Apple's Giving Program Has Raised More Than $365 Million for Non-Profits Around the World

[PickUrPoison]

It's all about how you interpret it I suppose. "Forced" would be the correct word to use if the employees had no choice. And who's to say Apple wouldn't have a list of pre-ordained charities? It's not a cynical, nor unreasonable question IMO.

The question itself is fine: Do employees have to choose from a pre-approved list of charities?

However, that the poster contemplated employees being “forced” to give only to charities handed down from on-high seemed cynical to me.

I know the poster to be somewhat cynical, so that no doubt played into my interpretation. I may be reading more into it than was intended.

 

[9081094]

When Apple's quiet about charity work, people complain, and when they say something about it people complain. There's no winning.

You’re right about that. Maybe it’s the fact that Apple doesn’t do a thing in what is supposed to do since 2012.

When it ever starts to deliver again in its core business for reasonable offerings, I think every one will be proud and applaud.

 

[Baymowe335]

You’re right about that. Maybe it’s the fact that Apple doesn’t do a thing in what is supposed to do since 2012.

When it ever starts to deliver again in its core business for reasonable offerings, I think every one will be proud and applaud.

What are you talking about? Their core businesses are iPhone and services, the latter is growing at 25%.
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What Apple needs to focus on is building great computers for people to use. That means fast CPUs, fast GPUs, Blu-Ray drives on ALL Macs, lots of I/O ports, 24-hour batteries.

Oh, and let's be honest here. Apple does not care about charity. This is about money. End of story. This is Apple's underhanded way of getting people familiarized with Apple's software and hardware and manipulating people into their ecosystem and to associate feel-good nonsense with a gazillion dollar corporation. This is evil, pure and simple.

Evil? You have GOT to be kidding me.

And guess what? Apple is a business. They don't have to do anything and perhaps it'd be better for you if they didn't.

Apple exists to make money and return money to their shareholders That is all that's pure and simple.

 

[Glockworkorange]

Apple has shared a new feature on its Newsroom that highlights its workforce's charitable and volunteer efforts.

Apple says that its internal Giving program has raised more than $365 million for non-profit organizations around the world since its inception eight years ago. Under the program, Apple matches every dollar that its employees donate up to $10,000 each, with combined donations totaling more than $125 million in 2018.

The feature highlights thousands of locations where Apple employees volunteer their time, including the Terence MacSwiney School in Cork, Ireland, where more than a dozen employees from Apple's nearby campus volunteer at the school each week to teach coding, drawing, photography, music, and video.

Terence MacSwiney School student Ericka Lingwood​

Apple employees also spent nearly 3,000 hours sorting and distributing food at Second Harvest last year, according to Apple, making the food bank one of the largest recipients of Apple volunteer hours in the United States.

Apple volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose, California​

Last, the feature highlights Apple employee Liz Byrne, who sits on the board of the transgender support non-profit Point of Pride.

Article Link: Apple's Giving Program Has Raised More Than $365 Million for Non-Profits Around the World

“Transgener support board.” Lol, okay. Are they near the top of the victim heirarchy? Probably tippy top.

 

[M.PaulCezanne]

Glad to see some of their absurd profit margins are going to charity instead of monthly vacations via G6s.

 

[imageWIS]

Very noble of Apple and it’s employees. But this behavior shouldn’t be used as an advertisement or exploit that way. It should be done in silence with no beneficiary in mind.

Apple is exploiting everything these days

This is news? They've been exploiting Asian factory workers for years.

 

[Jakewilk]

Very noble of Apple and it’s employees. But this behavior shouldn’t be used as an advertisement or exploit that way. It should be done in silence with no beneficiary in mind.

Apple is exploiting everything these days

I disagree. If this were Tim Cook’s program where he would match every dollar with money out of his own pocket then it wouldn’t be okay. But since this is a company’s money and not an individual’s, I think this aught to be publicized as it is. What’s wrong with setting an industry standard on charitable giving and being proud about it? Nothing, I think, because no single person is being glorified for the donation of this money. This is the result of a team effort to give.

