Proposal “dash-donate“ (Closed)Back
| Title: | DashDonate.org — The Easiest & Most Transparent Donation Tool in Crypto |
| Owner: | iondash |
| One-time payment: | 120 DASH (3850 USD) |
| Completed payments: | no payments occurred yet (1 month remaining) |
| Payment start/end: | 2025-12-06 / 2026-01-05 (added on 2025-11-29) |
| Final voting deadline: | in passed |
| Votes: | 249 Yes / 101 No / 7 Abstain |
Proposal description
Duration: 2–3 months
Live right now: https://dashdonate.org
Live examples donation page:
→ https://dashdonate.org/donate/XpxStEsTN3PrfeyvNreDNp9LVpWMRRY4B1
→ https://dashdonate.org/donate/Xd4tcZ8i27QCag9vCobZ7XWJExtxA95kHZ
DashDonate.org is a fully on-chain tool that transforms any Dash address into a professional donation page in 30 seconds. No intermediaries, no KYC, 100% transparency.
Key Improvements to Be Implemented for 120 DASH
1. Public API + Incoming Transactions Scanner
We will connect REST API that returns real-time data on incoming payments only:
List of recent donations: Time, amount, tx hash
Total funds collected in DASH and USD equivalent
Number of unique donors
Everything displays automatically on the donation page without registration or authorization.
2. Fully Customizable Buttons and Embed Widgets
Visual donation button constructor with instant preview and ready-to-copy code:
5 fixed amounts + custom: $1, $5, $10, $25, $50 + "Custom Amount"
Ready-to-insert code: HTML + JavaScript snippet
Mobile device responsiveness
3. Optional Email Registration → New Payment Notifications
Dash address owners can voluntarily link an email to receive instant notifications:
Instant emails for each new donation: "✅ Received 0.5421 DASH ($45.12) from anonymous donor"
Link to transaction in blockchain explorer
Overall statistics in email
Easy to disable with one "Unsubscribe" button
4. Automatic USD → DASH Conversion
Buttons with fixed dollar amounts always show the current DASH rate:
Real-time conversion: $5 = 0.0602 DASH (updates every 60 seconds)
Two rate sources:
Primary: CoinGecko API
Backup: CoinMarketCap
Display both currencies: "Donate $10 (≈ 0.12 DASH)"
Caching to reduce API load
5. 5 Ready-Made Fixed Buttons ($1 – $50)
Set of preset buttons for quick implementation on any platform:
Standard denominations: $1 / $5 / $10 / $25 / $50
One line of code — insert and it works
6. Donation Goals with Progress Bar
Address owners can set fundraising goals directly on the donation page:
Real-time progress bar: "Raised 23.5 DASH out of 50 DASH (47%)"
Goal description: "For new module development", "Hosting payment for a year", "Project support"
Visual motivation: Colored progress bar (green when reaching 100%)
This creates social proof and motivates donors — people are more willing to donate when they see progress toward a goal.
7. Live Donation Counter — Real-Time Donation Tracker
Dynamic widget under buttons that shows social proof:
Live counter: "83 people have already supported the project · Raised 47.2 DASH ($3,912)"
Effect: Increases conversion by 25-35%, as donors see project activity.
What Will Be Delivered for 120 DASH (2–3 months)
✅ Public API + instant payment detection
✅ Fully customizable buttons and embed widgets
✅ Email notification system
✅ Automatic USD → DASH conversion
✅ 5 ready-made fixed buttons
✅ Donation Goals with progress bar
✅ Live Donation Counter in real-time
✅ Professional redesign and mobile adaptation
✅ Hire 1 additional developer + designer + UI/UX architect
✅ Testing, security, documentation
Team: 1 lead developer + 1 hired developer + designer UI/UX
Payment: 120 DASH in one transaction after approval
Working prototype → https://dashdonate.org
In 2–3 months, every Dash address owner will have their own beautiful, transparent, and functional donation page.
Vote YES — and together we'll create the best donation tool in crypto.
#DashDonate #VoteYes #120DASH
Live right now: https://dashdonate.org
Live examples donation page:
→ https://dashdonate.org/donate/XpxStEsTN3PrfeyvNreDNp9LVpWMRRY4B1
→ https://dashdonate.org/donate/Xd4tcZ8i27QCag9vCobZ7XWJExtxA95kHZ
DashDonate.org is a fully on-chain tool that transforms any Dash address into a professional donation page in 30 seconds. No intermediaries, no KYC, 100% transparency.
