Posts Tagged ‘philanthropy’
Doing Good
December 1, 2009
I got into a debate with my mom and my sister the other day about how much influence a person has over their personal network, how extended communities interact with each other and what happens to these communities when your actions show how you choose to live. My mom and my sister were not convinced [...]
2009 | Uncategorized | Tags: collaborative, entrepreneurship, Other, philanthropy, small business, webComments (0)
***some.
October 4, 2009
When Tim Hwang started batting around the idea of the Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences 4 months ago I really didn’t know what to expect. Assembling 10 friends together to give $1000 every month in an elaborate ceremony to fund the start of some absurd or largely irrelevant project seemed, well, a trifle [...]
2009 | Awesome Foundation | Tags: Awesome Foundation, collaborative good, philanthropyComments (0)
The Awesome Foundation
June 25, 2009
In the name of all that is glorious we bring you: The Awesome Foundation. What is this you ask? It’s a monthly no-strings micro-grant given to people making awesome things. Period. Who is giving away this crazy amazing free money? David Nunez (Dorkbot Boston) Reed Sturtevant (Director, Microsoft Startup Labs) Emily Daniels (Dorkbot Boston) Keith Hopper [...]
