@bfg
I have seen many "possibly" worthy causes in crypto circles recently asking for funding from the community and running the whole system totally backwards 🙄 it that's you - read this for next time 🚨
I’ll keep it punchy and short:
- if it’s the first time I see you on the timeline and in my DMs and you’re asking for donation … it’s not happening
- if it’s the first time I see the cause you’re fundraising for on the timeline … it’s not happening
- you may think everyone on the timeline has more money than you so they can spare some … but that’s arrogant
- you don’t know how many times someone on the timeline was hacked or saw donation scams happen in the past ten years … that’s relevant, cos they don’t know you.
Step aside and imagine: would you show up at someone’s doorstep asking for money for a thing they know nothing about and have no chance of attending, verifying, or engaging with?
I hope you would not … it would be stupid.
I’m NOT SAYING ALL THIS TO DISCOURAGE YOU - but to stress that good causes need the same good work and attention as good products, otherwise nothing happens. So far, only HUMANS donate around here, and they NEED TO KNOW, TO UNDERSTAND, TO BELIEVE.
So please, next time (personal emergencies aside) talk about your plans, join groups, meet people, explain your plans, show what you’ve done, maybe show yourself on calls so nobody will be surprised when they see the fundraiser 🙏