Weaver Awards Host Application

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Thank you for applying to be a Weaver Awards Community Host. Applications are due November 2, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET.

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Questions? Find more information at weavers.org/awards and in the application guide, or email us at weaverawards@aspeninstitute.org.

Organization

Organization Name

Physical Address

Mailing Address (if different)

Website

Primary Contact

Who is the primary contact person at your organization regarding this application?

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Title

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Application Sponsor

If different from the Primary Contact, who is the organizational leader sponsoring this application?

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Your Interest in the Weaver Awards

Why are you interested in bringing Weaver Awards to your community?

What changes do you hope to see in your community as a result of the Weaver Awards?

Why do you believe your organization will be a successful Community Host?

Describe how your organization will promote the Awards to potential applicants and broadly inspire more weaving.

Weave will share evaluation tools with Community Hosts and support them to use them so that we can collectively understand the value of weaving within your community and more broadly. Please describe how your organization currently evaluates and communicates impact. For example, do you collect data and/or stories? If so, what tools, platforms or methods do you use for collecting these?

What do you think will be the most challenging part of running the Weaver Awards in your community? How do you plan to address this challenge?

Confirming Your Intent

Please check the following boxes to confirm that, if selected as a community host, your organization will:

Distribute at least 20 Weaver Awards annually (2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029) to individuals or small nonprofits as $2,500–$5,000 microgrants (note: your organization must have the structures in place to legally issue grants to individuals as mission-related support and not as personal income—consult with your legal, finance and audit advisors to confirm your organization’s readiness).Attend a two-day, in-person community host gathering and onboarding in Washington, D.C., on January 21-22, 2026.Use systems provided by Weave to select award winners, share relevant data about them with Weave, and measure the impact of the Weaver Awards on your community.Collect and communicate stories of weaving through your communications and marketing channels.Host activities and events that further support weavers and weaving.Participate in networking and learning opportunities with other community hosts.

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