<a href="https://www.communitysolutions.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Community Solutions</a>, a non-profit Truhoma was connected to by <a href="https://www.shfb.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley</a>, and Truhoma created a pilot project to provide care packages combining food from Second Harvest and additional household, hygiene and cleaning items provided by Truhoma. The goal of the pilot is to thoroughly test the platform, gain feedback and learn first hand what clients need so that we can build the most suitable packages for them. We want to deliver this benefit over a sustained period of time in order to help clients of the Community Solutions to focus on regaining stable financial footing while their immediate needs are met. 13 years ago, Ana Lukner Roljić founded her first non-profit organization called Ana's Little Star, which has become the largest food bank in Slovenia, run completely voluntarily and without money. After so many years of experience in running the charity while at the same time working in high-tech, in November 2021 Ana launched Truhoma, another non-profit organization, specializing in developing modern technologies to infuse philanthropy with 100% transparency, traceability and efficiency. Truhoma's main objectives are to set new global philanthropic standards by creating a transparent and sustainable global movement directly helping those in need.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/IMG_7089-1679323193453-ed5faeb8f95110e9b843a30285b90be7.jpg" alt="IMG_7089.JPG" width="960" height="1280">“In&nbsp;Second&nbsp;Harvest, we found a collaborator with matching values and many synergies for a successful collaboration, which will enhance the lives of clients,”&nbsp;said Ana, founder of Truhoma. A truly great partnershipAfter a successful first year of Truhoma in Europe (see our&nbsp;<a href="https://truhoma.org/en-SI/donation-tracker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(66, 212, 135); background-color: initial;">Donation Tracker</a>), Ana teamed up with her long-term network in Silicon Valley and started to build a beautiful new story.Truhoma started conversations with <a href="https://www.shfb.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Second Harvest,</a> one of the largest food banks in the United States, and very soon we all realized that our collaboration could bring many benefits, innovation to both of us but especially to the clients. Second Harvest opened the first door for us and gave us an opportunity to enter the US market, starting in California. For that we are extremely grateful. We are proud to collaborate with Second Harvest and are grateful for their recommendations to help connect clients with additional support. “No one should ever go hungry”The mission of <a href="https://www.shfb.org/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley</a> is to lead our community to ensure anyone who needs a healthy meal can get one. The organization is committed to doing whatever it takes to build a hunger-free community. That means distributing nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley, leveraging every available food resource, and collaborating with organizations and people who share the belief that hunger is unacceptable. Nutritious food is the foundation for a healthy, productive life.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/Screenshot-2023-03-24-133143-1679661121097-7605b207268c5f9aaa37fb35fbe06343.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-03-24 133143.png" width="810" height="532"> “Creating opportunities. Changing lives”<a href="https://www.communitysolutions.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Community Solutions</a> is a non-profit agency that provides services and support to help children, families, and individuals overcome the challenges posed by mental health issues, substance abuse, trauma, severe family dysfunction, sexual and domestic violence, and human trafficking.Their mission is to create opportunities for positive change by promoting and supporting the full potential of individuals, the strengths of families, and the well-being of our community.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/Screenshot-2023-03-20-150425-1679661316400-4877839bc7e01b6470bbe22cf7f5e19b.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-03-20 150425.png" width="786" height="371"> Our pilot projectWith the guidance of <a href="https://www.shfb.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Second Harvest</a>, Truhoma developed the idea for a pilot project to provide care packages including food from Second Harvest and additional items sourced by Truhoma, such as culturally appropriate foods, hygiene products, cleaning and baby products, and school supplies.Second Harvest connected Truhoma with <a href="https://www.communitysolutions.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Community Solutions</a> and together we launched a three-month pilot project, our first in the US. In this first pilot project, we are including one of Community Solutions residents’ programs - Maria Way, which is an independent transitional living space. A house for men who are mostly over 55 years old and have struggled with mental health challenges. Maria Way provides a clean and sober living environment, culturally-competent, strengths-based services for wellness and recovery. Decreases impact of trauma, increases resiliency, and supports high levels of personal and civic achievement. All residents are also connected to mental health services, and are preparing to find long term permanent homes.Currently, there are 7 residents in Maria Way program and they are all participating in our pilot project. We are now raising donations for all of them to provide them with food, hygiene and cleaning products of their choice.Knowing that they have consistent and reliable food and household support helps clients focus on their well-being and move forward.Truhoma is already recruiting sponsors/donors whose donations will provide the household items in the pilot project.&nbsp;The entire donation process is recorded to the blockchain and can be reviewed at any time through our&nbsp;<a href="/en-US/donation-tracker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(66, 212, 135); background-color: initial;">Donation Tracker</a>. This ensures that the entire donation is 100% transparent, traceable and efficient, making philanthropy streamlined and sustainable.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/Screenshot-2023-03-20-151718-1679661360883-68dcaa20b8a715cb59c1acd2baab48d4.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-03-20 151718.png" width="835" height="410"> This is just the beginning ....The overall development for this project took one year, many Zoom calls with a 9-hour time difference and took place separately from ongoing projects in Europe. It has taken a lot of effort, testing, adapting and even changing ideas to get to this point. We are extremely happy to be able to start such a great story together with everyone.We would like to thank our team and US Board members for outstanding work. A tremendous thank you to all the actors of <a href="https://www.shfb.