Six Reasons to Use ACCE Consulting

A strong strategic plan can yield revenue growth, increased ROI for members, sustainability and greater community impact. ACCE provides customized consulting, training and strategic facilitation to member organizations, boards of directors, staff and community groups. Here are a few reasons to use ACCE consulting.

1. Align your next strategic plan with the Three Pillars for Chamber Success.

The need for chambers to adapt is urgent and using three critical components can help ensure a strong future for your chamber. Our three pillars for chamber success and ACCE President & CEO Sheree Anne Kelly's 2023 keynote on chamber innovation highlight the need for chambers to focus on innovation, community impact, courageous leadership and business model alignment.

2. Refresh your board retreats.

The annual struggle of a board retreat weighs on many chamber professionals. How do you engage a busy board of community leaders and business owners in a meaningful way? Time with the leadership of ACCE, the resource hub for chambers of commerce, might get their attention. ACCE can facilitate successful and inclusive planning to identify needs, expectations and desired outcomes, with the goal of board buy-in.

3. Get your foundation off the ground.

Whether you have a 501(c)3 foundation or not, ACCE consulting can meet your staff and board where they are. We’ve written about the positive impact a chamber foundation can have on its community and how chambers are using foundations to go beyond leadership development and scholarships. ACCE consulting can provide insight and best practices for your foundation to tackle community issues while also providing non-dues revenue.

4. Leverage our data and metrics.

ACCE has unparalleled data on a host of topics, ranging from staff burnout and events to dynamic chamber benchmarking. High-performing chambers use data and benchmarking to gauge performance by seeing how they perform when compared to peer chambers.

5. Customize consulting to your chamber needs.

Most chamber professionals know their organization’s pain point. Maybe it’s effective strategic planning or non-dues revenue. ACCE consulting can cover both of those areas and more, including team building and staff development, new project and initiative planning, increased ROI for members and sustainability or creation of mission, vision and values. Whatever your chamber needs, ACCE consulting can help.

6. Other chamber professionals use it.

Check out the testimonials from chamber leaders. Carlos Phillips, the president and CEO of the Greenville Chamber, said hosting Sheree Anne Kelly, ACCE’s president and CEO, reinforced the value and impact of board members’ full engagement in leading and supporting the chamber’s mission. President and CEO Kate Bates praised the combination of data with Kelly’s facilitation skills led to a strong strategic planning process at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

From virtual board and staff presentations to customized consulting, training, research and strategic planning facilitation, ACCE can provide the support your chamber needs.

To learn more about ACCE’s customized consulting, contact Karen Rose at [email protected] or (703) 998-3537.