HopeMob founder’s latest project uses celebrity influence for social good

Shaun King founded HopeMob to crowdfund for people in need. Today, he launched Upfront to connect influencers with their audience, and raise money for good on the side.

Attention city slickers: Startup accelerator wants to make your life better

Tumml is a new 'urban ventures' accelerator program that empowers entrepreneurs to solve urban problems using technology.

Former Amazon exec wants to give free e-books ‘to every child on the planet’

Worldreader launches a new mobile program that makes thousands of books available to people in the developing world through their low-end feature phones.

Data startup takes on fight against human trafficking

SumAll forms a foundation to channel its resources, expertise, and equity towards addressing global issues.

Come4.org is a cause-driven, ethically inspired, non-profit porn site

Your self-pleasure could save the pandas, bring clean water to a rural village in Asia, or give needy kids access to schoolbooks. What could be sexier than that?

The four hour impact: Tim Ferriss partners with Vittana to raise $100K by midnight

For his 35th birthday, famed lifestyle expert Tim Ferriss does not want cars, clothes, or gadgets. He wants you to donate money to Vittana.org, although he will accept homemade brownies as well.

Ferriss is all about impact. His #1 New …

How charity:water became tech’s favorite non-profit

“I had a model girlfriend and a BMW. I wore a Rolex. But I was really miserable,” says Scott Harrison, founder of charity:water, on the period leading up to its genesis.

charity:water has already brought clean drinking water to 2 …