How to Support Ukraine
Here is how you can support the people of Ukraine:
There are several ways you can support Ukraine through this fundraising effort. It depends upon your own goals and your interests.
There are three different groups of people who might want to support Ukraine in its efforts to push back the Russian invasion that would be helped with our program:
- People who aren’t really interested in purchasing ‘crypto tokens’: They understand that their donation in regular currency can be leveraged, using cryptocurrency, for greater impact.
- People who are both supportive of Ukraine and who might be ‘crypto-curious’: They want to learn more about the crypto world and are open to newer opportunities to expand their support for Ukraine.
- Supporters of Ukraine who are already in the crypto world: They just need to be directed to both our wallet and our NFT gallery.
Group 1
If this is you, simply make a donation on this site with a credit card or a debit card. Your donation will be directly transferred to United24, which is the government’s fundraising organization in Ukraine. In addition to this currency donation to Ukraine, we will transfer the equivalent amount of our crypto token, the KyivanRus (KVR), to ownership by Ukraine.
Group 2
If this is you, your first step is to create a virtual ‘wallet.’ We recommend the MetaMask set up on the Polygon network. This crypto ‘wallet’ is a secure repository for your crypto tokens, and we recommend these in order to minimize costs. (Detailed instructions coming later.)
Your second step is to set up a Crypto.com account and connect it to your wallet on the Polygon network. You are then ready to explore the crypto world, including our art and music NFT gallery. (Detailed instructions coming later.)
If you buy a piece of our donated artwork, that will also be a donation to Ukraine of both crypto funds and the KVR token, but in addition you will then also possess a piece of digital artwork. These can be streamed to your home or music played in your home.
Group 3
If this is you, you are already comfortable in the crypto world and perhaps already own and trade in Bitcoin or other crypto tokens. You already have a wallet on one or more trading platforms. Probably, your main question is, WHY DONATE THROUGH US?
There are already a number of international and small programs aiming to help Ukraine in its efforts to defeat Russia. International charities are categorized into three general categories, based on the efficiency of their operations according to standards established by “Charity Navigator” (we are currently working to meet their standards for listing):
- “Highly Efficient” Charities: These charities put 80-90% of their donations into program services.
- “Average” Charities: These usually allocate 70-80% to program services.
- “Less Efficient” Charities: These give 50% or less to Ukraine, with the remainder going to administration, marketing, etc.
Our KyivanRus organization intends to use 15% of donations to cover marketing services and expand online projects in order to increase the value we can offer to Ukraine. While we expect to be in the “Highly Efficient” category of charities, our program is unique in that it makes it possible to leverage your donation and increase its value over time.
There are other ‘purpose-driven’ fundraising groups in the crypto world, and they too have created crypto tokens or coins. They have raised funds for good causes, most of which support infrastructure development on various crypto platforms.
Our plan is different. Our goal is literally to give a KyivanRus token to Ukraine for each donation. Then, in order to create increasing value for Ukraine, we need to create real value for the KVR outside the crypto world by making it possible to buy items in the day-to-day world. This is possible.
Donation Example
Here is what a donation would look like:
Donate $100 online with a credit card:
- $85 goes directly in cash to Ukraine
- $15 goes to increasing the value of KVR (See the detailed program)
- Purchase $100 in KVR or purchase an NFT artwork for $100: We send $100 worth of KVR to the Ukraine wallet (not yet spendable).