杰弗里·爱泼斯坦利用他的权力、影响力和财富虐待年轻妇女和女孩。以下简短的信息与幸存者的痛苦相比无关紧要，尽管它与更广泛的社会问题有关，在这个社会中，痛苦是造成和持续的。
Like many members of the Creative Commons community, I learned about MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito’s fundraising from Jeffrey Epstein when Ito posted his public apology on August 15. Since then, Ito has resigned from MIT, from several boards, and also from the Creative Commons advisory council. In light of Ito’s history with CC, members of our community may have questions about his role and about our own fundraising practices. The FAQ below aims to answer those questions.
Did CC raise money from Jeffrey Epstein?
No. We have reviewed our donor database and can confirm, based on that review, that CC never received any funding from Epstein or his foundations or companies. Nor did CC ever identify Epstein as a possible donor. In addition, Ito has informed us that he had no contact whatsoever with Epstein on behalf of CC, which is consistent with our internal investigation.
What was Ito’s involvement with CC, past and current?
伊藤从2003-2014年担任CC董事会成员，2006-2008年和2010-2012年担任董事会主席，2008-2011年担任CEO(兼职，无薪)，2014-2019年担任CC顾问委员会成员。他于2019年9月7日辞去顾问委员会职务，立即生效。该委员会是一个特设的个人小组，根据需要向该组织提供建议。从董事会卸任的董事加入我们的咨询委员会是一种惯例。
How do CC’s values shape its fundraising and what more could be done?
CC利用慈善数据库和公开信息来识别和评估潜在的主要捐赠者。We also follow agift acceptance policythat articulates the principles that constrain our fundraising efforts.
This episode provides a sobering opportunity for all groups who rely on donations to reflect on good practices for responsible fundraising. We are evaluating our policies and considering whether there is more we can do to ensure that we do not pursue or accept donations from sources that do not reflect our values.
This episode also raises bigger and more profound issues about who is included in and excluded from institutions that shape knowledge production and dissemination in our society. I won’t try to do justice to those issues of equity and inclusion here. But I do want to acknowledge their centrality to the mission of Creative Commons, an organization dedicated to empowering shared creativity and knowledge to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world. I look forward to engaging with our community as we reflect together on how we achieve those goals.
