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| + | == Australia: The Bitcoin Association of Australia == | ||
| + | * Board members: | ||
| + | ** [[Martin Bajalan]] | ||
| + | ** [[Max Kaye]] Treasurer | ||
| + | ** [[Adam Poulton]] Secretary | ||
| + | ** [[Pantelis Roussakis]] Vice-President | ||
| + | ** [[Bret Treasure]] | ||
| + | ** [[Jason Williams]] President | ||
| + | ** [[Tristan Winters]] | ||
| − | = | + | == Austria: Bitcoin Austria == |
| − | + | * [http://bitcoin-austria.at/ Website] | |
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| − | == | + | == Belgium: Belgian Bitcoin Association == |
| − | + | * Directors: | |
| + | ** [[Arne Brutschy]] | ||
| + | ** [[Chris D'Costa]] | ||
| + | ** [[Jérémie Dubois-Lacoste]] | ||
| + | ** [[Filip Roose]] | ||
| + | ** [[Thomas Spaas]] | ||
| + | ** [[Jean Wallemacq]] | ||
| − | == The | + | == Canada: The Bitcoin Embassy == |
| − | + | * [http://bitcoinembassy.ca website] | |
| + | A non-profit organization seeking to promote the adoption of Bitcoin and related crypto-technologies, as well as facilitating networking throughout the Bitcoin community in Canada and worldwide. | ||
| + | == Germany: Bundesverband Bitcoin e.V. == | ||
| + | * [http://www.bundesverband-bitcoin.de/ Website] | ||
* Board members: | * Board members: | ||
** [[Radoslav Albrecht]] | ** [[Radoslav Albrecht]] | ||
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** [[Jörg Platzer]] Vice Chairman | ** [[Jörg Platzer]] Vice Chairman | ||
| − | == The | + | == Israel: איגוד הביטקוין הישראלי == |
| − | + | See [[The Israeli Bitcoin Association]]. | |
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| + | == Italy: Bitcoin Foundation Italia == | ||
| + | * [https://www.bitcoin-italia.org/ Website] | ||
| + | * Board members: | ||
| + | ** [[Andrea Medri]] | ||
| + | ** [[Davide Barbieri]] | ||
| + | ** [[Franco Cimatti]] | ||
| + | == Netherlands: Stichting Bitcoin Nederland == | ||
* [http://stichtingbitcoin.nl/ Website] | * [http://stichtingbitcoin.nl/ Website] | ||
* [http://stichtingbitcoin.nl/index.php/de-stichting/het-bestuur/ Board members]: | * [http://stichtingbitcoin.nl/index.php/de-stichting/het-bestuur/ Board members]: | ||
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** [[Sicco Steenhuisen]] Chairman | ** [[Sicco Steenhuisen]] Chairman | ||
| − | == | + | == Switzerland: Bitcoin Association Switzerland == |
| + | * [https://www.bitcoinassociation.ch/ Website] | ||
| + | * Board members: | ||
| + | ** [[Johann Gevers]] - Treasurer | ||
| + | ** [[Stefan Greiner]] - Secretary | ||
| + | ** [[Luzius Meisser]] - President | ||
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| + | == United Kingdom: UK Bitcoin Foundation == | ||
* [[Adam Cleary]] | * [[Adam Cleary]] | ||
* [[Paul Gordon]] | * [[Paul Gordon]] | ||
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* [[Lee Welham]] | * [[Lee Welham]] | ||
| − | == | + | == United States / International: Bitcoin Foundation == |
| − | * [ | + | * [http://bitcoinfoundation.org/ website] |
| − | * Board members: | + | * [https://bitcoinfoundation.org/about/board Board members (alphabetically)]: |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Gavin Andresen]] - Chief Scientist |
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| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Jon Matonis]] - Executive Director and Board Member |
| − | + | ** [[Patrick Murck]] - General Counsel | |
| − | + | ** [[Charlie Shrem]] - Vice Chairman | |
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PikaPay's Mission: To explore trends in science, technology, community and culture; To overcome limitations of traditional financial services; To improve lives, empower groups and individuals; and To make greater social contributions to the world. | PikaPay's Mission: To explore trends in science, technology, community and culture; To overcome limitations of traditional financial services; To improve lives, empower groups and individuals; and To make greater social contributions to the world. | ||
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Revision as of 16:04, 22 November 2013
This page will list all the known Bitcoin and crypto-currency non-profits around the world. The criterias for being on this list are:
- A focus on Bitcoin or crypto-currency (merely accepting Bitcoin donations is not enough)
- Being a non-profit
- The organization needs to be either a registered non-profit or in the process of active registration.
Contents
- 1 List of organizations (by country of residence)
- 1.1 Australia: The Bitcoin Association of Australia
- 1.2 Austria: Bitcoin Austria
- 1.3 Belgium: Belgian Bitcoin Association
- 1.4 Canada: The Bitcoin Embassy
- 1.5 Germany: Bundesverband Bitcoin e.V.
- 1.6 Israel: איגוד הביטקוין הישראלי
- 1.7 Italy: Bitcoin Foundation Italia
- 1.8 Netherlands: Stichting Bitcoin Nederland
- 1.9 Switzerland: Bitcoin Association Switzerland
- 1.10 United Kingdom: UK Bitcoin Foundation
- 1.11 United States / International: Bitcoin Foundation
- 2 Other
- 3 See Also
List of organizations (by country of residence)
Australia: The Bitcoin Association of Australia
- Board members:
- Martin Bajalan
- Max Kaye Treasurer
- Adam Poulton Secretary
- Pantelis Roussakis Vice-President
- Bret Treasure
- Jason Williams President
- Tristan Winters
Austria: Bitcoin Austria
Belgium: Belgian Bitcoin Association
- Directors:
Canada: The Bitcoin Embassy
A non-profit organization seeking to promote the adoption of Bitcoin and related crypto-technologies, as well as facilitating networking throughout the Bitcoin community in Canada and worldwide.
Germany: Bundesverband Bitcoin e.V.
- Website
- Board members:
- Radoslav Albrecht
- Dennis Daiber
- Oliver Flaskämper
- JF Gallas Chairman
- Timo Hanke
- Jörg von Minckwitz
- Jörg Platzer Vice Chairman
Israel: איגוד הביטקוין הישראלי
See The Israeli Bitcoin Association.
Italy: Bitcoin Foundation Italia
- Website
- Board members:
Netherlands: Stichting Bitcoin Nederland
Switzerland: Bitcoin Association Switzerland
- Website
- Board members:
- Johann Gevers - Treasurer
- Stefan Greiner - Secretary
- Luzius Meisser - President
United Kingdom: UK Bitcoin Foundation
United States / International: Bitcoin Foundation
- website
- Board members (alphabetically):
- Gavin Andresen - Chief Scientist
- Mark Karpeles - Board Member
- Jon Matonis - Executive Director and Board Member
- Patrick Murck - General Counsel
- Charlie Shrem - Vice Chairman
- Peter Vessenes - Chairman of the Board
Other
Bitcoin100
Bitcoin100 is a charity organization that exists specifically to convince new charities to start accepting bitcoin donations.
The Mastercoin Foundation
See the Mastercoin wiki.
PikaPay Foundation
The PikaPay Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to innovation in today’s financial systems and is focussed on developing the Bitcoin ecosystem.
PikaPay's Mission: To explore trends in science, technology, community and culture; To overcome limitations of traditional financial services; To improve lives, empower groups and individuals; and To make greater social contributions to the world.
