For AIA state and local chapters

Turn Citizen Architect into candidates.

The ArchElect Partner Chapter program makes candidate training a free, exclusive member benefit, delivered online and co-branded with your chapter.

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What's included

One program, free to every member

For your members

Candidate Training Academy (Prepare to Run courses and the While You Run library), ACA 100 live and webinars throughout the year, at no cost to them

AIA continuing education credit (LUs) for trainings, offered with your chapter

One-on-one sessions with ArchElect for members preparing to run, from a consultation on their Office Finder report through campaign coordination, plus an experienced mentor

12 months of Academy access for each participant

Access to supplementary campaign resources after a member files to run

A national network of architect candidates

For your chapter

ACA 150, your state's State Playbook: its layers of government, ballot and campaign finance rules, and dos and don'ts

Guidance to organize statewide support for architect candidates

Quarterly reporting on enrollment, completion and members who file to run

A year-end feedback survey of every participant, summarized for your board and leadership

The ArchElect name, co-branded, with a brand kit and landing page

Listing as an ArchElect Partner Chapter on the network map

The member path

From first interest to Election Day

Find available offices

An address becomes a list of every office and board on the ballot there.

Explore an office

Past election cycles: candidates, vote totals, margins and turnout.

Train

Start with ACA 100, then the self-paced Prepare to Run courses and webinars, with one-on-one sessions along the way.

Launch the campaign

File to run and put the plan built in training into action.

Keep going

The While You Run library, supplementary campaign resources, the network and mentors through Election Day.

Your chapter's role

Light lift, clear reporting

Promote enrollment to members, name a liaison who works with ArchElect and is a point of contact for your members, share sessions at chapter events, and share the member list for program outreach only. It is never sold or shared.

The two-year goal: up to 1% of your members run for office.

Sized to your chapter

Smallup to 1,500 members

Mid-size1,501 to 4,000 members

Largeover 4,000 members

Two-year agreement. Pricing is set by chapter size and included in your chapter's proposal.

The ArchElect network

AIA Partner Chapters

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Next step

Request a proposal

We will prepare a proposal for your chapter with your state's ballot and campaign finance rules, and set up a short call.