Webcast
Demystifying Cryptocurrency for Nonprofit Fundraising
Thursday, February 17
12 Noon – 12:45 p.m. ET
Webcast description
Cryptocurrency users are the fastest growing donor demographic and there are more than 100,000 Bitcoin millionaires. Yet many cryptocurrency investors remain unclear how or if they can give away these currencies, and nonprofits are unsure how to navigate this new, sometimes volatile, giving landscape.
As part of this webcast, participants will hear how gaining access to the crypto community of givers ensures success in the next generation of fundraising, diversifies revenue and demonstrates a willingness to innovate, and can introduce your organization to a larger range of (often first-time) donors.
What you’ll learn
- What cryptocurrency fundraising is, how it works, and what it means to nonprofits
- The common traits of cryptocurrency donors and ways to identify them
- Simple ways to accept cryptocurrency without wasting time or resources
Who should attend
- Organizational leaders interested in expanding funding sources
- Annual and major gift officers seeking new donors
- Anyone interested in donating or receiving cryptocurrency
This webcast is over. Registration is closed.
About our speakers
Anna Schlia
Vice President, Graham-Pelton
Anna Schlia brings to Graham-Pelton expertise in principal and major gifts, collaborative solicitation strategy and management, program building, and leading solicitation teams. Prior to joining Graham-Pelton, Anna served as Senior Director of Advancement at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. There, she led a team to surpass fundraising goals while creating a regional prospect model for the Eastman advancement team. With a focus on major giving, Anna collaborated with division colleagues to develop joint solicitations and prospect management strategies and coached university deans and faculty members to cultivate donor relationships and solicit major gifts.
Pat Duffy
Co-Founder, The Giving Block
Pat created The Giving Block with Co-Founder Alex Wilson in 2018, developing the leading solutions that charities, universities and other nonprofits use to fundraise cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Over the last four years, The Giving Block has turned cryptocurrency into the fastest growing donation method, founding the industry’s giving pledge, giving days and crowdfunding platform. Today, Pat, Alex and their team are honored to be building Crypto-Philanthropy programs for hundreds of nonprofits raising millions every month.
What others have said about our webcasts
“Graham-Pelton packed an excellent amount of tangible information into 30 minutes. I will be able to easily apply what I learned today into my work.”
Donor Relations Professional
Higher Education, OHIO
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