As part of our 2015 Annual Fundraising Campaign, Friends of the GardenAerial has become the first not-for-profit organization in the region to accept Bitcoin donations.
Working with Coinbase as our preferred Bitcoin payment processor, Friends of the GardenAerial can now accept donations directly from the digital wallet of donors via computers, tablets or smartphones. Coinbase also allows the organization to instantly convert the digital currency to dollars. For donors, using Bitcoin ensures that 100 percent of every donation goes directly to Friends of the GardenAerial programs and projects, as Coinbase has waived all transaction fees for registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations accepting Bitcoin through its merchant tools.
Questions about Bitcoin? Check out our FAQs Page.
Our goal is to make it as simple and inclusive as possible for donors to support our work. We look at Bitcoin as an innovative new kind of currency and believe that accepting it will diversify our reach and engage different audiences into the mix of people who help fund our organization. We are excited to be part of a growing movement in the non-profit sector accepting Bitcoin donations. Among the best-known global organizations accepting the currency are United Way International and Greenpeace.
We at Friends of the GardenAerial have a history of seeking new technologies and innovative strategies to both increase donor engagement and reach new audiences. If there’s an opportunity to implement these strategies and increase fundraising potential, we are going to try to do that.