Apple’s example of charitible giving doesn’t drive me to buy apple, it drives me to give as well.
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Was he? He didn’t ask if employees must choose from an approved list. He asked if employees were “forced” to choose from “pre-ordained” charities.

Words have meaning. His agenda was clear based on how he phrased his question.

His intention was abundantly clear and you know it. There was no “agenda.” People like you are the reason why the US has become a PC mine field.

 

[I7guy]

Very noble of Apple and it’s employees. But this behavior shouldn’t be used as an advertisement or exploit that way. It should be done in silence with no beneficiary in mind.

Apple is exploiting everything these days

Very noble and I am happy apple is advertising this. It raises awareness of that Apple and it's employees have a broader view of the world. Obviously differing opinions for different people.
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They can donate to whatever charity they choose, and Apple will also make cash donations to “match” their employees’ volunteer hours.

Nice try though.

Nice try. As said above I'm sure apple only matches qualifying organizations. Those that have 501-c-3 status. But nobody is stopping employees from giving to any "charity" they want.

 

[PickUrPoison]

His intention was abundantly clear and you know it. There was no “agenda.” People like you are the reason why the US has become a PC mine field.

If OP had asked if employees were “forced to only work with a set of PC, pre-ordained charities” would you still be incapable of detecting a possible agenda?

 

[Supermacguy]

Apple could give 1 billion away and not have it affect their bottom line or financial stability.

 

[FyerFyer]

Mmm $365m is alot of money but for a trillion dollar company...? Any mathematicians who could calculate how much % that is over the growth or value of Apple over that period; compared to perhaps someone earning $50g a year making an equal % amount over that time..?

Would be interesting to actually see how much that is...

 

[I7guy]

Mmm $365m is alot of money but for a trillion dollar company...? Any mathematicians who could calculate how much % that is over the growth or value of Apple over that period; compared to perhaps someone earning $50g a year making an equal % amount over that time..?

Would be interesting to actually see how much that is...

What you ask can be done in excel. But why?

 

[Apple of my eye]

About .006 of their 2018 profit. The equivalent of someone making 100k annually who gives $600.

 

[FyerFyer]

About .006 of their 2018 profit. The equivalent of someone making 100k annually who gives $600.

Interesting, thanks, however 0.006, wouldnt that actually be $60? However it would be interesting to calculate over the 10 year period.

What I’m trying to get at is that although it is a lot of money to most of the public, in actual fact Apple’s contribution mentioned in this post is quite low...

 

[Jakewilk]

If OP had asked if employees were “forced to only work with a set of PC, pre-ordained charities” would you still be incapable of detecting a possible agenda?

Changing the OP’s words to pose a theoretical situation is comepletely off topic

 

[PickUrPoison]

Changing the OP’s words to pose a theoretical situation is comepletely off topic

As is your post to which I’m now replying. Maybe the mods will delete our posts.

Both your posts have been off-topic; at least my post answered his original question: Apple employees are free to give to charities of their choice and are not “forced” to give only to “pre-ordained” charities dictated from on-high. Employees can give to charities that believe the exact opposite of what Tim Cook does and that is perfectly ok with Apple. They’ll still match.

 

[I7guy]

As is your post to which I’m now replying. Maybe the mods will delete our posts.

Both your posts have been off-topic; at least my post answered his original question: Apple employees are free to give to charities of their choice and are not “forced” to give only to “pre-ordained” charities dictated from on-high. Employees can give to charities that believe the exact opposite of what Tim Cook does and that is perfectly ok with Apple. They’ll still match.

The article discusses "non-profit" charities. So I'm not sure employees are free to donate to any charity. Apple probably doesn't restrict, which non-profit charities, but I would think the charities have to be a registered, legitimate charity...as opposed to any old concern that calls themselves a charity.

 

[PickUrPoison]

The article discusses "non-profit" charities. So I'm not sure employees are free to donate to any charity. Apple probably doesn't restrict, which non-profit charities, but I would think the charities have to be a registered, legitimate charity...as opposed to any old concern that calls themselves a charity.

Yes no doubt Apple would only match legit charities, which would have an IRS 591(c)(3) designation (making them tax exempt).