5 ways to Maximize your Guild Membership

1. Work the Web

Incite Newsletter — Our online newsletter that's delivered electronically once a month. Incite covers all local events and happenings as well as member news.

How to get it: Check this page. Sign up to the NorcalGuild newsletter.

Have news you'd like to share about your business? Email announcements to Bill Russell.

Norcalguildtalk — This group is a moderated open discussion list for Graphic Artists. Anyone can post to this list. Discuss issues that are important to you and your business.

How to get it: Check this page. Sign up to the NorcalGuildTalk listserv.

Featured Artist — An online gallery with rotating featured member artist on the NorCal web site. Each artist's work is featured for one month.

How to get it: Email Anastasia for inclusion in the Featured Artist section. You must be a current member and an active volunteer in order to be considered.

Membership Directory — An online directory with a link to your web site for members.

How to get it:
Email Dianna Jacobsen with the following information:
Your name / Business name
Address (optional)
Phone & Fax (optional)
e-mail address
Web site address

2. Expose Yourself to Events

There are currently events every other month that include luncheons and evening mixers and lectures in San Francisco.

How to get it:
Check the web site calendar for details closer to the date.

3. Volunteer with Vision

We are completely run by volunteers just like you. What you get out of it is networking with other graphic artists who may have concerns or interests similar to your own.

How to get it:
To volunteer, check out this page and contact the committee chair of the committee that you are interested in. See the chapter contact list.

Come to a Chapter Steering Committee Meeting. They are held monthly in San Francisco.

4. Continue the Connection

Let us know if you win an award, land a new job, or would like to share a personal triumph (i.e. new baby or marriage). We love to publish our members' sucesses in our email newsletter Incite. Also keep us posted when you have an address, e-mail or phone number change. Networking starts with you.

Items for the email newsletter should be sent to Incite editor
Bill Russell.