Centering Black Philanthropy and Championing Investment in Diversity
In this interview, we speak with Floyd Jones, Director of Community & Partnerships at Givebutter, the world’s first completely free end-to-end fundraising platform. Throughout his career, Floyd has worked tirelessly on building social impact communities around the world, collectively raising ov...
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University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications
2023-12-01
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In this interview, we speak with Floyd Jones, Director of Community & Partnerships at Givebutter, the world’s first completely free end-to-end fundraising platform. Throughout his career, Floyd has worked tirelessly on building social impact communities around the world, collectively raising over $20 million for grassroots organizations and speaking at over 50 conferences across America. His work and content has been featured by ESPN, AfroTech, Variety, and Wired magazine, and has been sponsored by NIKE, Whole Foods, VISA, NBA2k, and more. Floyd is also a pioneer for social justice. In 2023, he founded BackBlack, a multi-platform initiative that has raised over $1.3 million for 770 Black-led nonprofits.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d12f42bac5ea47ca9a2cd8a72d70de2a2023-12-25T05:16:46ZengUniversity of Florida, College of Journalism and CommunicationsJournal of Public Interest Communications2573-43422023-12-017210.32473/jpic.v7.i2.p57Centering Black Philanthropy and Championing Investment in DiversityFloyd Jones In this interview, we speak with Floyd Jones, Director of Community & Partnerships at Givebutter, the world’s first completely free end-to-end fundraising platform. Throughout his career, Floyd has worked tirelessly on building social impact communities around the world, collectively raising over $20 million for grassroots organizations and speaking at over 50 conferences across America. His work and content has been featured by ESPN, AfroTech, Variety, and Wired magazine, and has been sponsored by NIKE, Whole Foods, VISA, NBA2k, and more. Floyd is also a pioneer for social justice. In 2023, he founded BackBlack, a multi-platform initiative that has raised over $1.3 million for 770 Black-led nonprofits. https://journals.flvc.org/jpic/article/view/134985 |
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