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Second Harvest</a> and <a href="https://www.communitysolutions.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Community Solutions</a> for their dedication, insights and trust. In addition, thanking all the partners, sponsors, donors who are already supporting us and to all the new ones that will be joining our movement.We are witnessing difficult times. The Covid-19 pandemic and inflation have pushed people into even greater hardship, while donations are unfortunately decreasing. Therefore, we are sure that with our collaboration and partnerships we can provide a transparent &amp; sustainable difference that brings more aid and allows people to change the circumstances of their life.This blog is like a diary. We’ll keep you up to date with the development of this pilot, enrich it with photos from the field and statements from all the actors involved. Stay tuned. Thank you for supporting us and with that, our clients.&nbsp;April and May 2023In the first half of April, Ana arrived in the US and met with the people we have been working with throughout the pilot project, gathered new ideas and made new collaborations. She introduced our platform to different people and tried to get the best possible feedback.&nbsp;Ana, Susan B. Arillaga, CEO of Truhoma and a Board member and Linda C. Lawrence, also a Board member, finally met with the people who helped us bring the project idea to reality - Olivia Teter, Head of Client Innovation at <a href="https://www.shfb.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley</a>, Cindy Siu, Special Programs Manager at Second Harvest and Angela Kitchens of Communication Solutions. They talked about the execution of the first pilot project, its progress and they brainstormed how to help clients in the most efficient yet customized way. Moreover, a lot was also said about the current state of philanthropy and the general situation with donations. As Ana always says: “You have to really know and understand the market so that you can find the best product market fit and provide the best possible solution.”&nbsp;<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/photo_2023-05-25_16-07-36-1686120847233-6208e1f17309b111d7e53ac2e1ef8c17.jpg" alt="photo_2023-05-25_16-07-36.jpg" width="1280" height="960"> Ana also visited one of the locations of Second Harvest and she was amazed by their incredible work at scale. They explained to her in a detailed way how they operate, what their focuses are, challenges and vision.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/photo_2023-05-25_13-36-41-(2)-1686120887022-36cdb6e6da03d4bc1b5447994530aafe.jpg" alt="photo_2023-05-25_13-36-41 (2).jpg" width="960" height="1280"> <img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/photo_2023-05-25_13-36-41-1686120886615-b29f4647160ff7a3a3fc8a47578ea261.jpg" alt="photo_2023-05-25_13-36-41.jpg" width="960" height="1280"> Olivia Teter, Head of Client Innovation at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, said: “Over the past year, we have had a beautiful collaboration with the Truhoma team. From the beginning we shared a commitment for uplifting the lives of people in our community, with a curiosity about how to be of best service, an awareness of the many challenges, and always from the spirit of love. I believe this is just the beginning and look forward to the increasing good our collaboration will create within our community.”Cindy Sui, Special Programs Manager at Second Harvest who connected us with Community Solutions, also shared her experience of the first pilot project: “it has been a pleasure working with the Truhoma team. The team is passionate about working with the community to provide community members with support amidst challenging times. During the pilot, the team empowered our partner to set up their campaign and was flexible when changes need to be made. The Truhoma teams’ expertise and dedication to the work is creating a positive impact within each community that they partner with.During this period of time we also funded our first project with food packages. We would like to thank all the donors who donated to help the residents of the Maria Way program. You can see the full project <a href="https://truhoma.org/en-US/project/Creating-opportunities.-Changing-lives./b70a19cb-e9df-4ae7-86ef-75dad1708490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a> All 7 residents have already received their packages from the first pilot project with food packages. Ana and some of her board members also visited them and talked to them about their living situation. They are all trying to make the best of their lives. As Michael, one of the residents, said: “Thank you for helping our residential house with so many great things of our choice. We appreciate any help we can get, and we are trying as hard as we can in our programs. Thank you for thinking of us.“ We are very pleased to have been able to help them, listen to their needs so that we can continue to provide even better help for them.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/unnamed-(16)-(1)-1686123071031-1eed872afbddd48046b395663fa227b9.jpg" alt="unnamed (16) (1).jpg" width="1512" height="2016">Angela Kitchens, contact person at Communication Solutions, receiving the donated food packages from the first project, which she distributed among the 7 residents. As we want to continuously improve the performance of our platform and offer the best possible user experience to the donors, clients and other agencies joining the Truhoma Movement, any feedback is very important to us. That is why we are very grateful that everyone who visited our platform and donated to our first pilot project shared with us their user experience information and insights into the donation process. In addition, we also received a lot of feedback from the agency side (Second Harvest and Community Solutions) and they too, gave us first-hand feedback of how they experience the project application process and the use of the platform itself. All suggestions we received have been very welcoming and based on them, we have made immediate improvements, upgrades because only in that way can we provide the best solution and make it clear, simple and very user-friendly.&nbsp;Following the success of the pilot project, we have already launched a second project to provide residents with their favorite culturally relevant food items. In addition to that food project, we have also launched a hygiene and cleaning project, where those residents will receive hygiene and cleaning products of their choice. We are now raising donations for these two projects that are available on our platform. We will be very grateful if you can make a donation <a href="https://truhoma.org/en-US/donor/explorer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">here</a>.&nbsp;Ana is now back in Slovenia and together with her team, her US board, Second Harvest and Community Solutions, she is working on several new pilot projects, which will already include some of the upgrades and new features we are currently developing.We'll tell you more about this soon. Stay tuned!

