Millennial: A digital token enabling non-profit organizations to fundraise and donate

April 15, 2018

The blockchain now plays a large role in how corporations fundraise. Corporations are able to leverage the blockchain to raise money via the use of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT). These blockchain funding mechanisms have not impacted the churches and mission project donations spaces. This paper describes the Millennial Token (MIL), a new decentralized platform that enables nonprofit organizations to capture and process donations without the overhead associated with today’s current donation mechanisms.

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