Join Us in Shaping the 2027 Housing Solutions & American Success Summit
An invitation to serve on a Summit committee — where your voice, your networks, and your wisdom help move the housing conversation forward.
The Summit exists because people like you lend their time and expertise to the conversation about housing. We have organized our volunteer leadership into three committees so you can contribute where your passion and expertise are strongest. Each one is described below, along with what we will ask of you and the benefits you receive in return.
Planning
Our connectors and ambassadors — recruit speakers, open doors, and grow the Summit year over year.
Committee 2Research
The thought leadership engine — turn conversations into evidence and shape what we study next.
Committee 3Sponsorship
Secure and steward support — build lasting relationships with funders who believe in the mission.
Planning Committee
To help build a Summit that draws the right people, delivers a memorable program, and grows year over year. Planning members are our connectors and ambassadors — the ones who open doors and spread the word.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Recruit speakers — suggest and help secure compelling voices for the stage and panels.
- Lend support — offer your time and perspective to keep planning on track and on point.
- Make warm introductions — connect us with people, organizations, and partners in your network.
- Invite guests — bring people you respect into the room.
- Get the word out — amplify the Summit through your professional and personal networks.
- Help shape the agenda and theme, serve as a day-of host or session moderator, and provide feedback on the attendee experience so each year is better than the last.
What You Receive in Return
- Complimentary guest tickets to invite people of your choosing.
- Recognition as a member of the Summit's leadership.
- A seat at the table where the program takes shape — and the relationships that come with it.
How the Year Unfolds
- Q1 — Vision & Theme: set the direction, choose the central theme, align on goals.
- Q2 — Speakers & Program: build the lineup, shape the agenda, confirm the attendee experience.
- Q3 — Outreach & Invitations: activate networks, finalize the guest list, drive registration.
- Q4 — Reflect & Refine: review what worked, capture lessons, set up an even stronger year.
Research Committee
To advance the thought leadership at the heart of the Summit. This committee turns conversations into evidence — guiding what we study, how we study it, and how we share what we learn.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Champion thought leadership — help ensure our work stays rigorous, relevant, and ahead of the curve.
- Analyze feedback & select the next project — review feedback results and vote on the research we pursue next.
- Connect us with interviewees — open doors to experts, practitioners, and people with lived experience.
- Share research for analysis — contribute studies, data, and sources that strengthen our findings.
- Enrich the knowledge database — help grow our living library of housing solutions.
- Review draft findings before publication, translate research into accessible takeaways, and identify opportunities to present or publish the work.
What You Receive in Return
- Complimentary guest tickets to invite people of your choosing.
- Early access to research findings and a direct hand in shaping them.
- Recognition as a contributor to the Summit's published work and knowledge base.
How the Year Unfolds
- Q1 — Set the Agenda: review feedback results and vote on the research project we pursue next.
- Q2 — Gather Evidence: line up interviewees, collect studies and data, begin the analysis.
- Q3 — Analyze & Draft: review findings, shape the narrative, prepare accessible takeaways.
- Q4 — Share & Refine: finalize the work, plan how to publish and present, capture lessons.
Sponsorship Committee
To secure and steward the support that makes the Summit possible. This committee helps us build lasting relationships with funders who believe in the mission.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Identify potential donors — surface individuals, companies, and foundations who may want to support the work.
- Make warm introductions — connect us personally with prospective sponsors.
- Analyze current sponsorships — help assess what's working and where we can deepen relationships.
- Suggest new supporters — propose who else should be invited to contribute.
- Help shape sponsorship tiers and benefits, support stewardship and thank-you efforts, and assist with renewing returning sponsors year over year.
What You Receive in Return
- Complimentary guest tickets to invite people of your choosing.
- Recognition as part of the team sustaining the Summit's mission.
- Visibility with our sponsors and partners, and the satisfaction of fueling work that matters.
How the Year Unfolds
- Q1 — Plan & Target: assess current sponsorships, set goals, and build the prospect list.
- Q2 — Cultivate & Connect: make warm introductions, shape sponsorship tiers and benefits, begin outreach.
- Q3 — Secure Support: confirm commitments and finalize sponsor benefits ahead of the Summit.
- Q4 — Steward & Renew: thank sponsors, review what worked, and set up renewals for next year.
See What Your Work Builds
Before you choose a committee, take a look at the 2026 Summit — the speakers, the research, and the program your involvement helps create.
Contact
Tell us which committee feels like the right fit, and we'll take it from there. · chapmanhousingsummit.com