I got that email too and felt disappointed by it. The vague reason they listed doesn't make sense to me: "In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin."
My selected charity was Doctors Without Borders, and in the last quarterly update email, Amazon wrote:
So far, AmazonSmile has donated: * *$4,907,690.96* to Doctors Without Borders* * *Over $400 million* to US charities * *Over $449 million* to charities worldwide>
Those amounts are from 10 years' worth of donations, and they certainly don't seem insignificant to me. Even small charities are probably grateful for any amounts they get. So it makes me think Amazon simply doesn't want to be spending that much on charity anymore.
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Date: 2023-Jan-20, Friday 08:04 am (UTC)"In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin."
My selected charity was Doctors Without Borders, and in the last quarterly update email, Amazon wrote:
So far, AmazonSmile has donated:
* *$4,907,690.96* to Doctors Without Borders*
* *Over $400 million* to US charities
* *Over $449 million* to charities worldwide>
Those amounts are from 10 years' worth of donations, and they certainly don't seem insignificant to me. Even small charities are probably grateful for any amounts they get. So it makes me think Amazon simply doesn't want to be spending that much on charity anymore.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/amazon-discontinues-amazonsmile-charity-donation-program-amid-cost-cuts.html
"The average donation to charities was less than $230, Amazon said."
"The move to shutter AmazonSmile comes as CEO Andy Jassy has embarked on a sweeping review of the company's expenses amid a worsening economic outlook and slowing growth in its retail division."