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= Overview =
[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en The Awesome Foundation ] is a way to celebrate and support the brilliant ideas that every-day people have, and thus create more awesomeness in the universe and at large. They do this by awarding a $1000 grant each month to a really swell idea. No strings attached. And AWESOME THINGS COME OF IT!!!
An Awesome Foundation "Chapter" is born when a group of 10 seemingly normal people (or unruly misfits) come together as 'micro-trustees', and agree to pool $100each of their own money, every month. The self-organized group then collectively decides upon a project to receive their collective $1000. While the Awesome Foundation's first circle of ten originated in Boston, MA in 2009, it has since exploded into a worldwide phenomenon with 89 chapters and 899 projects funded (that's $899,000!). Each chapter is completely autonomous, and organized around geographic location or topic of interest, including technology, arts, food, social good, and beyond.
Awesome Chapters are becoming valuable nodes in their communities; creating a reason for very interesting, imaginative, cross-disipline people to encounter eachother and public attractions which alllow them to bond. Many Awesome Projects are very communiy-centric, here are a few:
Links of all current the chapters can be found [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/chapters here], and their blogs [http://blog.awesomefoundation.org/ here].
= Steps and Tips for Getting Involved =
== To Submit an Idea: ==
== To Establish a Chapter: ==
To apply start a chapter or join an exisiting chapter when a spot opens up, tell them about you on the [https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/awesomefoundation.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJwaXhNTFp6VG40clU3cFVfWFk0bXc6MQ Join the Awesome Foundation Form]. To start a chapter, you will need to initiate find 10 initial trustees who are willing to contribute $100 per month for an extended period of time, to sustain the new chapter. You can specify in the for if you are interested in being a Trustee or a Dean of Awesomness (time but no money contribution required). This [http://vimeo.com/59261997 presentation by the Seattle Awesome Chapter ] has a lot of great details in what it takes to run a chapter (the first 15 minutes are the presentation, the rest is Q&A). On the 1st of each month they read idea applications and individually make a top picks list. On the 2nd they get together and decide collectively (i.e. talking it out till all the trustees agree, no voting). They award the money (as giant cardboard checks, money in sketchy paper bags, or get involved with even gold doubloons!?!) and appoint a 'storyteller'' (usually the trustee most excited about the idea) to be a current one:mentor and liason for them, to help them think through their idea and check in to see what happens. With questions, you can contact them at<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>[mailto:join@awesomefoundation.org join@awesomefoundation.org]. = Contact & Resources =
Check out the TEDxBoston: