MAKE-A-WISH
“ We have rush wishes , which are children whose prognosis is under six months ”
SARAH WATSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & TECHNOLOGY , MAKE-A-WISH
cryptocurrency as payment for donations . Of course dealing in bitcoin and other crypto can be seen as risky business – particularly when regulation is behind on such technologies – but Watson is confident that Make-a-Wish UK can leverage crypto as a means of funding from potential donors .
This piece of the puzzle was plucked from Chief , a women ’ s business network , where Watson took inspiration from discussions with her peers about technology and cryptocurrency .
She explains : “ The financial services industries , the Financial Conduct Authority , and all the legislative bodies are looking at what they do to regulate this . But we also knew the potential for this was huge and what we wanted to be able to do was to see what was possible .”
In the same breath , she also mentions that digital assets could be valuable to the organisation , opening up a group of crypto philanthropists
“ It wasn ’ t easy because , equally , the press and PR around this hasn ’ t been great . There aren ’ t many good news stories about this , but if you look
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