Five Ways to Get Involved in 2023
Are you looking for ways to get involved at Storefront for Community Design in 2023? Check out the following opportunities and consider supporting us in 2023.
VOLUNTEER FOR UPCOMING COMMUNITY VISIONING EVENTS
We are seeking residents and professionals who are passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships to volunteer at upcoming community events for the Jackson Ward Community Plan. The next community event will be held on February 11.
BECOME A DESIGN MENTOR
We are looking for two qualified design professionals to join our City Builders Design 12-week program in spring 2023. Design mentors will receive a stipend for participation along with the reward of developing the next generation of designers. Learn more and apply by January 13.
Are you looking for ways to get involved at Storefront for Community Design in 2023? Check out the following opportunities and consider supporting us in 2023.
VOLUNTEER FOR UPCOMING COMMUNITY VISIONING events
We are seeking residents and professionals who are passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships to volunteer at upcoming community events for the Jackson Ward Community Plan. The next community event will be held on February 11.
BECOME A DESIGN MENTOR
We are looking for two qualified design professionals to join our City Builders Design 12-week program in spring 2023. Design mentors will receive a stipend for participation along with the reward of developing the next generation of designers. Learn more and apply by January 13.
Join our Design Directory
Storefront's Design Directory aims to provide a resource for aspects of design projects that go beyond the scope of our low-cost design and planning assistance programs. Help us build our community of design professionals.
VOLUNTEER FOR DESIGN SESSION
Are you a professional in the planning and design field and interested to offer conceptual guidance for community-initiated projects? Become a Design Session volunteer and provide assistance at an intimate, approachable level.
Share your insights
Do you know of a resource that would benefit community members helping to shape our city that should be shared more widely? Help us collect community resources for our toolkit.
Summer 2022 Volunteer Opportunities
Are you passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships? We are seeking volunteers with varying interests and expertise to help us this summer, so don’t be bashful to get involved! Upcoming opportunities include:
Design Education - City Builders Design: Help us build the new curriculum for our City Builders fall 2022 and spring 2023 semester.
Community Visioning: Help us plan, design, and host small engagement events in Jackson Ward.
Design Session: Provide one-on-one advice, conceptual sketches, and plans of actions throughout the year.
See below for more information. If you are interested in volunteering, be sure to sign up by Friday, May 27. If you have any questions, please email hello@storefrontrichmond.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Are you passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships? We are seeking volunteers with varying interests and expertise to help us this summer, so don’t be bashful to get involved! Upcoming opportunities include:
Design Education - City Builders Design: Help us build the new curriculum for our City Builders fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters.
Community Visioning: Help us plan, design, and host small engagement events in Jackson Ward.
Design Session: Provide one-on-one advice, conceptual sketches, and plans of actions throughout the year.
See below for more information. If you are interested in volunteering, be sure to sign up by Friday, May 27. If you have any questions, please email hello@storefrontrichmond.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Volunteer Opportunity #1
Design Education: City Builders Design
Storefront's Design Education program is building a new design curriculum for the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters. The new City Builders Design program will kick off in the the fall and encourage youth ages 13-18 to discover and design solutions that create effective change in their lives and communities.
Volunteer Opportunity #2
Community Visioning
Storefront is participating in an exciting community visioning initiative in Jackson Ward. We are planning, designing, and hosting a variety of small engagement/visioning activities with the community and seeking volunteers to help us create activities and participate.
Volunteer Opportunity #3
Design Session
Storefront’s Design Session provides one-on-one advice, conceptual sketches, and plans of actions. Volunteers demonstrate qualifications in the planning and design field and offer guidance on a volunteer basis. Once you are on the Design Session volunteer list, emails will be sent throughout the year with specific project volunteer opportunities.
Join Storefront’s Advisory Council: Nomination form now open
Storefront for Community Design’s Advisory Council is a group of enthusiastic community members who are passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships. This is a newly forming group that will supplement the Storefront team and board’s skills and help advocate for Storefront’s mission. The Advisory Council is also a great steppingstone for non-profit board service.
The nomination form is now open for the Advisory Council and will close on May 27, 2022 at 12:00pm. Review of applications and selection of members will take place in June. The first meeting will take place in July.
The Advisory Council’s purpose:
Provide technical expertise or advice in areas such as youth education, design education, architecture and planning, finance, fundraising, community building, event planning, advocacy, etc.
