{"id":3666,"date":"2020-06-01T21:58:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T21:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/blog\/organizations-tech-ceos-support-due-to-the-death-of-george-floyd\/"},"modified":"2020-06-01T21:58:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T21:58:38","slug":"organizations-tech-ceos-support-due-to-the-death-of-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/organizations-tech-ceos-support-due-to-the-death-of-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizations tech CEOs support due to the death of George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Organizations tech CEOs support due to the death of George Floyd<\/h2>\n

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Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and Away cofounder Jen Rubio \u2014\u00a0another powerful Valley couple \u2014are donating $700,000 to Black Lives Matter and a bunch of other organizations.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Beyond the $700,000 pledged, the duo also set aside $300,000 to match donations to those orgs, per posts on Twitter.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

While Black Lives Matter started as a Twitter hashtag after a jury acquitted the man on trial for killing Trayvon Martin, it’s now a thriving social organization founded by three black women. The group acts as a watchdog on policies ranging from police reform to COVID-19 information, distributes resources, and funds Black artists.<\/p>\n

The couple is also donating to the NAACP LDEF, EJI, and to:<\/p>\n

Bail Project,\u00a0a non-profit fund that helps pay bail for people in need, and combats racial and economic disparities in the bail system.<\/p>\n

The Center for Policing Equity,\u00a0which uses data science to measure bias in policing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Campaign Zero, a think-tank advocating for data-backed criminal justice and policing policies.<\/p>\n

Project Nia, which is working to end the incarceration of children and young adults.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Color of Change, which organizes social media campaigns and petitions to expose and demand justice on incidents of racial injustice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Until Freedom, an organization that helps network and train organizers and develop thoughtful campaigns to combat racial injustice.<\/p>\n

Loveland Foundation, which supports Black women and girls by funding therapy, fellowships, and other programs.<\/p>\n

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