Lead an AAPI Network chapter in your city.

AAPI Network is looking for Super Connectors and Super Mobilizers to lead new chapters. You already have the network, the relationships, and the standing in your local AAPI community. HQ handles the marketing and operations so you can put what you have already built to work.

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The role

Now recruiting

Chapter Lead

The face of the chapter: a proven Super Connector and Super Mobilizer who puts an existing network to work, opening doors, getting people to show up, and speaking for the chapter in your city.

Your team, added over time

Chapter Coordinator

Keeps local moving pieces on track.

Chapter Committee

Volunteers with specific skills: events, social media, design, partnerships, fundraising.

Applying for one of these? Use the same Apply button. The application adapts to your role.

We need Super Connectors to lead our chapters

"Chapter Lead" is the title. Super Connector and Super Mobilizer is the job, and it is how we identify the right person for every city. AAPI Network is a network of networks, so a chapter launches fast only when its lead already brings:

  • Years of networkA network built over years, with thousands of local connections.
  • Trusted relationshipsWith the organizations, artists, businesses, and leaders already doing the work.
  • Local authorityCredibility in the local community, so people take your call.
  • PullThe charisma to get people to show up when you ask.

Each of those relationships brings a whole network with it. That existing trust is what gets a chapter from launch to 5 pilot partners in 30 days. HQ builds everything else around it.

Who you are

  • Known and trusted across your local AAPI community, with thousands of connections built over years
  • Deeply connected for years to organizations, artists, businesses, and community leaders in your city, where people take your call
  • A proven Super Connector: people already come to you for introductions, and your intros turn into lasting partnerships
  • A proven Super Mobilizer: when you ask, people show up for events, volunteer needs, and causes you back
  • Recognized as a voice with standing in your local community
  • Comfortable being the face of a community in public
  • Excited to start a new chapter on a new platform, with HQ support behind you

What you do not need

  • Marketing or design experience
  • To fund the chapter yourself
  • A nonprofit background
  • A full team on day one
  • High technical experience

Chapter Lead responsibilities

  • OutreachIntroduce AAPI Network to the leaders of local organizations, businesses, artist groups, and community groups, so each one brings their network with them.
  • MobilizingGet your network to show up for events, volunteer needs, and partner activations.
  • MappingMap who is already doing the work in your city and share it with HQ.
  • Pilot partnersLock in 5 pilot partners in your first 30 days.
  • SpokespersonServe as the chapter's local spokesperson, using HQ-approved talking points.
  • EventsShow up at key community events and represent the chapter.
  • RecruitingHelp recruit other Super Connectors and Super Mobilizers, plus a Chapter Coordinator and 2 to 5 committee volunteers, from your network.
  • Check-insJoin a monthly check-in with the HQ team.

Chapter Lead benefits

You already have the network. Leading a chapter puts it to work for the people you care about, and for you.

  • Give back to your networkThe groups, artists, and businesses you already know get promotion and marketing at little or no cost, through you.
  • Build on the AAPI Network platformUse the brand, tools, event calendar, and audience AAPI Network is building out, instead of starting from scratch.
  • Plug into the AAPI NetworkConnect the groups you are part of with the wider AAPI Network, a network of networks across cities.
  • Recognition and an official titleAn official Chapter Lead title, a profile on your city’s chapter page, and credit in AAPI Network communications.
  • A seat at the tableGet in front of senior community leaders, sponsors, and partners, with input on how AAPI Network grows and access to HQ events.
  • Expand your networkMeet the organizations, artists, businesses, and leaders AAPI Network works with across your city.
  • Strengthen your leadershipBuild on the standing you already have, with AAPI Network behind your name.
  • Build something that lastsFound a chapter that keeps working for your city’s AAPI community, with your name on its start.
  • Be a light for volunteersGive local volunteers a trusted person to follow and an AAPI Network chapter to plug into.

What HQ provides

You bring the network. HQ carries everything else.

  • Marketing done for youCampaigns, design, and promotion for your chapter and the local groups you bring in, plus a spot on the AAPI Network event calendar and mailing list.
  • An operations team behind youHQ supports your events and handles ticketing, donations, member management, and budget for your chapter. You get a full operation without building one.
  • A chapter start kitYour chapter brand, logo, email, web page, Instagram, templates, and merch, ready on day one.
  • Backup at every stepTalking points, a 90 day launch plan, a dedicated Slack channel, monthly check-ins, and a direct line to HQ.

How it works

About 2 to 3 weeks from application to kickoff, then ongoing support.

  1. 1

    Apply

    A short form, about 10 minutes. We reply within 3 business days.

  2. 2

    Intro call

    30 minutes on Google Meet. We walk through the role and want to hear about your city. Sometimes we follow up with a second conversation.

  3. 3

    Review the rules

    A one page set of Chapter Lead Rules covering brand, money, and conduct.

  4. 4

    Commit

    A short form to tell us what support you need, and sign.

  5. 5

    Welcome

    You get your chapter folder, brand kit, templates, and a kickoff call on the calendar.

  6. 6

    Build your team

    Recruit your Chapter Coordinator and committee volunteers, with help from HQ.

  7. 7

    Ongoing support

    Monthly check-ins and continued support from HQ.

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FAQ

Can I apply as a Chapter Coordinator or Committee member?

Yes. Use the same Apply button. The application adapts to the role you choose. Chapter Lead applications are reviewed first.

Do I need a partner or team to apply?

No. If you know someone who could help run things or join the committee, name them on the form and we will reach out.

What if my city is not listed?

Apply anyway. Most new chapters start with someone raising their hand.

What does a typical week look like?

Early on, meeting local groups and attending events. Later, sharing local events with our team and checking in with partner organizations.

Not the right fit but know someone who is?

Send their name to Jeff Tsai at jeff@aapinetwork.com. Many of our best leads come from introductions.

Apply

The application takes about 10 minutes, and we reply within 3 business days. Applying for Chapter Coordinator or Committee? Use the same button.

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Questions: Jeff Tsai, jeff@aapinetwork.com