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NVIDIA Reverses Course on Donation Matching for Gaza Charities, Causing Internal Rift
More than 60 employees met with senior management after the chipmaker ended automatic matching for several charities in Gaza while still matching donations supporting West Bank settlements, settler militias, and the IDF.
For every dollar you donate, our company will match with two.” According to two employees Motherboard spoke to, who requested anonymity due to fear of reprisals, workers were troubled in December when the company retracted this special matching for established non-profits helping Palestinians and returned funds to employees via Benevity, citing “increased corporate risk.” The charities in question include Anera, a reputable NGO founded in 1968 that provides aid to Palestinians in Gaza and rebuilds civilian infrastructure destroyed by bombing, and the UN relief agency UNRWA. Meanwhile, NVIDIA continued matching donations to U.S. and Israeli groups that are building on West Bank settlements recognized by the UN as illegal under international law, as well as providing material support to the IDF and volunteer settler militias. A section on AFINS’ website called “Wartime Impact” describes how the group has collected “reserve-duty gear” to distribute to SEALs deployed in Israel’s siege on Gaza after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, in addition to items like phone chargers and blankets.
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