But the execution, says McMillan, was mystifying. Intuit Quickbooks later joined the effort, pitching in $500,000 more. The idea is a charitable one, and Yelp and GoFundMe announced plans to match $1 million of the donations generated, in $500 grants to businesses that raise at least $500 on their automated GoFundMe pages. Using Yelp photos and descriptions of businesses, GoFundMe automatically generated fundraisers for certain businesses listed on Yelp - “Restaurants, nightlife, beauty, and fitness and active life businesses” with five or fewer locations in areas hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak - and Yelp linked to those fundraisers. Instead, it was part of a small business relief partnership that Yelp and GoFundMe announced earlier this week. Uhhh, what the fuck? Without my permission, or even notifying me, Yelp has created a GoFundMe fundraiser for my bar /qqmn6IUSx5- Andy McMillan March 26, 2020 have set up their own GoFundMe pages to help them stay in business or compensate employees. Yes, Suckerpunch has been forced to shut its doors, like all Oregon bars and restaurants, which were ordered to close down their dining rooms for public safety earlier this month. “They hadn’t called They hadn’t emailed I hadn’t heard from them at all.” “I was like, what the fuck?” McMillan tells Eater. All proceeds go directly to the business.” To donors, GoFundMe suggests, but doesn’t require, a 15 percent tip for its services. Share your support in these difficult times by donating. “COVID-19 has made it tough for local businesses and their employees. “Support Suckerpunch” read the tab on McMillan’s Yelp page, linking to an automatically-generated GoFundMe.
McMillan hadn’t started any fundraisers - but Yelp and GoFundMe had done so for him, and tens of thousands of other small businesses, too, seeking $2,500 each.
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Andy McMillan didn’t expect to see a call for donations splashed across the Yelp page for his fledgling Portland business, Suckerpunch, a just-barely-opened bar serving nonalcoholic cocktails that temporarily closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak.