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Black Lives Matter Foundation -- Its goal is “bringing the community and police closer together.” (not related to BLM Global Network and BLM .com)
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Let's hope BLFM lose its status as nonprofit now that it's been shown as nothing more than a sham.
If you donated to Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation you donated to a different organisation, but one that (IMO) is still very unclear about where its money goes.
Yeah, both of them were unclear to begin with.
Now, it can be seen that Black Lives Matter Foundation was a scam charity and the other we're still not transparent on.
I read the previous thread and didn't really understand, but this makes it pretty clear.
Black Lives Matter Global Network is the real one and doesn't accept donations (?), and the Black Lives Matter Foundation is the grifting scam charity for high tea with pigs.
Considering it took me this long to understand the difference it's no wonder people were throwing money at these fucks.
Black Lives Matter Global Network is the real one and doesn't accept donations (?), and the Black Lives Matter Foundation is the grifting scam charity for high tea with pigs.
Considering it took me this long to understand the difference it's no wonder people were throwing money at these fucks.
BLMGN does accept donations but I think there's issues on their transparency as well.
BLMF is just a straight-up scam charity.
Cross posting from the other thread... but I wish folks would push all these organizations to be transparent as Kaepernick's donations.
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I was hoping most would have something like what Kaepernick did during his Million Dollar Pledge.
Each month... charities in that month got breakdowns in where the money is going.
Here's the list of the months.
kaepernick7.com
Like this.
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I was hoping most would have something like what Kaepernick did during his Million Dollar Pledge.
Each month... charities in that month got breakdowns in where the money is going.
Here's the list of the months.
Million Dollar Pledge
kaepernick7.com
Like this.
So, if I'm clear on this...
If you donated to BLM through the official website www.blacklivesmatter.com, your money went to the right group (although, they still have transparency issues to address).
If, however, you've donated through any other channels that weren't affiliated with "Black Lives Matter Global Network" or "ActBlue" (the company that actually handles the donations for BLM)...then 'You are already scammed.'
I think I have that right?
If you donated to BLM through the official website www.blacklivesmatter.com, your money went to the right group (although, they still have transparency issues to address).
If, however, you've donated through any other channels that weren't affiliated with "Black Lives Matter Global Network" or "ActBlue" (the company that actually handles the donations for BLM)...then 'You are already scammed.'
I think I have that right?
Can I use this thread to ask for some links to proper organizations to whom I can give money? I really want my money to go into good hands.
I think it would be best if we could get a consolidated list of places to donate to
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Thousand Currents handles BLM donations.
In Solidarity. We raise our voices. - Thousand Currents
To the Black organizers around the country leading the charge for change in this moment, we are with you, and […]
thousandcurrents.org
Best to donate locally. That's where your $$$ will have the biggest impact.
Pick a local bail fund. Check with local activists. Call local churches and ask for references.
Wait...so ActBlue is partnered with the scam BLM?Thousand Currents handles BLM donations.
In Solidarity. We raise our voices. - Thousand Currents
To the Black organizers around the country leading the charge for change in this moment, we are with you, and […]
Best to donate locally. That's where your $$$ will have the biggest impact.
Pick a local bail fund. Check with local activists. Call local churches and ask for references.
What about the website then?
I think so? I donated and my emails form them with an ActBlue link for additional donations (plus a lot of copy and a video interview, which seems like a lot of work for a scam). I donated through the big list of donations that was going around on Twitter so if you used that you should be good.
No I believe actblue is with the right BLM. It's just this BLM has some transparency issues
It's not even a grift. Its a full on huge scam considering the money that was likely recieved
When large companies just donate to whatever the f*ck it makes it pretty clear how much they really care.
and yeah...wtf is up with giving people shit for just questioning some concerns about a "non profit"? There are a ton of very shitty non profits out there, people don't need to be harassed for their concerns .
and yeah...wtf is up with giving people shit for just questioning some concerns about a "non profit"? There are a ton of very shitty non profits out there, people don't need to be harassed for their concerns .
This time I feel it's not the company fault as others have donated to the foundation out of not exactly knowing about it.
It's all about having transparency and sadly it turns out that this was one of the outliers / bad charities
Thousand Currents handles BLM donations.
In Solidarity. We raise our voices. - Thousand Currents
To the Black organizers around the country leading the charge for change in this moment, we are with you, and […]
Best to donate locally. That's where your $$$ will have the biggest impact.
Pick a local bail fund. Check with local activists. Call local churches and ask for references.
This is sorta false. Act Blue IS the software company that handled donations through the "official" BLM national website.
Thousand Currents IS connected with the same BLM, but the question is how the donations on the official website are being handled.
Act Blue is the same company that handles donations for virtually every major left organization and candidate in the US.
I'm reviewing all that I've done and it looks like I haven't done anything with this charity or the other questionable ones.
I think that confused a lot of people. The terms and agreements on the actblue page.
I think there are still a lot of questions on the BLM website since I don't think they ever mention they're a 501c charity
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From Thousand Currents:
They were also cited in the Buzzfeed News piece.
If you're making a large donation, you want it to go through a 501(c)(3) so it is tax deductible (allowing you to max out the donation). If you just donate directly to BLM (not a charity) the taxman takes a lot more.
The problem that I still have with Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is that I can't tell if it's a charity or not. Even the Thousand Currents states its a charity but the site: blacklivesmatters.com makes no mention that it's a charity.
They are also probably earning a lot of funds but there hasn't been any transparency on where it is going and how it's being used.
Can the thread title be updated to emphasis the distinction between the Black Lives Matter Foundation and Black Lives Matter? I know BLM still has transparency issues, but without a closer look, people might assume the entirety of BLM is a scam from the title.
Either way, this is a fucking mess.
Edit: Do you have to report a thread for a title change request? And if so, is reporting a thread just reporting post #1?
Either way, this is a fucking mess.
Edit: Do you have to report a thread for a title change request? And if so, is reporting a thread just reporting post #1?
The problem with this is that not many people are aware of it.
They would just google BLM and find certain sites pop up first thing and donate there. That's the unfortunate reality that people are willing to donate for the cause but might not completely research ( because not everyone has the time ).
Yeah, report for a title change on post#1.
Sadly, even the Global Network ( blacklivesmatter.com ) doesn't have this sort of transparency.
Agreed, but more and more I'm starting to think there really need to be.
The amount of confusion that is going on here is insane, and weird grifters are trying to attach themselves to these protests.
Maybe it's not as bad everywhere, but Seattle's local media is pretty much dead, and you have all these organization with "original" and "real" in the name, and most of them has people I never heard of and can't find shit about.
I was tricked into marching with the mayor. And I'm not even saying you can't march with the mayor, but I didn't want to, and it wasn't clear to me she would be there. Though making it a silent march should have probably hinted me.
This is good for you, but for the layman, they're going to just google and donate to the first organization that shows up.
There needs to be a call for transparency as well as making sure others are informed
Absolutely. Everyone should look for records or the judgement of impartial entities (like Charity Navigator) before they donate to an organization.
This would be great if people were aware of it.
Most of the time, people just don't have time / take the time to do the research. I know I need to start doing more research before donating going forward
No I get that. Act Blue is just how they process the payment if they go to blacklivesmatter.com.
(I can't tell if everyone follows me or not)