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Resources and References

2016-03-09T03:31:22Z

WillDC: /* Shirts */ Adding examples of tshirts

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== Resources and Lists ==
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/2/22/Awesome_Foundation_New_Chapter_Handbook_-_March_2015.pdf New Chapter Handbook]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/64/Awesome_Foundation_Manual_de_orientación_para_cap%C3%ADtulos_nuevos_-_Marzo_2015.pdf Manual de orientación para capítulos nuevos]
* [[Resources for Awesome Fellows]]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KuQZlQTlNsrm3QXRvTZ4dq_5kjxEeaHoBUl5Yxcw9I/edit?usp=sharing Trustee Handbook Template]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DiMllJQxR2OZK6sPynh9dSgBmIhwnGfOOChCm6ofqvI/edit Trustee Voting Guide] how to use the AF site to vote on projects
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SPMNibLqjgPP48csc_b9MWvEa9jMs8BbeNAbWuI66kQ/edit?usp=sharing Global Inspirational Projects List]

== Technical References ==

* [[Website Manual]]
* [[Localization Guide]] - How to translate the website into different languages!

== Talks About Awesome Foundation ==

* September 2014 - Tim Hwang (San Francisco), Emily Daniels (Ottawa), and Ana Luisa Santos (Rio de Janeiro) [http://soundcloud.com/awesomeottawa/cbcawesummit on CBC Radio], in Ottawa, ahead of Awesome Summit 2014 (10 minutes).
* September 2013 - Nikki Lee and Rachel Popkin (Awesome Seattle) at Schoolhouse Craft. (~15 min, no video). Slide deck [https://db.tt/uHvWus0p here].
* February 2013 - Ellen Chisa and Nikki Lee (Awesome Seattle) at [https://vimeo.com/59261997 Creative Mornings Seattle] (17 minutes + Q&A). Download their slide deck here: [[File:Seattle Creative Mornings - The Awesome Foundation.pptx]].
* January 2013 - Rachel Popkin and Abe Passaglia (Awesome Seattle) at HUB Social Giving Night. (>5 min, no video). Slide deck: [[FIle:AFSEA_presentation_at_HUB_1_16_13.pptx.zip‎]].
* September 2012 - Christina Xu (IHAS/Awesome Boston) at FEAST. Annotated slide deck [https://www.dropbox.com/s/iqbqrq4iss1iiia/Feast.ppt here].
* June 2011 - Christina Xu (IHAS/Awesome Boston) at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WThSnniic2s TEDxBoston]. A later version of the talk's slides [https://www.dropbox.com/s/3uw6201llzik7wk/PublicEd%20Shortened.key are here] (9 minutes)
* April 2010 (old school!) - Tim Hwang (IHAS/Awesome San Francisco) at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOq8gAGrmDM Ignite Boston]. (5 minutes)

== Design References ==

A much better way to browse all this is [http://publet.com/awesomebrand/ here].

===Font===
* We generally use Futura as our font but feel free to use whatever you'd like!

=== Logos ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/31/AF-logo.eps EPS Awesome Foundation Logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/4f/AF-logo.png PNG Awesome Foundation Logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/8d/AF-Calgary-square.png PNG Awesome Foundation - Calgary Logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/1/1e/Awesomefoundation.png PNG AF Favicon]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Normal-logo-eps.eps EPS Awesome Foundation Logo with city name]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Share-idea-logo.eps Share An Idea >> logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome_Tshirts_vF-DoMore.ai Do More Awesome logo]

=== Stickers ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/53/AFStickers5.png AF Die-Cut Stickers (AweSummit 2012) - .PNG File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/89/AF_sticker_concept.ai AF Rectangular Stickers (AweSummit 2012) - .AI File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/1/19/AF_sticker_concept.png AF Rectangular Stickers (AweSummit 2012) - .PNG File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/49/Sticker_Design_Revision2.pdf Sticker Design (AF-San Francisco) - PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/f/fe/AFSF-stickers.indd Sticker Design (AF-San Francisco - INDD File]

=== Postcards & Posters ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/65/AFSF-postcard.indd Awesome Foundation Postcard Design (AF-San Francisco) - .INDD File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/86/AFSF-postcard.pdf Awesome Foundation Postcard Design (AF-San Francisco) - .PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-5.5x8.5-Poster-w-Bleed.psd 5.5 x 8.5 poster from Antigonish that you can modify for your chapter]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-11x17-Poster.psd 11x17 poster that you can modify for your chapter]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-Vertical-Banner.psd Tall vertical conference/event 31.5" x 83.3" banner that you can modify for your chapter]

=== Flyers ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/7/7c/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_flyer_quarters_9-26-12.docx Awesome NYC mini flier - .DOCX File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/b/be/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_Flyer_quarters_9-26-12.pdf Awesome NYC mini flier - .PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/61/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_flyer_9-26-12.docx Awesome NYC full-page flier - .DOCX File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/69/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_flyer_9-26-12.pdf Awesome NYC full-page flier - .PDF File]

=== Shirts ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/d/d4/AF-Summit-Tshirt-FINAL.eps AweSummit 2012 T-Shirt Design - .EPS File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160306_114434.jpg Biz cards and paper flier examples]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160305_163517.jpg A bunch of tshirt examples from Saturday]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160305_134248.jpg Awesome Foundation DC tshirts]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160306_160310.jpg Jeff's pursuit of Awesome tshirt]

=== Business Cards ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/81/AwesomeFoundation_B-Cards.pdf AF Business Cards (PDF Version)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/2/24/AwesomeFoundation_B-Cards.indd AF Business Cards (.indd Version)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/e/ef/ANTD_Card_Both.pdf Awesome News Taskforce Business Cards (PDF version)]
* Awesome Ottawa Business Card - [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/55/Awesome_Ottawa_business_card_front.ai front] / [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/57/Awesome_Ottawa_business_card_back_with_type_layer.ai back] (AI version)

