Program Designers

The Excelsior Action Group (non-profit) is administering a $36,000 grant 

to reduce blight in the Excelsior Neighborhood of San Francisco. This  

small business facade improvement program will be providing businesses  

that qualify a $2000 grant for facade improvements which will be designed  

by a team of  volunteers that we are currently soliciting interest for.

As a general overview, program designers will work with a business owner  

to address their individual needs and come up with a design that  

beautifies the community. This design will then get constructed using  

funds we provide. We will be targeting roughly 18 businesses and the  

entire project is scheduled to be finished by March 31, 2012. That's a  

very tight deadline.

The commitment we require, if you wish to participate, is to complete a  

design for at least one business. Of course we'd love it if you have time  

to work with more businesses.

I've attached the draft document detailing the program for business  

owners, as well as a document detailing your role as a designer in the  

program (designer packet).

Send me an email if you're interested in being a designer for the program  

so we can set up a time to talk / meet. Basically the design phase is  

going to be taking place from now through December. It’s a short time  

frame. Because the end of the semester is drawing near, I don't expect  

current students to have time to participate in this program until after  

finals. This means that committing to this program will take up your  

winter break. Realize that this should be viewed as a mini studio project  

to be started and finished over winter break. One that will actually get  

built in San Francisco by March 31, 2012 (so built before this upcoming  

summer).

Please connect me with any other designers you think would be interested  

in this project. The more interested designers we can get the better.

-- 

John Carroll, Project and Volunteer Coordinator, Excelsior Action Group  

(eagsf.org), johncarroll.eag@gmail.com | C: (415) 617-9324 | O: (415)  

585-0110 | F: (415) 585-0170 | LISC AmeriCorps Member