aiga triad nc state of the chapter 2013-2014 presentation

Triad North Carolina

Thank You!Common Grounds

& The Fresh Market


Welcome to the State of the Chapter Community Meeting

Triad North Carolina / The Board

President

Andy Kurtts


President

2013

• We became the official 67th chapter of AIGA

• We laid a lot of ground work to make our chapter

• Provided leadership and vision to our growing chapter

• Connection with national office

• Set agendas and call weekly board meetings

• Met with various groups about AIGA

• “The Best AIGA Chapter in the Nation”


President

2014

• To further reach out and connect with other chapters to solidify NC and the South as a creative and business hub

• Connect our chapter with business community

• Make sure our vision aligns with the broader AIGA national vision

• Work to refine our chapter’s mission


Vice President

Elliot Strunk


Vice President

2013 • Acting president for four months. • Supported president in day-to-day responsibilities. • Represented chapter at national retreat. • Helped coordinate Design Week activities. • Pitched AIGA to schools via speaking engagements • Attended national conference in Philadelphia • 100 Years liaison • Assisted with chapter support materials (website,

t-shirts, chair, communications strategy)


Vice President

2014 • Help grow membership through increased

engagement with agencies and schools. • Celebrate AIGA’s 100th anniversary in a

meaningful way. • Quality content via communications and social media. • Lay foundation for regional conference of some sort. • Adopt a community project that can be influenced

through power of design.


Secretary

Rheta Whittington


Secretary

Responsibilities:

• Be present for weekly board meetings on Google Hangout

• Record and distribute weekly board meeting minutes

• Serve as administrator of the AIGA Triad NC email accounts


Secretary

Rheta Whittington Responsibilities continued:

• Maintain the P.O. box in Kernersville and check mail regularly

• Keep the board member contact list current

• Receive and forward any messages called into the chapter’s phone number


Secretary

Goal for 2014: !

Compile a notebook of the chapter’s official papers and board meeting minutes


Membership Director

Lindsey Gibbs


Membership Director

Responsibilities:

• Growing the membership of our new chapter

• Assisting and educating prospective members

• Attending all weekly board meetings

• Providing updated membership reports

• Collaborating and assisting other board members on all membership issues


Membership Director

Setting membership goals for 2014:

• Double our current membership and grow to 250+

• Be more inclusive to all areas of design centric communities


Treasurer

Traci Naff


Treasurer

What people think I do:


Treasurer

What I actually do:


Treasurer

Responsibilities:

• Receive and disburse funds

• Maintain financial records

• File tax return

• Maintain exempt status requirements


Events 45.6%Membership 39.3%

Sponsorship 14.2%

Other 0.9%

Events 84.9%Business 11.9%

Other 3.2%

Income$8,718.44

Spending$5,681.62

2013 Breakdown


Event Directors

Amanda King Stephanie Case


Event Directors

Starting with the fall of 2012, we planned, held, or attended approx. 29 events through AIGA and helped to promote 7 community events for a total of 36 events we were involved with as a chapter.


Types of events included: • Small and large socials (gatherings, Valentine’s & Christmas) • Student Portfolio Review with High Point University • Guest speakers of local designers and illustrators, social

media experts, paper reps and GFDA (national speakers) • Studio Tours in Gboro and Winston-Salem (Spring & Fall) • Amanda attended national leadership retreat in Philly;

helped organize the retreat for our board • Adobe Workshop-Creative Cloud • Design Week (including a studio tour and logo competition)

Event Directors


Top attendance was for the Studio Tours in Greensboro and Winston-Salem with both exceeding 100 attendees!

Event Directors


Responsibilities:

• Attending weekly board meetings and holding as-needed events meetings

• Determining events for the year

• Coordinating all event details for speakers, venues, food, decorations

• Working with the treasurer to establish and work within budgets for events

• Entering event details in Eventbrite

Event Directors


Responsibilities continued:

• Coordinating or designing event graphics as needed

• Promoting via social media

• Designing and promoting e-newsletters and e-notes

• Managing volunteers

• For Design Week, we built a website promoting all the events

• Arranging sponsorships as needed

Event Directors


Responsibilities continued:

• Helped SECCA promote events around Graphic Design exhibit, and Elliot and Amanda were involved with initial meetings contributing to their programming ideas around the exhibit

Event Directors


Plans for 2014 The programming focus for 2014 is to provide one meaningful event each month.

Event Directors


Plans for 2014: • Fresh Experiences • Hand-Lettering workshop with John Stevens • National AIGA speaker(s) • Engaging In-house Designers • Why learn code? Designer/Developer Summit • Business of Design: Client Relations,

Entrepreneurship, etc. • AIGA 100 (Events around Centennial)

Event Directors


Plans for 2014 continued:

• Studio Tours: Greensboro and Winston-Salem

• Portfolio Review... or ReBrew!

