2007 End of Year Letter from AFH

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2007 End of Year Letter Buildings not only have a physical footprint, they have an ethical footprint. _ What is Your New Year's Design Resolution? _ 2007 By The Numbers _ AMD Open Architecture Challenge - 50 days left _ Job Opportunities _ Own The Day Dear all, I'm sitting here after 18" of snow dumped down in Littleton, Colorado, the well saturated Christmas Pudding has been devoured and the rest of the family are in the midst of modernist vs. post-modern 'fort-building'. Finally I get to sit down to write our annual Year in Review newsletter. It is hard to imagine that over the past 12 months we have completed our 100th project - compared with just 7 two years ago, more than 14,000 people directly benefited from built solutions and we provided professional design services on four continents, with over 250 volunteers, designers and architects. I've been truly inspired by the creativity and innovation of our local chapters, by the innovative projects we see on the new Open Architecture Network, by the work of like-minded organizations around the world, and by the feedback and ongoing support we find from people like you, who share our belief that good design matters. Every Boxing Day I write this newsletter but 2007 was such an incredible year that this email would have been way too exhaustive to read. Therefore, we are taking advantage of our spiffy new web site by posting it there. Click here to read our 2007 Year in Review. In the coming year we have a number of exciting projects to be realized, including scaling one of our previous design competitions, ‘open sourcing' our own office space, new chapter focused websites and support and the construction of the winning design for the AMD Open Architecture Challenge. On behalf of the communities we serve and the architects and designers who have volunteered their time and their talents with us over the past year, we appreciate your support and hope you will join us in an exciting year ahead. Help us bring innovative design to communities in need by making an end of year donation. Cheers, Cameron Sinclair Eternal Optimist and Executive Director Architecture for Humanity What is Your New Year's Design Resolution? Now is the time to make those promises that we hate to break - the dreaded New Years resolution. Instead of (re)promising to join that new gym or cut down on coffee we'd love to know what is your design resolution for next year. The best and funniest answers will each win an awesome Alabama Chanin Hope for Humanity handmade T - designed specifically for Architecture for Humanity. What is your New Years Design Resolution? Use this link if the form above doesn't work 2007 By The Numbers 44,000 Newsletter Members 39,000 Total Beneficiaries since 1999 14,000 Beneficiaries in 2007 8,793 Number of registered users on the OAN 4,380 Number of cups of coffee drunk in our offices 2,700 Active Volunteers working on projects in 2007 371 Buildings Completed 78 Number of times people called our office to talk to Brad Pitt 47 Local Chapters (in 5 countries) 36 Current Projects 30 Professional Firms partnering on projects 12 Number of chairs provided by Steelcase 11 Design Fellows 6 Full time staff members 1 Number of sword shaped bottles of rum in the office Fiscal Spending 88% Construction and Design Funding 9% Administrative Costs 3% Fundraising and Outreach For more information, download our 2007 Annual Report (PDF, 1.4MB). Help us provide 365 days of professional pro-bono design services around the world---one day at a time---by donating one day's worth of your salary. Our People The work of Architecture for Humanity would not be possible without the dedication of a core group of people. We'd like to take a moment to thank them. Main Office Bebe Bertoli Nathaniel Corum Kari Iverson Ruthann Martin Sola Morrisey Beth Orser Stacy Sabraw Cameron Sinclair Kate Stohr Lynn Standafer Gulf Coast Michael Grote Sherry-Lea Bloodworth John Dwyer India Purmina McCutcheon Design Fellows Stacy Farfan Stacy Jed Charlotte Hutton Iheanyi Ngumezi Jessica Stuenkel Julie Ann Travis Nicole Joslin Nicole Nowak Chris Harnish Christa Aboitiz Megan McCall Morgan Boyles Justin Green Eric Hale Susi Platt Eric Cesal Tracy Nelson Elish Warlop Jenny Gurney General Counsel Steven Meier, Jenner and Block Chief Financial Officer Nicholas Constantakis Media Relations Galloway Media Group Board of Directors Steven R. Meier (Chair) Niama Jacobs Taylor Milsal Scott Matton Cameron Sinclair Kate Stohr 2007 Annual Report For more information on our work, download our 2007 Annual Report (PDF, 1.4MB). All comments and suggestions should be sent to: st...@architectureforhumanity.org Architecture for Humanity 848 Folsom, Suite 201 San Francisco, CA 94107-1173, USA

50 day left to enter the AMD Open Architecture Challenge We are hosting the AMD Open Architecture Challenge with three clients, Kallari Association in Ecuador, SIDAREC in Kenya and Nyaya Health in Nepal. These clients were selected from 108 community groups from around the world by an advisory group made up of forty scientists, engineers, architects and development officials. We completed site visits late fall (the final visit to the Kallari Association takes place tomorrow!) and the team has uploaded photos, videos and information on each site. More information will be uploaded the week of January 2nd. You have 50 days to go – more than enough time to register and design a solution that will improve the lives of thousands. Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] and the 50x15 initiative is awarding up to $250,000 to implement the winning entry. The funds set aside includes one years operating costs for the community organization to help make this a sustainable venture. Additionally each of the three site winners will be awarded funds (1/3rd of the entry fee) to fly to the site and work with the client to refine your solution. Naturally if funding is secured, we may build all three. Enter today and design for change* * Open for anyone creative between the ages of 6 and 106. All designs will be reviewed by the jury. Job Opportunities for 2008 Next year we have a number of full time job opportunities, as well as some international design fellowships. All can be found on the Job Opportunities and Volunteer Opportunities pages. Chief Financial Officer Operations Manager 2 Programs Managers (main office) Regional Programs Manager (South Africa) Associate Development Director/Executive Assistant Web Communications Manager Full requirements and descriptions of each job will be posted online before the end of the year. Own the Day: Donate a day of your salary and keep us going all year long. Help us provide 365 days of professional pro-bono design services around the world---one day at a time---by donating one day's worth of your salary. If you'd like to donate in a more traditional manner then you can donate a myriad of ways via our site.

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