New to NOMA?

Designing change. Changing Design. We’re building a more inclusive future.

As a new member, how can I get involved?

Start by joining us at a Monthly Member Meeting or Quarterly Social and learn about the amazing work our committees are doing. The committees help make meaningful impact in our schools, communities, firms, and the profession. They don’t shy away from tackling the most pressing issues that BIPOC folks face in the industry, at all phases of a career path:

I’m ready! How do I sign up?

Great! I would start by registering with NOMA National. 

  • Your local and national member dues help pay for things like the National Conference, Project Pipeline, and Social Events.

I have a question... help?

Reach out to us at hello@nomapdx.org

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NOMA’s mission, rooted in a rich legacy of activism, is to empower our local chapters and membership to foster justice and equity in communities of color through outreach, community advocacy, professional development, and design excellence.

You can adjust your membership status via NOMA National’s website portal.

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FAQs

  • July 2020 - 3 Latina Students called for 5 BIPOC architects to make the Board.

    January 2021 - the new board collaborated build the foundation for the chapter and gain National recognition, and had our first at large Zoom meeting to help people sign up.

    Summer 2021 - we developed our committees from scratch

    August 2022 - we had our first Project Pipeline Summer Camp in Portland

    October 2022 - we were chosen to host the 2023 NOMA National Conference

    Now - We’re prepping for the conference, Project Pipeline, and assembling NOMAS chapters (for students), and planning more in person events.

  • It all volunteer work so a good start would be to figure out how much of a commitment you want to make, and within which committee.

    On the minimum side in the past would be the 2.5 hr commitment with the monthly member meetings… but now with the influx of NOMA meetings in prep for the National Conference we’re looking into bimonthly member meetings.

    If you wanna engage more than the minimum you can sign up for leadership roles within the committees.... Since we're a young/new chapter there's a lot of flexibility when it comes to figuring out how you want to apply your ideas, skills and time.

  • To date, other than these monthly member meetings we have finally started to plan more social events i person thanks to increased covid safety measures so the best way to stay tuned is via Google Calendar Event Invites, Instagram/Facebook or Linked In.

    If you reach out with via email we can add you to our newsletter list (we send out one quarterly), and Slack Channel to help connect you with other members.

  • When it comes to fighting system injustice, especially with Oregon’s convoluted past with BIPOC communities we established early on that this work is only sustainable if we work with allies.

    So in short, yes.

  • Leadership Nomination

    Use this to either apply for a open Board position, or Committee Chair position, by emailing us your filled out form.

    Open Form

  • Member Dues Scholarship

    Download + Fill Out + Email it to us so we can reimburse you for renewing/joining your membership dues.

    Open Form

Community Agreements

These agreements came from a consensus-driven process to identify what every person in the group needs from each other and commits to each other to feel safe, supported, open and trusting. This framework helps guide how people aspire to work and be together as they take transformational action within NOMA PDX.

Read the Community Agreements