JOIN THE CIRCLE
603 Circle is bootstrapped, unfunded, and built by one person. The directory is live. The data is real. The need is urgent. But the full mission requires investment that allows the founder to dedicate his time to it. This page is the roadmap for what that investment builds.
Everything you see here was built by one person — a single father of three who hasn't taken a paycheck in three years, whose last two Christmas dinners came from food pantries, and who is writing this from a home heated on credit cards because the savings are gone.
I'm not asking anyone to solve my problems. I have a plan and I'm executing it. What I need are two things: advisors who bring expertise I don't have, and investment partners who understand that when our most vulnerable residents are failing, our local economy is failing too — and that a community-led solution is the only thing that will fix it, because the politicians aren't coming.
603 Circle is entirely bootstrapped. The directory is free. The data is real. Rather than ask for a safety net that isn't there, or beg for legislative help from representatives who say it's "inappropriate" to help, I'm building the infrastructure myself. But there is only so much one person with very little resources can do.
NO FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS REQUIRED
The Advisory Team This Mission Needs
These are the seats that need to be filled for 603 Circle to move beyond one person's vision. When investment partners are in place, these are the first people I bring in.
I can see the connection between local commerce and community services because I live in New Hampshire's failures in both areas every day. I have the insight, the drive, and the tools. But I'm not a policy expert, and I'm not a social services administrator. To move this forward the right way, I need advisors from both sides of that divide."
Policy & Government Relations
Someone who knows how the State House works — how bills move, how to frame data for legislators, how to get a meeting with the Governor's office that doesn't disappear after 56 days.
Former state rep, policy director, lobbyist, or government affairs professional.
Expertise is the contribution.
Social Services & Community Health
Someone who's run programs, not just referred people to them. Knows which agencies actually deliver, which ones are window dressing, and where the waitlists are real versus manufactured.
Former DHHS leadership, community health administrator, or case management director.
Expertise is the contribution.
Local Commerce & Economic Development
Someone who can bridge the gap from the business side — who understands why broken social services hurt local businesses, and can help chambers and municipalities see the economic case for community infrastructure.
Chamber director, economic development officer, or municipal leader.
Expertise is the contribution.
FUND THE MISSION
Board Level Investment
TIER 1
Sustaining Partner
$5,000/mo
$60,000/ Year
Founder dedicates half time to 603 Circle.
TIER 2
Board Seat
$10,000/mo
$120,000/ Year
Founder goes full-time. Staff hired for agency client delivery.
Named recognition across all properties
TIER 3
Founding Board Member
$15,000/mo
$180,000/ Year
Full build: founder full-time plus staff.
Vote on platform priorities
Input on expansion strategy
TIER 4
Chair-Level Partner
$25,000/mo
$300,000/ Year
Statewide scale with full team.
603 Circle retains mission authority. The board shapes strategy and priorities — the mission stays independent.
The RESULTS
What 603 Circle Becomes When Funded
None of this exists yet. It's mapped, scoped, and ready to build — but it requires the funding described above. Here's what gets built when that funding arrives.
Community Service Accountability
SNHLocal already lists local businesses. The next phase aggregates Google reviews for community services—disability programs, mental health agencies, family support services—and gives agencies the ability to claim profiles and respond.
For the first time, families will see aggregated feedback before they waste months on broken referrals. When 50 families report the same 2-year waitlist, that pattern becomes visible. Politicians can no longer claim ignorance when the evidence is public, searchable, and citable.
Agencies that engage with transparency earn verification badges. Those that refuse answer to families directly. This isn't about attacking anyone—it's about giving agencies a voice they've never had and creating the accountability infrastructure that should have existed all along.
When 50 families report 18-24 month waitlists for the same service, that's not an isolated complaint—it's a systemic failure that demands a response. 603 Circle will document reported waitlists, verify them with agencies who claim profiles, and display them publicly so families can make informed decisions about where to invest their time.
No more referrals to "help" that won't arrive for years. No more caseworkers handing out brochures without mentioning the wait. Families deserve to know upfront what they're walking into.
State agency websites are full of dead ends. Families click referral links at 2 AM during crises and get 404 errors. 603 Circle will crawl state and community service websites monthly, flag broken links, and document which agencies maintain functional resources versus which let families fall through digital cracks.
Because a family in crisis at 2 AM doesn't have time to discover the referral they were given leads nowhere.
Right now, complaints about systemic failures are scattered across voicemails, emails, Google Reviews, and private social media groups—easy for politicians to dismiss as isolated incidents. 603 Circle will aggregate patterns from reviews, wait list reports, and broken link documentation into a searchable public database.
When a journalist asks "Is there evidence of systemic problems?" or an advocate lobbies the legislature, the answer will be: "Yes. Here's the link. Anyone can verify it." When 300 families report the same broken referral system, politicians can't claim they didn't know. The receipts exist. The patterns are visible. Ignoring families becomes politically expensive.
This isn't activism. It's infrastructure. When families can see what actually works, when agencies have incentive to engage with accountability, and when politicians can no longer claim ignorance because the evidence is aggregated and public—communities get stronger. We revers the downward trends across the board for New Hampshire.
Strong Communities = Strong Commerce. The flywheel only works when all four parts function: Visibility, Workforce Stability, Local Growth, and Digital Equity. Right now, we have Visibility (SNHLocal) and Local Growth (MarkBMarquis.com). The accountability layer completes the circle.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Ways to Partner
When 603 Circle is funded and staffed, these are the partnerships we'll pursue. If you represent one of these organizations and want to get involved early, reach out — but we're honest about where we are today.
GET IN TOUCH
Let's Talk
Mark B. Marquis
U.S. Veteran · Founder, 603 Circle
SMaller funding options
Every Contribution Keeps the Circle Moving
Individual support starts at $25/month and keeps the platform free, the servers running, and the directory growing for every family and business in Southern New Hampshire.