Crypto‐giving and surveillance philanthropy: Exploring the trade‐offs in blockchain innovation for nonprofits

• Published in: Nonprofit management & leadership Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 805 - 820
• Main Author: Howson, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.06.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Beneficiaries; Blockchain; Charities; Cryptocurrency; development; Development aid; Development programs; Donations; Donors; Fund raising; fundraising; Governance; Innovations; Nonprofit organizations; Philanthropy; Power; Surveillance; Technology; Tracking; Transparency

A blockchain is a smart electronic database, distributed to all users, immutably tracking every transaction that has ever taken place between nodes on a network. The technology is being used by some nonprofits to address various operational challenges, including attaching automated conditions to cha...