Former employees accuse Change.org of profiting from George Floyd petition in open letter


A Change.org billboard promoting a petition to demand justice for George Floyd in New York City. — Reuters

More than 120 former employees of petition website Change.org have accused the company of profiting from a petition demanding justice for George Floyd when it asked users to ‘chip in’ or provide funding to promote the petition on various platforms.

In a Medium posting on June 10, the former employees addressed the letter to Change.org CEO Ben Rattray, acting CEO Nick Allardice and lead investor Reid Hoffman, raising “extreme concerns” over the way the company is handling donations received from users who have signed its #BlackLivesMatter petitions.

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