HopeMob Charity Unites Strangers for Good
By Kaleena Thompson | January 6, 2012 at 9:23 am
Social good entrepreneur Shaun King launched a new social giving site that unites strangers for one cause. Much like a flash mob of hope, HopeMob pulls together people’s kindness to help one person.
The HopeMob campaign is currently raising funds through Kickstarter before its March 2012 launch.
“HopeMob is going to change people’s lives,” King said in his Kickstarter campaign video. “People are falling through the cracks of the government. They’re falling through the cracks of social services. You and I are going to find them and tell their story. We’re going to mob them with hope.”
Here’s how it works:
Users can register for HopeMob by creating a username and password. After registering, HopeMob will give each person 50 story points. Using story points, participants can help boost a story up in HopeMob’s “cause queue” until it becomes its one and only featured story with an international audience. The queue will be filled with real-life stories — families who’ve lost their houses, family with special needs children — anyone who’s needs a helping hand.
Jessie Rees was one of those recipients of hope. At 12 years old, she lost her battle with brain cancer on Jan. 5. Thanks to the countless HopeMob volunteers and backers, they spent weeks to make many of her wishes come true. One of Jessie’s wish was to have 50,000 Facebook fans. Together, they made that goal happen, and many others.
What do you think of HopeMob?
