For Awesome Pittsburgh grant winner, Teetotal Initiative, the proof is in the mocktail. The nonprofit was officially founded in 2023 to support individuals sustaining sobriety and recovery through free, high-quality events that reduce isolation, boredom and loneliness—some of the most common causes of relapse. Co-founders Scott Page and Jackie Slaugenhaupt, who met in an outpatient support…
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It’s Back! Get Ready for Our Next Funder Event!
If you’re seeking to make an impact but traditional grant streams aren’t always an option, then join us on October 27th and come learn about some of the non-traditional funding sources available in our community. We want to connect you with the people who can help make your ideas happen. DATE: Monday, October 27, 2025TIME: 6:30 p.m.-…
In Need of Funding? Attend Our Next Event!
Join us on May 20th to learn about some of the nontraditional funding sources available in our community. You have ideas for this awesome city — let us connect you with the people who can help make those ideas happen. DATE: Monday, May 20, 2024TIME: 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m., panel discussion begins…
We’re Celebrating 10 Years!
How it Started… The original group was comprised of an interesting mix of people from different organizations and backgrounds. Yet they all shared a common idea — how do we make an awesome city like Pittsburgh even more awesome? How it’s Going… 10 Years and more than 120 grants later, Awesome Pittsburgh continues it’s tradition…
Meet Pittsburgh’s New-Fashioned Funders
Are you working on a project that will make Pittsburgh more awesome, but you need a little funding to make it possible? Awesome Pittsburgh invites you to learn about some of the smaller, less traditional funding sources available to Pittsburghers at our online event on Wednesday, April 14. First, representatives from local funding sources will…
100 Months of Awesome!
We’re throwing a party and you’re invited! Join us as we celebrate DATE: Monday, March 16, 2020 TIME: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. PLACE: Red Star Kombucha Brewery, 6620 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206 TICKETS: Eventbrite THIS IS A FREE EVENT For 100 months, our mission has remained unchanged: fund the projects that bring more awesomeness to the…
It’s Pitch-burgh Time in the Strip District
Come join us for our final Pitch Party of 2019! DATE: Monday, October 21, 2019 TIME: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. PLACE: Kingfly Spirits, 2613 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 TICKETS: Eventbrite THIS IS A FREE EVENT Finding ways to increase the awesomeness of Pittsburgh never gets old! This month, we’re inviting four of our favorite recent applicants…
Pitch Competition for June 2019 Awesome PGH Award
Interested in social change and community building? Then join us for our next Awesome PGH pitch party where we’ll shine a light on social justice and learn about projects that improve inclusiveness, equity, access, or participation in our region. Four finalists from proposals submitted between February 1 and May 31 will be invited to pitch…
Awesome Pittsburgh Invites You to Share Awesome
If you were given $10 with no strings attached, what would you do with it? On Wednesday, March 20th, trustees and volunteers from Awesome Pittsburgh will distribute 100 envelopes each filled with $10, and invite Pittsburghers to consider paying it forward by spreading joy and doing something awesome. Beginning at noon, volunteers will be Downtown,…
Fund Your Next Big Idea
Do you have an awesome idea in need of funding? Awesome Pittsburgh invites you to learn about some of the nontraditional funding sources available in our community. DATE: Monday, March 18, 2019 TIME: 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m., panel discussion begins at 6:30 p.m. following the announcement of the February 2019 Awesome Pittsburgh…
2019 Live Pitch Parties
Have a great idea that you’re trying to bring to life? Looking to make connections that could help propel your ideas forward? Then mark the following Pitch Party dates on your calendar! March 18 (Awesome Funders for Awesome Projects event) June 17* (deadline May 31) October 21 (deadline September 30) Three times a year, we…
It’s Pitch-burgh Time!
DATE: Monday, October 15, 2018 TIME: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. PLACE: The Hollander, 910 Braddock Ave, Braddock PA 15104 *Enter through back on Woodlawn St. FREE TICKETS: Eventbrite Come join us for our last live Pitch Party of 2018! Three of our favorite recent applicants will pitch their projects to our trustees, guest judges and you. There will be…
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