You know what’s awesome?
So if you spent anytime with me, in person or virtually (blog, twitter, facebook) you know that I kind of TALK A LOT about MY IDEAS, MY PROJECTS, MY WORK, MY LACK OF WORK and MY LACK OF MONEY to fund my ideas and pay for my apartment at the same time. I know I’m not the only one in this boat, so I’ve started to research, resources, grants, organizations and even continuing education classes. The Internet can be a bit overwheleming at times. Where to go? Where to start? What is actually helpful? So I thought I would start testing out things and reporting on my results. Perhaps if I find something that is useful to me, it will also be useful to you. If I find out an organization is NOT helpful I will also be sure to report that as well.
First thing I am going to do is apply for a grant to the AWESOME FOUNDATION
What is THE AWESOME FOUNDATION and what is AWESOME?
“Awesomeness is often overlooked by mainstream culture, which tends to rehash the same broadly appealing but mediocre creations. Thankfully, there is the web.
Awesomeness is more the product of a creator’s passion than the prospect of audience or profit. Awesome creations are novel and non-obvious, evoking surprise and delight. Invariably, something about them perfectly reflects the essence of the medium, moment, or method of creation. Awesomeness challenges and inspires”
How does this work? Submit an awesome idea. If we pick it, we’ll give you $1,000 in cash
The deadline for this month’s submissions is 11:59 PM Eastern on the 14th.”
Now, I just got to figure out which one of my ideas IS actually AWESOME.
