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What has been the typical setup on bitcointalk for charity bitcoin addresses? My youngest sister is with a missions group that got to the Philippines prior to the typhoon and is still there. I know them and the whole country could use a lot of help.

You are encouraged to donate via the official websites, since it is too easy for a noob to create a new account and post a bitcoin address for "donations'".

I don't think there are "official" ways to donate to victims via bitcoin.

It is a lofty goal still. I haven't seen any Philippines related Bitcoin charity donation addresses. But I do agree someone trusted in the community should set something like that up and even better if they have a local connection with a group like my sister's who can post photo updates to the threads, stories, etc. Those are my favorite types of donating, to actual mission groups on the ground.

Yeah. It may be a lofty goal, but I'm trying to be the first.

It ain't no loftier than this: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund (.org, et al. registered to raise $1M USD)

Domain names purchased: Check.
Website in the works: Check.
Founded by a trustworthy Bitcoiner: Check.
Has donated to the cause: Check.
Doesn't have access to a single satoshi: Check.
Has a vanity address: Check. 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt
Has a Reddit campaign going: Check.
Will my neighbor has access to a single satoshi: NO!

~TMIBTCITW

This is something small scale. Also, I plan to give out the packages personally. If this does go big, by then will I approach ABS-CBN or GMA7 or any other charities.

I understand your small scale on the ground grassroots thing. I have sent bitcoin to my sisters mission group in the philippines, don't know how you can implement such a thing though to accept bitcoin donations. Even with my trust I don't really want to start a thread to share that bitcoin address I use for my donations to their group since I don't know how the community here would react.