How to build a blockchain charity or crowdsourcing platform

Public trust in nonprofit organizations has declined, with American donations dropping from 66% in 2000 to 53% in 2016, reflecting a broader loss of confidence in various institutions. The article explores using blockchain technology as a potential solution to restore trust in charitable organizations by ensuring transparency and decentralization. Blockchain allows for open data handling and public inspection, which could foster trust among donors. The piece outlines the construction of a blockchain-based charity platform where users can create campaigns, receive donations in Ethereum (ETH), and manage funds through smart contracts. These smart contracts provide a transparent and secure method for managing donations, with campaign creation, donation tracking, and fund withdrawal all managed on the blockchain. This approach is suggested as a way to address the diminishing trust in traditional fundraising systems, potentially offering a transformative new model for charity operations.