Join MongoDB in supporting organizations that are fighting for racial justice and equal opportunity.
Donate to via this page by December 31, 2020 and MongoDB will match your donations, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $250,000, to support the following organizations:
• Code2040
• The Bail Project
• National Lawyers Guild
• National Urban League
These organizations were selected by members of TUPOC, MongoDB's affinity group for Underrepresented People of Color.
We encourage you to share this page with others to maximize the collective impact we can have.
Thank you for joining the fight for justice.
View the note MongoDB's CEO emailed to all employees.
MongoDB stands with the Black community against racism, violence and hate.
Team,
I have been both sickened and saddened by the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and countless other members of the Black community, all because of bigotry that is far too prevalent in our society.
I was struck by this poignant blog by Shenequa Golding. She talks of how black employees are exhausted, scared and shaken. Shenequa describes how young black professionals are recruited for their culture, but then told, in different ways, that their blackness and the struggles that come with it are to be left at the door.
I implore all of you not to leave your humanity at the door when you come to work for MongoDB. Permit yourselves to feel angry and upset about this violence, and be compassionate to your colleagues. There are many who are speaking out and protesting against these atrocities, but I worry that in a few weeks memories will fade and we all will get preoccupied with other things.
And nothing really will change.
If we truly want to live in a society where everyone -- no matter what they look like, where they are from, whom they love, or what God they pray to -- is treated equally, we cannot let this happen. To paraphrase Martin Luther King, the ultimate tragedy is not the oppression & cruelty by bad people, but the silence & indifference of good people. I encourage all of you to be agents of change.
Please reach out to me if you want to talk with me about your own feelings about this.
--Dev
The banner image on this website was created by Lo Harris, a self-taught artist raised in Bessemer, Alabama. After graduating from Northwestern University, she went on (and continues to) work in journalism full-time as a motion designer. Drawing offers a welcomed shake-up from the day to day news cycle. Through her practice, she aims to create work that champions vibrance, confidence and all-around goodness. View more of her work at loharris.com.
Donations made via this link (or any of the "DONATE" buttons on this page) up to $250,000 will be matched by MongoDB. You're able to donate until 11:59AM on December 31, 2020. In January of 2021, we will identify the total amount raised and donate the matched amount equally amongst all four organizations.
We're only able to track and match donations made via this link (or any of the "DONATE" buttons on this page) and will not be able to match individual donations to these organziations.
The "DONATE" button takes me to a BrightFunds account. Do I need an account to donate?
You do not need to have or create an account to donate.
If you are an employee of MongoDB, you have a Brightfunds account and we encourage you to sign in before donating. MongoDB does not have access to employee donation information unless the donor selects to make that public in the "Privacy" section of the donation page.
There are many resources online that offer actionable ways to educate yourself on and support racial justice.
A helpful resource shared by a member of the TUPOC community at MongoDB is Justice in June (and beyond).
Choose how much time you have each day to become more informed as the 1st step to becoming an active ally to the Black community. This document contains links to learning resources and a schedule of what to do each day:
The banner image on this page was created by Lo Harris. Through her practice, she aims to create work that champions vibrance, confidence and all-around goodness.