We've launched an exciting new project of our own! Introducing the Kickstarter app for iPhone!

Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on February 17, 2012.

$5,000 Match!

Update #23 · Feb 11, 2012 · comment

Hey Friends! (Sorry for the back to back update but we have some great news!)

A super generous donor is matching the next $5,000 in pledges in our HopeMob KickStarter campaign until we hit $111,000! 646 different backers have pledged $105,812 w/ 5 days left to hit $125,000! 

Together we can do it!  We're literally 15% away from accomplishing something on KickStarter that's never been done before!

Thanks Team!

Shaun & Crew

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5 Days Left & Just $20,000 to Go!

Update #22 · Feb 11, 2012 · comment

Hey Friends!

I hope you are doing very well!

We have just about 5 days left to go in our KickStarter campaign to BUILD HOPE!  So far we've raised $104,724 and we are so close to our final goal! 

I can't do it without you!  We need these next 5 days to be our biggest and best days ever.  As you know, if we don't hit $125,000 by Friday, we don't get anything at all!

  • Would you please make a personal appeal to your friends and family to pledge right away?
  • We still have some amazing prizes left ranging from photoshoots, consulting, t-shirts, trips, and so much more!
  • If you have any room to increase your pledge at all that will also make a huge difference since we're so close!

Thank you all so much!!

Shaun & Crew

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HopeMob in the News Today!

Update #21 · Feb 9, 2012 · comment

Hey HopeMob Backers & Friends!

We're super amped to have made the news this morning!  Check out this great article by our friend Caitlin Crosby featured in Huffington Post @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caitlin-crosby/meet-the-hopemob_b_1265288.html

Please read it, share it, blog it, tweet it!

It's crunch time! Just a little over 7 days left to hit our goal @ http://HopeMob.org.

Let's do this!!!

Shaun & Team

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Just Crossed $100,000!

Update #20 · Feb 6, 2012 · 1 comment

Wow!!!

Our friends @ Eastern University in Philadelphia just became a founding partner of HopeMob and made a pledge of $12,500!  This pledge was our largest to date and just pushed us over the $100,000 mark with just under 11 days to go!  We are so grateful for their generosity.  As a part of their pledge, we will tell stories of Eastern students in the months ahead when we launch.

This means that we are 81% of the way to our final goal with 19% to go!!!

We're going to do this! 600 generous strangers from all over the world are building the best platform for generosity the world has ever seen!!

Thank you all for your passionate support!

Let's go!

Shaun & the HopeMob Team

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2 Very Good Pieces of News & Our Official Press Release!

Update #19 - For backers only · Feb 3, 2012 · comment

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951
Backers
$129,423
pledged of $125,000 goal
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Funding period
Jan 4, 2012 - Feb 17, 2012

  • Pledge $1 or more

    93 backers

    And I will express my eternal gratitude via a very sappy personalized tweet :-)

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $10 or more

    177 backers

    And you will receive a download of the BANGING HopeMob anthem "Believe" featured here PLUS 25 STORY POINTS to help promote a cause on HopeMob.com!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    142 backers

    And you'll receive the Twitter shout out, the download of "Believe", a choice of our special HopeMob iPhone, iPad, & Android backgrounds, PLUS 50 STORY POINTS!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    86 backers Limited (114 of 200 left)

    And you'll receive ALL of the above awesomeness, 100 STORY POINTS, our HopeMob "Believe" BRACELET, our HopeMob STICKER (for your car/laptop/forehead) & private SKYPE access to 1 of our virtual planning meetings.

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $100 or more

    51 backers Limited (149 of 200 left)

    And you will receive ALL of the above fabulosity, 200 STORY POINTS, PLUS **** our limited edition super mack daddy couture HopeMob T-SHIRT in your size! Trust us -it's pretty much going to be the hottest thing you've ever worn!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $125 or more

    165 backers Limited (835 of 1000 left)

    And you will receive OUR FOUNDERS REWARD PACKAGE!! You will get ALL OF THE ABOVE rewards, 400 STORY POINTS, PLUS *** drum roll please *** You will be listed as a founding partner on the HopeMob website when we launch AND I will call/Skype with you to talk about HopeMob or any social good issue that's on your mind!!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $250 or more

    20 backers Limited (30 of 50 left)

    And you will receive all of the above GOODNESS, plus 700 STORY POINTS and....GET READY.... a thank you Tweet from a VERIFIED CELEBRITY on Twitter :-) For real!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $375 or more

    14 backers Limited (11 of 25 left)

    And you will receive all of the above amazingness - which means you rock, PLUS *** 800 STORY POINTS and a custom, limited edition, Fair Trade HopeMob MESSENGER BAG to carry books, a Kindle, an iPad, laptop, a frozen chicken, etc.