Key Improvements to Be Implemented for 120 DASH
1. Public API + Incoming Transactions Scanner
We will connect REST API that returns real-time data on incoming payments only:
List of recent donations: Time, amount, tx hash
Total funds collected in DASH and USD equivalent
Number of unique donors
Everything displays automatically on the donation page without registration or authorization.
2. Fully Customizable Buttons and Embed Widgets
Visual donation button constructor with instant preview and ready-to-copy code:
5 fixed amounts + custom: $1, $5, $10, $25, $50 + "Custom Amount"
Ready-to-insert code: HTML + JavaScript snippet
Mobile device responsiveness
3. Optional Email Registration → New Payment Notifications
Dash address owners can voluntarily link an email to receive instant notifications:
Instant emails for each new donation: "✅ Received 0.5421 DASH ($45.12) from anonymous donor"
Link to transaction in blockchain explorer
Overall statistics in email
Easy to disable with one "Unsubscribe" button
4. Automatic USD → DASH Conversion
Buttons with fixed dollar amounts always show the current DASH rate:
Real-time conversion: $5 = 0.0602 DASH (updates every 60 seconds)
Two rate sources:
Primary: CoinGecko API
Backup: CoinMarketCap
Display both currencies: "Donate $10 (≈ 0.12 DASH)"
Caching to reduce API load
5. 5 Ready-Made Fixed Buttons ($1 – $50)
Set of preset buttons for quick implementation on any platform:
Standard denominations: $1 / $5 / $10 / $25 / $50
One line of code — insert and it works
6. Donation Goals with Progress Bar
Address owners can set fundraising goals directly on the donation page:
Real-time progress bar: "Raised 23.5 DASH out of 50 DASH (47%)"
Goal description: "For new module development", "Hosting payment for a year", "Project support"
Visual motivation: Colored progress bar (green when reaching 100%)
This creates social proof and motivates donors — people are more willing to donate when they see progress toward a goal.
7. Live Donation Counter — Real-Time Donation Tracker
Dynamic widget under buttons that shows social proof:
Live counter: "83 people have already supported the project · Raised 47.2 DASH ($3,912)"
Effect: Increases conversion by 25-35%, as donors see project activity.
What Will Be Delivered for 120 DASH (2–3 months)
✅ Public API + instant payment detection
✅ Fully customizable buttons and embed widgets
✅ Email notification system
✅ Automatic USD → DASH conversion
✅ 5 ready-made fixed buttons
✅ Donation Goals with progress bar
✅ Live Donation Counter in real-time
✅ Professional redesign and mobile adaptation
✅ Hire 1 additional developer + designer + UI/UX architect
✅ Testing, security, documentation
Team: 1 lead developer + 1 hired developer + designer UI/UX
Payment: 120 DASH in one transaction after approval
Working prototype → https://dashdonate.org
In 2–3 months, every Dash address owner will have their own beautiful, transparent, and functional donation page.
Vote YES — and together we'll create the best donation tool in crypto.
#DashDonate #VoteYes #120DASH
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I will support your proposal as long as it is open source and you agree on a specific time to keep the server up.
We have sadly supported many many projects in the past that were closed source and then 6 months later the PO left leaving our community with nothing.
The service will be hosted on my server (already paid for +1 year in advance) or moved to any community server if the community wants.
On what github account will it be?
https://github.com/dashdonateorg/dashdonate/
Thank you for the support!
Once again, it all comes down to marketing.
A different approach is needed here. Marketers initially decide that the Dash ecosystem needs a certain product and create a roadmap with figures showing how this product will be promoted and integrated into the ecosystem. Based on this, a development proposal is created for a particular product, which will include not only development but also implementation and subsequent promotion. What's really happening now is that the service is created first, and the marketing team doesn't know what to do with it. The result is that only a few people use the service. With such success, you could just donate money directly to the wallet.
Why would I promise something I don't do? I can contact the marketing team so they can include the service in their promotion. Look how much DASH was spent on the incubator, where are the finished projects. I'm offering you a finished project.
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The main question MNOs should ask about such a proposal before voting is:
How many YouTube/Twitch bloggers will connect this service to their video streams and start accepting donations through it within a year?
