Comments on: Can Chase Learn from it’s Community Giving #fail?

By: Mazarine

Mazarine — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:03:36 +0000

Similar to green-washing efforts of corporations that try to make corporate responsibility to environmental nonprofits their shield against people decrying their environmental pollution, I find Chase’s “Charitable Giving Contest” hypocrisy par for the course.

Sadly, their money is made on overdraft fees and the backs of the working poor. With Ariana Huffington’s move your money campaign, and the support of other noted thinkers and bloggers, I don’t think there is much Chase can do to salvage its image no matter how much money it doesn’t give away to “Students for a Sensible Drug Policy” “Marijuana Policy Project” or “Justice for All.”

It is hard to find causes that would have a pull big enough to make us forget that Chase doesn’t actually stand for Justice for All.

http://wildwomanfundraising.com

By: Marc A. Pitman

Marc A. Pitman — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:47:23 +0000

Thanks Jesse & Beth.

FYI- Beth, I pitched the story to BBC’s World Update and suggested they go to your blog and John Haydon’s (his has the images).

By: Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:59:14 +0000

Good summary! Thanks

By: Jesse Luna

Jesse Luna — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:08:00 +0000

I think Chase should just fess up and say, “we screwed up by not defining ‘eligible’ charities correctly.”