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Welcome to the MakerUSA Letter of Interest submission form.  MakerUSA is an incubated organization within the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). 

You can learn more about MakerUSA through our website, including eligible organizations, current pending Innovation Sites, and examples of the types of projects MakerUSA Program Managers can support. 

The first step in a potential partnership is the submission of this brief Letter of Interest.  The LOI is a simple, non-binding submission that is designed to identify alignment between your organization’s goals and possible support from MakerUSA. The LOI submission should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. 

LOI submissions that align with the mission of MakerUSA will be considered for Program Manager placement within our first cohort of Innovation Sites well as the 2023+ footprint. Your LOI submission will guide geographic focus regions as well as broader program strategy. Following the LOI submission, pending mission alignment, we will develop a formal Program Manager role specific to the goals of your organization. 

MakerUSA staff are available to answer any questions, and discuss your institution’s unique goals and recommend a Program Manager type that can best support your community prior to LOI submission.

You can reach MakerUSA leadership by contacting <info@makerusa.org> 

Thank you for considering partnership with MakerUSA!

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* 1. Institution/Organization Name

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* 2. City

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* 3. State

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* 4. Primary Contact Name

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* 5. Primary Contact Title

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* 6. Primary Contact Email

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* 7. Primary Contact Phone

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* 8. Website URL

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* 9. Brief summary of your organization's mission (1 paragraph only)

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* 10. How many MakerUSA Program Managers would be the ideal model for your organization?

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* 11. Program Manager Type Selection

Program Managers will be managed by the Innovation Site, while receiving ongoing training and strategy support from MakerUSA. Program Managers may be recent graduates, mid-career professionals or individuals transitioning from another career. The PM role is designed to be flexible based on the goals of the Innovation Site and community, including recruiting locally. 

There will be three focus areas for Program Managers. Each focus area will receive unique training and support from experts in the fields of maker-centered learning, entrepreneurship, ecosystem development and project-management. PMs will also continually learn and share with their peers through a national community of practice. 

Select the MakerUSA Program Manager profile(s) that best align with your goals (you may select more than one):

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* 12. Do you believe a MakerUSA Program Manager(s) would bring valuable talent and capacity to support our institution/organization’s ability to advance innovation and opportunity in our region?

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* 13. Select the Program Manager contract structure that would likely best align with your needs (you may select more than one option)

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* 14. What would be your ideal target start date for a potential Program Manager(s) placement?

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* 15. Cost-share Structure

The 2022-23 pilot model establishes a $6,000 cost-share for Innovation Sites, with a sliding scale to ensure equitable access. These dollars go directly to the support of the Program Manager's salary. The combined starting compensation package of a first-year Program Manager will be between $45,000-55,000 (FTE equivalent), in addition to training, networking and professional development benefits. PM compensation will increase by $5,000 after each contract year, assuming the Innovation Site, MakerUSA and the PM agree to continue the contract and the corresponding increase in financial contributions is secured. The long-term financial model will be informed by the LOI process and pilot implementation.  

Please confirm your institution’s willingness and ability to consider this cost-share.

Please remember this is a non-binding submission and is for information gathering purposes only.

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* 16. MakerUSA Learning Network
Would you be interested in participating in a learning network among fellow MakerUSA Innovation Sites from across the country focused on sharing best practices, collaboration identification, as well as creating communication and visibility opportunities for Innovation Sites?  The MakerUSA Learning Network will be a no-cost, light-commitment (approximately 10 hours per year) opportunity for MakerUSA partners.

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* 17. Brief Summary of Goals and Projects
Please share a 1-2 paragraph summary of the goals and projects that MakerUSA Program Manager(s) could support.  (max 2,000 characters).

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* 18. Please upload your organization’s logo.

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* 19. Status of logo upload.

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* 20. (Optional) Please share anything else that you would like, including more details on your current programming, questions, five-year goals, or examples of local partners you are engaging in this work.

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* 21. (Optional) Please upload any attachments or support documents that you think would be helpful as MakerUSA considers how best it may be able to support your goals, including letters of support from leadership.

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* 22. By submitting this non-binding Letter of Interest, we acknowledge that our institution is interested in partnering with MakerUSA.

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