Chapter Network Leadership Update!AFH

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US CENTRAL

BogotaGuadalajaraMonterreyMexico CitySantiago

US EASTUS WEST US SOUTH

EUROPE/AFRICA

ASIA/Oceania

CANADA

ChicagoDenverMinneapolisSanta FeMilwaukeeIndianapolisSioux FallsCincinnatiLexingtonLouisville

BostonDetroitNew HavenNew YorkProvidenceWashington DCBaltimorePhiladelphiaNewark

Los angelesPortlandSeattleSan DiegoSan San FranciscoPhoenixLas VegasSanta BarbaraHawaii

AtlantaDallasHoustonMontgomeryNew OrleansAustinMiamiGreenvilleSpartanburgRaleigh

AbujaAthensGenovaLisbonLondon

AucklandDhakaManilaTokyoKarachiSydneyMelbourneCanberra

TorontoVancouverCalgary

WHERE WE ARE

Building Internal Community

To Function Together

“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

United by our shared vision, fueled by the solidarity for our mission,

this network supports our passionate efforts

Leading to Alignment

- 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

Fostered design leadersTested processes and assumptionsCreated a safe space to challenge the status quo Built work and designed with our local communities

FOR 10 YEARS THE NETWORK HAS...

“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”

“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”

“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”

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.

ORBuilding community equity by connecting passionate design professionals

with local advocates as catalysts for positive change

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.

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.

Public Architecture - Temporary Fiscal SponsorCurry Stone Foundation - FunderDesign CorpsAssociation for Community Design (ACD)Engineers Without Borders AIA - NationalAll HandsEnterprise Rose FellowshipJourneyman International Net Impact

Possible Collaborators We’ve Spoken With

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

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

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

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Launch Campaign - Sense of inclusion and urgency

Now : Aggregate lessons learned, invest in what works.

Create feedback loops of learningProvide professional development resourcesDevelop metrics of successDream up more opportunities you want to see

First 10 years - autonomous unsupported effortsNext 2 years - collectively identifying needs

GOALS AND FOCUS

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.

Thank You!

Questions?