How was that possible, to raise so much money so quickly?
Sinclair: Welcome to the Web. I mean, we didn’t do a single advert; we didn’t do a single bit of outreach; we didn’t do mass mailings. They came to us. Had it not been for the Web, this organization wouldn’t exist. We’re completely online, and that’s allowed us that two degrees of separation from anyone in the world who’s either looking for help or who wants to offer help. Stohr: After the very first competition [in Kosovo], we had been slowly accumulating growing lists of architects, designers, nonprofits. So when the tsunami hit, we said, “Let’s send some architects over there. Let’s figure out how we can help a couple of communities rebuild.” And they said yes. I mean, it was that simple, and from that point, it changed how we do things. Because while we had been sending architects over to provide design resources and to work with communities to do design, when it came down to deciding how that design was implemented, it was in the hands of a funding agent who maybe didn’t even live