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Truhoma USA Launch: a Pilot Project with Second Harvest & Community Solutions

Webby Awards, known also as “internet Oscars” has published the nominees and honorees of the 27th edition, among which is also Truhoma’s campaign #AIArtNotHumanWar. Truhoma and Pristop in the company of “internet Oscars”Out of 14,000 entries from around the world, our #AIArtNotHumanWar campaign, designed with advertising agency Pristop, was one of the 20% of projects to receive an Honourable Mention in the Social Campaigns for Public Good and Activism category. This is the first Slovenian recognition at the Webby Awards, which we are extremely proud of, and will put Truhoma and Pristop in the prestigious gallery of "Internet Oscars".What are Webby Awards?The Webby Awards are the leading international awards for excellence on the internet, presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The Academy is made up of more than 3,000 leading Internet professionals, technology innovators, business people, visionaries, creative celebrities and former Webby winners and nominees.&nbsp;Among honored and nominated creative agencies this year are R/GA, BBDO, Publicis, Serviceplan Germany, McCann, Droga5, Media.Monks.Among big media brands are HBO, BBC, Al Jazeera, Netflix, Disney, National Geographic. Among tech brands – Apple, Meta, OpenAI, Spotify, Sony etc.2023 is also a big year for entertainment stars at The Webbies with Harry Styles, Doja Cat, Mr Beast, Jimmy Kimmel, Lizzo, Selena Gomez, Post Malone, RuPaul, Black Pink and Serena Williams among nominees.You can read more about awards and this year’s nominees and honorees <a href="https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp; At Truhoma, we consider it an honour that our mission to help people, combined with creativity and the use of modern technology, has been recognised by the international community.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-us.truhoma.org/cms/photo_2023-04-11_20-12-21-1681282906366-c4b09af442506a02fb1853dd488ec746.jpg" alt="photo_2023-04-11_20-12-21.jpg" width="1280" height="1280">﻿

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#AIArtNotHumanWar Campaign receives an Honorary Webby Award

In the last days of October, Truhoma made major strides in expanding 100% transparency, traceability and efficiency in philanthropy across Slovenia’s borders. Together with our partner GoCrypto which enables cryptocurrency donations on our platform, we were part of the extraordinary Plan ₿ Forum. We took this opportunity to show the world how blockchain-based philanthropy solves issues with trust and transparency that charity organizations are facing all over the world. Plan ₿ ForumOctober 28th and 29th were certainly important dates for both Truhoma and GoCrypto as well as individuals around the globe who are interested in cryptocurrency development. The event that took place in Lugano, Switzerland, gave attendees a chance to experience the practical use and benefits of cryptocurrencies in everyday life. When speaking at one of the Plan ₿ panel discussions, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dejanroljic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent;">Dejan Roljić</a>, GoCrypto’s CEO, explained that cryptocurrencies are the key to personal, financial and business freedom and a solution for the fast-growing inflation in today’s world.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Eligma-1673255905290-083ee9e209c3cd43000182c5e8c245e0.jpg" alt="Eligma.jpg" width="1542" height="2048"> GoCrypto was the Forum platinum sponsor and thus played a key part at the event. It presented attendees with an advanced technological infrastructure with numerous solutions for a user-friendly, modern payment network.You can find out more about the event by reading GoCrypto’s blog:<a href="https://gocrypto.com/blog/bringing-crypto-to-the-heart-of-europe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </a><a href="https://gocrypto.com/blog/bringing-crypto-to-the-heart-of-europe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Bringing Crypto To The Heart Of Europe</a>. Give back! GoCrypto not only displayed its products, but also enabled attendees to try them out. They were able to buy snacks, fruit and drinks in the crypto shopping corner by using cryptocurrencies on a POS terminal utilizing the GoCrypto system. In two days, payments at the GoCrypto shopping corner amounted to €230. GoCrypto used them in their entirety to buy help packages for families in need through the Truhoma platform. Their entire donation, from payment to the actual delivery confirmation, can be tracked via our <a href="https://truhoma.org/en-SI/donation-tracker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent;">Donation Tracker</a>. With it, Truhoma is able to prove that donations through our platform are 100% transparent, traceable and efficient. <img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/EligmaTruhoma-1673255940694-2bea3bce327b87e569088b65701a1e56.jpg" alt="EligmaTruhoma.jpg" width="1542" height="2048"> Our partnership with GoCrypto<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-lukner-roljic-msc-9783b35a/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent;">Ana Lukner Roljić</a>, founder of Truhoma and<a href="https://anaslittlestar.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </a><a href="https://anaslittlestar.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Ana’s little star</a>, found out about the blockchain technology 6 years ago and recognized it as the only tool that can change philanthropy standards. This technology is enabling 100% transparency and traceability while creating a secure and decentralized transaction ledger for crypto, card and other digital payments. The GoCrypto system that is encompassing simple solutions for different payment types is a comprehensive tool, enabling Truhoma to offer donors the possibility to use currencies of the future on our platform.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You can find out more about blockchain technology and its use in the field of philanthropy by reading <a href="https://truhoma.org/en/blog/blog-3/133" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://us.truhoma.org/en-US/blog/blog-2/7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">our blog.</a> From transparency to a better world!

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Truhoma is crossing borders, again

Truhoma always prides itself in using cutting-edge technologies in innovative ways to add 100% transparency, traceability and efficiency in philanthropy. Lately, we have recognized the decline in public donations for Ukraine and the rise of AI-generative art, so we decided to use it in an unusual way to help Ukrainian civilians caught in the conflict. Together with the Pristop agency we launched a campaign called “Make AI-generated art, not human-generated war” to encourage donations amid the war in Ukraine that has been raging for over 6 months now.We used real news headlines and events about the ongoing war in Ukraine and applied them in a popular text-to-image AI tool Craiyon. The result is a series of surreal online posters featuring powerful images made by AI, which are hard to distinguish from reality. The message we are sending is that unlike AI-generated images, the war in Ukraine is real and is still being “generated” by humans, while millions of Ukrainian civilians are still in need of support.Ana Lukner Roljic, founder of Truhoma: “At Truhoma we believe that such images should only be generated by AI, not by human hands. But the reality is different. Ukrainian civilians are still requiring our help, in their everyday life they are struggling without basic necessities. We have recently seen a decline in donations as many are getting used to the war in Ukraine. That’s why we decided to use AI art, a powerful creative tool, to attract people’s attention to our mission. With the slogan “From AI art to human help” we are aiming to remind that this human-made war is not over and that your donation will be a direct aid to those who need it the most.”Together with our partners, we plan to deliver 200 food packages directly into the hands of Ukrainian civilians (you can review the project <a href="https://truhoma.org/en-SI/tracker/simpleledger:qz3z2mtwlmkph5dzhqduz8ga8cfey3vrhcnrph8dgn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent;">here</a>). A