If the author of the proposal doesn't have a guaranteed answer to this question, then it will definitely be another useless service that no one uses, and the 120 Dash budget will be wasted for the Dash community.
**How should such services be funded?**
The wisdom is that functionality is secondary.
What matters is how many new users the service attracts to the Dash ecosystem — how many people will then install a Dash wallet and how many will buy Dash coins on the exchange to send donations through this service.
Funding for such propositions should be based on the following formula:
1. If the service attracts 1,000 active users to the Dash ecosystem within a year, the proposition author receives 100 dash.
2. 10,000 users = 1,000 dash.
3. 100,000 users = 10,000 dash.
etc.
The Dash community should not be concerned with the service's functionality, development costs, or support costs.
The Dash community should only pay for the audience attracted to the Dash ecosystem!
Even if the service is a simple plugin or a one-page website, if it attracts users, then the mission is accomplished!
Since we don't know in advance how many users the service will attract in a year of operation, the proposition reward should be paid based on the actual number of users attracted, with proof of statistics.
If we follow this formula, the Dash community budget will be spent efficiently and we will get services that actually work, not services that don't work and that no one needs.
Every website, stream, tweet or forum that adds our button becomes another place where someone sees the Dash logo for the first time, scans a QR code and installs a Dash wallet.Even if only 50 bloggers and projects connect tomorrow, that’s already 50 new entry points into Dash that didn’t exist yesterday.
When it becomes 500 or 5,000, the network visibility changes completely.We’re not asking for 120 DASH just for code.
We’re asking for 120 DASH so the Dash logo appears in places it has never been before.
1. Connect DashDonate.org to their YouTube channel/video stream?
2. Install a Dash wallet and start using it?
Please provide the exact number of users so we can determine whether it's worth spending 120 DASH on developing DashDonate.org.
We currently have almost zero user-facing services besides wallets.
DashDonate is the first real “extra layer” that ordinary people can touch and use every day.I’m delivering the technical foundation.
The marketing teams (who have budgets, channels and experience) will decide how widely it gets promoted.
Once they place it on dash.org and other official sites — growth will come naturally, exactly like it has for every successful crypto project.120 DASH is the price for the tool itself.
The number of new users will be decided by how actively the official Dash teams adopt and promote it — and that part is not in my hands.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220117193437/https://tipmedash.com/
Developers' time and effort were wasted creating this service, as were the community's funds from the Dash budget.
**Where is this service now?!**
Despite the service being technically well implemented, it turned out to be of no use to anyone and was ultimately abandoned!
The community's time, effort, and money were wasted!
And this will happen to every service that doesn't set goals for building an audience.
Any budget proposal that doesn't commit to the community to guarantee the number of users specified in the agreement is, in 99% of cases, a waste of time and money for the Dash community.
The leaderboard was a nice touch for engagement. However, it focused narrowly on tipping (e.g., streamers via app scans), lacking broader embed tools, real-time trackers, or multi-platform support (sites, forums, social).
This limited adoption — no data on users, but it seems to have faded without ecosystem integration.
DashDonate builds on that lesson: it's ecosystem-first. We're creating embeddable buttons for any site/forum/Twitter, with API for on-chain trackers, custom pages and custom buttons. As a developer, my focus is building the tool that lowers barriers.
Marketing teams (with their channels) will drive users — but without the tool, there's nothing to promote.
The problem was that no one planned to promote the tool, and no one guaranteed to attract N new users to the Dash ecosystem. The result: zero attracted users and an abandoned tool.
The Dash community should pay not for the number of hours spent developing the tool, nor for the number of features implemented in the tool/service.
The Dash community should pay for the number of users the tool/service ultimately attracts.
You can’t sell an idea or a mockup — people need a live, beautiful button they can embed today and see donations tomorrow.
Without that ready product, even the best marketing team has zero to work with.DashDonate will be delivered as a finished, polished, embeddable service — exactly the kind of ready-to-use asset that Core marketing, Incubator, Platform team, and community ambassadors can instantly push on dash.org, forums, socials, and partner sites.
Once the tool exists.
That’s how real ecosystem growth works: developers build the bridge → marketing drives traffic across it.Asking a developer to guarantee user numbers is like asking the guy who built the road to guarantee how many cars will drive on it.
My job is to build the road properly. Their job is to open the gates