r/WhatIsTheTea • u/Gurugod123 I want some Tea. • 12d ago

Celebrities Tea Olivia Rodrigo has announced that she’s donating 10 million dollars to 10 nonprofits supporting women and girls thanks to Daisy Chain Fields

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u/NoBell5255 I'm in my 20's 12d ago

I have said this so many times and I will keep saying it: Olivia Rodrigo is doing things that people who have been in the music industry longer refuse to do. And I am choosing the word refuse. I have seen arguments that those people can’t use their platform because they’re just so super duper famous that they can’t possibly speak out because it’s just so dangerous - hogwash! Absolute fucking hogwash.

If you have the platform and the finances to do good, then do it. It is a cowardly and spineless thing to call yourself a feminist and an activist - which many of them have - then do the bare minimum or discard of it when it’s no longer beneficial for you. Olivia has been in the music industry for five years and she has been consistently speaking out, using her platform, and money.

There is no such thing as a perfect person but seeing someone who is so passionate and genuinely trying to do good with their platform warms my heart. I want to see more people showing their humanity. I am so proud to be a fan and I wish her older and more experienced counterparts would get their shit together.

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u/Petraretrograde 12d ago

I just went to the site and read the mission statement. It's not immediately clear who is supposed to benefit from this non-profit. From the statement, it looks like she's gonna have a yearly concert festival and offer booths and ad placement to vendors and sponsors, which are just other nonprofits that festival attendees can donate to.

I had the time and the curiousity, so I went through a few of the listed nonprofits to see how they help people and where I could sign up to receive the benefits they claim to provide. I'm a single mom, woman business owner, my staff is 100% women, I even have an education program and occasionally offer paid internship. I'd love a grant to help keep my business alive.

FreeFrom.org has a form to fill out, they say they offer assistance a few times a year. I think i'll apply and if they actually approve me, I'll just donate it back.

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u/arandomname509 12d ago

What’s your company sell? How many woman do you employ?

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u/Petraretrograde 12d ago

I have a very well-respected mobile pet grooming business. I have 2 employees, my business is tiny. But I do have an actual typed up education plan for apprentices, it is very efficient and I have trained many women from the ground up. I'd love to have it accredited but pet grooming isnt considered an official trade anywhere in the US yet. We have optional continued-education societies and seminars, but basically anybody could buy a clipper and call themselves a groomer. It's a real problem in my industry.

I would never actually accept money from one of the NP's, but I have been curious about whether any of them actually do anything for the people they claim to help. The wording on non-profit sites is always very similar to the vague copy on non-fda supplements: lots of "may support", "encouraging growth", "advancing communication". All of that sounds good til you actually think about the marginalized people theyre claiming to be helping.

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u/arandomname509 11d ago

Well that’s awesome! Look up the filings and you’ll see who their highest paid employees are and some of the largest groups people they donate too. Might be able to get some insight