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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2697912" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="gofundme">GoFundMe</keyword> has frozen $350,000 in donations to a group called <keyword id="2771111" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="black-lives-matter">Black Lives Matter</keyword> Foundation after <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/black-lives-matter-foundation-unrelated-blm-donations">BuzzFeed News</a> informed it the group was unaffiliated with the <keyword id="3110441" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Black-Lives-Matter-movement">Black Lives Matter movement</keyword>.</li><li>The foundation's founder told BuzzFeed <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">News</keyword> the group had a different mission from that of the anti-white-supremacy movement: "unity with the police department."</li><li>Employees from companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox also raised over $4 million for the group through the charity platform <keyword id="9408154" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="benevity">Benevity</keyword>, which told Business Insider the funds had not been distributed to the group.</li><li>GoFundMe and Benevity told Business Insider they're working with donors and campaign organizers to get the funds to the intended places.</li></ul>Donors looking to support the global Black Lives Matter movement raised an estimated $4.35 million in June for an organization called Black Lives Matter Foundation, but most of those funds are now in limbo after <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/black-lives-matter-foundation-unrelated-blm-donations">BuzzFeed News</a> discovered that the foundation was unaffiliated with the movement.<a href="https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/474143254_201712_990_2019022316123190.pdf">Black Lives Matter Foundation</a> is based in Santa Clarita, California, and was founded in 2015, BuzzFeed News reported. Robert Ray Barnes, the founder and sole paid employee of the foundation, told the outlet that the two groups had nothing to do with each other and had vastly different missions."Our whole thing is having unity with the police department," Barnes told BuzzFeed News in a report Monday.Despite differing approaches to ending racial injustice and police brutality, their similar names led many donors and supporters to give to Barnes' organization, mistakenly assuming it was associated with the global movement, according to BuzzFeed News.After George Floyd's killing following an arrest in Minneapolis prompted donations to begin pouring in to racial-justice organizations, people organized campaigns on charity sites like GoFundMe and employers offered to match donations using platforms like Benevity, and both listed Black Lives Matter Foundation as a recipient option.Employees from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox took advantage of their company's donation-matching programs via Benevity to help raise over $4 million for Black Lives Matter Foundation, according to BuzzFeed News (while both <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06/05/change-in-ourselves-helps-drive-change-in-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella</a> and <a href="https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/supporting-black-lives-matter-and-standing-up-for-justice" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dropbox CEO Drew Houston</a> listed the organization as an eligible organization in letters to employees).BuzzFeed News said neither platform appeared to be aware that Black Lives Matter Foundation and the global Black Lives Matter movement weren't connected until it contacted them, and now they've halted donations to the group and are trying to get the funds to the intended recipients.A GoFundMe representative told Business Insider that the company used the <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/givingfund/home">PayPal Giving Fund</a> database to enable people to donate to causes and that it's working with <keyword id="6357940" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="paypal">PayPal</keyword> to redirect funds.The representative said "180 campaigns have recently raised money for the Black Lives Matter Foundation, raising $350,000," continuing: "GoFundMe placed all funds on hold and we are working with PayPal and the campaign organizers to ensure all of the money raised is transferred to the Black Lives Matter movement via their fiscal sponsor.""A number of donors have recently given to PayPal Giving Fund in support of the Black Lives Matter movement by making donations through one of our platform partners," a PayPal representative told Business Insider. "We are diligently looking into the matter and working with the donors, our partners, campaign organizers, and charities involved to ensure that the funds are granted as quickly as possible."A Benevity representative told Business Insider the $4 million in funds mentioned in the BuzzFeed article "have not been distributed to Black Lives Matter Foundation per our standard vetting and disbursement process.""No funds will be going to the Black Lives Matter Foundation as they've been deactivated from our platform," the person added. "Benevity is working closely with our clients to redirect the funds to other social justice cause."The Black Lives Matter movement that has gained global attention in recent weeks began as a hashtag (#BlackLivesMatter) following the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2013 and became more widely known as simply Black Lives Matter in 2014 after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.The movement's <a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/">official organization</a>, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc, wasn't registered as a corporation in Delaware until 2017, and its nonprofit fundraising arm is called <a href="https://thousandcurrents.org/black-lives-matter/">Thousand Currents</a>.Barnes defended his organization's name, even claiming the global movement had "stolen" his name and idea, according to BuzzFeed News, even though it was widely recognized before he started the foundation.A representative for the Black Lives Matter movement told BuzzFeed News that the Santa Clarita group was "improperly using our name" and that the movement planned "to call them out and follow-up."Barnes did not disclose how much his foundation had raised in total but said he planned to use the funds for community and police bonding events, according to BuzzFeed News. As the publication noted, however, the California attorney general's office in December sent the foundation a <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6945175-CaliforniaAGCeaseandDesist-BLMFoundation.html">cease-and-desist order</a>, which accused it of failing to properly register with its office and file annual financial reports and barred it from disbursing any funds without permission.