Help to spearhead and/or fundraise for a special project or event
Provide an independent sounding board for the Board of Directors
Serve as an advocate for the organization
The Advisory Council will include up to eight (8) community members and will meet quarterly (min. 4 times per year; 2 hr. meetings). Members of the Advisory Council are also encouraged to attend board meetings or join a committee if interested. Committees include communications, finance, development, and programs. If you have questions, contact us.
Spring 2022 Volunteer Opportunities
Storefront provides ongoing volunteer opportunities in our low-cost design and planning assistance programs and design education programs. We are seeking residents and professionals who are passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships. Check out our upcoming volunteer opportunities below.
Design Education - City Builders Design: Help us develop the design education curriculum and/or participate in our spring youth semester program.
Community Engagement and Events: Become liaisons for engagement initiatives and/or help us plan our 10th Anniversary community celebration.
Design Session: Provide one-on-one advice, conceptual sketches, and plans of actions throughout the year.
See below for more information. We are looking for volunteers with varying interests and expertise, so don’t be bashful to get involved! If you are interested in volunteering, be sure to complete the form specific to each opportunity by January 27, 2022. If you have any questions, please email hello@storefrontrichmond.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Are you passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships? Storefront for Community Design provides ongoing volunteer opportunities in our low-cost design and planning assistance programs and design education programs. We are seeking volunteers with varying interests and expertise to help us this spring, so don’t be bashful to get involved! Upcoming opportunities include:
Design Education - City Builders Design: Help us develop the design education curriculum and/or participate in our spring youth semester program.
Community Engagement and Events Planning: Become liaisons for engagement initiatives and/or help us plan our 10th Anniversary community celebration.
Design Session: Provide one-on-one advice, conceptual sketches, and plans of actions throughout the year.
See below for more information. If you are interested in volunteering, be sure to sign up by Thursday, January 27. If you have any questions, please email hello@storefrontrichmond.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Volunteer Opportunity #1
Design Education: City Builders Design
Storefront's Design Education program is planning to build a new roadmap in 2022 that will provide consistent programming in the future. In addition, the City Builders Design program will kick off in the spring and encourage youth ages 13-18 to research, discover, and design community resources. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in helping us develop the design education curriculum and/or participate in our spring youth semester program.
Volunteer Opportunity #2
Community Engagement and Events Planning
Storefront is participating in exciting community engagement initiatives in Jackson Ward and the North Side in early 2022. In addition, Storefront is planning our 10th anniversary celebration that will take place in the spring. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in becoming liaisons for engagement initiatives and/or help us plan our 10th Anniversary community celebration.
Volunteer Opportunity #3
Design Session
Storefront’s Design Session provides one-on-one advice, conceptual sketches, and plans of actions. Volunteers demonstrate qualifications in the planning and design field and offer guidance on a volunteer basis. Once you are on the Design Session volunteer list, emails will be sent throughout the year with specific project volunteer opportunities. If you have already signed up to be a Design Session volunteer, no need to sign up again. Be on the lookout for future emails and opportunities to volunteer.
Five Ways to Get Involved in 2022
This year has been a big one! We brought on new team members, rebooted programming, and began building our roadmap for the future. We are extremely grateful for what we have accomplished with our small team, Board of Directors, and community partners. Thank you for helping Storefront for Community Design connect community members to design tools and resources and engage the next generation of designers.
We've got big things in store for 2022! Until then, enjoy your holiday season and consider supporting Storefront in the new year through the following opportunities.
This year has been a big one! We brought on new team members, rebooted programming, and began building our roadmap for the future. We are extremely grateful for what we have accomplished with our small team, Board of Directors, and community partners. Thank you for helping Storefront for Community Design connect community members to design tools and resources and engage the next generation of designers.
We've got big things in store for 2022! Until then, enjoy your holiday season and consider supporting Storefront in the new year through the following opportunities.
Become a volunteer
Did we mention we've got big things happening in 2022? We are seeking residents and professionals who are passionate about community voice, equitable design, and collaborative partnerships to join us. We have exciting community engagement initiatives in the city's Downtown and North Side neighborhoods and will be planning for our 10th anniversary celebration. In addition, we are exploring new opportunities in our design education programming. Join us in the new year!
