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Latitude Episode 80: Making Buffalo Awesome

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Buffalo is awesome, especially in the eyes of those who live here. Awesome Buffalo is awesome as well. Part of the worldwide Awesome Foundation platform, Awesome Buffalo provides $1,000 grants to those looking to do social good in the city. Having funded four projects already Awesome Buffalo aiming to announce double that in the next year, and it’s funded entirely by a small group of trustees out of pocket – think venture capital for social projects.

This week, Jess Trace joins host Nate Benson on the podcast to talk about the work Awesome Buffalo is doing to bring more social projects to the Queen City.


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