How to Organize a Local Chapter
- Review the information about chapters, the listings of chapter
updates and events, and the chapter profiles in the Disorientation Guide, to learn about existing chapters and how they work.
- Contact local students, professors, and practitioners who might be
interested, to establish a core organizing group. Send an announcement about
the new chapter to the pn-net listserv and the PN e-newsletter, and look
through the PN member directory to find local members.
- If there is enough local interest, schedule an open meeting to introduce
people to Planners Network, discuss the potential roles and activities of a
local chapter, and decide whether to establish a chapter. Order Planners
Network promotional materials and magazines for your meeting in advance, by
submitting a materials request form.
- Register your chapter with PN by submitting a local chapter registration
form.
- Organize an initial public event,
set up a local PN email listserv, connect with other local organizations,
and get active!
The Planners Network can provide promotional materials and a chapter registration form to help with initial organizing. Please contact: chapters(at)plannersnetwork(dot)org to obtain these forms as well as more specific advice and information on organizing.