myers: About Bitcoin Without Internet and the Importance of Financial Freedom https://bitcoinundco.com/en/richard-myers-gotenna/ ---------- Follow: Subscribe to Anita's mailing list: https://anitaposch.com/newsletter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/anitaposch/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaposch/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/AnitaPosch ---------- Donate: Do you like what you hear? If yes, then please support my podcast. Every donation is used to produce episodes, finance travel costs and make the show better. PayPal https://paypal.me/AnitaPosch BTC https://tallyco.in/AnitaPosch/ Lightning https://tippin.me/@anitaposch