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This short video (excerpt from our 2021 Impact & Innovation Givenar) introduces a few different creative ways to show your support for Stardust Startups! Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com Our Network For Good Peer-to-Peer campaign: https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/68613-create-opportunity-for-6-more-entrepreneurs Shop our merchandise: https://starduststartupfactory.org/store/ 2 0 2 1 G I V E N A R Help Stardust Startups in our effort to democratize impact! Support our projects and become the angel impact investor you know you can be. 🌱🌟 https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/130617-impact-innovation-givenar-2021 M O R E I N F O Website: http://starduststartupfactory.org/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/starduststartups Instagram: https://instagram.com/starduststartups Twitter: https://twitter.com/starduststartup LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/10287457 Contact us: info@starduststartupfactory.org
Creative Ways to Give | Stardust Feature | 2021 Givenar
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This short video (excerpt from our 2021 Impact & Innovation Givenar) introduces our monthly newsletter, The Constellation. Sign up to receive our emails here: https://starduststartup.aweb.page/p/24a5afac-3ff7-44cc-be00-ff97553658be View all our past newsletters here: https://starduststartupfactory.org/events-and-news/#newsletters 2 0 2 1 G I V E N A R Help Stardust Startups in our effort to democratize impact! Support our projects and become the angel impact investor you know you can be. 🌱🌟 https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/130617-impact-innovation-givenar-2021 M O R E I N F O Website: http://starduststartupfactory.org/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/starduststartups Instagram: https://instagram.com/starduststartups Twitter: https://twitter.com/starduststartup LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/10287457 Contact us: info@starduststartupfactory.org
Our Monthly Newsletter | Stardust Feature | 2021 Givenar
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This short video (excerpt from our 2021 Impact & Innovation Givenar) introduces our gift card opportunity for donations to Stardust Startups. To buy one for a loved one, visit: https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/11289-create-opportunity-give-to-stardust-startups and select "Stardust Startups Gift Card" in the "Apply my donation to..." box. We will contact you then to get your loved one's information. 2 0 2 1 G I V E N A R Help Stardust Startups in our effort to democratize impact! Support our projects and become the angel impact investor you know you can be. 🌱🌟 https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/130617-impact-innovation-givenar-2021 M O R E I N F O Website: http://starduststartupfactory.org/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/starduststartups Instagram: https://instagram.com/starduststartups Twitter: https://twitter.com/starduststartup LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/10287457 Contact us: info@starduststartupfactory.org
Gift Card Opportunity | Stardust Feature | 2021 Givenar
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You’re a positive social and/or environmental impact entrepreneur. Show it off! The “Impact & Innovation” badge certifies that a business meets Stardust Startups’ set of standards for positive social and environmental impact within the areas of health, sustainability, and/or learning. More info and apply here: https://starduststartupfactory.org/certification/ Help Stardust Startups in our effort to democratize impact! Support our projects and become the angel impact investor you know you can be. 🌱🌟 https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/130617-impact-innovation-givenar-2021 M O R E I N F O Website: http://starduststartupfactory.org/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/starduststartups Instagram: https://instagram.com/starduststartups Twitter: https://twitter.com/starduststartup LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/10287457 Contact us: info@starduststartupfactory.org
Impact & Innovation Badge | Stardust Feature | 2021 Givenar
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This short video (excerpt from our 2021 Impact & Innovation Givenar) introduces our brand new paper called "Democratizing Impact: How Microgrants and Microinvestments Empower Small Solutions for Massive Challenges", written by the entire Stardust Startups team in April 2021. Read the paper here: https://starduststartupfactory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Democratizing%20Impact%20Paper%202021.pdf The paper explores how microgrants can become catalytic capital, how Donor-Advised Funds can help democratize impact investing, and outlines the importance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for positive impact. It also includes useful definitions and a fascinating empirical study exploring the effectiveness of microgrants on early-stage startup success. This report demonstrates a new type of model for democratizing impact and our hope is that it will be understood and intentionally replicated by others in order to continue making a difference in the world. Help Stardust Startups in our effort to democratize impact! Support our projects and become the angel impact investor you know you can be. 🌱🌟 https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/130617-impact-innovation-givenar-2021 M O R E I N F O Website: http://starduststartupfactory.org/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/starduststartups Instagram: https://instagram.com/starduststartups Twitter: https://twitter.com/starduststartup LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/10287457 Contact us: info@starduststartupfactory.org
"Democratizing Impact" Research Paper | Stardust Feature | 2021 Givenar
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*Click "SHOW MORE" below to use the timestamps to skip to different chapters!* This year's virtual Givenar focused on presenting our 5 newly-selected social and environmental impact projects and bringing in new impact investors to help fund them (+ some fun surprises along the way)! C H A P T E R S 00:00:00 Welcome + Introduction to Stardust Startups 00:05:57 Tigoun | Project Presentation 00:10:56 Impact Investing (1/5) 00:13:56 "Democratizing Impact" Research Paper 00:16:29 Questions + Discussion (1/5) 00:20:37 Mindkit | Project Presentation 00:26:46 Impact Investing (2/5) 00:29:24 Impact + Innovation Badge Opportunity 00:33:54 Questions + Discussion (2/5) 00:38:13 Suppli | Project Presentation 00:44:19 Impact Investing (3/5) 00:47:14 Stardust Gift Card Opportunity 00:49:03 Questions + Discussion (3/5) 00:52:28 Renaissance Upcycling | Project Presentation 00:58:19 Impact Investing (4/5) 01:00:10 The Constellation: Our Monthly Newsletter 01:03:06 Questions + Discussion (4/5) 01:07:23 Dabba Consigne | Project Presentation 01:12:36 Impact Investing (4/5) 01:14:00 Creative Ways to Give 01:17:07 Questions + Discussion (5/5) 01:20:48 Conclusion + Larger Discussion P R O J E C T S 🌾 Tigoun | Food security | http://starduststartupfactory.org/tigoun 💪 Mindkit | Mental fitness | http://starduststartupfactory.org/mindkit 🍱 Suppli | Zero waste | http://starduststartupfactory.org/suppli 👖 Renaissance Upcycling | Reuse | http://starduststartupfactory.org/renaissance-upcycling 🍲 Dabba Consigne | Zero waste | http://starduststartupfactory.org/dabba-consigne Help Stardust Startups in our effort to democratize impact! Support these projects and become the angel impact investor you know you can be. 🌱🌟 https://thestarduststartupfactory.networkforgood.com/projects/130617-impact-innovation-givenar-2021 M O R E I N F O Website: http://starduststartupfactory.org/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/starduststartups Instagram: https://instagram.com/starduststartups Twitter: https://twitter.com/starduststartup LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/10287457 Contact us: info@starduststartupfactory.org Check out our “Democratizing Impact” research paper: https://starduststartupfactory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Democratizing%20Impact%20Paper%202021.pdf Check out our Impact & Innovation badge opportunity: https://starduststartupfactory.org/certification/ View all of our past newsletters: https://starduststartupfactory.org/events-and-news/ View our online media kit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qqixd3889wqgzwx/AAAudpDeIWqsHhPzW2NFnrkAa?dl=0
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