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$1.7 Million to Charity — GoDaddy Donates

$1.7 Million to Charity — GoDaddy Donates

GoDaddy tops last year’s giving by $300,000.

With all of the negative news I’ve written regarding Go Daddy this year, it’s nice to end the year on an up note. Today the firm disclosed that its total philanthropic giving for the year is $1.7M, topping last year’s $1.4M in giving. That’s regarding $1,000 per employee, a very respectable number.

Go Daddy supports a number of non-profits from local (Phoenix Children’s Hospital) to international (Make A Wish Foundation). As stated by the firm, it has donated to regarding three dozen charities over the past two years.

The firm allows non-profit organizations to apply to receive funding. An online application is available on the firm’s web site.

Given the down economy, especially in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area where the firm is based, I suspect the local community is ecstatic to have the firm around — more jobs, more charity support, and more tax revenue.

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