Design a community gathering space
We're still looking for a volunteer(s) to help bring a resident's idea of creating an intentional community gathering space to reality. Do you have landscape design experience and would like to help imagine what a community backyard space would look like? Sign up today and let's work together in January!
Join our Design Directory
Storefront's Design Session Studio assists community partners with the conceptual stage of a project or idea. For the next steps of the design process, the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Design Directory aims to provide a resource for aspects of design projects that go beyond the scope of Storefront's program. Help us build our community of design professionals.
Apply for low-cost design assistance
Are you a resident, non-profit organization, small business, or city staff with a design idea related to improving the quality of life in Richmond? If so, check out our new program menus, get connected to our low-cost design and planning assistance program, and let's work together in 2022!
Share your insights
Do you know of a resource that would benefit community members helping to shape our city that should be shared more widely? Storefront is planning to open source knowledge on community design and projects in the built environment. Help us collect community resources for our toolkit.
Storefront Summer Volunteer Opportunities
A huge THANKS to those who completed the Storefront for Community Design Get to Know You Survey this spring. We will be using your feedback to develop new volunteer opportunities and will launch a new volunteer form later this summer — be on the lookout! Until then, we have a few exciting volunteer opportunities taking place this summer. These include:
Studio Program Working Groups
10th Anniversary Event Design & Planning
Participatory Budgeting Initiative
See below for descriptions of each opportunity. We are looking for volunteers with varying interests and expertise, so don’t be bashful to get involved. If you are interested in volunteering, be sure to complete the form specific to each opportunity by Wednesday, June 30. If you have any questions, please email hello@storefrontrichmond.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
A huge THANKS to those who completed the Storefront for Community Design Get to Know You Survey this spring. We will be using your feedback to develop new volunteer opportunities and will launch a new volunteer form later this summer — be on the lookout! Until then, we have a few exciting volunteer opportunities taking place this summer. These include:
Studio Program Working Groups: Participate in discussions to enhance future programming.
10th Anniversary Event Design & Planning: Plan a celebration for Storefront’s 10th anniversary.
Teen Workforce Design Workshop: Plan and participate in a workshop for teenagers that are designing a food forest.
Participatory Budgeting Initiative: Participate in a new initiative that gives residents direct access to their tax dollars.
See below for more information. We are looking for volunteers with varying interests and expertise, so don’t be bashful to get involved! If you are interested in volunteering, be sure to complete the form specific to each opportunity by Wednesday, June 30. If you have any questions, please email hello@storefrontrichmond.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Volunteer Opportunity #1: Studio Program Working Groups
Storefront staff are developing new projects and partnerships for our three studio programs and searching for community volunteers to join our working groups to share your thoughts and ideas. We are currently planning for each working group to meet up to three times this year and kick starting the conversation in mid-summer. If you are interested in joining a working group, please complete the form below.
Volunteer Opportunity #2: 10th Anniversary Event design & Planning
This year marks Storefront’s 10th Anniversary and we have begun planning for a celebration in the fall. We are looking for volunteers who are interested to share ideas, contribute planning skills, and develop/design materials. If you love planning events or want to join the group to brainstorm ideas and materials, please complete the form below.
Volunteer Opportunity #3: Teen Workforce Design Workshop
Storefront is partnering with Richmond's Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities’ (PRCF) Teen Workforce Program. Storefront staff and volunteers will plan and participate in a two-day workshop to teach teens about design and help them create a landscape plan for a food forest.
Storefront is looking for landscape designers, landscape architects, horticulturalists, and other subject-matter experts to help plan and participate in the workshop that will take place on August 2-3 from 8:00am-1:00pm. Commitment includes attendance at the kick off meeting in mid-July to plan the workshop and attendance at the two-day workshop. We encourage individuals or design firms to sign up!
Volunteer Opportunity #4: participatory budgeting initiative
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a new paradigm providing an avenue for community members to engage in a democratic process that gives residents direct access to their tax dollars and allows them to guide where that money will go. In 2021, the initiative has picked up steam and Storefront for Community Design has joined a team of community collaborators to convene, develop, and implement the process in Richmond.
There’s two great opportunities to get involved in the city and Storefront’s initiative!
