WE ASK DR. SUNNIVA ENGELBRECHT, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT STARTSOCIAL, THREE QUESTIONS
Is there anything in particular that has stuck with you during your time at startsocial?
There are so many things that impress me about the participants. But what they all have in common is a kind of “internal engine” that drives them to want to make the world a little bit better. And I am constantly amazed by the new, incredible ideas that they come up with.
What is so special about the startsocial “Help for Helpers” concept?
In terms of this I like to talk about the “bridgebuilding effect”: We bring together areas and people who would not normally come into contact and therefore would not be able to benefit from one another. We enable knowledge and expertise from the world of business to be transferred to the social sector, and vice versa. That actually makes our association unique.
How important is the support of ProSiebenSat.1?
ProSiebenSat.1 is a reliable partner that supports us in a number of ways: The employees do great work as coaches and are really dedicated to the projects that they support – even if that means doing extra work after hours. We also benefit from airtime on the Group’s stations: That raises awareness of our work and helps us during the application phase in particular.
startsocial »Help for Helpers«
startsocial is a Germany-wide scheme for the promotion of voluntary social engagement. Under the motto “Help for Helpers,” the association awards 100 four-month advisory scholarships to social initiatives every year. Anyone who wants to tackle social problems or challenges with the aid of volunteers can get involved. startsocial scholarship winners receive four months of free coaching on their social initiative from startsocial is a Germany-wide scheme for the promotion of voluntary social engagement. Under the motto “Help for Helpers,” the association awards 100 four-month advisory scholarships to social initiatives every year. Anyone who wants to tackle social problems or challenges with the aid of volunteers can get involved. startsocial scholarship winners receive four months of free coaching on their social initiative from the German Chancellor.
If you would like to volunteer your time and get involved in startsocial, please visit startsocial.de for more information.