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WAYS TO ENGAGEWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Bring what you know. Back what comes next.

HAE grows because people contribute more than membership. Volunteer your time. Mentor a founder. Stay close as an investor. Lead locally. Partner. Give back.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

FIND YOUR WAY INTALK TO HAE

TIME · EXPERTISE · CAPITAL · COMMUNITYWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

A bright event lounge before anyone arrives: armchairs angled toward each other, a table of coffee cups, tall windows and morning light.

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ONE STRONG COMMUNITY / CONVERSATION PHOTO. Use a real HAE moment: mentor + founder, chapter gathering, or small-group conversation. Avoid collage.

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography
  • large posed groups

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

START HEREWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

How do you want to show up?

Three primary paths. One community.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

VOLUNTEERWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Help build the community.

HAE is powered by people who step in, take ownership, and make things happen. Choose the kind of contribution that fits your time and interests.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

EXPLORE VOLUNTEER ROLES

Membership is required for volunteer roles. Opportunities vary by chapter, committee, and program.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

A warm cafe interior set for a small meetup: clusters of tables, cups and notepads out, pendant light and daylight.

Subject brief for this slot

CHAPTER / EVENT / WORKING-TEAM PHOTO

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography
  • large posed groups

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

MENTORWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Experience is more useful when it is shared.

Founders rarely need generic advice. They need perspective from people who have built, led, invested, scaled, hired, sold, failed, and tried again.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

BECOME A MENTOR
A shared worktable mid-session: two open notebooks, pens, reading glasses and coffee in bright window light.

Subject brief for this slot

MENTOR + FOUNDER WORKING SESSION

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography
  • people staring at laptops

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

INVESTOR NETWORKWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Stay close to what founders are building.

The HAE Investor Network is a curated, application-based community for investors who want ongoing visibility into founders emerging across the HAE ecosystem.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

JOIN THE INVESTOR NETWORK

FREE TO JOIN · APPLICATION-BASEDWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

A small stage set for Demo Day: lectern under warm light, rows of chairs waiting, screen ready.

Subject brief for this slot

INVESTOR + FOUNDER / DEMO DAY PHOTO

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography
  • large posed groups

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

LEAD LOCALLYWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Build it where you are.

HAE chapters turn a global network into a local community. Join a chapter team—or help bring HAE to your city.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

EXPLORE CHAPTERSSTART A CHAPTER
A cafe terrace on a cobbled European street in late-afternoon sun, espresso cups on small round tables.

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LOCAL CHAPTER GATHERING

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography
  • large posed groups

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

Subject brief for this slot

VOLUNTEER / MENTOR PORTRAIT. The person whose verified quote slide 6 asks for. No such quote exists in any document here, so this slot stays empty rather than carry a stand-in for a named human.

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

SUPPORT HAEWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

No time? There are other ways to move the work forward.

Partner with the community or help fund the founder-first programs, mentoring, scholarships, and access pathways HAE provides.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

A bright seminar room ready for a session: chairs in a loose semicircle, a flipchart, plants and daylight.

Subject brief for this slot

PARTNER / EVENT / COMMUNITY PHOTO

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • corporate boardrooms
  • staged stock photography

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

An event venue at golden hour: a small lit stage, rows of chairs, the city skyline filling the glass wall behind.

Subject brief for this slot

HIGH-ENERGY HAE COMMUNITY IMAGE

The brief prohibits, by name:

  • staged stock photography
  • large posed groups

Subject rules from the creative brief §8. This is the brief for the image that belongs in this slot, and it is shown to reviewers only.

YOUR MOVEWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

There’s a place forWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text what you bring.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Give time. Share experience. Open a door. Back a founder. Build a chapter. Help HAE create more momentum for the people building what’s next.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

VOLUNTEERMENTORINVEST

OTHER WAYS: CHAPTERS · PARTNER · GIVE BACKWays to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

HAE grows because people contribute more than membership. Volunteer your time. Mentor a founder. Stay close as an investor. Lead locally. Partner. Give back.Ways to Engage deck (2026-09-02) — slide text

Or support HAE another way

Partner and Give Back have a page of their own, and it is where the two cards on slide 7 point.