• Student Driven Event

• Design Month in October (Instead of Design Week)

• GFDA

Event Directors


Keeping it Casual

• Pop-up events are meet-ups hosted by a member, intended to make it easy for you to rendezvous with other members.

Event Directors


Communications Director

Craig Fishel



2013 in Review • New board position • Hit the ground running late in the year • Overall PR plan • Design Week PR plan • Solid results for Design Week !



What’s coming in 2014 • Communications Team development - Immediate needs: Twitter & Facebook • PR seminars for interested AIGA members • Review/Revise/Institute 2014 PR plan

• Promote the chapter and its events in local and regional media …Publicize, Publicize Publicize!!!


Volunteer Director

Forrest Causby


Volunteer Director

Accomplishments:

• Currently have a roster of 40 volunteers

• Created Volunteer Agreement to allow volunteers to attend events at reduced-cost

• With Events/Programming, put on major events requiring volunteers such as studio tours, design exhibits, Adobe CC training, parties/socials, and lectures


Volunteer Director

Goals for 2014:

• Organize volunteers to better help chapter leadership in planning and hosting events, and communicating happenings in the chapter

• Work with Craig to organize a Communications Team

• Work with Amanda and Stephanie to organize an Events Team

• Identify and train successor for position


Education Directors

Mike Lawson & Shann Byrne


Education Directors

2013 Education Activities: !

Student Interest Meetings Conducted/Presented:

• GTCC 9/5/13

• UNCG 9/25/13

• HPU 10/8/13


Education Directors

2013 Education Activities continued: !

Chapters Established/Chartered:

• Guilford Technical Community College Student Chapter

• High Point University Student Chapter !!

Student Community Interaction Events:

• CreativeBlend 9/5/13


Education Directors

2013 Education Activities continued: Other:

• Shann attended the AIGA Education conference 2013

• GTCC Students Created Table Centerpieces For SECCA’s “GD:NIP” Exhibition

• AIGA assisted with HPU Portfolio Reviews 5/13

• AIGA membership promoted/attended GTCC Portfolio Day


Education Directors


• Elliot Strunk/Lindsey Gibbs Guest Presentation at GTCC

• GTCC Student AIGA presented GJ Nelson Guest Lecture at GTCC

• GTCC students field-trip to SECCA’s “GD:NIP”

• HPU students field-trip to SECCA’s “GD:NIP”


Education Directors


• GTCC student Kat Jackson presented work at Pecha Kucha Night: AIGA Triad NC Design Week

• AIGA Student Members acted as volunteers at several chapter events: GFDA, Studio Tours, Before & After, etc.


Education Directors

2014 Upcoming/Planned Education Activities:

• Student Portfolio Review 5/2014

• Student Portfolio Review 7/2014

• student-focused guest speaker/panel event Fall 2014

• Student Welcome Back/Mixer: All Colleges Together Event Fall 2014

• WSSU Student Interest Meeting TBA


Education Directors

2014 Upcoming/Planned Education Activities:

• NCA&T Student Interest Meeting TBA

• Forsyth Technical Community College Student Interest Meeting TBA

• Behance Portfolio Review Collaboration?


In-House Director

Heather Allison


In-House Director

2013:

• Established non-profit status with IRS and submitted all legal paper work with the help of our attorney

• Finalized the chapter by-laws


In-House Director

Goals for 2014:

• Provide Programming for In-House creatives through:

• A Formal speaker, hopefully on a national scale

• Informal discussions with coffee or lunch breaks on semi-regular basis

• Work to establish a more robust on-line community for resources for in-house creatives


Sponsorship Director

Anna Bridges

Welcome!

Triad North Carolina / AIGA 100

AIGA 100


AIGA 100

100 Chairs:


AIGA 100

Our Chair:

Triad North Carolina / AIGA National

AIGA LOCAL

• Paula Scher at SECCA next Wednesday January 29 at 7pm

• select “Student” for $25 tickets, then put AIGA Member in the comments field

• Andrew Blauvelt at SECCA February 21st at 7pm

• FREE!

Triad North Carolina / AIGA National

AIGA NATIONAL

• January 21st was Centennial Day!

• January 31st entry deadline for Justified: AIGA Design Competition

• October 23-24 Gain: AIGA Design and Business Conference, NYC

Triad North Carolina / Get Involved

Get Involved!

•Get in touch with Forrest at [email protected]

•In early June you will vote for a new board

•If you are interested in becoming a board member we will be hosting a interest meeting in March

mailto:[email protected]

Thank you!


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