CouchSurfing International, which connects travelers with a place to crash, raised $7.6M in a funding and abruptly switched from non-profit to corporate status. The funding, which came from Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network, will be used to hire programmers at competitive rates and thus keep the website functional as their user base grows. Switching to…
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Daily deals are all about getting what you want, from discounts at your favorite Thai restaurant to free money on Amazon. But now you can use them to help others, too. Deals for Deeds is a DC-based deal site that donates 5-15 percent of purchases to local nonprofits. After launching last year in DC, it…
Read MoreClean water is something that is definitely top of mind this Earth Day weekend. Most of us take clean water for granted, yet one non-profit, Charity: Water, has leveraged the powers of social technology to capture people’s attention and fulfill its mission of providing clean and safe drinking water for those in need. Charity: Water…
Read MoreMany of you probably remember the movie Pay It Forward, where the premise was to do something good for somebody and that good deed will come back around to you in some fashion. It is a mantra some firmly live by. Over the last several years we have seen the rise in micro-finance sites, like…
Read MoreThis is not a public service announcement but it might remind you of all that you have seen in the past as the Advertising Council is the leading producer of public service advertisements in the United States and just this past week launched, My Ad Council (www.MyAdCouncil.org). The site takes an interactive dashboard approach to…
Read MoreTweetsgiving is coming soon and you can be a part of it. Tweetsgiving for Epic Change is a global celebration that seeks to help build classrooms for students in Tanzania. Last year, Tweetsgiving raised $10,000 in about four days by leveraging the power of social networks and people’s gratitude. This year, there will be local…
Read MoreIf you are a blogger and believe in the powers of good (rather then evil) in the DC metro area, you might want to check out Bloggers For Good (BFG). BFG is a new, grass-roots group that sponsors local meetups for people to meet, greet, and give back to their communities. You’ll find good company…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More