=== Photos ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/3d/Awesome_February-29-Halifax_-_credit_Applehead_Studio.jpg Gathering funds for Awesome Halifax] (please credit Applehead Studio)
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/b/be/Awesome_February-30_-_credit_Applehead_Studio.jpg Close-up of gathering funds for Awesome Halifax] (please credit Applehead Studio)
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/32/AHS3207-Halifax_-_credit_Applehead_Studio.jpg Live pitches being made to Awesome Halifax] (please credit Applehead Studio)

===Homepage World Pixel Map===
* [[File:Awesome-chapters-map.eps]]
* [[File:Awesome-foundation-wolrd.ai]]

===AF Austin Postcards and Business Cards===
The Austin chapter really liked the SF postcards and some of the previous business card designs, so we made multiple versions so we could mix and match fronts and backs using both high-quality Moo prints and less-expensive Vistaprint prints. [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/e/ec/AFAustinBusinessCardsPreview.pdf Here's a PDF preview of the six card designs.] We've provided the original Illustrator files in case other chapters want to just change the chapter location and URL to get started on their own. If you don't have an artist you work with, we hired local Austin artist [http://ahernpaul.com/ Paul Ahern] to make these for us.
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/9/98/AFAustinBusinessCardsAIMoo1.zip Adobe Illustrator files for Moo, 1/2]
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/32/AFAustinBusinessCardsAIMoo2.zip Adobe Illustrator files for Moo, 2/2]
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/41/AFAustinBusinessCardsAIVistaprint.zip Adobe Illustrator files for Vistaprint]
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/4f/AFAustinBusinessCardsPDF.zip print-ready PDFs for both Moo and Vistaprint] (note these say Austin on them, you should edit the .ai files!)
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/c/c9/AFAustin12x18Poster.pdf print-ready PDF of a 12x18 poster version of the pink card] (again, this says Austin on it)

=== Institute on Higher Awesome Studies ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/9/9f/IHAS_3.png IHAS Logo (Color)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/c/c8/IHAS_BW.png IHAS Logo (B/W)]

=== Report Templates ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/48/State-of-Awesome-Dec10-Rev2.indd State of the Awesome 2010 INDD File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/0/03/State-of-Awesome-Dec10-Rev2.pdf State of the Awesome 2010 PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish.pptx Power point Slide Template]

=== Other Random Stuff ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/63/Awesome_Foundation_New_Chapter_Handbook_-_March_2015.indd New Chapter Handbook layout - .INDD File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/2/29/AF-tattoo.eps AF Tattoo Design - .EPS File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/0/00/Seal_of_the_Dean.png Abandoned "Seal of the Dean" Design - (AF-Boston 2010)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/0/0e/AF_Global_Poster.pdf.zip Global Awesome Foundation Chapters Map (AweSummit 2012) - Zipped PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/57/Awesome_Letterhead.doc Awesome Foundation Letterhead (.doc)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-2%27x2%27-Standard-Sign.psd#file Awesome Foundation 2'x2' logo with city name sign]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:2014-12-01_What_Is_Awesome_Antigonish.docx What is Awesome Foundation poster explainer]

== Ongoing Projects / Teams ==

* [[ Wiki Team ]] - Maintaining and adding to this wiki!
* [[ Web Team ]] - Maintaining and improving our web tools.
* [[ New Chapters Team ]] - Helping new chapters get started.
* [[ State of the Awesome Team ]] - Measuring and researching the impact of the Awesome Foundation.

Category:Summit 2016

2016-03-09T03:30:26Z

WillDC: /* Schwag Examples */

The 2016 Summit was held in Seattle, Washington.

== Saturday Sessions ==

* [[2016 Summit Kickoff]]
* [[Taking Awesome Beyond North America]]
* [[Getting more applications 2016]]
* [[Lunch Lean Coffee Discussion]]
* [[Awesome partnerships]]

== Sunday Sessions ==
* [[Working Group: How to host Awesome Summit]]
* [[Working Group: Awesome Foundation Website]]
* [[Working Group: Culture]]

== Schwag Examples ==
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160306_114434.jpg Biz cards and paper flier examples]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160305_163517.jpg A bunch of tshirt examples from Saturday]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160305_134248.jpg Awesome Foundation DC tshirts]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:IMG_20160306_160310.jpg Jeff's pursuit of Awesome tshirt]

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2016-03-09T03:29:58Z

WillDC: Awesome DC tshirts!

Awesome DC tshirts!

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2016-03-09T03:29:09Z

WillDC: A bunch of awesome tshirt examples at Awesome Summit 2016

A bunch of awesome tshirt examples at Awesome Summit 2016

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2016-03-09T03:27:44Z

WillDC: Jeff's tshirt example

Jeff's tshirt example

Category:Summit 2016

2016-03-09T03:25:11Z

WillDC: /* Sunday Sessions */

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2016-03-09T03:23:48Z

WillDC: Samples of business cards and fliers from the Awesome Summit 2016

Samples of business cards and fliers from the Awesome Summit 2016

Category:Summit 2016

2016-03-09T03:18:57Z

WillDC: /* Sunday Sessions */ adding culture summary

Working Group: Culture

2016-03-09T03:18:22Z

WillDC: Created page with "''Culture: what is your chapter’s culture? Do you create is intentionally or is it organic? How do you integrate new people into it? Does it change over time? Diversity? And wh..."

''Culture: what is your chapter’s culture? Do you create is intentionally or is it organic? How do you integrate new people into it? Does it change over time? Diversity? And whatever else is on your mind.
''

3/6/16 AM session, hosted by Rachel (rkpopkin@gmail.com)

'''Rachel’s notes:
'''
Story: crisis of non-attendance among trustees in place where people have high pressure jobs and often don’t stay long. Newish trustee had lots of experience at culture change and documentation, so created 3 types of trustee roles and formalized requirements and responsibilities. Trustees do more work now (not just give money) -> feel more ownership/commitment -> do more work. Virtuous cycle, and they kick ass.

Story: a chapter has many long-tenured trustees who have shorthand amongst each other, newer trustees have trouble feeling truly part of group, get discouraged. Suggestion: experiment with lots of different ways of doing things (pitch parties vs. closed meetings), times of meetings, venues for meetings. Build social time into schedule separate from business time.

