We have been through a rough ride but what's next for bitcoin ? It has survived some brutal sanctions which were implemented by regulators but still manages to flourish (sustain), but don't you think bitcoin can earn more reputation by doing something good for the community like donating for environment cause, could pledge to help Amazon rainforest to recover from the recent disaster which will create more bitcoin sympathizers. Don't you think bitcoin community needs to focus on world affair so that we can be a part of mainstream and recognized by people ?
LOL.. who is going to donate? Individual users can always do that, but Bitcoin has no centralized authority to make a donation from its part. You can request the miners to donate a fixed percentage of the transaction fee, but I don't think that there will be a consensus on that (and chances are that they are not going to be happy about it). My personal opinion is that we need to first establish ourselves, before we set out on grand plans such as saving the environment. We have been going through a bearish phase for the last two years and many of the users are in deep red. First let's take care of the members of our own community, before stepping out and save the world.