Who is in Field….75 Autism Speaks Field Staff85 Walks and WNFAS Committees10 Chapters and Local Board of DirectorsIndividuals and families looking for answers at all agesLocal Service Providers and Autism AgenciesCorporate CommunityLocal AdvocatesAutism Treatment Network sitesResearch institutionsMediaLocal GovernmentSchools

How do we engage our community:We recruit our Walk Now for Autism Speaks leadership, Walk Teams, Corporate & Media Partners, Major Donors, Light It Up Blue participants, Corporate Campaigns, Community Grants, Team Up Participants, Facebook, Website and eSpeaks, Autism Response Team Coordinators, Resource Fair participants, Advocates, Research Participants…..

But we’re just getting started….

4 Field Regions

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Southeast

Northeast

West•West Texas•Sonoma•Los Angeles•Permian Basin•Colorado•San Angelo•Bay Area•Hawaii•Portland•San Diego•Puget •Greater Austin•Central Valley•Utah•Sacramento•Las Vegas•Houston•Arizona•Dallas•Santa Barbara•Orange County

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MidwestNorth ShoreMilwaukeeCincinnatiChicagoBlair CountyIowaClevelandSW MissouriOklahomaTerre HauteKansasMinnesotaMichiganColumbusNebraskaSt. LouisFt. Wayne•S. Dakota

Southeast•Miami•Palm Beach•Treasure Coast•Broward•Tampa•Georgia•Tennessee•Jacksonville•Arkansas•Richmond•Carolinas•National/DC•Baltimore•SW Florida•Orlando

Northeast•Lehigh Valley•Southern NJ•Northern NJ•Greater Waterbury•Greater Hartford•New York•West/Fair•Nantucket•Northern NE•Southern NE•Philadelphia•Rochester•Western NE•NJ Shore•Sullivan Co.•Central NY•Greater Boston•Long Island•Central NJ•Pocono•Greater Hudson•N. Central NJWheelingLaurel HighlandsCumberlandPittsburgh

CanadaLondonMontrealTorontoEdmontonVancouver

How does the Field support the mission in your neighborhood?

Walk Now for Autism Speaks

Field Performance Goals

Revenue

Volunteer Development

Mission Integration

How we’re structured locally….

Walk Committee Structure

Chapter Board StructureChair

Vice-Chair

Nominating & Volunteer

Development

Mission Integration

Revenue & Corporate

Development

Communications & Awareness

Events

Major Gifts

Walk

Family Services

Advocacy

Science

Light It Up Blue

Media

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. - Helen Keller

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