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Start Network Annual Report 2018
The Start Network is revolutionising the way that humanitarian aid is being disbursed by fostering localisation, new financing and collective innovation. Read more...
24 July 2019
Start Network's vision for the future of humanitarian action
To prepare for the change needed in the future, the Start Network’s 42 members came together over the last six months, to co-create a vision for the network, based on experience gained over our first eight years. This proposal was... Read more...
13 December 2017
Business models for innovators: Part 2
In-depth webinars on the innovator journey to sustainability, and a breakdown of eight business model strategies relevant for humanitarian innovators. Read more...
02 August 2019
Business models for innovators: Part 1
In-depth webinars on the innovator journey to sustainability, and a breakdown of eight business model strategies relevant for humanitarian innovators. Read more...
02 August 2019
The DEPP Innovation Labs programme developed safeguarding tools relevant for innovation labs, where the organisation is not "doing" a programme but rather facilitating design processes. This field-level safeguarding toolkit transl... Read more...
01 August 2019
Innovator guide to business models
So, you have developed an innovation that addresses a humanitarian challenge. Congratulations! Now read this guide. Read more...
01 August 2019
Support models for local humanitarian innovation
Humanitarian innovation has rapidly gained a central role within humanitarian policy and practice as a way of addressing intractable challenges. An increasing number of humanitarian organisations have established innovation i... Read more...
30 July 2019
Human-centred design and humanitarian innovation
The humanitarian sector is often criticised for being too top-down and for failing to meet the needs and priorities of crisis-affected people. ‘Innovation’ became a rallying cry for new initiatives, organisations and funding promi... Read more...
22 July 2019
The monthly risk briefing provides information on global weather, human and health events where members may consider using the Start Fund Anticipation process. Read more...
15 July 2019
Business models for innovators working in crisis response and resilience building
Scaling sustainable innovations is a critical issue for humanitarian innovation. The added complexity and barriers faced by innovators who work in crisis areas, or in areas that are building resilience to crisis, make this already... Read more...
28 June 2019