What drives us: the conviction that social change can only succeed together - through bridges between business and civil society and through people who share their perspectives and learn from each other.
We shape the society we live in together. To successfully tackle social challenges, we need a strong and reliable network. startsocial brings together people from business and civil society to strengthen volunteering through advice, visibility and appreciation and to increase its impact.
We started in 2001 as a business initiative and have been promoting voluntary work by advising social initiatives in a competitive format ever since. Every year, social initiatives apply for one of one hundred consultancy grants. The four-month grant includes needs-oriented advice from two volunteer experts and managers, the startsocial coaches.
Das Ziel der Beratung im Rahmen von startsocial ist es, die Wirkung sozialer Initiativen und das Ehrenamt in Deutschland durch gezielten Wissenstransfer zwischen Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft zu stärken.
With its clear schedule, highly motivated coaches and the many support services, startsocial has professionalized our initiative faster than ever and brought it forward. The regularity and the many resources available have further increased our motivation to such an extent that, together with our coaches, we are so proud of what we have achieved in these months! We are excited to have developed so many tools and skills that we can now use to implement even more of our visions .