Story: how do you keep up your external brand and show your culture to your community? Some chapters pay a social media person by collecting “an extra grant” each year as a stipend. Has worked well. Other chapters do no social media, rely on word of mouth via grantees and their own networks and pitch parties, and this works fine. Social media is a surprising amount of work!
Idea: global Awesome newsletter? Or regional, eg Brazil or PNW (2-3 chapters together)?

Story: some chapters are really white and affluent (and/or techie). How do we reach out to communities we aren’t part of and don’t have connections to? Eg Somali immigrant community in Seattle, across the river in DC.
Idea: get in touch with people who have been quoted in local weekly re: a community, explain AF and ask for further intros. Talk to those people about how to reach out to their community, get them to act as ambassadors? Go to community gatherings to take applications if appropriate? Invite someone to guest trustee (sponsored/proxy)?

How do you change an existing culture?
* Brainstorm together at a special meeting (non granting) - everyone included, invested
* Group generates written values/goals/principles, these become standards we can hold ourselves to
* Experiment!
* Bring in new blood (everyone sponsor a guest month?)
* Rotate leadership amongst everyone and see what happens

Pitch parties allow for connections between pitchers, allow non-grantees to get connections and resources through side channels. One trustee from a pitch party chapter “can’t imagine AF without parties”

Everything in our work lives has a diversity mission statement. Sort of surprising that AF doesn’t have this, but it’s purposefully lightweight. Some chapters considering it to drive outreach efforts.

Story: a chapter that grants every other month, and uses non-grant months for other chapter business/social time. Those meetings are optional but enough people come. Helps to make sure meta-business gets handled and is important part of culture.

Keep the ethos of experimentation, keep the culture evolving.

'''Will’s notes:
'''
* DC Trustee Roles, FAQ & guide (more documentation and FAQ examples: http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/dc)
* Brazil pays for a social media poster to help promotion
* Portland: Every other month party seems to work better for their applications and for; Trustee spot sharing option, helps financially for folks who can’t do it full, rotates between two people; Community event parties help share out and promote the group
* Deans are sometimes comped / free
* Louisville -- Trustees pay an extra month of their dues to help with admin stuff
* Ambassadors who can join and be floating trustees for a while to raise awareness -- find people who have already put themselves out in the media as voices of those communities and bring them into the meetings
* DC publishes a statement of diversity and inclusion to encourage and acknowledge the challenge:
'''''Diversity & Inclusion:
'''

''The trustees of the Awesome Foundation DC are committed to supporting and embracing the diversity of the vibrant DC community. We acknowledge we are not as diverse as we should be to represent DC at the moment and we are always actively looking for new, diverse Full Time Trustees that can commit and contribute to the group and also always actively welcome diverse guest trustees to attend meetings and see what the experience is about. If you or someone you know is interested, please read more about the Trustee experience and different roles and contact us at awesomefoundationdc [at] gmail [dot] com.
''

''We also seek to fund diverse grant proposals and try to fund different projects that will affect large groups from different communities and spread awesome experiences to the diverse populous of Washington D.C. We try to not fund too many of any of the same type of event (for instance, community gardens or several book proposals, etc.) and are working to seek out and identify new grant opportunities in all of DC’s wards. For more grant applicant advice, please see our guide.
''''
* Give trustees a clear, time-boxed schedule -- when will schmoozing/social be, when will voting happen, so folks that are looking for those two different experiences can get what they're looking for out of the group
* Communication about meetings is through email, DC does Hobnob too to share out via SMS
* Portland does documentation of the meeting notes and sends those out right after so if people miss they aren’t out of the loop.
* Existing relationships with the trustees help keep people
* Send a survey out afterwards to collect feedback on the meeting and what you thought, why they aren’t interested
* Some chapters need to be more self aware, avoid inside jokes, make it clear that they’re here to join and welcome new trustees
* Dean burn out is a real thing. How to prevent it is sharing the load. Portland creates a task list at each party and rotates tasks throughout the group so it’s not all on one person.
* Rotate days of the week, so that everyone can have an opportunity to the meeting
* Have a dinner afterwards (tell people not to eat ahead of time), to motivate people to get to a decision quicker

'''Organizing tasks / management of administration tools:
'''
* Trello
* Google Drive / Doc with tasks
* Paper list of tasks (portland) mailed out with meeting notes

Resources and References

2016-03-09T02:40:44Z

WillDC: /* Design References */ Adding a handful of design templates from James and the DC chapter

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== Resources and Lists ==
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/2/22/Awesome_Foundation_New_Chapter_Handbook_-_March_2015.pdf New Chapter Handbook]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/64/Awesome_Foundation_Manual_de_orientación_para_cap%C3%ADtulos_nuevos_-_Marzo_2015.pdf Manual de orientación para capítulos nuevos]
* [[Resources for Awesome Fellows]]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KuQZlQTlNsrm3QXRvTZ4dq_5kjxEeaHoBUl5Yxcw9I/edit?usp=sharing Trustee Handbook Template]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DiMllJQxR2OZK6sPynh9dSgBmIhwnGfOOChCm6ofqvI/edit Trustee Voting Guide] how to use the AF site to vote on projects
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SPMNibLqjgPP48csc_b9MWvEa9jMs8BbeNAbWuI66kQ/edit?usp=sharing Global Inspirational Projects List]

== Technical References ==

* [[Website Manual]]
* [[Localization Guide]] - How to translate the website into different languages!