GoFundMe froze $350,000 in contributions after Black Lives Matter supporters mistakenly donated to an unaffiliated group with the same name

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354427" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple">Apple</keyword> CEO <keyword id="191843" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tim-Cook">Tim Cook</keyword> sent a memo to staff that addressed the death of <keyword id="9295731" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="george-floyd">George Floyd</keyword>, according to Bloomberg.</li><li>In the memo, which Bloomberg obtained, Cook discusses the issues of racial inequality and discrimination in the United States.</li><li>He said that Apple will be making donations to social reform groups such as the Equal Justice Initiative and will also match employee donations.</li></ul>Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a memo to employees over the weekend addressing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/protests-death-george-floyd-minneapolis-new-york-denver-2020-5">the death of George Floyd</a>, the black Minneapolis man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck, as protests erupted across the United States.In the memo, which <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-31/apple-s-cook-says-painful-past-is-still-present-today-in-memo?sref=BWbpWjRm">Bloomberg</a> obtained, Cook discussed the racial discrimination and inequality in the US and said the company will be donating to groups such as the Equal Justice Initiative. He also reminded employees of the resources they have at their disposal, such as the company's Employee Assistance Program."To create change, we have to reexamine our own views and actions in light of a pain that is deeply felt but too often ignored," Cook wrote in the memo. "Issues of human dignity will not abide standing on the sidelines." In addition to making donations, Apple is also matching all employee donations two-for-one during the month of June. Other large technology companies have also announced efforts to support social justice causes in recent days. <keyword id="10879" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="YouTube">YouTube</keyword> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-pledges-1-million-to-fight-racial-injustice-draws-criticism-2020-6">said it would donate</a> $1 million toward social justice initiatives, while the CEO of Uber <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-ceo-company-to-donate-1-million-to-police-reform-2020-5">said the company</a> would be donating $1 million to two criminal justice reform groups. <keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> CEO Mark Zuckerberg <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-george-floyd-donation-racial-injustice-2020-6">also said</a> the social media giant would $10 million toward groups fighting racial inequality. Both Facebook and YouTube, however, have drawn scrutiny over their content moderation policies. In particular, Facebook's decision not to take any action regarding a post from President Trump that appeared to threaten protesters is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/internal-strife-facebook-zuckerberg-trump-2020-6">prompting some employees</a> to speak out.See below for the full memo from Cook, as reported by Bloomberg. Are you an Apple employee with insight to share? If so, we want to hear from you. Contact this reporter at <a href="mailto:leadicicco@businessinsider.com">leadicicco@businessinsider.com</a> or through encrypted mail at <a href="mailto:lisaeadicicco@protonmail.com">lisaeadicicco@protonmail.com</a>, or send a direct message on Twitter to <a href="https://twitter.com/LisaEadicicco">@LisaEadicicco</a>.Team,Right now, there is a pain deeply etched in the soul of our nation and in the hearts of millions. To stand together, we must stand up for one another, and recognize the fear, hurt, and outrage rightly provoked by the senseless killing of George Floyd and a much longer history of racism.That painful past is still present today — not only in the form of violence, but in the everyday experience of deeply rooted discrimination. We see it in our criminal justice system, in the disproportionate toll of disease on Black and Brown communities, in the inequalities in neighborhood services and the educations our children receive. While our laws have changed, the reality is that their protections are still not universally applied.We've seen progress since the America I grew up in, but it is similarly true that communities of color continue to endure discrimination and trauma.I have heard from so many of you that you feel afraid — afraid in your communities, afraid in your daily lives, and, most cruelly of all, afraid in your own skin. We can have no society worth celebrating unless we can guarantee freedom from fear for every person who gives this country their love, labor and life.At Apple, our mission has and always will be to create technology that empowers people to change the world for the better. We've always drawn strength from our diversity, welcomed people from every walk of life to our stores around the world, and strived to build an Apple that is inclusive of everyone.But together, we must do more. Today, Apple is making donations to a number of groups, including the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit committed to challenging racial injustice, ending mass incarceration, and protecting the human rights of the most vulnerable people in American society. For the month of June, and in honor of the Juneteenth holiday, we'll also be matching two-for-one all employee donations via Benevity.To create change, we have to reexamine our own views and actions in light of a pain that is deeply felt but too often ignored. Issues of human dignity will not abide standing on the sidelines. To our colleagues in the Black community — we see you. You matter, your lives matter, and you are valued here at Apple.For all of our colleagues hurting right now, please know that you are not alone, and that we have resources to support you. It's more important than ever to talk to one another, and to find healing in our common humanity. We also have free resources that can help, including our Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources you can learn about on the People site.This is a moment when many people may want nothing more than a return to normalcy, or to a status quo that is only comfortable if we avert our gaze from injustice. As difficult as it may be to admit, that desire is itself a sign of privilege. George Floyd's death is shocking and tragic proof that we must aim far higher than a "normal" future, and build one that lives up to the highest ideals of equality and justice.In the words of Martin Luther King, "Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change."With every breath we take, we must commit to being that change, and to creating a better, more just world for everyone.TimRead the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-memo-employees-george-floyd-2020-6">Business Insider</a>

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