Roll 001 · the frame
Recognition is a form of value.
SolHous lends its community, production capability, and editorial credibility to already-established nonprofits, civic organizations, schools, and creative collectives — strengthening their work while expanding the SolHous network through reciprocity, never extraction.
A nonprofit doesn’t need SolHous to exist. It does its work either way. But when SolHous cosigns it, the work is seen by people who weren’t looking before. That visibility is the value transfer.
The Cosign mark works like a Michelin star or a certified-organic stamp — a public signal that SolHous has reviewed and stands with the partner’s work. It means something because it is not given to everyone.
Cosign augments. It does not substitute. Scarcity protects the value.
THE PREMISE
Roll 002 · what you receive
What a cosigned partner receives.
A place in the record
A PLATE feature spread on your work, and the Cosign mark for your own materials — a public signal that SolHous has reviewed and stands with what you do.
SolHous Productions
Full production capability on a sliding scale — from pro bono to discounted — for the work that matters most to your calendar.
Creative direction
Mood boards, lighting plans, styling, and color — subsidized direction work so your programming looks the way it deserves to.
Inside the Hous
Tier-2 SolHous access for up to three of your leadership. Your people become part of the community, not guests of it.
The right rooms
Direction architects, ambassadors, production crew — introductions made on request, when your work needs them.
Space to work
Event space, studio time, and gallery wall slots — starting with the Greensboro hub.
Roll 003 · what we ask
What we ask in return.
Cosign is reciprocal by design. We print both sides of the ledger — that’s the honesty signal.
Stand with us publicly
Public acknowledgment of SolHous as a partner. The bridge carries traffic both ways.
One slot a year
One speaking moment per year at your programming. A voice, not a booth.
Introductions, on your terms
Introductions to peer organizations — on your terms, no quotas.
Ship together
Two real pieces of work shipped together over the year.
Tell us the truth
Candid evaluation at renewal. The model improves with use.
Roll 004 · who this is for
Built for organizations already doing the work.
Cosign is not a starter kit. The premise of the recognition economy requires that there is something real to recognize.
THE CAVEAT
Newer organizations still finding their footing: start with Field Notes. That door is open to everyone.
Roll 005 · how it works
From first conversation to renewal.
Discovery
Cosign is not a sale. It is a fit check. We sit down, look at each other’s work, and decide whether the mark means something on both sides.
Agreement
A short, plain-language document that names what each side brings, the term, the renewal date, and the named contacts on both sides. Twelve months, renewable.
Joint work
At least one concrete piece of work in the first quarter. Cosign is not a press release. It is a collaboration. Work is the proof.
Annual renewal
At the year mark, we renew, restructure, or graduate. Graduation is a positive outcome — it means the partnership did what it was built to do.
Work is the proof.
The mark on a poster is easy. A crew in the room is not. Every cosign is anchored in real production — shot lists pinned to the wall, lights rigged, work shipped with both names on it.
Roll 006 · our commitments
What we promise every partner.
Roll 007 · what we look for
The plain-English scorecard.
Established and functioning
The organization exists, operates, and delivers — with or without us.
Leadership we’re proud to stand with
The mark is personal. We cosign people as much as programs.
Alignment
Mission alignment with community-rooted creative work.
Worth recognizing
Work worth recognizing. Something real for the mark to point at.
Real, both ways
A partnership that gives as much as it receives — in whatever form fits.
Discipline protects the value of the mark.
Roll 008 · the year ahead
Where the bridge goes.
Founding partnerships anchored in Greensboro. A public Cosigned Cohort application, coming. A print-and-digital Cosign Annual Report — the record of what the partnerships actually made. And on the horizon: Atlanta, Charlotte, and Houston.
Roll 009 · the invitation
Want to be Cosigned?
Cosign is selective by design. Reach out to start a conversation — the relationship begins long before the signature.