== Talks About Awesome Foundation ==

* September 2014 - Tim Hwang (San Francisco), Emily Daniels (Ottawa), and Ana Luisa Santos (Rio de Janeiro) [http://soundcloud.com/awesomeottawa/cbcawesummit on CBC Radio], in Ottawa, ahead of Awesome Summit 2014 (10 minutes).
* September 2013 - Nikki Lee and Rachel Popkin (Awesome Seattle) at Schoolhouse Craft. (~15 min, no video). Slide deck [https://db.tt/uHvWus0p here].
* February 2013 - Ellen Chisa and Nikki Lee (Awesome Seattle) at [https://vimeo.com/59261997 Creative Mornings Seattle] (17 minutes + Q&A). Download their slide deck here: [[File:Seattle Creative Mornings - The Awesome Foundation.pptx]].
* January 2013 - Rachel Popkin and Abe Passaglia (Awesome Seattle) at HUB Social Giving Night. (>5 min, no video). Slide deck: [[FIle:AFSEA_presentation_at_HUB_1_16_13.pptx.zip‎]].
* September 2012 - Christina Xu (IHAS/Awesome Boston) at FEAST. Annotated slide deck [https://www.dropbox.com/s/iqbqrq4iss1iiia/Feast.ppt here].
* June 2011 - Christina Xu (IHAS/Awesome Boston) at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WThSnniic2s TEDxBoston]. A later version of the talk's slides [https://www.dropbox.com/s/3uw6201llzik7wk/PublicEd%20Shortened.key are here] (9 minutes)
* April 2010 (old school!) - Tim Hwang (IHAS/Awesome San Francisco) at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOq8gAGrmDM Ignite Boston]. (5 minutes)

== Design References ==

A much better way to browse all this is [http://publet.com/awesomebrand/ here].

===Font===
* We generally use Futura as our font but feel free to use whatever you'd like!

=== Logos ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/31/AF-logo.eps EPS Awesome Foundation Logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/4f/AF-logo.png PNG Awesome Foundation Logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/8d/AF-Calgary-square.png PNG Awesome Foundation - Calgary Logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/1/1e/Awesomefoundation.png PNG AF Favicon]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Normal-logo-eps.eps EPS Awesome Foundation Logo with city name]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Share-idea-logo.eps Share An Idea >> logo]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome_Tshirts_vF-DoMore.ai Do More Awesome logo]

=== Stickers ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/53/AFStickers5.png AF Die-Cut Stickers (AweSummit 2012) - .PNG File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/89/AF_sticker_concept.ai AF Rectangular Stickers (AweSummit 2012) - .AI File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/1/19/AF_sticker_concept.png AF Rectangular Stickers (AweSummit 2012) - .PNG File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/49/Sticker_Design_Revision2.pdf Sticker Design (AF-San Francisco) - PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/f/fe/AFSF-stickers.indd Sticker Design (AF-San Francisco - INDD File]

=== Postcards & Posters ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/65/AFSF-postcard.indd Awesome Foundation Postcard Design (AF-San Francisco) - .INDD File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/86/AFSF-postcard.pdf Awesome Foundation Postcard Design (AF-San Francisco) - .PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-5.5x8.5-Poster-w-Bleed.psd 5.5 x 8.5 poster from Antigonish that you can modify for your chapter]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-11x17-Poster.psd 11x17 poster that you can modify for your chapter]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-Vertical-Banner.psd Tall vertical conference/event 31.5" x 83.3" banner that you can modify for your chapter]

=== Flyers ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/7/7c/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_flyer_quarters_9-26-12.docx Awesome NYC mini flier - .DOCX File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/b/be/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_Flyer_quarters_9-26-12.pdf Awesome NYC mini flier - .PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/61/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_flyer_9-26-12.docx Awesome NYC full-page flier - .DOCX File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/69/Awesome_Foundation_NYC_flyer_9-26-12.pdf Awesome NYC full-page flier - .PDF File]

=== Shirts ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/d/d4/AF-Summit-Tshirt-FINAL.eps AweSummit 2012 T-Shirt Design - .EPS File]

=== Business Cards ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/8/81/AwesomeFoundation_B-Cards.pdf AF Business Cards (PDF Version)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/2/24/AwesomeFoundation_B-Cards.indd AF Business Cards (.indd Version)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/e/ef/ANTD_Card_Both.pdf Awesome News Taskforce Business Cards (PDF version)]
* Awesome Ottawa Business Card - [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/55/Awesome_Ottawa_business_card_front.ai front] / [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/57/Awesome_Ottawa_business_card_back_with_type_layer.ai back] (AI version)

=== Photos ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/3d/Awesome_February-29-Halifax_-_credit_Applehead_Studio.jpg Gathering funds for Awesome Halifax] (please credit Applehead Studio)
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/b/be/Awesome_February-30_-_credit_Applehead_Studio.jpg Close-up of gathering funds for Awesome Halifax] (please credit Applehead Studio)
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/32/AHS3207-Halifax_-_credit_Applehead_Studio.jpg Live pitches being made to Awesome Halifax] (please credit Applehead Studio)

===Homepage World Pixel Map===
* [[File:Awesome-chapters-map.eps]]
* [[File:Awesome-foundation-wolrd.ai]]

===AF Austin Postcards and Business Cards===
The Austin chapter really liked the SF postcards and some of the previous business card designs, so we made multiple versions so we could mix and match fronts and backs using both high-quality Moo prints and less-expensive Vistaprint prints. [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/e/ec/AFAustinBusinessCardsPreview.pdf Here's a PDF preview of the six card designs.] We've provided the original Illustrator files in case other chapters want to just change the chapter location and URL to get started on their own. If you don't have an artist you work with, we hired local Austin artist [http://ahernpaul.com/ Paul Ahern] to make these for us.
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/9/98/AFAustinBusinessCardsAIMoo1.zip Adobe Illustrator files for Moo, 1/2]
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/3/32/AFAustinBusinessCardsAIMoo2.zip Adobe Illustrator files for Moo, 2/2]
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/41/AFAustinBusinessCardsAIVistaprint.zip Adobe Illustrator files for Vistaprint]
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/4f/AFAustinBusinessCardsPDF.zip print-ready PDFs for both Moo and Vistaprint] (note these say Austin on them, you should edit the .ai files!)
* AF Austin [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/c/c9/AFAustin12x18Poster.pdf print-ready PDF of a 12x18 poster version of the pink card] (again, this says Austin on it)

=== Institute on Higher Awesome Studies ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/9/9f/IHAS_3.png IHAS Logo (Color)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/c/c8/IHAS_BW.png IHAS Logo (B/W)]

=== Report Templates ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/4/48/State-of-Awesome-Dec10-Rev2.indd State of the Awesome 2010 INDD File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/0/03/State-of-Awesome-Dec10-Rev2.pdf State of the Awesome 2010 PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish.pptx Power point Slide Template]

