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Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

  • 1.  Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-21-2022 08:44 AM
    Greetings from New Orleans and aasp Summit.  It has been fantastic seeing 560 of our closest friends and colleagues!

    There have been many great online and offline conversations.  Among those is the topic of accepting cryptocurrency.  It is great to see how many organizations have moved toward accepting these.

    So here is the related survey question:
    • For those who have formally adopted acceptance of cryptocurrency, what vendor are you using?
    Feel free to respond to the list.  Or, if you prefer, send me your response, and I will tabulate the information and send it back to the list.

    Oh, and if you are not using a vendor and are doing your own thing with a virtual wallet, that information is useful for the survey, too!

    John

    John H. Taylor
    Principal
    John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC
    2604 Sevier St.
    Durham, NC   27705
    919.816.5903 (cell/text)

    Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987


  • 2.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-21-2022 11:20 AM

    At the University of Puget Sound our Board of Trustees updated our Gift Acceptance Policy last May to authorize the acceptance and holding of donations of crypto currency. These donations are held by/through Gemini Institutional. Outright gifts of crypto currency (those that are converted to US dollars at the moment of donation) are still handled through Bitpay.

     

    Sean

    ____________________

    Sean Vincent

    Senior Director

    University Relations Information Services

     

    UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
    1500 N. Warner St. #1063
    Tacoma, WA 98416-1063
    Office: 253.879.2662

    Mobile: 360.402.9996

    svincent@pugetsound.edu

    pugetsound.edu

     






  • 3.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-21-2022 03:28 PM
    Anecdotally, we've found that organizations generally are preferring solutions that do not require them to have a wallet, but also do not process transactions through a DAF or foundation. 


    Thank you,
    Isaac Shalev
    Data Strategy Expert
    Sage70, Inc.
    (917) 859-0151
    isaac@sage70.com

    Schedule a 30-minute consultation now:






  • 4.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-21-2022 05:48 PM
    John,

    Caltech uses The Giving Block for accepting crypto.

    And, it WAS great seeing you and everyone else in New Orleans!

    Mark

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    Mark A. Longo
    Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and Development Administrative Management
    Caltech  |  Pasadena, CA  |  (626) 395-1251







  • 5.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-22-2022 12:42 PM
    Our finance office signed with The Giving Block this year.

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    Jennifer Kenzor
    Executive Director of Advancement Services
    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    seddelme@rose-hulman.edu
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  • 6.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-22-2022 01:26 PM
    Thanks!

    John H. Taylor
    Principal
    John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC
    2604 Sevier St.
    Durham, NC   27705
    919.816.5903 (cell/text)

    Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987





    Original Message


  • 7.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-26-2022 12:25 PM
    I have received about six replies to this survey.  Please drop me a note if you have input, and I will publish the results later this week!

    John

    John H. Taylor
    Principal
    John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC
    2604 Sevier St.
    Durham, NC   27705
    919.816.5903 (cell/text)

    Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987


    On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 2:43 PM John Taylor <johntaylorconsulting@gmail.com> wrote:
    Greetings from New Orleans and aasp Summit.  It has been fantastic seeing 560 of our closest friends and colleagues!

    There have been many great online and offline conversations.  Among those is the topic of accepting cryptocurrency.  It is great to see how many organizations have moved toward accepting these.

    So here is the related survey question:
    • For those who have formally adopted acceptance of cryptocurrency, what vendor are you using?
    Feel free to respond to the list.  Or, if you prefer, send me your response, and I will tabulate the information and send it back to the list.

    Oh, and if you are not using a vendor and are doing your own thing with a virtual wallet, that information is useful for the survey, too!

    John

    John H. Taylor
    Principal
    John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC
    2604 Sevier St.
    Durham, NC   27705
    919.816.5903 (cell/text)

    Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987





  • 8.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-26-2022 12:41 PM
    Hi John,

    San Jose State is not yet accepting crypto.  Our current gift acceptance policy indicates that we prefer the donor convert it to USD and then give us the money.  However, we are interested in possibly contracting with one of the companies that help non-profits handle these types of transactions.  Maria Ramirez and I attended an AASP sponsored webinar recently on this topic and we're definitely interested, but are still exploring what would work best for us.

    Hope that helps!

    Best regards,

    Beth


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    Beth L. Colbert, '86 '89
    Associate Vice President, Advancement and Campaign Operations

    University Advancement
    San Jose State University
    One Washington Square
    San Jose, CA 95192-0257
    408.924.1119








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  • 9.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-26-2022 01:49 PM
    Pepperdine uses The Giving Block for accepting crypto.

    -Tracy
    Tracy Rolston
    Associate Vice Chancellor
    Advancement Services
    Pepperdine University

    o: 818.702.1488c: 323.559.4663





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  • 10.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 06:18 AM
    Hi John - we are accepting Crypto and are using Giving Block as our vendor to accept and immediately sell. 

    Warm regards,
    Saskia

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    Saskia Sawyer
    Assistant Vice President, Gift Services
    University of Colorado Foundation
    saskia.sawyer@cufund.org
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  • 11.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 08:21 AM
    Gustavus Adolphus College updated our Gift Acceptance Policy this year, and is now accepting gifts of crypto via BitPay.

    Gwen




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  • 12.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 12:12 PM
    Bucknell is using The Giving Block through their partnership with GiveCampus.

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    Courtney Sims
    Director, Gift Processing & Data Management
    Bucknell University
    courtney.sims@bucknell.edu
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    Original Message


  • 13.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 12:19 PM
    John,

    Lehigh University is using Coinbase specifically, a "Coinbase Prime" institutional account.

    Thanks.

    Sean

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    Sean Shappell
    Asst. Vice President, Information Services
    Lehigh University
    ses211@lehigh.edu
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    Original Message


  • 14.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 12:52 PM

    We use a Coinbase Prime Institutional account at Fort Lewis College, mainly to take advantage of a cold storage option for a gift we are holding onto for an extended period of time.

     

     

    Hillary Cote(she/her/hers)

    Manager of Advancement Services

    Fort Lewis College

     

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  • 15.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 12:55 PM
    Thanks!

    My survey now has 15 responses - keep those cards and letters coming!  Results will be shared Thursday!

    John

    John H. Taylor
    Principal
    John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC
    2604 Sevier St.
    Durham, NC   27705
    919.816.5903 (cell/text)

    Serving the Advancement Community Since 1987





    Original Message


  • 16.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 09:51 AM
    Thanks for a wonderful conference. 
    We are using Giving Block.
    - Emi Ayala 
    Director of Gift Acceptance 





  • 17.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 01:49 PM

    Hi John, Mizzou accepts it, and we're using Giving Block. Unfortunately, we have yet to receive our first crypto gift.

     

    Thanks,

    Shannon

     

    Shannon Jarnegan

    Assistant Vice Chancellor

    University of Missouri




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  • 18.  RE: Unscientific Crypto Vendor Survey

    Posted 09-27-2022 09:09 PM
    We don't accept crypto, nor have we been offered any.
    However, our department has been asked to look in to this process and make recommendations for policy updates, devise internal processes, and identify vendors. We are interested in the results.

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    Maureen Aylward
    Associate Director of Advancement Services
    University of Mary Washington
    maylward@umw.edu
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