Wow! We received over 70 amazing submissions for our first grant and have finally selected a winner. Projects ranged from the entrepreneurial to the outrageous to those that generously helped others to meet their basic human needs. It was not easy to choose from among the many worthwhile projects, but we did it and we want to…

We’re here! We’re LIVE! As of Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 – Awesome Pittsburgh Day, according to the City of Pittsburgh – we are officially live and ready to begin accepting proposals for all of your amazing, inspiring, creative ideas. If this is the first you’ve heard about us, please look around the site to learn…

9 Trustees. That’s where we stand. Thanks to the Pittsburgh Business Times, Twitter, and the grapevine, we’ve had a lot of interest in Awesome Pittsburgh over the past several weeks. We’ve met for coffee with some of the most interesting, driven, passionate people who share our excitement for ideas, both big and small, and our…

“I want to see how awesome $1,000 can be.” Nathaniel James of the Seattle chapter of the Awesome Foundation nails it with his post: Why I’m Psyched About the Awesome Foundation.  He lists his personal reasons for starting the chapter, and they echo our reasons for starting Awesome Pittsburgh, even if he says it more…

Thanks to the Pittsburgh Business Times for featuring us in this week’s print edition! The Pittsburgh chapter of the Awesome Foundation (which we just call Awesome Pittsburgh, because, well, it is) is getting even closer to launch. We have a lot of interest from people who want to become Trustees or submit project ideas. Thanks…

I’ve long been impressed with the talent, passion, dedication, and entrepreneurial spirit of people in Pittsburgh. It’s a city where someone with an idea, a little money, a few connections, and some motivation can start a company, develop an urban garden, open a restaurant, stage a production, launch a non-profit, or release a mixtape that…

So many great projects have been funded by the Awesome Foundation at chapters around the world. Here is one of my recent favorites: Jeffrey Waldman installed 50 swings all over L.A. The project is simple, fun, and moving, but what I really like is how Waldman used the money to try an experiment and “accidentally…

Awesome Pittsburgh is still weeks away from our official launch but there is plenty of awesomeness already happening in the region. We’ll highlight some of the people and projects going on around the Burgh while we amass our crack team of Trustees. One place to discover compelling projects in the city —  creations of art,…

Hey, everyone. Check out this fantastic story about the Awesome Foundation, where it came from, and where it’s headed on Portfolio.com: Tim Hwang started the Awesome Foundation because he was, simply put, getting a little annoyed at seeing his friends’ great ideas being placed on hold while they waited for grants and big funding. There…

Thanks to everyone who expressed interest and excitement about the Pittsburgh chapter of the Awesome Foundation! We’re making progress and aiming to make our first grant this summer. For those who are itching to learn more, have an awesome idea for a project, or want to be at the center of the action as a…

Pittsburgh, prepare to be more awesome, as the Awesome Foundation launches its Pittsburgh Chapter. The Awesome Foundation grants money – cold hard cash – to people or groups with brilliant ideas, with a new project getting funded each month by chapters around the world. Pittsburgh, already a hotbed of awesomeness, is brimming with smart, passionate,…