Hi all!
I said I’d be putting out a special email to talk about ways you could work with me this year. I thought at first it would just be one way, but I realized there are five! They are as follows:
Advertise in The Black Urbanist Weekly and/or Open Studio with Kristen Jeffers livestream -- this is a small, but a targeted list of urban planners, public administrators, elected officials, real estate agents, journalists, policy analysts urbanists, and you, whoever you are if you’re reading this newsletter. Your job opportunity, conference, workshop, or RFP invitation will be in a good home, one that’s become a trusted source for those specifically looking for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, gender-diverse colleagues, and partners. Learn more at the special The Black Urbanist advertising page and reply back to this email if you are interested in booking space.
Book me for a keynote or panel presentation -- I’m ready to get back on the physical stage, within reason or I’m happy to pipe into your home virtually. Check out this playlist of some of my favorite speeches and panels over the years and reply back with your parameters and speaking budget! I am very flexible and motivational, so keep me in mind for all your events, not just your planning-related ones.
Have Me Coach You One-on-One -- Have you considered doing one of my intensive tracks on Patreon and not been sure that it applies or just want to do it in one or two sittings and get feedback every few months? Do you want me to walk you through building your arts/creative/community-focused venture? Do you want to learn how to get started with yarn and fiber? Get a more traditional urban planning or government job? Email me back and let’s sit down for a VIP session. These start at $250 an hour and you leave with a plan in hand. We can also add more meetings and there is a volume discount available for this. (Hint, this is a great thing to have your work or parents or a generous friend pay for on your behalf).
Have Me Come Teach One of My Workshops -- Any of the workshops I mentioned above, as well as some of my other one-on-one coaching options around career, business development, and learning how to do things with yarn and fiber, are available in small group settings, virtually and in-person. Reply back if you’re interested in having me work with your small group.
Have Me on Your Project Team/Advisory Council -- I am more than happy to be a subcontractor on your equity studies, equity commissions, comprehensive plan reviews, audits, or any other study, plan, or similar activity. Know that when I show up on a team like this, I will be coming with the hard questions and demanding you do what it takes to provide the right answers and appropriate actions. If you’re ready to work with me in this capacity, reply back and I’ll send over my project sheets, capabilities deck and SF-330s if needed.
I miss seeing you all and I think with everything that’s going on, my voice, whether on a big screen or your Zoom screen, could be exactly what you or your organization or agency or city needs to take the action that’s needed to get our world back on track.
I’m hosting a livestream tomorrow, Friday, May 27, 2022 on YouTube. Come with your questions and feel free to send some along via reply on anything you’ve seen above. and I’ll have it available on all my channels for on-demand viewing in case you can’t join live.
As a reminder, if you only want to see my emails come into your inbox once when I do the normal weekly dispatch -- whether it’s the Substack or Mailchimp version, please unsubscribe on those platforms. If you would like to be placed on a special list where I actively solicit work and connection opportunities like this, please let me know. And if you no longer want to be on any version of the list, please do unsubscribe.
Thanks again all and I hope to see you tomorrow!
Kristen