[Lab] Micro-grants for Awesome Projects

[Emily Daniels]

Nice! I just came onto the Ottawa board. It's a monthly award and we have
looked to projects from past months to fund depending on what comes in.
Please keep applying! Projects that have a greater community impact, both
locally and globally, place high when we are deliberating as do those that
"surprise and delight". :)
Emily

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Paul & Andrea Mumby <themumbys at gmail.com>wrote:

> Actually I applied for one of my projects some time ago (before christmas I
> believe) already. As I encounter other projects I think are "worthy" I'll be
> sure to drop them in ;)
>
> - Paul
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Emily Daniels <emily.daniels at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hey Everyone-
>> I was talking to Guy about this at the last Mod Lab meeting and forgot
>> that I hadn't sent it out to the lists yet. I know there are a lot of
>> awesome ideas between the Mod Lab members so please don't be shy and apply.
>> Emily
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Emily Daniels <emily.daniels at gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 4:05 PM
>> Subject: Micro-grants for Awesome Projects
>> To: artlist at lists.artengine.ca
>>
>>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> In case you haven't heard about the Awesome Foundation, I wanted to share
>> with you a bit of our vision and urge you to gather some crazy ideas
>> together and apply.
>>
>> The Awesome Foundation is a network of individuals formed into chapters of
>> 10 trustees and spread out all over the world. Each month we pool $100 of
>> our own money together to give a no strings attached micro-grant of $1000 to
>> a person or a team with the best idea for an innovative project.
>>
>> Awesome projects are not strictly defined, but tend to challenge and
>> expand our understanding of our individual or communal potentials. They
>> bring communities together, casting aside social inhibitions and boundaries
>> for a moment. They spark an instant of joy and delight and inspire a
>> long-term hope for a more awesome future. Many chapters are city-specific
>> and try to fund projects that are within their local communities, but some
>> will go outside of that if the project is awesome enough!
>>
>> In Canada there has been a chapter in Ottawa (link<http://awesomeottawa.ca/>)
>> since May of last year, and one has just started in Toronto (link<http://awesometo.wordpress.com/>)
>> with their first grant going toward a grantee who will turn the city into a
>> giant number puzzle (link<http://www.thestar.com/news/article/944544--awesome-foundation-s-first-toronto-winner-will-turn-the-city-into-a-number-puzzle>).
>> There is a Calgary and a Montreal chapter forming now too!
>>
>> The main site of the Awesome Foundation is here<http://awesomefoundation.org/>,
>> where all you need to apply is to describe in 500 words or less the project
>> you want to do. I hope to see some of your awesome ideas!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Emily
>>
>> --
>> Emily Daniels | emilydaniels.com | @emdaniels | awesomefoundation.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Emily Daniels | emilydaniels.com | @emdaniels | awesomefoundation.org
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