EUR 40 donation provides a full package containing a variety of canned goods, pasta, rice, coffee, baking powder and other vital food items. In line with our standards of transparent philanthropy, we will track donations and package deliveries on the blockchain and on the ground with the help of Ukrainian volunteers and organizations.Ana Lukner Roljic, founder of Truhoma: “This campaign is the latest of our efforts to help Ukrainians; in April 2022 we organized a donation project and delivered 500 packages of food to people in Kyiv and its surroundings. We proved that together with people, who support our cause, we can provide real help. Our efforts have already been recognized by Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, which went on to make a contribution toward an additional 1,000 packages. Moreover, we also enable and encourage companies to open their own branded projects to donate and measure their own impact.”The campaign will expand by inviting prominent digital artists to participate and disseminate the call to help Ukrainian civilians through our platform by creating their own AI tributes, and posting them on social media with the hashtag #AIartNotHumanWarUla Spindler, Partner at Pristop agency: “In 2022 text-to-image AI art became a big trend worldwide. People are using a number of artificial intelligence tools &amp; algorithms to create digital arts and share it on social media. We decided to use this trend to attract people’s attention to the situation in Ukraine and urge them to donate through Truhoma. Today when there is so much suffering from this war, we need to use all possible visual tools to grab people’s attention on digital media and to engage them into this important humanitarian mission.”You can see some of the image examples below:<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/309605063_186900357151990_9216584795787672318_n-1673255434397-0799f5e0b2575efd97c13eff36c1854c.jpg" alt="309605063_186900357151990_9216584795787672318_n.jpg" width="2048" height="1536"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/309314505_186893043819388_4078761597304308269_n-1673255495448-ba17a9469f2d48c35b68ac48542bf32b.jpg" alt="309314505_186893043819388_4078761597304308269_n.jpg" width="2048" height="1536"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/309371846_186897653818927_1739402745733512922_n-1673255459293-05aa487d79f0ecdb2beddc2834fb179d.jpg" alt="309371846_186897653818927_1739402745733512922_n.jpg" width="2048" height="1536">

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Truhoma uses AI art in an innovative way

WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY?Blockchain is a technology based on chaining data blocks. These cannot be changed without breaking the integrity of the entire chain. As is the case with databases, data is recorded onto the blockchain in a digital format. This technology is streamlining the process of recording transactions and tracking funds in a business network.Assets in these blocks can be tangible (houses, cars, money, properties, etc.) or intangible (intellectual property, patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.). Trading in a blockchain network is lowering the risk and costs for all involved parties.Blockchain is most known for its key role in cryptocurrency systems where it is the foundation for keeping safe and decentralized transaction records. Blockchain technology’s biggest innovation is decentralization that is ensuring data record safety and creating trust without relying on a third person.“As soon as I heard about blockchain technology I immediately knew how important it is and that it can fundamentally transform philanthropy as it can help to finally achieve 100% transparency,” said Ana Lukner Roljić, Truhoma’s founder.WHAT DOES DECENTRALIZED MEAN?Imagine that a company owns a server cluster with 10,000 computers that are hosting a database with all the data regarding customer accounts. This company also owns a warehouse where all these computers are stored. It has complete control over all data on those computers. But what happens if this warehouse loses electricity or if its internet connection is lost? What if it burns down? In any case that data is lost or damaged.Blockchain makes it possible to distribute data in a collection among multiple nodes at different locations where none of these nodes is providing more than 50% of computing power. This not only creates data redundancy but also ensures consistency of stored data. IS IT REALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE BLOCK DATA?If someone tries to change a record in one of the database instances, other nodes are not changed. Therefore, if only one user manipulates the record, it is easy to find the node with incorrect data.Even if someone wanted to convince the entire network that data was changed, this would not be possible as individual data keepers are rewarded for fair functioning of the network. In this way, no individual node can change the data in the network.Changing past block data is not impossible, but it can only happen with networks that are not truly decentralized, meaning that one entity is providing more then 50 per cent of network’s computing power. Truhoma is not and will not be using such blockchains in the future. WHAT IS TRUHOMA?At its core, Truhoma is not a charity, but a provider of innovative solutions that are bringing 100% transparency, traceability and efficiency into philanthropy. Truhoma’s vision is a transparent and decentralized philanthropy. It is the first provider that is using blockchain technology to connect charities, donors and donees.Truhoma uses the Bitcoin cash decentralized network. It is essentially a Bitcoin chain fork that is enabling much cheaper transactions and is supporting tokens, compliant with the SLP (simple ledger protocol) protocol. Our future goal is to become blockchain-agnostic. This means that Truhoma would be recording data to multiple trustworthy blockchains.“Through Truhoma donations flow from 1) donors to 2) selected charity projects or individual requests and then via 3) delivery service providers to 4) donees. Platform is showing donations anonymously according to their status on the blockchain and not in the internal database,” stated Miha Ravšelj, blockchain developer at Truhoma and Spartan Solutions.WHY AND HOW IS TRUHOMA USING BLOCKCHAIN?Trust level in charities is dropping. Those who wish to help are placing trustworthiness of charities before actual donations. Donors are finding it important to know where their donations are going and how they are used. “Trust is the foundation of cooperation, especially when it comes to charitable causes. We believe that blockchain technology can create a total trust in charities with its transparency and traceability,” said Dejan Roljić, Truhoma’s board member and the CEO and founder of Eligma.Blockchain technology enables us to ensure transparency and traceability of what donation was made, what was the donated amount, the reason for which it was donated, which package was purchased and when the donee confirmed the package delivery. Key data and information are visible to all and transparent and traceable as such. “With other charities nothing can be really checked, which creates doubt. Truhoma is enabling complete verifiability which takes away any doubts,” explained Ana Lukner Roljić.Data, published on the blockchain, is anonymized with chain addresses representing donors, projects or individual requests, webstores and donees in accordance with legislation for protecting personal data. Every donor gets assigned a chain address when he makes a donation. That means that only chain addresses are public and personal data is safely stored in Truhoma’s database. This makes it possible to conduct an external check of how Truhoma operates and prove its database integrity by using its blockchain protocol or records on the blockchain.“Standard web applications are usually using their own databases that are internal and offer limited access. This kind of databases are usually not publicly accessible and its past data can be changed. This is why we decided to use blockchain technology as an extra layer to ensure data integrity. It is enabling maximum transparency for the general public and not allowing past data to be changed by design,” added Miha Ravšelj.Blockchain technology used by Truhoma is making it possible to compare “hashes” from the public blockchain with “hashes” from Truhoma’s database to make sure they are compliant. This data can be checked by anyone that wishes to do so.As with most new technologies blockchain still falls in the domain of technically savvy enthusiasts which makes it not as understandable to most people that are not using it regularly. It is one of Truhoma’s most important tools for ensuring transparent philanthropy, so we decided to present it in a much more understandable way.To do so, a friendlier depiction of donation steps that are recorded on the blockchain is displayed on our blockchain tracker for every donation. Anyone can review it and see what donation steps have already been completed. Two examples are displayed and explained below - one for a financed individual request and another for a finished project.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Screenshot-2023-01-09-094516-1673253942189-5cd5bad1184f1a9868833531c3ba7949.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-01-09 094516.png" width="1323" height="122"> The financed individual request clearly displays the order of steps that are recorded to the blockchain in a much more sophisticated format. Once the Truhoma platform confirms that the donation for the selected request was received, it automatically creates an order and sends it to our merchant partner. They prepare the package and pass it to the delivery service that delivers the package. Truhoma sends a short text message with the question whether the package was received to the donee. Once the donee confirms delivery, the donation is complete. Donor receives a notification that the donee confirmed the delivery. That ensures that all donations indeed create a closed loop involving donors and donees.You can review the request above <a href="https://truhoma.org/en/tracker/e6ccd642-1851-4cf5-bc25-93efc80fb682/donation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">at this address</a>.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Screenshot-2023-01-09-094348-1673253861976-dae6eea4ad4e6f2d5492b5696437e481.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-01-09 094348.png" width="1182" height="802"> The project graphical depiction clearly shows how the value of all donations is split into individual packages and then rejoined in the last column showing packages, whose delivery was confirmed by donees. Sum of all project donations equals the sum in the column with packages whose delivery was confirmed. This proves that all received funds were indeed used to buy and deliver packages.You can review the mentioned project <a href="https://truhoma.org/en/tracker/simpleledger:qqt8edrm90877pfg8svtuntne3375c60vufkfer77l" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">at this address</a> and the Completed project section on the Donation tracker page includes data on all projects, carried out through the platform.We are of the opinion that blockchain is the technology of the future and that we can leverage this simpler display to better explain it to the public and show its benefits that can play a crucial role in building 100% transparent, traceable and efficient philanthropy.“Truhoma is ‘’a living project’’ that is constantly being developed, expanded and upgraded. This is also the case for blockchain and other innovative technologies that will always ensure transparency and trust.” were Ana Lukner Roljić's final thoughts.

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We knew from the beginning that transparency is worth its weight in gold. This was recently recognized by the IABC association as well. They awarded us the 2022 IABC Gold Quill Award of Excellence for non-profit organizations. We impressed the panel with our innovative “From transparency to a better world” approach where we are using blockchain technology to ensure 100 per cent donation transparency, traceability and efficiency. The entire campaign was designed in cooperation with the Pristop marketing agency that has been with us from the beginning without demanding payment. From transparency to a better worldFor Truhoma and Pristop that was in charge of project communications and coordination, the award represents a validation of our past work and an incentive for further projects as every day brings forth new challenges. We would like to take this opportunity to also thank all other partners and donors that recognized Truhoma’s benefits and are helping to bring a better tomorrow to many in need with their donations. Gold Quill Awards IABC’s Gold Quill Awards have been recognizing and highlighting global excellence in strategic communications for more than 40 years. Gold Quill is the only award program honoring dedication, innovation and passion of communicators all over the world. The Gold Quill is a symbol of the writing pen and a universal icon, recognized in the entire industry. It carries the same weight as Oscars in the movie industry.All submissions for the IABC Gold Quill awards are judged by international professional communicators with more than 10 years of experience, most of them have even won the Gold Quill award themselves. We are extremely happy that they recognized Pristop and Truhoma. This award is enormously rewarding for us and gives us the motivation to keep working and spreading Truhoma’s message.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Gold-quill-awards-1673252810992-9d5d1c9d1a69ede25aa1221462b41f31.png" alt="Gold quill awards.png" width="1080" height="1080">

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<h1>Truhoma and Binance Charity together for Ukraine</h1>After our successful project Truhoma for Ukraine during which we collected 20,000 EUR to buy 500 food packages in a few days and delivered them to the Kyiv warzone in just a few weeks, our work and efforts were noticed abroad as well. Binance Charity donated 40,000 EUR for 1000 food packages through our platform. With the help of our partners, we managed to deliver them directly to Ukrainians in just six days.<h2>Binance Charity donated 40,000 EUR through Truhoma</h2>Once people are faced with a situation like the one in Ukraine it is up to us as humans to join forces and help as much as we can. Binance Charity, a world-renowned platform for transparent cryptocurrency donations that is part of the largest cryptoexchange in the world Binance, answered this call by joining us in helping Ukraine. They donated 40,000 EUR through the Truhoma platform that were used in their entirety to buy 1000 food packages and deliver them directly to Kyiv with the help of our partners. It is the biggest donation on the platform so far, so we sincerely thank them for their help and trust.“We're humbled to be working alongside Truhoma, supporting their humanitarian work in Ukraine as part of our $10 million USD commitment. Truhoma is one of few organizations still able to deliver critical aid to people remaining in the country, who are facing unthinkable hardship and loss. Furthermore, it is doing that in a completely transparent way, which is a core value we share. Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and we hope these food packages bring some relief in this time of great adversity.” Helen Hai, Head of Binance Charity“The entire Truhoma team did an excellent job. We are happy and proud that Binance Charity chose us among many charity projects taking place in the world today. They were convinced by our 100% transparency as donations through Truhoma are used in their entirety to buy food, without middlemen and costs, and deliver it to those that need it the most. And it’s this transparency that is making our story so successful.” Ana Lukner Roljič, Founder of Truhoma<h2>From donating to delivering food packages in the hands of Ukrainians</h2>The entire donation of 40,000 EUR was used to buy 1000 food packages with basic groceries such as rice, pasta, canned foods, soups, flour, coffee, chocolate, pates, candy, nuts and baking powder. With the help of our partners Davidov hram, Sadje v pisarni and our diligent volunteers it only took us a few days to collect and pack all groceries into boxes, load them on a truck on 7th April and started them on a 1,600 kilometer journey to Kyiv. As Truhoma is ensuring transparency of the entire donation process by recording it on the blockchain and with field reports, you can check the details of the journey below.Thursday, 7th April - packages are loaded and start their journey to UkraineWe prepared 1000 food packages with our partners Davidov hram and Sadje v pisarni, loaded them on a truck and sent them to Ukraine in the late afternoon. Long drive was done by our Ukrainian driver Aleksander.