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Awesome Foundation

Call For Ideas: Innovative Ways To Fund Small-Scale Community Projects?

Tunde Wey | Posted 06.24.2012 | Detroit
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Tunde Wey

What if 1% of the total cost of all local purchases we made was somehow pooled into a fund to be distributed to worthy community projects?

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The Detroit Journal Is Officially Awesome

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.31.2012 | Detroit
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Wouldn't it be great if you could get money just for having an awesome idea? The Detroit Journal, a local online video project, was awarded $1,000...

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Meet D.C.'s Dean Of 'Awesome'

The Huffington Post | Megan Arellano | Posted 03.22.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Bonnie Shaw holds a couple of different titles in this city; cofounder of 24 Hour City Project, director of strategy at iStrategyLabs. B...

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Now That's Awesome

Marshalle Montgomery | Posted 05.13.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Metro Detroit, Knight News Challenge, Journalism Innovation, Institute of Higher Awesome Studies, Alternative News, Awesome Foundation, Detroit News
Marshalle Montgomery

This is an opportunity to assist citizens, organizations and community leaders who are inventive and willing to give a voice to interesting, untold stories in metro Detroit.

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WATCH: Art Project Aims To Change The World, One Swing At A Time

Posted 08.15.2011 | Los Angeles
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Jeff Waldman is trying to change the world, one swing at a time. Waldman and his team have installed simple rope and wood swings in the Marshall Is...

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Awesome Foundation Grows Globally, Spreads Micro-Grants for Genius

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Alexander Howard

The growth of the Awesome Foundation has been a net positive for many recipients of its "micro-grants" that leads to some improvement in a given community.

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