Sunday Soup is a mini-grant funding model initiated by InCUBATE in Chicago. On the last Sunday of the month, Grand Rapidians will gather to eat soup and vote on proposals. $5 buys you a bowl of soup and a vote, the entire proceeds of the meal will go to fund the proposal with the most votes.
Our first grant, totaling $200, went to Rhododendron Crafts (http://rhododendroncrafts.wordpress.com/), a group of Grand Rapids-based Bhutanese refugee crafters who are using the money to build looms for weaving and for marketing.
Any person looking to fund a creative project is welcome to apply for the next round of granting. To be eligible, you must apply this via this form by Friday April, 23rd at 5:00pm:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHU4NWdEVVZwcldFWDF5MGâŠ
Additionally, you must be present to receive funding. Each applicant will be asked to give a 3-5 minute pitch for their project during the meal.
All grantees will be asked to report back to the Sunday Soup community at a future meal within two months.
If you have any questions please email us at soup@thedaac.org