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.
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.
Tiny House Village
Champion: Mercedes Elizalde