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The discussion will be guided by participant comments and questions, but here are a few discussion prompts to consider prior to the call.
Membership & Communication
- How are you communicating with members, prospects and investors?
- Have you adjusted or postponed new member recruitment or fundraising outreach? What is your strategy moving forward?
- On the retention side, are you sending renewal invoices, or have you delayed membership billing?
Community Impact
- How are you supporting member businesses? Have you launched specific aid programs?
- What roles is your chamber playing with other stakeholders to support the community response?
- Are you promoting loan or grant programs launched by your city, state, county or local financial institutions or community foundations?
Programing Adjustments
- What kinds of virtual programming has your chamber explored? What has gained the most traction with your members?
Forecasting
- How are you adjusting your budget forecasting?
- How would these adjustments impact staffing levels and programming?
Internal Processes
- How have you adjusted your chamber operations in a virtual environment?
- Best practices for staff engagement and expectation setting?
If you have any questions, contact Will Burns at wburns@acce.org