Hi again, my beloved Steemit!
I've already introduced myself, so let me just prove my identity with the picture here:
I am Katya, one of the founders of Handmade Charity in New York.
Now do you think I use the uppercase for the word OFFICIAL in the headline just to get more attention? Partially yes.
But mainly I do it because we are so far the only official non-profit organization, Handmade Charity Inc. (handmadecharity.org) that is posting on Steemit!
So we are offering you a real opportunity to use your votes for good in my weekly Charity posts!
So how does this make difference to any other post?
Well, I don't promise to send the money to the cause. I just have no choice! :)
In my first Charity post here I have explained step by step how the money are going to be transferred and used:
And, more interestingly, how YOU will be able to trace every dollar from Steemit to our bank account and then to every expense that we make:
So all you have to do is upvote... And in couple of weeks see how your votes helped us making the life of children with disabilities brighter!
With the first post we only collected $64...
But let me tell you something - I am not upset about it! And I don't compare it to makeup tutorials - I compare it to ZERO that it would be just couple of months ago, when we didn't have Steemit!
And what are these $64 for us? Well, it's two sets of colorful balloons for our events!
So I thank you all for your votes!!!
In the next weekly charity post I will make a post about our Handmade Charity event this weekend, July 23rd, where you'll see our good ideas in ACTION!:)
Have a great Sunday everyone!!
Is there a way to verify that the proceeds have gone to charity? Like maybe you could screenshot the trades of crypto to fiat on an exchange. I'm not sure the best way but it's needed because we have already seen and will see more charity raises that use Steemit and some will be bad actors.
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Absolutely! And this is what I have described in my first charity post:
https://steemit.com/charity/@katyakov/officially-the-first-charity-post-on-steemit-easier-than-ever-every-upvote-makes-a-kid-with-special-needs-smile
There is a step-by-step process, where I will be showing you the transfers that I make from my wallet here, and then you will see it landing on our Handmade Charity account through a transparency tool Frank.money.
We are using this tool not only to show how we get the money, but also to show you how we spend it. So through accessing this link:
https://frank.ly/accounts/167
you will be able to see every dollar that Handmade Charity received an every dollar that we've spent. (Give it some time though, as the tool has just been launched and now it takes some time to reflect all the changes. But it should be up and running 100% live in the next few weeks).
And to make this process even easier, I will be doing monthly reports with screenshots to show you where the money went and where you can see this information live.
That's why I'm emphasizing that these posts are official, as we are a non-profit and we are accountable not only to Steemit, but also to IRS - so we definitely don't want to mess up here:)
Let me know if you have more questions or suggestions how to make this process more easy and transparent!
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Pretty awesome that you are one step ahead of me. Not awesome for me, that I'm like one step behind someone else, but such is my life. Smart people > me. You earned my upvote. Good luck!
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Thank you!!
I'm sure it's not so much about being smarter than someone else, it's just about focusing on something and try to do the best you can)
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This is something I am happy to support, great concept and charity!
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Thank you!
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let luck be with you !
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Thanks!
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