In episode 143, we’re excited to welcome Rasmus Scheuer, Co-Founder of Pawthereum, a community-run crypto philanthropy project that supports animal welfare causes. We discuss why Web3 is such a powerful tool for community-driven philanthropy, some of the incredible projects they’ve supported with $500k in donations, advice for Web3 impact builders, and Rasmus’ new project Impactify which aims to embed philanthropy into everyday transactions.

--Three Key Takeaways--

One of the most challenging aspects of building a project in Web3 is building a community around it. At the same time, community is the most powerful aspect of Web3, and presents a unique opportunity for projects to connect with a global community of supporters.
Working with and onboarding smaller nonprofits to Web3 is important. They often face more barriers engaging in Web3 as they don’t have the resources of larger organizations. An important aspect of inclusion in Web3 is ensuring these smaller organizations have the same opportunity to leverage Web3 to grow their causes.
Web3 is a powerful tool for embedding charitable giving into everyday actions, such as micro donations tied to financial transactions. Blockchain makes it much easier to automate these donations while ensuring transparency and auditability.

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