Opening up a discussion here to talk about ideas on where to donate to.
We did this once before in our Discord voting channel with our Donation Fund with the now defunct Angel Protocol and I was curious if the community had other ideas of where to give.
As part of our ethos, If OTD makes revenue we always give a % back as part of our mission to support charity. It’s a core part of our Do Only Good mentality.
In the past, we’ve focused on Save The Children (OTD the #1 crypto giver) as kids are a dogs best frens, and helping our most vulnerable children is one of the best things we can do with donations.
Atsuko has also donated to kids-oriented causes like building schools. In addition, and also a no brainer, we’ve given to dog rescues both small and large, something core to Atsuko’s mission as well.
Who do you think we should donate to? Could be causes generally or specific nonprofits.
PS - Shubh and I working on a Doge Impact Report to highlight the Do Only Good work we’ve done over the past 3 years since the project launched.
One of my favorite components of our project is the ethos we hold to Do Only Good everyday. Here a few ideas that come to mind on potential orgs that we could help support:
https://www.akshayapatra.org/ : definitely check their website they are providing mid day meals across nation for free for 23 years, they also work on education for kids
Room to Read : This organization focuses on literacy and gender equality in education in low-income countries. They build libraries, publish local language books, and support girls’ education, which could resonate with your previous support for building schools.
Pratham An innovative learning organization created to improve the quality of education in India.
Best Friends Animal Society : A leader in the no-kill movement, this organization runs the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals and works on a nationwide scale to save homeless pets.
Guide Dogs for the Blind : guide dogs to people with visual impairments, combining animal welfare with helping humans directly.
Environmental Defense Fund : EDF can help with environmental causes, which indirectly support better futures for children and habitats for animals.
Water.org Co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, this organization works to provide access to safe water and sanitation around the world, which impacts both human and ecological health.
we also originally gave to START RESCUE and ACE OF HEARTS bc community requests after a suggestion of RAC (dating Ireland Basinger) and they are very into dog support https://www.instagram.com/kim.basinger/
i tweeted about this previously from my X account @sonic_chemist and tridog suggested i share my idea here…
"would love to see animal related ip coins like @ownthedoge
engage in one-click fundraising campaigns with local, high-impact pet shelters around the globe
jointly release ai agent on X for adoptions where trading fees are shared betw ip coin and pet shelter"
"If done correctly, someone who bought or were gifted some ai adoption agent tokens could have enough to buy pet food and pay vet bills for their rescued/adopted pet for a year
IP coin could keep all ip rights and simply share trading fees with local launch partner"