Shaun King brings Hope (Mob) to Crowdfunding
Shaun King, founder of the nonprofit HopeMob is
revolutionizing crowdfunding for social good with his web site that, unlike
most crowdfunding platforms, actually comes with a crowd.
Born in Kentucky in a working class family, as a fifteen-year-old he
was beaten so badly in what was one of the first registered hate crimes in the
state that he needed a series of surgeries that required two years. He notes,
“When bad things happen to some people it hardens their heart, but for me it
softened my heart.” He attended Morehouse College where
Martin Luther King had attended and was required to do service.
