flights of fancy: taking mosaic design & grassroots fundraising to new heights

Aileen BarrPaul Signorelli

barraileen@cs.compaul@paulsignorelli.com

The Art of Community Building 201415th Biennial Community Built

Association ConferenceApril 4, 2014

Davis, CA

Flights of Fancy:

Taking Mosaic Design &

Grassroots Fundraising

To New Heights

First Steps

Collaboration

Second Steps:

A Virtual Tour

Flight by Flight Photos byGilbert Johnson

Hidden Garden Steps: Solving a Problem

Hidden Garden Steps: Solving a Problem

Hidden Garden Steps: Solving a Problem

Listening to the Community

Listening to the Community

Building Community: Peer to Peer

Going Where Our Community Is

Going Where Our Community Is

Going Where Our Community Is

Creating Community Hands On

Telling More than 600 Stories

The Landscape as Some See It

The Landscape as Some See It

The Landscape as Some See It

The Landscape as It Was for Us

The Landscape as It Was for Us

“The project is poignant in its sweetness.”--Joe Eskanazi, SF Weekly

Our Website

Combining Tradition and Innovation

Combining Onsite & Online Communities

Combining Onsite & Online Communities

Personalizing Our Online Presence

Personalizing Our Online Presence

Others Extending Our Online Presence

Others Extending Our Online Presence

Indiegogo , Kickstarter, and YouTube

Indiegogo , Kickstarter, and YouTube

Thanks, Thanks, and More Thanks

A Postscript

15thavestepspark@gmail.com

Resources

Questions, Comments, andNext Steps

For More Information

Aileen BarrSan Francisco, CA

415.407.4496barraileen@cs.com

http://www.aileenbarrtile.com

Paul Signorelli & Associates1032 Irving St., #514

San Francisco, CA 94122415.681.5224

paul@paulsignorelli.comhttp://paulsignorelli.comTwitter: @paulsignorelli

http://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress

.com

Credits & Acknowledgments Slide Deck Designed by Paul Signorelli

16th Avenue Tiled Steps (Moraga Steps) photographs were provided by Aileen Barr

Flight-by-flight Hidden Garden Steps photographs were taken by Gilbert Johnson Other onsite Hidden Garden Steps photographs were taken by Paul Signorelli and Liz McLoughlin

The Hidden Garden Steps project was completed through the support of numerous volunteers, government and nonprofit organizations, local business owners, existing neighborhood groups, and more

than 600 donors.

More information is available at http://hiddengardensteps.org

More photographs are available on the website, as well as on Google+ at the following sites:

Creating the Mosaic:https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/104017204598614298654/albums/5874010570789214705

Preparing the Site:https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/104017204598614298654/albums/5821542691776998769

Installing the Mosaic:https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/104017204598614298654/albums/5938536121031791729

Sustaining the Steps Community:https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/104017204598614298654/albums/5968581623346005153