Okay so the Bitcoin development fund is the only fund that sends 100% of its contributions to the cause with no skimming off the top?
Are there any accurate numbers you can provide as to how much of other funds are skimmed? Like this art fund, do you know what percentage gets skimmed off the top for salaries?
We have two dozen programs. They are all unique. Some programs are 100% funding a person to do research or legal work. We hire lawyers to get people out of jail for example. Some programs are grants like BDF or specific programs we have to make grants to civil society in Belarus or Hong Kong. Some are event production like the Oslo Freedom Forum. Do you have a specific question? Would you like to make a donation to something?
If I donate $1k to a fund, what percentage of that actually goes to the cause? 95%? 80%? 50%?
We aren’t the Red Cross or something. We don’t exist to give money to other people. We have some special funds that do that like the BDF but we are generally speaking an advocacy organization. If you give money to for example the Freedom Fellowship it gets split across: a) paying the people who make it happen - the main cost b) some travel and accommodations for workshops and retreats c) a stipend we give the fellows d) some equipment and other smaller misc costs
