Awesome Foundation

Context

The Awesome Foundation is a worldwide network of local chapters. Each month or bi-monthly, people can pitch their Awesome ideas to the micro-trustees on a local level. They judge the ideas and choose the best one. The best idea is then granted €1000 to implement the idea. The foundation started in 2008 in Boston and can be found in 82 cities all over the world.

Transformational Measures and Activities

The Awesome idea “ Color the city” is an example of an intervention in the public space. Different locations throughout a city a used for colorful murals that brighten the city and give a location a new transformed perspective.

Results

The initiative of the Awesome Foundation results in all kind of interventions. For example in the physical domain by transforming public spaces, but also at a social level by creating neighborhood community activities. 

Challenges, Opportunities and Transferability

The Awesome foundation thrives on the help of the volunteers, the micro-trustees. They contribute in time and money to make the Awesome ideas possible. This bottom-up approach only works if the group of volunteers is dedicated to the cause of the foundation.

In Depth
More information can be found on the website:  http://www.awesomefoundation.org