Join us for a tour of Chicago’s legendary architecture from the unique vantage point of all three branches of the Chicago River. Meet at 400 N Michigan Ave. (at the northwest corner of the Michigan Avenue Bridge) no later than 6:15 PM. RSVP to summit@awesomefoundation.org so we have a ticket for you. After the cruise, we'll head to Billy Goat Tavern's Michigan Ave. location, 430 N Michigan Ave., at lower level.

Meet at the bull at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St. After visiting, we'll have lunch nearby, then around 1 PM walk around the big public art around The Loop. At about 2 PM, we'll hop on Divvy bikes (approx. $5) and make our way to the beautiful lake-front trail to the museum campus. We'll split up there, with some visiting the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, and/or Shedd Aquarium (approx. $30) and others continuing their rides.

High Dive, 1938 W Chicago Ave.

Appetizers will be served

VMLY&R, 233 N Michigan Ave, Ste 1600

What's Awesome? How to A.C.E. awesomeness: Project = Adventure | Creative | Eclectic – Domino Ireland

Women behind velvet – Lucineh Kassarjian

Brumadinho chapter: Using the Awesome Foundation structure for rebuilding a place after disaster strikes – Renato Orozco

Glasgow: the good, the bad, and the awesome – Stephen Sloane

How the Awesome Foundation Disability chapter succeeds in radical philanthropy without even trying (How does your chapter flip the script in philanthropy?) – Ingrid Tischer

What awesome can learn from non-profits and vice-versa – Erin Watson

How Sydneysiders are awesome – Theresa Winters

Removing barriers for trustee participation – Erin Wyatt

What’s your grant-making process? – Patrick Dunn

Awesome equity: driving diverse grant applications and selection – Pickett Slater Harrington and David Stanford

Awesomefoundation.org for users – Jesse Chan-Norris

Social media and digital marketing – Claudia Loya-Duran

The right people around the table: recruiting and retaining trustees for your chapter – Beth Harvey

So you want to throw a grant party – Doug Hanke, Cat Rayburn, and Leslie Rodgers

Curating our shared resources – Jesse Chan-Norris

Cheap, easy, guerrilla marketing – James Smeaton

Erin Watson, with Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, Shawn Lent, Jamie Caitlin Lovell, Billy McGuinness, and Rhoda Rosen

Group reservations have been made at a number of restaurants

Spantree, 15 S Aberdeen St.

Light appetizers will be served. Bringing a local friend or +1? Please let us know here.

VMLY&R, 233 N Michigan Ave, Ste 1600

Tim Hwang

Awesome partnerships: creative collaborations with community organizations and your trustees – Domino Ireland

Unfunded grants: alternative solutions and opportunities – Josh Finnell

Growing the Awesome Foundation – Avi Caplan and Renato Orozco

Stimulating your audience with accessibility – Kali Wasenko

An intimate interview with Chicago grant winner and sensory illusionist Jeanette Andrews on the impact $1,000 had on her artistic career. A brief performance of her work will follow.

Avi Caplan, with Stephen Calnan, Josh Finnell, and Tiffany Yu

Working together as a global community – Avi Caplan, Molly Marshall, and Will Sullivan

Let’s talk swag – Christen Carter

Awesome tips and tools to help your applicants explain their ideas – Michelle Melin-Rogovin

…and other sessions as proposed

Beermiscuous, 2812 N Lincoln Ave.

Meet at the 18th St. Pink Line stop (intersection of Paulina and 18th St.) for a walking tour of amazing murals found in the Pilsen neighborhood. We will also visit a historic church and have lunch at Creperia Nuevo Leon.