This week, my friend Shaun King, launched a new social giving site called HopeMob. It’s a big deal and has already found success.
Take the story of 12 year old Jessie Rees. Her hope was to have 50,000 people ‘LIKE’ her Facebook page before the disease that was overtaking her young body won. Unfortunately, Thursday morning, she lost the fight, but her hope lives on. As of Thursday night, she far surpassed her hopes and she now has well over 57,000 fans. While you may think this effort is futile, one look at her Facebook page and you can see the hope that his “mob” of people is having across the world, but most importantly to her family.
Today, hope gets drowned out, but when a mob of people come together, it cannot be ignored. It’s a force to be reckoned with.
I applaud Shaun and the vision he has for giving hope across the world. Not because he’s found success, but because he’s offering something that so many people have given up on long ago: hope.
Below is an article that details the vision and mission of HopeMob as posted on the HalogenTV.com site. It also explains Jessie’s story.
I hope you’re inspired to be the change you want to see in the world.
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.
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