This is the presentation Network Chair, Garrett Jacobs gave on April 26, 2015 to update chapter leaders of the development and Steering Committee work over the past two and a half months.

1. Chapter Network Leadership Update!
AFH

2. LATAM
US CENTRAL
Bogota
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Mexico City
Santiago
US EASTUS WEST US SOUTH
EUROPE/
AFRICA
ASIA/
Oceania
CANADA
Chicago
Denver
Minneapolis
Santa Fe
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Sioux Falls
Cincinnati
Lexington
Louisville
Boston
Detroit
New Haven
New York
Providence
Washington DC
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Newark
Los angeles
Portland
Seattle
San Diego
San San Francisco
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Santa Barbara
Hawaii
Atlanta
Dallas
Houston
Montgomery
New Orleans
Austin
Miami
Greenville
Spartanburg
Raleigh
Abuja
Athens
Genova
Lisbon
London
Auckland
Dhaka
Manila
Tokyo
Karachi
Sydney
Melbourne
Canberra
Toronto
Vancouver
Calgary
WHERE WE ARE

3. Building Internal Community

4. To Function Together

5. “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth,
they can be depended upon to meet any national
crisis. The great point it to bring them the real facts.”
- Abraham Lincoln
Establishing Trust

6. United by our shared vision,
fueled by the solidarity for our mission,
this network supports our passionate efforts
Leading to Alignment

7. - A true collaboration and consensus decision making
- Working with patience to get it right
- Meeting weekly to define our shared values, mission and process
- Developing a new organizational structure
- Assembling a diverse advisory board
- Hiring a transition coordinator
TRANSITIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE IS

8. Fostered design leaders
Tested processes and assumptions
Created a safe space to challenge the status quo
Built work and designed with our local communities
FOR 10 YEARS THE NETWORK HAS...

9. “AFH means that I can contribute to our global
community my talents and time. AFH helps to
provide the connection to the communities who
need volunteers like me”

10. “I have always thought that volunteering for AFH
advocates for designers. We reach out to communities
and they learn more about the value of design. We
also are a catalyst for projects to get off the ground
and that creates jobs for architects and designers,
usually in a new market”

11. “AfH has given me opportunities to use - and develop
- my skills as a designer in ways that my "job" has not,
while keeping me motivated and inspired by
connecting me with other passionate, talented
individuals”

12. Draft Mission Statement
Building power in communities by unlocking the true potential of design
professionals as catalysts for positive change in the built environment.
OR
Unlocking the potential of passionate designers. Building resilient and
empowered neighborhood groups. Together, forging strong communities by
creating projects as catalysts for healthy change.
OR
Building community equity by connecting passionate design professionals
with local advocates as catalysts for positive change

13. Draft Vision Statement
Design is a tool to visualize what’s possible. The design
process can empower people to take ownership of their
dreams, and advocate for positive, healthy change. We unlock
the full potential of passionate designers while partnering
with neighborhood groups to envision dignified places for
everyone. Design is a right, not a privilege.

14. How We Work State
Our network is a powerful force, mobilizing design professionals in support
of their local community. Our organization supports all chapters and
individuals by providing resources, training, advocacy, international
collaborations and strategic partnerships.
Local chapters gather design professionals to work with and advocate for their
local community groups, non-profits, and education and government agencies
to build resilient physical environments. Each chapter is encouraged to
develop a mission that best serve the common needs of people in their city.

15. Public Architecture - Temporary Fiscal Sponsor
Curry Stone Foundation - Funder
Design Corps
Association for Community Design (ACD)
Engineers Without Borders
AIA - National
All Hands
Enterprise Rose Fellowship
Journeyman International
Net Impact
Possible Collaborators We’ve Spoken With

16. Governance - Legal entity; business models; interim process for chapters;
decision making governance flow chart
External communications - Web presence; brand development;
graphics; media relations
Internal communications - Coordination between chapters; project and
impact tracking; chapter establishment and management procedures
Development - Fundraising and partnerships; interim fiscal sponsorship;
developing sustained funding sources
Internal Sub-committees

17. Do what you need to do to keep operating - but work with us
while you do so it can inform the network structure moving
forward.
- New York: Secured local org for temporary fiscal sponsor(afhny.org)
- Chicago: Talking with local AIA Component for temporary fiscal
sponsorship
- Portland: Beginning to investigate non-profit state registration
- New Orleans: Just do projects that don’t require legal entity
Chapters Move Forward

18. Shorten Architecture for Humanity to AFH
EX: AFHNY, AFHTORONTO, AFHPDX...
- One word because AFH is already trademarked
- Do not use Architecture for Humanity because of bankruptcy
- Now that we have a collective mission/vision we can begin working
with branding experts - for rebrand
Interim Branding

19. 1/22 2/23 3/11 4/14 5/15 6/15 8/15 9-10/15
Draft Timeline
BankruptcyAnnouncement
SCFormed
SeedFundingSecured
SFIGatheringStrategyAlignment
CoordinatorHired
DevelopNew
Brand/template&
processes
New
GovernanceStructure
defined/strategyestablished
Formationof
Something
Launch Campaign - Sense of
inclusion and urgency

20. Now : Aggregate lessons learned, invest in what works.
Create feedback loops of learning
Provide professional development resources
Develop metrics of success
Dream up more opportunities you want to see
First 10 years - autonomous unsupported efforts
Next 2 years - collectively identifying needs
GOALS AND FOCUS

21. This is a new beginning, different from the last.
Let’s leverage this economy of scale - together.
Join the conversation, build what you believe in.

22. Thank You!
Questions?