Sponsors of Awesome:
Columbia Tower Club
Awesome Seattle
Ventures
See last event's projects
Join Ventures to empower 20 families to move off of public assistance and increase their income above the federal poverty line (above $24,250/year for a family of 4) in the next 18 months.
Ventures programs are proven to help entrepreneurs with limited resources and unlimited potential improve their lives through small business ownership. With $60,000, we can equip 20 additional entrepreneurs with the training, tools and resources they require to build their businesses and change their lives. The game during Awesome Fest is to get a small team in action towards this goal with some serious strides to report at the follow up event.
A Princeton study found that, in our government, the opinions of 90% of Americans have essentially no impact at all--only monied interests do.
This project is to spread awareness of the US's corruption problem, because awareness alone goes a long way towards causing people to speak up and engage. This video illustrates the issue as do, others like it.
How might you show off these and get the conversation started? Playing on a loop in a public area with high foot traffic? A school assembly about democracy in America? Get it featured on a popular local show? With the right connections, a team could have a big impact.
"Hey, would you like a sandwich?" "Sure." "I've also got some bananas, would you like one?"
Donating money or non-perishables to a food shelter is great, but for a more direct experience of contributing to someone in need, try making a bunch of sandwiches up at home, load up your backpack with them and some fruit, and then go bike around downtown, offering up food to folks directly.
This project is to get a team together to do this at whatever awesome scale you can manage. Be of service, have some conversations, make some days just a little brighter.
Asylum is a film by a Seattle native which looks at the connection between mental illness and domestic violence. It has a compelling trailer (see it here and needs to raise about $16,000 to film.
The project is to get this local film closer to fruition: organize an event to feature one of the mini documentaries that was created through the pitch video, and get the word out to organizations & businesses within the King Co. area as a means to promote the event.
Awesome Projects
We're putting together a project grab bag.
We're all of us talented and motivated folks, but coming up with an enticing 3-week project with a group of strangers in just an hour or two might still be a tall order. So there'll be a grab bag of projects for teams to choose from/be inspired by in case creating one from scratch isn't immediately obvious.
What kind of projects? Try a few of these sample ideas on for size:
Building Businesses and Changing Lives
Champion: Anjali Englund
Join Ventures to empower 20 families to move off of public assistance and increase their income above the federal poverty line (above $24,250/year for a family of 4) in the next 18 months.Ventures programs are proven to help entrepreneurs with limited resources and unlimited potential improve their lives through small business ownership. With $60,000, we can equip 20 additional entrepreneurs with the training, tools and resources they require to build their businesses and change their lives. The game during Awesome Fest is to get a small team in action towards this goal with some serious strides to report at the follow up event.
Corruption is Legal in America
A Princeton study found that, in our government, the opinions of 90% of Americans have essentially no impact at all--only monied interests do.This project is to spread awareness of the US's corruption problem, because awareness alone goes a long way towards causing people to speak up and engage. This video illustrates the issue as do, others like it.
How might you show off these and get the conversation started? Playing on a loop in a public area with high foot traffic? A school assembly about democracy in America? Get it featured on a popular local show? With the right connections, a team could have a big impact.
Guerilla Style Homeless Food Drive
"Hey, would you like a sandwich?" "Sure." "I've also got some bananas, would you like one?"Donating money or non-perishables to a food shelter is great, but for a more direct experience of contributing to someone in need, try making a bunch of sandwiches up at home, load up your backpack with them and some fruit, and then go bike around downtown, offering up food to folks directly.
This project is to get a team together to do this at whatever awesome scale you can manage. Be of service, have some conversations, make some days just a little brighter.
Asylum Short Film
Champion: Melinda Raebyne
Asylum is a film by a Seattle native which looks at the connection between mental illness and domestic violence. It has a compelling trailer (see it here and needs to raise about $16,000 to film.The project is to get this local film closer to fruition: organize an event to feature one of the mini documentaries that was created through the pitch video, and get the word out to organizations & businesses within the King Co. area as a means to promote the event.
Tiny House Village
Champion: Mercedes Elizalde