Non-Dues Revenue

Building resilient and diversified funding streams to support your chamber's community impact work is key to long-term success. Membership dues have been a flattening or declining percentage of revenue for membership organizations for years. Selling a traditional memberships will continue to grow even harder and less relevant to meet modern priorities.

Mission-based revenue sources may include investor models, creative sponsorships, monetized events and expertise, fee-for-service activities, and leveraging a 501(c)(3) foundation. Chambers can’t rely on business models that served us 30 years ago, because the world has changed and is evolving even more rapidly today. Adaptations must be made. If not, chambers may not be around to lead and serve our communities.

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On-Demand Learning

Browse the non-dues revenue section of ACCE's on-demand learning catalog to access educational programs, recorded webinars, roundtable call recordings, publications, toolkits, conference materials, and more. Learn More

Premium Content: Revenue Models Resource Guide

This white paper showcases chamber of commerce dues structures and non-dues revenue streams, highlighting the latest trends, sharing relevant case studies and providing practical tools to help you explore revenue opportunities at your chamber. Learn More

Pulse Survey: Non-Dues Revenue 

ACCE's recent non-dues revenue pulse survey takes a deeper dive into the strategies and tactics chambers are using to generate non-dues revenue. Learn More

Non-Dues Revenue: Focus on Fee-for-Service

Innovative chamber leaders are identifying service gaps in areas that align with their missions and launching new services to address those needs while generating revenue for their chambers. Examples include consulting, economic research, community concierge programs, talent attraction marketing and more.Learn More

Funding Community Impact Initiatives

Misalignment between mission and funding strategy is a common struggle for chambers. Although they intend to create real community impact, many often end up selling networking opportunities instead of securing investment for meaningful change. This webinar will help chambers shift the focus to funding impact instead of monetizing it. Participants will explore proven funding strategies from chambers that have aligned their work with business and community needs. Panelists will share real examples of how they secured financial support for workforce development, economic revitalization and community transformation. Learn More

Non-Dues Revenue Documents and Samples

Visit the ACCE Member Knowledge Exchange to browse a curated collection of non-dues revenue-related sample documents, fundraising campaigns, sponsorship marketing and more. Learn More