“Helping people to design a better community”Design Workshop's commitment to providing leadership in design and planning is broadening to communities in need through the establishment of the Design Workshop Foundation (DWF), a 501 (C)3, non-profit organization. By supporting staff in their volunteer efforts as well as collaborating with our clients and other like-minded professionals on pro-bono design projects, the DWF aims to deliver innovative designs to support and elevate our contribution to the public realm.  
Mission, Vision and Approach The DWF Board of Directors as a representation of the employees of Design Workshop have crafted its Mission, Vision and Approach, to help guide the work of the organization. They are as follows:
Mission As Design Workshop employees, we are committed to designing legacy environments for future generations. To foster this pursuit, the DWF provides design leadership to individuals and to groups that are in need. It is our collective desire to strike a balance in our pursuit of socially equitable, environmentally innovative, artistically inspired and economically sensible design solutions, while balancing our lives through public service for the improvement of our communities and of our environments.
Vision
The DWF uses and promotes the Legacy Design process:
to educate and to mentor future members of our profession;
to execute highly responsive design solutions; and to
facilitate the transfer of critical knowledge to the public
through outreach. By providing Design Workshop employees
with a vehicle to design and to implement innovative solutions
to problems affecting our communities and our environment,
we achieve 'legacy'.
Approach Through collaboration with allied charitable organizations the foundation will: mentor young students in design education; find, fund and execute innovative design solutions that solve pressing needs in the communities where we live and work; and provide public outreach by delivering critical knowledge and promoting discourse through community workshops, public speaking, teaching and participatory charrettes. The Foundation will act as a conduit for internal collaboration and for external interaction with allied organizations. Through participation in the Foundation, volunteers will be exposed to mentoring, pro-bono projects, as well as networking opportunities with individuals from other firms and disciplines.
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