Last year I was introduced to Epstein as a potential @codeorg donor. I Googled him, saw he was a convicted sex offender, and ended talks. @MIT and @Joi should have done the same. Period.
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When that day comes, I hope my supporters realize that rejecting a donor’s gift is like taking $ away from education to give it to that donor. Taking $ away from children’s education is not at all easy.
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While I can’t promise my decisions will always be popular, they will never be secret like at @MIT. Transparency is a core value at @codeorg, and our donors are public (unless *they* request anonymity).http://code.org/about/donors
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How does this solve the problem? Didn’t
@billgates request anonymity from MIT medialab as well as fact that Epstein was responsible for his donation? It doesn’t appear Epstein opposed having his own donations anonymous either. -
There are generous families who have given us gifts anonymously to avoid the limelight of attention, driven by humility not secrecy. If a small donor has zero influence on our education decisions or direction, it's reasonable to respect their preference for privacy.
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Do donors affect your research and education decisions or direction? It's hard to parse through the appearance of influence. The connection may be to complex to investigate when many get their news in "hot takes."
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The short answer is no. This is addressed in our donation policy.https://code.org/about/donation-policy …
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The anonymity thing is hard. Unsavory donors often *want* to be recognized -- that's how they gain prestige in exchange for donation. In a sense, you insisting *on* anonymity would be how you'd deny them what they want. It'd keep it, in one sense, "cleaner."
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Thanks for sharing this! I'm detecting a pattern with Epstein's donation recipients. I'm curious as to why he picked
@codeorg to fund. Was it because of the children? I wonder what other nonprofits he solicited to donate money to. And which of those had things in common?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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