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages2-(1)-1673000712494-1dea3fbddb220dead45bb37bfab7e00d.jpg" alt="1000 food packages2 (1).jpg" width="2016" height="1512"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages-(1)-1673000748058-acfbe5b2bbdd8a3a464f8311348b28cf.jpg" alt="1000 food packages (1).jpg" width="2016" height="1512"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages4-(2)-1673000780778-9d858f5c6dcb981f7ee812306c6fdcaa.jpg" alt="1000 food packages4 (2).jpg" width="2016" height="1268"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages3-(1)-1673000810784-f4d80798d4e06af382633c27ada4bc34.jpg" alt="1000 food packages3 (1).jpg" width="2016" height="1512"> Friday, 8th April - our truck crosses the Ukrainian border and arrives at the warehouseOn Friday, 8th April, packages arrived to the Ukrainian border where they went through a successful check and were then transported to the warehouse of the Agency for cross border cooperation in Uzhhorod, 20km from the border.“Our Regional agency for cross border cooperation and development Zakarpattia (Uzhhorod), by being located on Ukraine's Western edge, is busy with logistic support of humanitarian aid to our country in war. We were extremely happy to assist the donation of Truhoma X Binance charity in their transparent and innovative blockchain powered initiative of sending 1000 prepacked food boxes to Kyiv. We were delighted by the constant connection with Ana and her Truhoma team, she wanted to know at all times if everything was okay with the donation, not many people do that. We hope our cooperation will continue.” Valentyn Voloshyn, Agency for cross border cooperation and development in Uzhhorod<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages5-(1)-1673000873240-df7b4c8134aeb2493e99e87ad89f8973.jpg" alt="1000 food packages5 (1).jpg" width="1600" height="1200"> Saturday, 9th April - our truck is unloaded in the warehouse of the Agency for cross border cooperationOn the next day, packages were unloaded to the warehouse. Due to extraordinary circumstances and the curfew in the country the decision on whether the journey will be continued by another truck or train had to be made.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages7-(1)-1673000918040-8c96974681e08268d1536dc86c75c2b6.jpg" alt="1000 food packages7 (1).jpg" width="856" height="450"> Sunday, 10th April - deciding on how to take the packages to KyivPackages remained in the warehouse on Sunday as it was decided after careful consideration that late afternoon that they will continue their journey by truck the next day. If packages were transferred to a cargo train, we would have to wait that it fills up, which could have taken days.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages13-1673000948094-fbba4fe4d3ecbad0e927fee96ab0b623.jpg" alt="1000 food packages13.jpg" width="1600" height="900"> Monday, 11th April - a challenging transport from Uzhhorod to KyivAfter two days in the warehouse, packages were loaded to another truck that took them to Kyiv. Roads to the Ukrainian capital are in bad shape, so our driver Myhajlo had to drive slowly. He could not complete the journey in one day and since travel at night is not allowed due to the curfew, he spent the night in Radyvyliv. Tuesday, 12th April - aid packages arrive to Kyiv After a long drive on destroyed roads, packages arrived to Kyiv on Tuesday, 12th April. There, they were accepted by volunteers from the Volonterska Sotnya charity with which we already cooperated on our previous project. <img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages8-(1)-1673000986192-25dc18a44c8f45d6d7cc7274fbcf49b2.jpg" alt="1000 food packages8 (1).jpg" width="1280" height="960"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages9-(1)-1673001007983-1e2bc52d07ece431406afd054319c81a.jpg" alt="1000 food packages9 (1).jpg" width="1600" height="1200"> Wednesday, 13th April - distributing food packages to people in needOn Wednesday, 13th April, Ana, Svitlana, and other Volonterska Sotnya volunteers started to distribute packages in Kyiv.Once the Volonterska Sotnya charity representatives signed the contract on package acceptance and distributed the packages, the entire Binance Charity’s donation through Truhoma in the amount of 40,000 EUR was recorded to our blockchain. You can check the project records by visiting our <a href="https://truhoma.org/en-SI/tracker/fb36c37f-b760-4f52-8152-27a7c7415957/donation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donation Tracker.</a> “This charity donation is very important for us. Many countries donate billions to us. But all this money goes to the military. And donations from Truhoma and Binance Charity went directly to civilians, there are no words how grateful we are! Food is very needed at the moment and families are extremely grateful. On top of that, you also included sweets and nuts, which is very nice and important.” Svitlana Dobrokhanska, the Volonterska Sotnya charity in Kyiv<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Photo12-(1)-1673001042689-2d392b2f271973a8c20ad2d35b911c9f.jpeg" alt="Photo12 (1).jpeg" width="1280" height="650"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Blog811-1673001063589-1ed54a912cddc74138480e893c7ecee0.jpg" alt="Blog811.jpg" width="356" height="512">Despite the terrible situation and unimaginable troubles of people in Ukraine we are still happy when we receive thanks from help recipients. We are glad that small treats like coffee, candy or chocolate remind them of normal times and make their day a little brighter. At Truhoma, we all hope and wish that this war ends as soon as possible and that Ukrainians can go back to their normal lives.“We are so grateful for this charity and receiving a big package. It’s a big help for us because we are in desperate need of food and our children are happy to have sweets. Thank you so much!” Yulia with family, a help recipient in Ukraine<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/1000-food-packages17-(1)-1673001108489-a1ba2dc52a9a91e68078547b47f5f6f9.jpg" alt="1000 food packages17 (1).jpg" width="960" height="1280"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Blog813-1673001139376-43c6db1e7f700ef329876a59e6f4c700.jpg" alt="Blog813.jpg" width="384" height="512"><h2> </h2><h2>Cooperation is the key to success</h2>Other partners also helped organizing and carrying out the entire campaign: marketing agency Pristop with comprehensive communication, Eligma and Evolt with technical support, Spartan Solutions, Viberate, STAR translation agency with translations, DS Smith Slovenija, GLS Slovenija, Delavska hranilnica, BTC, iConsult and Blockchain Alliance Europe.We would also like to thank Natalya Markevych from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Slovenia, the Agency for cross border cooperation in Uzhhorod and all the Volonterska Sotnya charity volunteers from Ukraine, especially Svitlana in Anna Dobrohanska."The Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Slovenia expresses its sincere gratitude for the selfless help from Anina Zvezdica and Truhoma that resulted in three trucks full of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. We are thankful for your efforts to collect donations, arrange the transport and help us organize the delivery in a way that will ensure its transparency and successful completion. We are confident that Ukrainian people will never forget this act of kindness and true friendship. I wanted to emphasize that your humanitarian aid for sure saved numerous human lives! Thanks a lot!” Natalya Markevych, Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Slovenia<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Blog814-1673001175907-55130f06704d14a03a7ce32b335621ea.png" alt="Blog814.png" width="311" height="512">Last but not least, we would like to express our sincerest thanks to Binance Charity for their generous donation. We are extremely happy and proud to be able to cooperate with such a renowned organization. We are hoping we can help many others in this transparent way.

