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WhaleSlide, a privacy-conscious philanthropic search-engine, originally launched 18months ago, has re-launched with a new version of their ‘social-good’/ ‘PhilTech’ search engine. We did the charitable thing, and spread the word! WhaleSlide is the brainchild of childhood friends, Andy Curran and Francesco Petruzzelli, who drew on their previous experience working in t...
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VocTech Seed 2017 is aimed at innovative, early stage digital vocational learning projects that show real ambition to scale and eventually reach large numbers of learners. Ufi is about to launch a new call from their VocTech Seed fund. VocTech Seed offers up to £50,000 for projects lasting up to 12 months. Like all of their calls, this is looking for innovative ideas for using digital ...
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As we all know, over the last number of years, more and more charities have been embracing the retail sector and have a presence on many of our high streets. Whilst charity retail is therefore undoubtedly a growing sector, it tends to be of the “bricks and mortar” variety only - with few, if any, charity retailers taking advantage of the internet. Having identified that charities are ...
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Finding funding for a Social Enterprises / Not-for-Profit has become an increasingly difficult task as ‘austerity’ has meant that the social enterprise / not for profit / charitable sector has felt the full force of the cuts. Therefore we are delighted to share word that for the next three weeks, the School for Social Entrepreneurs will offer a 20% discount to their next London based ...
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So, we all know that volunteering is great. It builds essential skills, it promotes generosity, it connects you with others and, let’s face it, it feels pretty darn good. But there is of course one major issue; whilst you’re getting on with all that do-gooding, how do you pay the rent? It’s a problem which has a real impact on the level of volunteer work that the average Joe or ...
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Now that 2014 is well and truly underway, New Year and all those resolutions we made may seem a very long time ago. How many of us start the year with the best intentions and then gradually other things get in the way and it becomes harder and harder to stay disciplined and keep up the momentum.Well...that need no longer be the case, thanks to our latest Startup of the Week.Promise or Pay is an in...
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It goes without saying that here at startacus.net, nothing makes us jump for joy more than hearing about innovative self starters who have taken the proverbial leap and started their own business…it just makes us happy. We are also huge fans of the ‘underdog’ which is why we are especially excited and inspired when we are introduced to folks who provide much needed assistance t...
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Starting a Charity - Some Key Information Much of the time, starting something amazing doesn't necessarily mean starting a business… self-starters come in all shapes and sizes and, not surprisingly, have all manner of different big and small ideas. Sometimes these ideas are all about helping to make the world a better place and if you fall into that category then perhaps you might want to ...
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It’s London Fashion Week and whilst we are the first ones to admit that we aren’t exactly fashion’s most dedicated followers, we are certainly not ones to shy away from the spotlight…or a challenge for that matter..   That's why we’ve been looking all around to find inspiring/startup fashion type stories which best represent the spirit of Startacus… ...
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If you’ve started 2014 with a resolution to start doing something good, then we reckon this week’s Startup of The Week is well worth a look.Makerble is ‘the world’s first charity projects subscription service.’This innovative startup has made the whole notion of donating to charity not just easier but also much more transparent. After all, over the last few years, man...
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