=== Other Random Stuff ===
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/6/63/Awesome_Foundation_New_Chapter_Handbook_-_March_2015.indd New Chapter Handbook layout - .INDD File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/2/29/AF-tattoo.eps AF Tattoo Design - .EPS File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/0/00/Seal_of_the_Dean.png Abandoned "Seal of the Dean" Design - (AF-Boston 2010)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/0/0e/AF_Global_Poster.pdf.zip Global Awesome Foundation Chapters Map (AweSummit 2012) - Zipped PDF File]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/images/5/57/Awesome_Letterhead.doc Awesome Foundation Letterhead (.doc)]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:Awesome-Antigonish-2%27x2%27-Standard-Sign.psd#file Awesome Foundation 2'x2' logo with city name sign]
* [http://wiki.awesomestudies.org/index.php?title=File:2014-12-01_What_Is_Awesome_Antigonish.docx What is Awesome Foundation poster explainer]

== Ongoing Projects / Teams ==

* [[ Wiki Team ]] - Maintaining and adding to this wiki!
* [[ Web Team ]] - Maintaining and improving our web tools.
* [[ New Chapters Team ]] - Helping new chapters get started.
* [[ State of the Awesome Team ]] - Measuring and researching the impact of the Awesome Foundation.

File:Awesome Tshirts vF-DoMore.ai

2016-03-09T02:39:53Z

WillDC: Do More Awesome graphic template that you can use for stickers, tshirts, or anything (provided by Will Sullivan of DC chapter)

Do More Awesome graphic template that you can use for stickers, tshirts, or anything (provided by Will Sullivan of DC chapter)

File:Awesome-Antigonish.pptx

2016-03-09T02:37:10Z

WillDC: Power Point slide template you can modify for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

Power Point slide template you can modify for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

File:Awesome-Antigonish-Vertical-Banner.psd

2016-03-09T02:35:41Z

WillDC: Big PSD banner you can modify and create a booth poster for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

Big PSD banner you can modify and create a booth poster for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

File:Awesome-Antigonish-11x17-Poster.psd

2016-03-09T02:33:22Z

WillDC: 11x17 poster that you can modify for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

11x17 poster that you can modify for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

File:Awesome-Antigonish-5.5x8.5-Poster-w-Bleed.psd

2016-03-09T02:31:49Z

WillDC: 5.5 x 8.5 mini poster that's editable to your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

5.5 x 8.5 mini poster that's editable to your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

File:2014-12-01 What Is Awesome Antigonish.docx

2016-03-09T02:30:06Z

WillDC: What is Awesome Foundation Christmas poster (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

What is Awesome Foundation Christmas poster (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

File:Share-idea-logo.eps

2016-03-09T02:28:31Z

WillDC: "Share an idea >>" logo EPS file you can replace text for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

"Share an idea >>" logo EPS file you can replace text for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

File:Normal-logo-eps.eps

2016-03-09T02:26:55Z

WillDC: EPS file you can replace text for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

EPS file you can replace text for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

File:Awesome-Antigonish-2'x2'-Standard-Sign.psd

2016-03-09T02:23:11Z

WillDC: PSD File you can replace text for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

PSD File you can replace text for your chapter (provided by James Smeaton of AF Antigonish)

Category:Summit 2016

2016-03-09T01:23:43Z

WillDC: /* Saturday Sessions */

Lunch Lean Coffee Discussion

2016-03-09T01:23:07Z

WillDC: Created page with "Jared (formerly of AF Seattle, now in Vancouver) did a thorough demo of the "Lean Coffee" a method for facilitating quick and productive group discussions that can directly apply..."

Jared (formerly of AF Seattle, now in Vancouver) did a thorough demo of the "Lean Coffee" a method for facilitating quick and productive group discussions that can directly apply to many grant meetings. Check out [http://leancoffee.org/ Lean Coffee to learn more or find groups in your area who practice this]

Getting more applications 2016

2016-03-09T01:19:34Z

WillDC: /* Different places to solicit applications */ Adding in themed pitch ideas

== Submission variability ==
Started off with a custom question on the application form from Seattle chapter: Who else would you suggest apply for the grant?

Some chapters have noticed a “sine wave of quality in submissions” - at the lowest point, all of them have potential, but they’re not the greatest applications. Possible solutions:
* Question: why would you think one of the trustees think this idea was awesome?
* How do we help bad presentations?
* [https://nielschrist.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/the-nabc-method-standford-research-institute-sri/ ONABC pitch tool], which teaches you how to get a grant

== Picking grants to find ==
Don’t split grants, bad things happen when people are coming in thinking it's $1000 and it only ends up being $500
Idea for giving out grant money: Bright Pink Envelopes from Amazon!

Question: do you fund grant where it's a portion of a $10K range? Not so much, if people target the grant at something specific, it seems something better
The difference between a $300 event and a $1300 event is repeatability - sometimes the money will be required to just go forward

== Different places to solicit applications ==
Alternative gathering of pitches
Live application solicitation at a Farmer’s Market or maker faire
Ordering drinks in a bar and having people come in, people had a hard time following up on the ideas

Question: what do chapters do to maintain relationship with previous winners
25th Pitch Night in Boston - bring projects back

Pitch party
Ottawa’s third birthday party had an amazing story about one winner turning over the prize to another applicant, which resulted in some fun media coverage

Is this worthy vs is this awesome? Ideally it’s both

On the waves of applications that go through--as word-of-mouth spreads through a group, like attracts like, so we do get waves of things
How does one expand that group?
Making tactical grants can come into play: do you make a grant with a group with the hopes of gaining more traction with them?

Try Themed Calls for Pitches:
* Food - (Kind of failed, need to find networks that will share and raise the organization message)
* Pot?
* Youth Communities
* Homeless
* Animals
* Teachers
* Transportation (who rides the bus, bikes, etc.)
* ->>>> What’s your city passionate about? What’s a hot button topic? Fund that.

== Roles for trustees ==
Residency program - Chicago chapter is looking to get more geographic representation by bringing in people from different groups to be champions of awesome, mix up the debate, vote but don’t contribute money
Media student representative as unpaid internship to handle media queries and process
PR person - how do other chapters do it?

