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Are we there yet?
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Let's just talk about AWESOME stuff for the future. Dream big and keep it positive.
  
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http://www.wikipedia.org/ wiki
  
How about now?
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http://www.propecia2013item.com/ buy propecia online - propecia
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== Spreading the word ==
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* Awesome museum exhibits
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* Let's become The Example of how to do micro-funding and citizen philanthropy
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* Foundations and institutions think we're cool already, we can leverage that
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** But we should not worry about seeking those out, just make ourselves available
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* Let's have an international holiday (suggestions: 4/4, 4/29, founding date of Boston chapter, something involving 8?)
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== Collaborations ==
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* A team-up of something like the Awesome Foundation and the Gates Foundation
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** Ellen and Nikki know people at the Gates Foundation
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** What if the GF paid us to go places and do things?
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** What if we just did that without the GF?
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* certified Awesome stamps for venues and businesses that supports us
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== Programs ==
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* What if we had full-time Awesome Fellows whose job was to help people?
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* Annual international Awesome Summit, and then regional summits
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** next year's summit should have Awesome Awards
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** and sharing craziest grants/applications
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* Bigger events, like the Awesome Camping Trip
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* Workshops and techniques and office hours to help people come up with better awesome ideas
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** less self-serving project proposals
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** maybe guest trustee programs will help, since people will have a better idea of how to do things
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== Long-term thinking ==
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* Willow: let's not grow out of our niche, because we're filling a space that needs to be filled
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* We have a responsibility and a opportunity to build this way of thinking in our culture
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** it's success if it replicated and spread and copied
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* What's the role of artificially growing things and cultivating chapters instead of letting it grow organically?
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** AF Rio was cultivated by Christina and Lee Sean being there simultaneously, inviting a bunch of people to dinner, and talking about Awesome
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** It would be nice to do that under IHAS
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 6 May 2013

Let's just talk about AWESOME stuff for the future. Dream big and keep it positive.

http://www.wikipedia.org/ wiki

http://www.propecia2013item.com/ buy propecia online - propecia

Spreading the word

  • Awesome museum exhibits
  • Let's become The Example of how to do micro-funding and citizen philanthropy
  • Foundations and institutions think we're cool already, we can leverage that
    • But we should not worry about seeking those out, just make ourselves available
  • Let's have an international holiday (suggestions: 4/4, 4/29, founding date of Boston chapter, something involving 8?)

Collaborations

  • A team-up of something like the Awesome Foundation and the Gates Foundation
    • Ellen and Nikki know people at the Gates Foundation
    • What if the GF paid us to go places and do things?
    • What if we just did that without the GF?
  • certified Awesome stamps for venues and businesses that supports us

Programs

  • What if we had full-time Awesome Fellows whose job was to help people?
  • Annual international Awesome Summit, and then regional summits
    • next year's summit should have Awesome Awards
    • and sharing craziest grants/applications
  • Bigger events, like the Awesome Camping Trip
  • Workshops and techniques and office hours to help people come up with better awesome ideas
    • less self-serving project proposals
    • maybe guest trustee programs will help, since people will have a better idea of how to do things

Long-term thinking

  • Willow: let's not grow out of our niche, because we're filling a space that needs to be filled
  • We have a responsibility and a opportunity to build this way of thinking in our culture
    • it's success if it replicated and spread and copied
  • What's the role of artificially growing things and cultivating chapters instead of letting it grow organically?
    • AF Rio was cultivated by Christina and Lee Sean being there simultaneously, inviting a bunch of people to dinner, and talking about Awesome
    • It would be nice to do that under IHAS