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)

    You are internally motivated and you don't even want a traditional reward. You just simply want to give $500 and have the cool sense of peace knowing you made a difference! As a bonus, we will give you 2,000 STORY POINTS that you can use to boost a story up through the HopeMob Queue!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    14 backers Limited (11 of 25 left)

    And you will get all of the above swag, PLUS 1,000 STORY POINTS, and a LIMITED EDITION (of 25 signed prints) of a special HopeMob Lithograph designed just for this campaign! Shipping is included!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)

    B!G DEAL BRANDING biz development & brand strategy workshop* (TH!NK TANKS) are specially crafted for photographers. Find out more at Bigdealbranding.com/blog/shop/maui

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)

    So many of you told us that you don't want rewards, you just wanna give, so we're adding these in!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)

    **SPECIAL HIP HOP PRIZE** World renowned rapper & producer Deacon the Villain (produced & appears on our theme song "You Gotta Believe") will produce an original beat for you or appear on a song of your choice!!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    2 backers All gone!

    **GRAPHIC DESIGN PRIZE** Cameron Smith, one of the best graphic designers in the world will design a super bomb graphic package for you - including a whole brand consultation & design. A STEAL OF A DEAL plus you get to build HopeMob! See Cameron's work @ CameronSmithDesign.com

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    1 backer All gone!

    **Ross Oscar Knight Workshop & Consultation Prize** Get a guaranteed spot in an intense 2 day photography workshop this March and a private consultation w/ one of the best photographers in the world! See his work @ RossOscarKnight.com!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $2,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)

    So many of you told us that you just wanna give and don't want any rewards. This is for you!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $2,000 or more

    2 backers All gone!

    **WEB DESIGN PRIZE** Mashable Award winning web designer, Chad Kellough, has designed some of the best brand and cause sites in the world - helping to raise millions of dollars for charity and boost millions of dollars for HUGE brands. I have worked with Chad on EVERY project I've ever done. THIS IS AN AWESOME DEAL!! For $2,000 Chad will design YOU your own custom website!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $2,500 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    **Nathan Corrona (DJ Dust) Video Prize** For just a percentage of what it would normally cost, Nathan Corrona, one of the best short filmmakers in the world, will film a short video for YOU! (Travel not included). See Nate's amazing work @ DustBrandFilms.com

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $2,500 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    **Ross Oscar Knight Photoshoot Prize** WOW!!! Get an amazing PHOTOSHOOT (including a wedding) from one of the most gifted photographers in the world! See his work @ RossOscarKnight.com and be the first one to get this AWESOME DEAL! I'm pretty sure these photos are going to make you famous :-)

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $2,500 or more

    1 backer All gone!

    **Adam Hobbs Video Prize** Have one of the most creative filmmakers alive film a short video for you! Adam will push the envelope & make you look like a star :-) See his work @ AdamHobbs.tv and get this deal!!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $2,500 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    **Jeremy Cowart Photography Workshop & Consultation Bundle** This is not going to last long! Get Jeremy's LifeFinder DVD, a pass to an upcoming workshop, a print from his store, AND either a private phone consultation or portfolio review from one of the most famous celebrity photographers in the world! See his work @ JeremyCowart.com

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $3,500 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    **Zack Arias Photography Package** Get a photoshoot from one of the most respected, creative photographers in the world AND Zack will include a signed 20x24 print. 1 word: EPIC! See Zack's work @ ZackArias.com

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $5,000 or more

    2 backers All gone!

    And you will receive all of our swag and some extra dopalicious swag we can't even mention on here, 10,000 STORY POINTS, AND *** you will get to choose between of the following: Shaun will travel and speak/consult/plan with you or your team for 2 days on any project you choose OR we will help you craft and feature a story on HopeMob.com the first month we launch!

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
  • Pledge $10,000 or more

    3 backers Limited (2 of 5 left)

    And you will receive everything @ the $5,000 level PLUS we will list you as a founding partner @ HopeMob.com AND you can travel with Shaun and the HopeMob team to meet some of the people we profile around the world! Get your passport ready! (We'll cover your travel costs!)

    Estimated delivery: Mar 2012