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Let’s help UkraineOn February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine, forcing its people to flee. Millions of Ukrainians are caught in the middle of an armed conflict, exposed to danger, hunger and freezing temperatures. They have been forced to leave their homes and resettle across the country and beyond. Women, children, and the few men who were allowed to leave the country became refugees overnight. As the crisis unfolds and people around the world watch the war escalate at this very moment, many of us are wondering how to help. A financial or material donation may seem like a drop in the bucket, but it is certainly an important start and, above all, a better way of dealing with the situation than constantly refreshing increasingly unsettling online timelines.What counts at this moment is the immediate responsiveness to act and help your fellow human beings. Every contribution is welcome.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/Truhoma_Ukraine-1024x1024-1672998679881-c7a6e08eeb0e7939e73b12a43b0f091e.jpeg" alt="Truhoma_Ukraine-1024x1024.jpeg" width="1024" height="1024"> First international project in support of UkraineTruhoma has launched its first international project in support of Ukraine to help Ukrainian families who have been left without the basic necessities in a matter of days. We are raising funds for food packages (that include rice, different canned goods, candy, pates, pasta, soups, chocolate, flour, baking powder and coffee) worth €40 that will go to those in need. Our partners Davidov hram and Sadje v pisarni have provided us with a 20% discount on the purchase of products so that the packages are really as full as possible. The boxes have been provided free of charge by DS Smith, the marketing agency Pristop is helping us with the overall communication and the translating agency STAR is helping with translation. Donations on the Truhoma platform can be made by bank transfer, credit card or crypto payment (Binance, Bitcoin.com and Elly wallet @GoCrypto).And this time too, we will deliver on our commitment to 100% transparency. At the end of the project, when we have raised the funds for all packages, an official will collect them at Davidov hram.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/500-packages7-1672998792234-5a52b3e7ca73ab36cc955439a8e65e42.jpg" alt="500 packages7.jpg" width="1280" height="853">We have been in contact with officials from the Ukrainian Embassy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local humanitarian organizations who told us that Kyiv urgently needs food due to these unfortunate and horrible events. Together, we decided that all food packages funded on Truhoma will go directly to Kyiv. We will make the delivery with the help of our partners who will deliver the aid packages to Kyiv and hand them over to officials who will make sure the food gets into the right hands. An official will certify the receipt of all packages at the collection point and provide photos of the delivery.Traceability of donations without known recipientsDue to the specific nature of the project, which this time is collecting donations for people who did not sign up for the project themselves, we will record all recipients with the same data on the blockchain, as we do not know the real final recipients. The donations will be evaluated by humanitarian officials in Ukraine, who will make an expert judgement as to where the donations will go. We believe they will reach the people who need food the most.IMPORTANT UPDATE: We collected enough donations for 500 packages that we will deliver to Ukrainian people in less than 14 days. A huge thank you to all the individuals and companies for showing such compassion in this dire times!!!Transportation of Truhoma’s 500 food packages from Ljubljana to Kyiv was a true odysseyIn Ljubljana, 500 food packages funded through Truhoma were loaded to a truck in Ljubljana.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/500-packages3-1672998895480-dfac78df2b82f3cc83cd74b7da3f6ee0.jpg" alt="500 packages3.jpg" width="964" height="1280">Its journey to the Ukrainian border started the next day. On Wednesday evening (March 23rd) the truck arrived to Uzhgorod at the Ukrainian border. The next day packages were moved to a warehouse where they were supposed to be re-loaded to another truck and driven to Kyiv. However, due to the curfew (during which driving is forbidden) in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, it was decided to transport the entire donation via train, which is allowed to be driven during the night. With the help of many volunteers, 1/3 of the food packages were put on a train to Kyiv on Friday, 1/3 on Saturday and 1/3 on Sunday. Volunteers transported the packages from the train station to the Volonterska Sotnya charity in Kyiv in three different stages. They were immediately donated to the Ukrainian people, who were very, very happy. Svitlana Dobrohanksa from the abovementioned charity wrote us a message: “Lots of thanks for what you have sent – packages also included chocolates, nuts and cookies. What’s more, everything was packed for separate families. It is really what we need. In such stress, food is very much needed and sweet things are also important, thank you.”During transportation we were in constant touch with Natalya Markevych (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/UKRinSLO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embassy of Ukraine in Slovenia</a>) and with Svitlana Dobrohanksa and her daughter Anna Dobrohanksa (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Volonterska.Sotnya" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Volonterska Sotnya charity in Kyiv</a>) so that we always had the latest updates on the transportation status.We would like to personally thank Svitlana Dobrohanksa, her daughter Anna Dobrohanksa, all the volunteers, and Natalya Markevych for delivering the 500 Truhoma food packages safely to the charity. It makes us and all our donors extremely happy that we could provide a little help to the inspiring Ukrainian people.They were also kind enough to provide us with some delivery photos and signed documents proving that packages got into the right hands. This enables us to record these deliveries to blockchain for further proof.<img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/500-packages2-1672998971777-a589f7232aa1c207d15d728bb7c6a558.png" alt="500 packages2.png" width="720" height="720"> <img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/IMG_2783-1024x766-1672999019478-d76d2e0651011511714faadc42d328af.jpg" alt="IMG_2783-1024x766.jpg" width="1024" height="766"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/TRUHOMA-Humanitarian-donation-Kyiv_Ukraine-1-724x1024-1672999079300-72d47e5acb5b98516e1ad0348f9bec2c.jpg" alt="TRUHOMA-Humanitarian-donation-Kyiv_Ukraine-1-724x1024.jpg" width="724" height="1024"><img class="wpcfwimg" src="https://media-staging-us.truhoma.org/cms/image00008-576x1024-1672999117177-5c85966e0cee5591fac6b4747faa8c31.jpeg" alt="image00008-576x1024.jpeg" width="576" height="1024">Truhoma stands with Ukraine💙💛Again, we would like to thank all of our partners without whom all of these would not be possible: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/davidovhram/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Davidov hram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sadjevpisarni/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sadjevpisarni.si</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dssmith.group/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DS Smith</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GLSSlovenia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GLS Slovenia</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BTCCity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BTC City</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EllyFinTech/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elly POS</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpartanBlockchainSolutions/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spartan Solutions</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/evoltdev/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evolt</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DelavskaHranilnica/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Delavska Hranilnica d.d.</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Pristop/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pristop</a>, Star prevajalske storitve, iConsult, Blockchain Alliance Europe.

