Cascade Entrepreneur of the Week

Andrew "Bo" Young's GiveLocally Connects Donors and Recipients on the Internet

California lawyer and Georgia businessman form "the Google of Giving."

Perhaps, they are an unlikely pair. But together the California lawyer and Georgia envelope distributor have managed to create a business that may just revolutionize the world of giving. They have connected single parents and families struggling to carve out a living and make ends meet with people who want to help them stay afloat. And they did it by creating a niche on the World Wide Web. Their business, GiveLocally.net, launched last year. “It is an unusual concept,” said Michael Nelson, who is with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. “I’ve seen it with schools but I haven’t seen it done quite this way.” Nelson, spokesman for the 30,000-member organization, said he has heard of teachers who put a list online requesting help in …

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