Los Angeles, California - August 2007 - GotTrouble.com Inc. and JustGive.org, a nonprofit organization, announce today that they are joining forces in support of leading nonprofit organizations that provide innovative solutions to the serious economic and social trouble of times. These leading nonprofit organizations help provide education, career training and financial opportunity to millions of people every year.

GotTrouble.com recognizes nonprofit organizations (troubleshooters) for their part in helping reduce trouble by fighting its' root causes such as illiteracy, unemployment and drug addiction. By working together online both companies hope to increase charitable giving to nonprofit organizations that can effectively serve these and other important social goals.

"One such nonprofit that made us take notice is Accion International," said Henry Dahut, Founder of GotTrouble.com. This amazing organization trains banks around the world to be microfinance partners, making small loans averaging $694 to help poor people start businesses. Accion has been responsible for over 14 million loans totaling nearly $10 billion to over 4 million borrowers, 65% of them women. "We are very excited that we can connect our online visitors with companies like these – their success works to empower all of us." Dahut remarked.

The GotTrouble.com Trouble-Shooter Giving Center helps facilitate charitable contributions to highly effective nonprofits. JustGive has a comprehensive database of over 1,000,000 public charities, making it easy for individuals to find detailed information about charities that match their concerns and interests. "Corporate philanthropy is an essential part of charitable giving. We are excited to partner with GotTrouble.com, a great example of a socially responsible company," said Andrea Lloyd, Director of Operations at JustGive. "We hope their efforts inspire other companies to consider their model."

GotTrouble.com is the first internet portal designed around the needs of consumers in serious legal and financial trouble. "We are interested in making the business of trouble part of the solution." Dahut adds, "in the process we are committed to creating sustainable value for our stakeholders. We want to be part of the solution by supporting nonprofits that positively impact the people and social causes we serve."

"We believe there will always be exceptional opportunities for innovative companies that can create sustainable market value while advancing a social good. We actively seek to create partnerships with such organizations and working JustGive gives us the opportunity to do exactly that." Dahut said.

JustGive is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to increase charitable giving across the United States by leveraging unique technology to connect people with more than one million charities representing the causes they care about most.

Founded on July 4, 2000, the GotTrouble.com portal delivers time-critical information and local resources for people facing life-changing legal and financial trouble.

For additional information, please visit http://www.justgive.org.

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