Debating about how to help applicants reapply--how to suggest different approaches, rephrasing what's going on

Question about the number of applicants that a chapter gets
Seattle goes from 30 applications to 3 finalists
Ottawa gets more exposure when they do media - radio ads work well
Chicago talked about doing a sample application -> here’s a good one and bad one

== Advertising and merchandise ==
Advertising - billboards (Portland has had some success with partnering with [http://thejoyteam.org/ The Joy Team]), rain.works
Liverpool chapter distributed pink envelopes with “open me” (very ‘Alice in Wonderland’) - containing 5 pounds and a letter about what the Awesome Foundation is - distributed throughout town and asked people to tweet what they did with the money: press and media attention
Trustees: pitch ideas to each other to create and plug marketing ideas

Marketing pitches: given that we want money to go to pitches, is it weird to spend money on advertising?
It’s OK to take a month off and take that money to be more proactive
T-shirt sales aren’t huge, but people tend to buy
Dropbox full of files for all sorts of ads - vertical banner with Awesome branding, “sponsored by” gets a lot of foot traffic
(Add link to Awesome Wiki, too)
Graphic design - asked students to have new logo and branding campaign

Advertising at sporting events with flyers - created a small little park on Parking Day
Ottawa had somebody pack in flyers in the take-home pizza boxes from a restaurant
Stack of flyers in an Uber or Lyft car
Incubator sessions of ideas / implementations on YouTube - create an idea but no time to implement them
How does one get more into maker spaces? It’s hard to organize an event, but if one can piggyback onto an existing one (there are “so many”)
Identify your target network and think about how to reach them
Focus a grant on another existing event like Parking Day - Bicycle Festival
Chicago was really successful with one group of puppeteers, so much so that “We had to put a year-long moratorium on puppeteering projects”

The idea of the “hustler trustees” - identify all the local media contacts and send to them. DC does a newsletter that’s about things that are not just about Awesome but other quirky winners as well.

Awesome partnerships

2016-03-09T01:16:47Z

WillDC:

'''Media partnerships:
'''
<ul>
<li>Assign a person or Dean to manage and discuss projects and outreach with the media, contacts and whatnot</li>
<li>Getting local media to announce every grant winner is difficult, finding interesting angles or to get them engaged</li>
<li>Local bloggers with a large following </li>
<li>San Antonio had a blogger / media partner who helped promote the events and winners</li>
<li>People do posts on Linkedin to get more interested trustees. </li>
<li>Write your own article about a winner, tag publications and they’ll sometimes pick it up (especially if it’s an interesting angle or story)</li>
<li>Start with immediate circle of trustees and grant winners to see if they have connections to the media to help make connections with other media outlets</li>
</ul>
'''Local businesses & orgs for events:
'''
<ul>
<li>San Antonio has “SA 2020” partnerships to get the city to become more ‘world class’ by 2020, they are partners. Themed months for grants help a lot. Such as, “Urban parks of San Antonio” </li>
<li>Go to the new places opening up/doing grand openings, “would you be interested in hosting us, we’ll bring in 100 people.”</li>
<li>San Antonio next party is the largest event they’re having has like 800 people interested, 45,000 in the network to see it, free dj, free space, once you get the proven event, sponsors come to you</li>
<li>Start building slow, bluff it till you make it, slowly build following</li>
<li>Find some locally-minded events ahead of time (check eventbrite, facebook, find other groups to partner with)</li>
<li>Get applicants to bring guests to help fill the venue</li>
<li>Offering something different, use the 5 senses of experiential marketing: [http://www.kelseyads.com/using-experiential-marketing/ More info about experimental marketing]</li>
<li>Use the caveat “Must be present and pitch to win” to help fill the space</li>
<li>Target off days and off hours, even if you offer 25 people, most will accommodate </li>
<li>Pitch Parties or Past Trustee Winner parties type events</li>
<li>Contact breweries or local reps for samples, granola bar people, snack people, etc. </li>
</ul>
'''Educational institutions:
'''
<ul>
<li>Find interns to help with social media or other tasks, for a great resume piece, give a vote for their work</li>
</ul>

'''Swag donations:
'''<ul>
<li>Screen printers or schwag like koozies</li>
<li>Local printers for mini, large and vertical banner (with a little shout out at the bottom)</li>
<li>“Friends of Awesome” shout outs through social media</li>
</ul>
'''Other challenges:
'''
<ul>
<li>Not having an official 501c3 or incorporated company hinders partnerships</li>
<li>Partnering with a registered organization -- fiscal partnership or 501c3 partnership</li>
<li>Try and stay away from organizations that are very small or very large (they have a philanthropic arm). For large organizations, go through the marketing arm instead of philanthropic arm.</li>
<li>Ask for in-kind gifts instead of financial gifts</li>
<li>For Summit, financial donations go through Institute for Higher Studies</li>
</ul>

2016 Summit Kickoff

2016-03-09T01:15:58Z

WillDC:

'''Kickoff Presentation
'''
<ul>
<li>PB&J Philanthropy - Ken Castner from Awesome Alaska</li>
<li>“Grassroots Philanthropy” book on how to do “Peanut Butter and Jelly Philanthropy”
[http://smile.amazon.com/Grassroots-Philanthropy-Bill-Somerville/dp/1597140856?sa-no-redirect=1 Grass Roots Philanthropy ]</li>
<li>Awesome Foundation is pure philanthropy, not an industry, like many philanthropic organizations become</li>
</ul>

'''History of Awesome - Tim Hwang co-founder of AF
'''
<ul>
<li>Boston is boring, let’s make it awesome.</li>
<li>Finding space and making cool things happen cost a lot, why not just give money?</li>
<li>Awesome Foundation for the Arts & Sciences text website</li>
<li>Crazy ideas from Dave Secretary, the first idea. A huge hammock that people can hang out</li>
<li>Scaling through distributed teams and informal guidelines: Granted $1.9 million and 1951 projects funded so far, 82 chapters 18 countries</li>
<li>“The fact that we don’t know what we’re doing is a real strength.” A gigantic, globe-spanning network of laboratories. An Alliance. A cat-voltron.</li>
</ul>

Category:Summit 2016

2016-03-09T01:13:14Z

WillDC: /* Saturday Sessions */

2016 Summit Kickoff

2016-03-09T01:12:38Z

WillDC: Created page with "'''Kickoff Presentation ''' <ul> <li>PB&J Philanthropy - Ken Castner from Awesome Alaska</li> <li>“Grassroots Philanthropy” book on how to do “Peanut Butter and Jelly Phil..."

