As some brands face pressure from conservative activists to curb their diversity and equity efforts, Riot Games is openly approaching its partnership with the nonprofit organization DonorsChoose as a DEI initiative.
Today, Sept. 4, Riot and DonorsChoose — which helps public school teachers solicit and collect donations for classroom materials — announced a one-year renewal of their official partnership, which kicked off last year. Riot has guaranteed that it will match up to $200,000 in donations to the platform, with a focus on allowing teachers to step up their gaming and esports projects in the 2024-2025 school year.
The renewed partnership between Riot Games and DonorsChoose will run for the coming school year, with Riot guaranteeing a match of up to $3,000 for every individual participating teacher. Riot has also provided monetary grants to “all esports and game-related projects in California [public schools]” as part of the partnership, said Riot Games senior director of social impact Jeffrey Burrell.
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