Charitable crowdfunding platform, CrowdRise, is gearing up to launch the “worlds largest charity effort” to raise money for #GivingTuesday commencing on December 2, 2014. Co-founded by actor Edward Norton, producer Shauna Robertson, and entrepreneurs Robert and Jeffrey Wolfe, CrowdRise has announced that it is also creating an app that will allow the world to watch the charitable giving on #GivingTuesday in real time. It will be available for download in the Google Play Store and iTunes on Nov. 25, 2014.
CrowdRise founder Norton said,“What we have in store for #GivingTuesday is big. Really big. We can’t wait to give the world an incredibly cool firsthand look at the power of the crowd and we’re excited to work with so many amazing causes that are partnering with us on this project.”
Founding supporters include such high profile organizations such as 92Y, American Red Cross, Eventbrite, It Gets Better, March of Dimes, the NFL, Robin Hood, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, United Nations Foundation, …