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Isn’t it wonderful when we are doing so well for ourselves that we are able to give to those in need? You don’t have to be rich to do this, most often even a small amount is sufficient. An amount that we would not miss at the end of the month can make a real difference to someone in need. In today’s blog, check out some tips on how to choose the right recipient and what principles to follow when deciding on the most sensible charitable donation.During the holiday season, we usually have a bit more time and compassion for the people around us. Because of this, December is also the month when donations to individuals, for children and donations of food become most “popular” Of course, people in need don’t only need help when the streets are adorned with Christmas lights. They need help every day, so use this article as a guide to help you choose the most sensible charitable donation throughout the year.1. Your charitable donation should match your valuesBefore you decide on the recipient of your charitable donation, take some time to reflect on your values. What is it that really defines you? What would you like to change in the world? Which social injustice pains you the most? Perhaps someone close to you has died of an incurable disease, perhaps you didn’t have access to proper education when you were younger…When choosing the recipient of your charitable donation, you should choose one that feels right, the one that elicits an emotional response from you. If, for example, your family struggled when you were growing up, you might choose to donate to a children’s cause. In any case, choose something that you really believe in. Your action carries the most meaning when you support something bigger than yourself.2. Your charitable donation should be transparent and efficientBefore you make a donation to support a chosen cause, you should make sure it will reach the intended recipient. To ensure this, a charitable donation must be transparent. This means that donation data must be permanently stored and accessible, so that you can check whether your money has reached the intended recipient.This also relates to efficiency. Organizations that are 100 % efficient always make for the best and safest choice. This means that your funds are transferred directly from the donor to the recipient with no intermediaries taking a cut in the process.3. Your charitable donation should be traceable and freeMany charity organizations have unfortunately lost people’s trust because they were unable to prove how the money they collected was actually spent. In order to make sure this does not happen to you, avoid the feeling of being duped and choose a charity that enables the traceability of donations. This way you will be able to track your donation all the way to the target, that is to the actual recipient, and you will be involved in all intermediate steps.It is crucial that you clearly understand how your donation has been spent and what effect it has had. All of this should of course be free for aid donors and recipients.“Before you donate money, make sure that donations are transparent, traceable and efficient.”4. Your charitable donation should go to those who really need itSometimes, charitable donations do not reach those who really deserve them. Sometimes people ask for donations for financial gain when in actuality they do not need food donations, for example. Efficient charity organizations prevent this by carefully vetting each recipient.Each of the applicants is first invited to an interview where they usually explain the circumstances that have led to their request for help. In line with the provisions on protecting personal information, the can remain anonymous to the donors. Eligibility for donations and fact checking is of course conducted both during the application process as well as multiple times during the period in which the individual/family is deemed eligible for assistance. Sometimes people only need assistance to overcome temporary challenges. A one-off donation goes a long way in such cases. It is difficult to describe the gratitude expressed by donation recipients, but it is without doubt what leads these same people to jump at the chance to help others in similar circumstances.5. Your charitable donation should be scalablePeople need food donations or financial and other types of assistance straight away and they need to be able to receive it in the fastest way possible. Charity organizations that put their hearts and souls into their work make sure that recipients don’t have to travel long distances or wait for long periods of time to receive help.When you choose your cause, make sure that your donations reach those who need assistance as soon as possible or better still, choose an organization that enables direct communication between donors and recipients.Only charity organizations that provide assistance in line with the guidelines set out above, work for the good of society and individuals. You should choose one that you really believe in and before donating make sure to confirm that the entire sum of your donation will actually reach the intended recipient.“I’ve just received a food package from Truhoma. In my opinion, this is a transparent and smart way of donating food, especially during the COVID pandemic. We just ran out and now we’ll be able to make spaghetti with tomato sauce. I’m attaching a picture to thank you. We’d be happy to receive another donation in December (possibly some treats), so we don’t go hungry over the holidays and have something to put on the table.”People like to help even when we are mistrustful. Even when we don’t know where our donation is going and what percentage of it is actually used and how efficient it is. But you don’t have to accept the feeling of not knowing what is going on with your donation because there is an alternative. There is now an option that allows you to know exactly how your donation was spent and who received it.To find out more about how Truhoma ensures 100 % efficient and transparent donations, please take a look at our<a href="https://truhoma-staging.spartan.si/the-movement#standards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="/en-US/the-movement#standards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">values</a>, which help us to achieve our core mission – True and honest mankind. With a few clicks you too can become part of our movement for a better world. Even the smallest donation helps. Make a donation to those in need <a href="/en-US/donor/explorer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. We guarantee 100 % efficiency, traceability and transparency.