This presentation was given by Garrett Jacobs on 10/5/15 At SxSW Eco and describes the work the AFH Chapter Network has been doing this year and where we hope to go as a new organization. A big thanks to everyone who helped out - especially Courtney Drake and her hard work on the presentation graphics.

1. WHEN A REDWOOD FALLS

2. TODAY...
Role within Public Interest Design
What we have been doing this year
How we aim to build on the mission

8. 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.
“
Rayya Newman, D.C. Chapter

13. Local Chapters are:
Lean
Agile
Independant
Unique to local needs and skills

14. AFH Karachi

16. KRT and AFH volunteers were able to impress
upon the Sardar (the local landlord) of the area to
give the women land rights to their homes.
Previously, this was unheard of! With this change,
the local women have become secure and
independent. Social awareness has drastically
increased, and the women are now requesting
assistance with education and health facilities.
“
Mahboob Kahn, Karachi Chapter

17. AFH Monterry

18. AFH Chicago

19. AFH Tokyo

20. AFH San Francisco

21. [UN]built + [UN]broken
We see a resilient city. What do you see?
AFH San Francisco

25. Rebuilding Together NYC | Staten Island Partnership for Parks | Hunters Point, Queens
Publicolor NYC | Chelsea, Manhattan LES Ecology Center | Lower East Side, Manhattan
New York Cares | Brownsville, Brooklyn New York Restoration Project | Washington Heights, Manhattan
CITYarts | Harlem, Manhattan Walt L. Shamel Community Garden | Crown Heights, Brooklyn

26. We believe in a world where every
community has a voice in the design of
their built environment.
Inclusive design is how we achieve this goal.

27. AFH London

28. AFH London

29. 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.
“

30. Organizing - Rally Time!

32. Discovery

34. Hire Transition
Coordinator
Blinded Process
Fly and House leaders:
Structures for Inclusion

35. do we share a vision?

36. I was really impressed with both the level of
alignment in your values, and the shared
purpose that you all worked with throughout the
day. I left the day really optimistic about your
future - and inspired to carry some of that
commitment back into my own work.
“
Joel Mills - Facilitator, AIA Community

37. Develop
Partnership
Fundraising
Campaign
Ideation
Revenue
Bylaws
Decision making
Legal structure
BOD
Advisors
Internal data
Platforms
Records
Scheduling
Marketing
Updates
Social Media
Storytelling

38. ADVISORS

41. Foster local grassroots design coalitions to
serve communities in need.
NETWORK MISSION

42. Foster local grassroots design coalitions to
serve communities in need.
NETWORK MISSION

43. NETWORK MISSION
Foster local grassroots design coalitions to
serve communities in need.

45. It took a great deal of skill and creativity and
imagination to build the kind of situation we
have, and it is going to take skill and
imagination and creativity to change it. We are
going to have to have people as committed to
doing the right thing, to “inclusiveness,” as we
have in the past to exclusiveness.
“
Whitney Young - Civil Rights Leader

46. Create feedback loops of learning
Provide professional development resources
Develop metrics of success
Dream up more opportunities you want to see
First 12 years
Next 2 years
GOALS AND FOCUS
Aggregate lessons, invest in what works
autonomous unsupported efforts
collectively identifying needs

48. TO A PLATFORM
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

49. ● We’re focusing on people
● The coordination center will not do projects,
just programs, partnerships, funding
● Projects delivered by local chapters
● We organize as we work - participatory and
inclusive
Takeaways

50. @afh_chapters afhnetwork.org
Garrett Jacobs @garrjacobs
Acting Chair, AFH Chapter Network
Q & A