How a chapter emerges
One path from first contact to an active chapter. It begins with the Power Map, the qualification survey at the heart of the network. A chapter is approved only after the applicant convenes those power players in a panel or webinar.
The qualification pipeline
Step 1: Identified
A prospective chapter lead is identified through network relationships, funder referrals, or direct outreach. The coordinator opens a tracked record in the platform.
Step 2: The Power Map
The applicant completes the Power Map survey. This is the diagnostic at the heart of qualification, it scores organizational readiness, community relationships, and leadership capacity.
Step 3: Panel or Webinar
The applicant convenes the power players named in its Power Map, in person or as a virtual webinar. The network supports the applicant with a panel guide, moderation questions, and templates. The panel is the proof that the applicant can really convene power in its city.
Step 4: Determination
The regional coordinator reviews the Power Map and what happened at the panel or webinar, completes the qualification check, and records one of three outcomes: Qualified, Conditional, or Not Yet Qualified. This is a real decision with real stakes, not every applicant advances.
Step 5: Standardizing
The chapter's language, service map, and partner directory are captured in the platform. This is what makes the chapter legible to the network and to funders.
Step 6: Active Chapter
The toolkit is deployed, the cadence is set, and the chapter joins the network. From here, the chapter leads locally while the network coordinates nationally.
What it measures
The Power Map is not a grant application. It is a diagnostic, designed to surface what's real, not what looks good on paper.
Community Relationships
Does the organization have genuine trust with the people it says it serves? Can it name names and show receipts?
Organizational Readiness
Does the leadership have the capacity to run a chapter, to coordinate, report, and stay in the cadence?
Practitioner Network
Who else in the city is part of the chapter? Can referrals move across neighborhood lines?
Start the Power Map
Every path into the network begins here. The survey creates a tracked record and opens the qualification pipeline.
Begin the Power Map