Makers Guild Visioning

Share your ideas with the San Juan Islands Makers Guild

Small Business and DIY Makers are invited to share your vision for how the Makers Guild could help meet your needs. As a community-based organization, your input helps guide and steer the future of the Guild.

On Orcas, San Juan and Lopez Islands, the Guild is hosting in person and online meet-ups for Makers interested in learning more about the Guild and finding ways to benefit and participate. You will receive an invitation upon completing this quick idea-share form.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Island

Orcas

Lopez

San Juan

None of the above

Other (please fill in) :

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* 4. Phone

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* 5. Describe your Maker work in a few sentences.

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* 6. Please let us know what you would be interested in benefitting from as a Makers Guild participant:

Small Business marketing activities (online or in-person) for your product line

Small Business mangement or marketing workshops and skill building

Maker 2 Maker small business networking and experience sharing

DIY group gatherings and skill sharing

Administrative / registration support to help teachers expand revenue sources

Mentoring connections with youth or emerging small businesses

Learning about other Makers

Other (please fill in)

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* 7. Would you be interested in being part of building a support network with fellow Makers for:

Fine Arts

Fine Crafts and Artisans

Performers and Event Producers

Culinary and Food Products

Resuse / Recycle / Upcycle products

Designers and Producers

Body care and wellness products

Builders / Caftspeople / Designers

Volunteer opportunities that help the Makers Community

Other (please fill in)

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* 8. What goals would you like to see the Makers Guild pursue, that are specifically meaningful to you?

Hosting sesonal Makers Fairs and special events, in person or online

Facilitating ways for DIY Makers to meet up, share knowledge, and socialize

Establishing Island Chapters for planning, activities & local leadership

Developing a year-round economy for full time Makers

Increasing sales opportunities for seasonal or part time Makers

Hosting a Maker Learning Network to connect teachers and learners

Identifying funding to help Makers build successful small business enterprises

Bringing small business development tools & programs to island makers

Collaborating to develop brick & mortar Makers Spaces

Engaging youth, families & adults as DIY makers

Build a Makers studio space and education event campus

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Over the next year of the Guild's formation, what level of activity would you be able to show up for as a community participant?

Quarterly zoom meetings to learn about my Island Chapter activities

Bi-Annual Maker2Maker events

Bi - monthly planning and activity check-ins by zoom with my Island Chapter

Quarterly report meetings by zoom to hear what is happening on other islands

Volunteer at one or more special events

Exhibit or sell at one or more seasonal events

Attend informal, in person social meet ups with fellow Makers on my island

Read Makers Guild newsletters

Teach a class or workshop

Other (please fill in)

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* 10. Over the next three months, which activities would you like to aim to complete?

Attend a Makers Visioning Circle to learn more and share ideas

Join the Makers Hub at sanjuanmakersguild.com (free)

Set up a profile about your work (small business or DIY) as a Guild member (free)

Attend a 1 hr session online to learn how to build a Directory profile (free)

Introduce the Guild to a fellow Maker and help the Guild grow its member base

Volunteer at a special event hosted by the Makers Guild

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Upload an example of your work (optional)

Please keep files under 1MB

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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Thank you for sharing your interests and vision for the formation and growth of the San Juan Makers Guild.

Let's build something wonderful, together!

To learn about upcoming Makers Guild activities - including Visioning Circles - see our calendar.
To join the Makers Hub, click here to sign up for free resources.