For the third year in a row, Bandcamp is holding a fundraiser to celebrate Juneteenth (June 19)—a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Today (June 17), from midnight to midnight Pacific Time, Bandcamp will donate 100% of its share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. “This annual fundraiser is part of our larger, ongoing commitment to racial equity,” Bandcamp CEO and co-founder Ethan Diamond wrote in a statement. Find that in full below.

Bandcamp has used its Bandcamp Friday model to support a number of causes since the pandemic hit in 2020, including Black Lives Matter organizations, Ukrainian relief, abortion funds, and more. Bandcamp Fridays have been the source of more than $20 million in revenue for independent artists.

On June 17, from midnight to midnight Pacific Time, we’ll hold our third annual Juneteenth fundraiser, where we donate 100% of our share of sales to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to support their ongoing efforts to promote racial justice through litigation, advocacy, and public education.

This annual fundraiser is part of our larger, ongoing commitment to racial equity, and we’ll continue to promote diversity and opportunity through our mission to support artists, the products we develop, those we promote through the Bandcamp Daily and Bandcamp Radio, how we work together as a team, who and how we hire, and our relationships with organizations local to our Oakland space (some of which we’ve highlighted below).

We hope you’ll help us spread the word about the upcoming fundraiser, and thank you for being a part of the Bandcamp community!

Ethan Diamond

CEO & Co-Founder of Bandcamp

Local racial equity organizations we support:

East Oakland Collective, a community organizing group serving East Oakland by working towards racial and economic equity, who have done especially crucial work this past year to support people hit hardest by the pandemic.

East Oakland Youth Development Center, an organization working to develop the social and leadership capacities of East Oakland youth so that they achieve excellence in education, career, and service to their communities.

The Hidden Genius Project, a mentorship and training program that provides technical and community leadership training for Black male high school students and prepares them for leadership careers in technology.

Oakland Black Business Fund, a new Black-led fund that provides capital, technical assistance, and growth strategy to Black-owned businesses, both locally in Oakland and across the U.S.

Oakland Kids First, a community coalition that develops and trains high school leaders to advance racial and educational equity in their schools and community.