'''Kickoff Presentation
'''
<ul>
<li>PB&J Philanthropy - Ken Castner from Awesome Alaska</li>
<li>“Grassroots Philanthropy” book on how to do “Peanut Butter and Jelly Philanthropy”
[Grass Roots Philanthropy http://smile.amazon.com/Grassroots-Philanthropy-Bill-Somerville/dp/1597140856?sa-no-redirect=1]</li>
<li>Awesome Foundation is pure philanthropy, not an industry, like many philanthropic organizations become</li>
</ul>

'''History of Awesome - Tim Hwang co-founder of AF
'''
<ul>
<li>Boston is boring, let’s make it awesome.</li>
<li>Finding space and making cool things happen cost a lot, why not just give money?</li>
<li>Awesome Foundation for the Arts & Sciences text website</li>
<li>Crazy ideas from Dave Secretary, the first idea. A huge hammock that people can hang out</li>
<li>Scaling through distributed teams and informal guidelines: Granted $1.9 million and 1951 projects funded so far, 82 chapters 18 countries</li>
<li>“The fact that we don’t know what we’re doing is a real strength.” A gigantic, globe-spanning network of laboratories. An Alliance. A cat-voltron.</li>
</ul>

Category:Summit 2016

2016-03-09T01:06:47Z

WillDC: /* Saturday Sessions */

The 2016 Summit was held in Seattle, Washington.

== Saturday Sessions ==

* [[Taking Awesome Beyond North America]]
* [[Getting more applications 2016]]
* [[Awesome partnerships]]

== Sunday Sessions ==
* [[Working Group: How to host Awesome Summit]]
* [[Working Group: Awesome Foundation Website]]

Awesome partnerships

2016-03-09T01:05:29Z

WillDC:

'''Media partnerships:
'''
<ul>
<li>Assign a person or Dean to manage and discuss projects and outreach with the media, contacts and whatnot</li>
<li>Getting local media to announce every grant winner is difficult, finding interesting angles or to get them engaged</li>
<li>Local bloggers with a large following </li>
<li>San Antonio had a blogger / media partner who helped promote the events and winners</li>
<li>People do posts on Linkedin to get more interested trustees. </li>
<li>Write your own article about a winner, tag publications and they’ll sometimes pick it up (especially if it’s an interesting angle or story)</li>
<li>Start with immediate circle of trustees and grant winners to see if they have connections to the media to help make connections with other media outlets</li>
</ul>
'''Local businesses & orgs for events:
'''
<ul>
<li>San Antonio has “SA 2020” partnerships to get the city to become more ‘world class’ by 2020, they are partners. Themed months for grants help a lot. Such as, “Urban parks of San Antonio” </li>
<li>Go to the new places opening up/doing grand openings, “would you be interested in hosting us, we’ll bring in 100 people.”</li>
<li>San Antonio next party is the largest event they’re having has like 800 people interested, 45,000 in the network to see it, free dj, free space, once you get the proven event, sponsors come to you</li>
<li>Start building slow, bluff it till you make it, slowly build following</li>
<li>Find some locally-minded events ahead of time (check eventbrite, facebook, find other groups to partner with)</li>
<li>Get applicants to bring guests to help fill the venue</li>
<li>Offering something different, use the 5 senses of experiential marketing: http://www.kelseyads.com/using-experiential-marketing/</li>
<li>Use the caveat “Must be present and pitch to win” to help fill the space</li>
<li>Target off days and off hours, even if you offer 25 people, most will accommodate </li>
<li>Pitch Parties or Past Trustee Winner parties type events</li>
<li>Contact breweries or local reps for samples, granola bar people, snack people, etc. </li>
</ul>
'''Educational institutions:
'''
<ul>
<li>Find interns to help with social media or other tasks, for a great resume piece, give a vote for their work</li>
</ul>

'''Swag donations:
'''<ul>
<li>Screen printers or schwag like koozies</li>
<li>Local printers for mini, large and vertical banner (with a little shout out at the bottom)</li>
<li>“Friends of Awesome” shout outs through social media</li>
</ul>
'''Other challenges:
'''
<ul>
<li>Not having an official 501c3 or incorporated company hinders partnerships</li>
<li>Partnering with a registered organization -- fiscal partnership or 501c3 partnership</li>
<li>Try and stay away from organizations that are very small or very large (they have a philanthropic arm). For large organizations, go through the marketing arm instead of philanthropic arm.</li>
<li>Ask for in-kind gifts instead of financial gifts</li>
<li>For Summit, financial donations go through Institute for Higher Studies</li>
</ul>

Awesome partnerships

2016-03-09T01:03:02Z

WillDC:

'''Media partnerships:
'''
<ul>
<li>Assign a person or Dean to manage and discuss projects and outreach with the media, contacts and whatnot</li>
<li>Getting local media to announce every grant winner is difficult, finding interesting angles or to get them engaged</li>
<li>Local bloggers with a large following </li>
<li>San Antonio had a blogger / media partner who helped promote the events and winners</li>
<li>People do posts on Linkedin to get more interested trustees. </li>
<li>Write your own article about a winner, tag publications and they’ll sometimes pick it up (especially if it’s an interesting angle or story)</li>
<li>Start with immediate circle of trustees and grant winners to see if they have connections to the media to help make connections with other media outlets</li>
</ul>
'''Local businesses & orgs for events:
'''
San Antonio has “SA 2020” partnerships to get the city to become more ‘world class’ by 2020, they are partners. Themed months for grants help a lot. Such as, “Urban parks of San Antonio”
Go to the new places opening up/doing grand openings, “would you be interested in hosting us, we’ll bring in 100 people.”
San Antonio next party is the largest event they’re having has like 800 people interested, 45,000 in the network to see it, free dj, free space, once you get the proven event, sponsors come to you
Start building slow, bluff it till you make it, slowly build following
Find some locally-minded events ahead of time (check eventbrite, facebook, find other groups to partner with)
Get applicants to bring guests to help fill the venue
Offering something different, use the 5 senses of experiential marketing: http://www.kelseyads.com/using-experiential-marketing/
“Must be present and pitch to win”
Target off days and off hours, even if you offer 25 people, most will accommodate
Pitch Parties or Past Trustee Winner parties type events
Contact breweries or local reps for samples, granola bar people, snack people, etc.

'''Educational institutions:
'''
Find interns to help with social media or other tasks, for a great resume piece, give a vote for their work
Swag donations:
Screen printers or schwag like koozies
Local printers for mini, large and vertical banner (with a little shout out at the bottom)
“Friends of Awesome” shout outs through social media

'''Other challenges:
'''
Not having an official 501c3 or incorporated company hinders partnerships
Partnering with a registered organization -- fiscal partnership or 501c3 partnership
Try and stay away from organizations that are very small or very large (they have a philanthropic arm). For large organizations, go through the marketing arm instead of philanthropic arm.
Ask for in-kind gifts instead of financial gifts
For Summit, financial donations go through Institute for Higher Studies

Awesome partnerships

2016-03-09T01:01:50Z

WillDC:

'''Media partnerships:
'''
Assign a person or Dean to manage and discuss projects and outreach with the media, contacts and whatnot
Getting local media to announce every grant winner is difficult, finding interesting angles or to get them engaged
Local bloggers with a large following
San Antonio had a blogger / media partner who helped promote the events and winners
People do posts on Linkedin to get more interested trustees.
Write your own article about a winner, tag publications and they’ll sometimes pick it up (especially if it’s an interesting angle or story)
Start with immediate circle of trustees and grant winners to see if they have connections to the media to help make connections with other media outlets

'''Local businesses & orgs for events:
'''
San Antonio has “SA 2020” partnerships to get the city to become more ‘world class’ by 2020, they are partners. Themed months for grants help a lot. Such as, “Urban parks of San Antonio”
Go to the new places opening up/doing grand openings, “would you be interested in hosting us, we’ll bring in 100 people.”
San Antonio next party is the largest event they’re having has like 800 people interested, 45,000 in the network to see it, free dj, free space, once you get the proven event, sponsors come to you
Start building slow, bluff it till you make it, slowly build following
Find some locally-minded events ahead of time (check eventbrite, facebook, find other groups to partner with)
Get applicants to bring guests to help fill the venue
Offering something different, use the 5 senses of experiential marketing: http://www.kelseyads.com/using-experiential-marketing/
“Must be present and pitch to win”
Target off days and off hours, even if you offer 25 people, most will accommodate
Pitch Parties or Past Trustee Winner parties type events
Contact breweries or local reps for samples, granola bar people, snack people, etc.

'''Educational institutions:
'''
Find interns to help with social media or other tasks, for a great resume piece, give a vote for their work
Swag donations:
Screen printers or schwag like koozies
Local printers for mini, large and vertical banner (with a little shout out at the bottom)
“Friends of Awesome” shout outs through social media

'''Other challenges:
'''
Not having an official 501c3 or incorporated company hinders partnerships
Partnering with a registered organization -- fiscal partnership or 501c3 partnership
Try and stay away from organizations that are very small or very large (they have a philanthropic arm). For large organizations, go through the marketing arm instead of philanthropic arm.
Ask for in-kind gifts instead of financial gifts
For Summit, financial donations go through Institute for Higher Studies

Awesome partnerships

2016-03-09T01:01:05Z

WillDC: Notes from the "Awesome Partnerships" session

'''Media partnerships:
'''Assign a person or Dean to manage and discuss projects and outreach with the media, contacts and whatnot
Getting local media to announce every grant winner is difficult, finding interesting angles or to get them engaged
Local bloggers with a large following
San Antonio had a blogger / media partner who helped promote the events and winners
People do posts on Linkedin to get more interested trustees.
Write your own article about a winner, tag publications and they’ll sometimes pick it up (especially if it’s an interesting angle or story)
Start with immediate circle of trustees and grant winners to see if they have connections to the media to help make connections with other media outlets

'''Local businesses & orgs for events:
'''San Antonio has “SA 2020” partnerships to get the city to become more ‘world class’ by 2020, they are partners. Themed months for grants help a lot. Such as, “Urban parks of San Antonio”
Go to the new places opening up/doing grand openings, “would you be interested in hosting us, we’ll bring in 100 people.”
San Antonio next party is the largest event they’re having has like 800 people interested, 45,000 in the network to see it, free dj, free space, once you get the proven event, sponsors come to you
Start building slow, bluff it till you make it, slowly build following
Find some locally-minded events ahead of time (check eventbrite, facebook, find other groups to partner with)
Get applicants to bring guests to help fill the venue
Offering something different, use the 5 senses of experiential marketing: http://www.kelseyads.com/using-experiential-marketing/
“Must be present and pitch to win”
Target off days and off hours, even if you offer 25 people, most will accommodate
Pitch Parties or Past Trustee Winner parties type events
Contact breweries or local reps for samples, granola bar people, snack people, etc.

'''Educational institutions:
'''Find interns to help with social media or other tasks, for a great resume piece, give a vote for their work
Swag donations:
Screen printers or schwag like koozies
Local printers for mini, large and vertical banner (with a little shout out at the bottom)
“Friends of Awesome” shout outs through social media

'''Other challenges:
'''Not having an official 501c3 or incorporated company hinders partnerships
Partnering with a registered organization -- fiscal partnership or 501c3 partnership
Try and stay away from organizations that are very small or very large (they have a philanthropic arm). For large organizations, go through the marketing arm instead of philanthropic arm.
Ask for in-kind gifts instead of financial gifts
For Summit, financial donations go through Institute for Higher Studies