A member-owned and operated community that
maximizes our personal and professional development
while improving the world around us.
WHAT'S UP:

2 YEARS OF UP
INTERACTIVE
INSPIRING
TANTALIZING
PLAYFUL
PROVOCATIVE
INFORMATIVE
SOULFUL
COMMUNAL

To create a distributed network of UP
communities around the world.
This will be accomplished by providing an
UP Founder’s Toolkit that can be rolled out in
a self organized manner. This provides anyone
looking to bring together a purpose-driven
community with a turn-key solution that is
flexible enough to adapt to their local
environment.
We can then leverage the power of the network
by connecting to people, ideas, and resources to
amplify our impact.
VISION

OUR
REALITY

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
OUR REALITY

We consistently sacrifice the important for
the urgent.
URGENT: Work deadlines, chores, bills, alerts
IMPORTANT: Learning, healthy living,
meditation, creativity, friendship, play
IMPORTANT/URGENT
We need to reclaim what is most important
to us. We live in an active system but behave
passively. We are responsible for what our
lives look like, we are the designers.

THE POWER
OF COMMUNITY

1. Collective Wisdom
2. Push Our Limits
3. Support & Commitment
4. New Ideas
5. Motivation
6. Accountability
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY:

OBJECTIVES:
1. Continuity: a frequency of gatherings that allows us to deepen bonds.
2. Co-Ownership: having a vested interest and stake in all that we do.
3. Collaboration: working together to do tasks and to achieve shared goals.
4. Collective Goals: initiatives and projects of our choosing.

SUCCESS:
1. Self Sustaining NY Community
2. Expanding UP to other cities
3. R.O.C. - Return on Community

R.O.C. EXAMPLES:

OUR
PLAN

HOW DO WE GET THERE?
COMMUNITY
FUND
LEADERSHIP
COMMITTEE
RADICAL
PARTICIPATION
COMMUNITY
FUND
LEADERSHIP
COMMITTEE
RADICAL
PARTICIPATION

What:
• A member-managed fund that is allotted towards project based initiatives.
How:
• 50% of all member dues go into the fund.
Why:
• To stimulate creative collaboration that yields tangible results.
COMMUNITY FUND:

COMMUNITY FUND:
MEMBERSHIPS DUES
UP ORG
PROJECTSOPERATIONS
COMMUNITY FUND

RADICAL PARTICIPATION:
What:
• Member participation on an ongoing basis that aids in their personal growth.
How:
• Event Roles
• Ideas & Resources
• Online Engagement
Why:
• Deeply personal participation leads to transformative growth.

What:
• A Leadership Committee made up of members whom govern openly and democratically.
How:
• Leveraging a communal, more hands, less work approach.
• Deputizing those interested in taking on a leadership role.
Why:
• Become a self sustaining community (distributed system)
• Provide leadership training & outlets for creativity
• Create a stronger connection with each other and the work we do
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE:

STRUCTURE MAP:
MEMBERS
UP NYC COMMUNITY
UP ORGANIZATION
Leadership Committee
1. President
2. Membership Director
3. Programming Director
4. Event Director
1. Arts & Music Director
2. Food & Wellness Director
3. Space Director
5. Director of Experience & Culture
6. Treasurer
7. PR/Marketing Director
Executive Leadership
1. CoFounder, CEO - Bryan
2. CoFounder, Partnerships - Dan
3. Partner, Ambassador - Marilia
Ongoing Participation
1. Event Roles
2. Ideas & Resources
3. Online Engagement

THANK YOU