For the third episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we’re excited to highlight the work of Black Women Blockchain Council, an organization with a mission to create a safe space that inspires, trains and activates a talent and economic pipeline of black women pursuing careers in blockchain and fintech. We welcome Olayinka Odeniran, Founder and Chairwoman of Black Women Blockchain Council.

For episode one of our new series, Auto PGF: Funding Impact with Glo Dollar, we welcome LauNaMu, Founder of Metrics Garden, Contributor to the Optimism Ecosystem, and a true leader in the Web3 public goods funding space. We explore the concept of Automatic Public Goods Funding (AutoPGF), Optimism’s innovative approach to public goods funding, and emerging trends like Deep Funding and Pluralism.

In episode 181, we’re excited to welcome J.D. Seraphine, Founder and CEO of Raiinmaker. We dive into the intersection of Web3, AI, and DePIN, how Raiinmaker is unlocking new ways for individuals to contribute to and benefit from the growth of AI, the role of crypto in the development of ethical AI, and the transformative potential of decentralized powered AI in building a better world.

In episode 164, we’re excited to welcome David Casey, CEO of Funding the Commons, a project building bridges between builders, researchers, and funders transforming funding models and mechanisms for public goods. We discuss why Web3 is a hub for public goods funding experimentation, balancing reward and impact in funding mechanisms, some of their upcoming events and experiences, and much more.

Blockchain offers NGOs, governments, and communities with revolutionary tools to help combat climate change and regenerate the earth. Whether it’s establishing new crypto incentives for climate action, bringing valuable climate data onchain, or creating new markets for tokenized environmental assets, blockchain and Web3 tools are set to play a vital role in the fight against climate change.

For Episode 2 of Growing Good on Solana, we welcome James Bettauer, Founder and CEO of ecoBridge, a ReFi platform on a mission to make ecological credits and verifiable environmental impact accessible. We discuss how they’re reimagining ecological and impact credit markets, how blockchain and AI are key to aligning the three pillars of sustainability, and why they decided to build on Solana.

Web3 presents unique opportunities for nonprofit’s looking to scale their impact. However, many nonprofits are still hesitant to engage in Web3 for a number of reasons including a limited understanding of the space, negative perceptions of Web3 fueled by bad actors, and not knowing where to start. So, in this article, we outline some of the steps you can take to begin engaging with Web3!

For today’s episode we share a recent live community discussion on the Trailblazers of Octant podcast series. We were joined by guests from Octant, Climate Coordination Network, Protocol Guild, Greenpill Dev Guild, CryptoConexión, and more. We reflect on key themes from the series, some of the most exciting aspects of Octant’s approach to Public Goods, and what’s next for Epoch 7 and Octant V2.

For episode two of Trailblazers of Octant, we welcome Thomas Gondwe of SummitShare. We explore the challenges of artifact repatriation, blockchain’s role in creating digital repositories to monitor and verify artifacts, and their Revenue Sharing Mesh to ensure benefits flow back to communities. We also explore Octant’s new Accelerator Program, and some of the takeaways from that experience.

In episode 194 we welcome Norbert Vadas, Head of Product at ZkCloud, a decentralized cloud for Zero-Knowledge proving. We dive into Norbert’s journey from the humanitarian sector to Ethereum Fellow & Web3 builder, and break down ZK proving in an accessible way—how it works, why it matters, and how ZKCloud is building the infrastructure for a more fair, decentralized, and scalable internet.