A Facebook Founder Begins a Social Network Focused on Charities

The financial impact could be tremendous. Of the $300 billion that was donated to charities and nonprofits in 2009, only 6 percent was submitted online.

Jumo is itself a nonprofit, and will rely on payments from users and sponsorships from organizations that want better promotion on the Web site.

NYTIMES Nov 30, 2010 | Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Facebook and the chief digital organizer for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, knows a thing or two about building online communities.

Now he is applying his expertise to a new venture called Jumo, which aims to connect people with nonprofits and charitable organizations.

The site, which is being unveiled on Tuesday, aims to “do what Yelp did for restaurants…

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