Greenpeace: Bitcoin Helps Us Promote Free Speech, Independence

Greenpeace, a non-governmental campaigning organisation focused on environmental issues, announced it would begin accepting bitcoin donations last month, becoming the latest not-for-profit group to embrace the digital currency.
The move, which followed a similar announcement by United Way, is especially notable because Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations – it relies largely on small donations from the public.
CoinDesk spoke with Greenpeace chief information officer Tom Camerlinck, who explained that there were many ‘practical things’ that motivated the organisation to adopt bitcoin into its fundraising efforts – things like lower transaction fees, the privacy of its donors and having a payment channel that allows the fraud and security team to worry less.
Camerlinck explained to CoinDesk that due to the nature of its donor base, the organisation strives to diversify and add different communities into the mix of people that funds its work.

This post was published at Coin Desk on October 5, 2014.