PB Opportunity #1: Take action and get involved with Storefront for Community Design’s PB Initiative. Follow the link below to sign up for the following opportunities:
Participate on the Storefront for Community Design Volunteer Group that may include opportunities to assist the City PB Steering Commission in developing the PB rulebook and opportunities to volunteer in future community engagement workshops.
Volunteer in future Participatory Budgeting Initiatives and workshops that take place in your community / Voter District.
PB Opportunity #2: Take action and become a member of the Participatory Budgeting Steering Commission. On February 8, 2021, City Council adopted Ord. No. 2020-256, which established the PB Steering Commission to formulate the standards and procedures. Follow the link below to review the application and apply by July 1, 2021.
Design Session, Spring 2019
Here is a recap of some recent projects that we have been working on this spring:
Holly Street Park + Oregon Hill Park system
We have been working with a designer to imagine some alternative solutions for the Oregon Hill Parks, specifically Holly Street Park. However, we wanted to hear from the community first. We will be releasing a report from our presentation at the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) last Tuesday evening.
A spread from the initially proposed concept plan.
RVA Steaks N More
A concept for a proposed breakfast spot in Highland Park called RVA Steaks N More
RVA Steaks N More requested design assistance in setting up their take out steak shop in Highland Park on Meadowbridge Road. Their motivation is to provide delicious cooked to order meals at economical prices and one hundred percent customer service.
Golden Hammer Awards this Thursday, November 1!
Historic Richmond and Storefront for Community Design are excited to partner again to host the 2018 Golden Hammer Awards honoring architectural preservation and neighborhood revitalization in the greater Richmond area.
Join us THIS THURSDAY from 6pm to 8pm at Monumental Church (1224 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia) as we recognize professionals working in neighborhood revitalization, blight reduction, and historic preservation in the Richmond region!
With over 30 nominations submitted, specialty cocktails by Belle Isle Moonshine you wont want to miss this event! Purchase your tickets today!
Free parking: Virginia Department of Transportation Parking Lot located at 1401 E. Broad Street
Engage the Foundation seeking Interior Designer!
Engage the Foundation is launching a the Young Business Builders program at a new space called Workshop this summer at 420 West Broad Street. The space will be a programmable creative space and boutique available to youth entrepreneurs. Workshop will house an income stream that will fund the Young Business Builders Program to innovate more socially responsible youth driven business.
While they already have some pledged assistance from contractors, they need an interior designer to help them outfit their space. The space will house a storefront, meeting space, screen-printing set up, and a photography studio in the back. Their soft opening is scheduled for July 3rd with a formal opening in August.
Some construction is already underway in the front of the space
Since its’ inception in 2011, Engage, The Foundation (Engage) has focused on connecting communities, schools and universities to resources designed to improve individual stability and family structure. Through the Young Business Builders Program, they equip youth and families with the tools needed to turn passions into profit through training certifications, education and mentorship. Community members, participating college students and recent graduates have become linked with a diverse network of professionals who work with them on achieving their career aspirations in a socially responsible manner.
Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion
Updated July 3, 2018:
Storefront is proud to be recognized for the Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion Design Competition in the Monument Avenue Commission's Report to Mayor Stoney about the re-contextualization of the statues on Monument Avenue. You can find a copy of the report here.
And, check out the story about Richmond, the Confederate Monuments on Monument Avenue, and the Commission's reccommendation on NPR's Weekend Edition from July 8th.
Recent national events provide an opportunity to re-examine the role of Confederate statuary in the public realm. Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion is an international design ideas competition, aiming to contribute to this important dialogue by inviting architects, planners, designers, artists, and individuals to reimagine the entire 5.4 mile length of Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, one of America’s grandest boulevards. Local Richmond organizations including The Storefront for Community Design + the mObstudiO at VCUarts will administer the international competition, a concurrent local high school competition, and community workshops and conversations. Monument Avenue provides a unique opportunity to enrich the conversation about race, memory, the urban landscape and public art. Competition registration is now open and remains open until September 15, 2018 with submissions due on December 1, 2018. The Valentine (https://thevalentine.org/), a history museum in Richmond, will host an exhibition of entries opening on February 14, 2019.
For more information, contact or visit:
monument@storefrontrichmond.org
www.monumentavenuegdgd.com
You can register for the competition at www.monumentavenuegdgd.com/national/submit
Please share this announcement widely with students, colleagues, firms, studios, community organizations, and anyone else who might be interested.
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