Membership
Find Your Way In
NewComm has a place for every high schooler. Start as a General Member and go as deep as you want — or jump straight into a role if you're ready.
General Members
Your entry point into NewComm. You have a role from day one: test prototypes, give feedback, and connect with members across schools.
- Monthly Design Studios — Test real prototypes from student-led companies and give feedback that shapes $10K projects.
- Supper Clubs — Monthly dinners where students and professionals sit at the same table. No panels — just real conversation.
- Community Roundtables — Virtual happy hours with speed intros, team trivia, and peer tutoring.
- A Path to Go Deeper — General Members can apply to become Engaged Members — get drafted onto a company, get paid, do real work.
Engaged Members
Get drafted onto a company by a Fellow, take one of four specialized roles, and get paid to execute a $10K project for a real client.
- Drafted Onto a Company — Fellows choose you for their team. You join a company with a real client, a real budget, and a real deliverable.
- Four Specialized Roles — Budget, Program Development, External Partners, or Marketing & Advertising.
- Paid Per Session — You're not volunteering. You're working. Show up, deliver, get paid.
- Everything General Members Get — Plus weekly company meetings and expert support.
- Path to Fellowship — Strong Engaged Members become Fellows the next year.
Fellows
Lead your own company, mentor Engaged Members, and manage a $10K budget solving real problems for real clients.
- Lead a $10K Project — You and a co-Fellow design, prototype, and deliver a funded solution for a real client.
- Expert Panel — Pitch your ideas monthly to Math, English, AI, and Wellness experts who stress-test your thinking.
- Summer Intensive — Five weeks of deep learning through literature, data, and field research.
- Paid Stipend — Fellows earn stipends tied to deliverables. The work is real, and the compensation reflects that.
- Governance & Networking — Sit at the leadership table, attend Supper Clubs, present at Net Gala, and bond at the LAB* Retreat.
General
Engaged
Fellows
Design Studios
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Supper Clubs
Invited
Invited
Guaranteed
Community Roundtables
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Drafted onto a company
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Yes
You lead it
Specialized role
—
Yes
You assign them
Compensation
—
Per session
Stipend
Expert Panel
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—
Weekly
Summer Intensive + LAB* Retreat
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—
Included
Net Gala
If space
Priority
Priority
Application required
No
Due Jan 31
Due Jan 31
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