ESL Lesson Plan

...that might fit any size of organization - or even an individual with a great idea.

What would you think of an organization called The Awesome Foundation?

They do what I would do if I had lots of money - they give $1,000 dollars to anyone who has what meets their definition of an "awesome" idea.

So what does "awesome" mean to The Awesome Foundation?

Here are some excerpts from their website (http://awesomefoundation.org/) to give you an idea of who they are and what they care about:

"The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is an ever-growing, worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe.

The money is given upfront in cash, check, or gold doubloons by groups of ten or so self-organizing “micro-trustees,” who form autonomous chapters around geographic areas or topics of interest.

The Foundation provides these grants with no strings attached and claims no ownership over the projects it supports. It is, in the words of one of our trustees, a micro-genius grant for flashes of micro-brilliance."

Does that sound like you?

Get your group inspired and contact them!

They have chapters around the world, but the grants can go anywhere. Check out the chapters here http://awesomefoundation.org/chapters/.

The FAQ page is here http://awesomefoundation.org/blog/faq/. And to submit your brilliant idea, start here http://awesomefoundation.org/submissions/new.

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My best to you as you make your way through this intriguing , constantly shifting linguistic landscape.

Morf

About the author of this entry:

Morf has a B.A.from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, USA and an MAT (Master's in Teaching English) from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA, USA). And, as much as Morf loves writing this blog, he is always open to other opportunities either blogging or teaching. You can contact him at mmorf@mail.com.