General Resources for Economic and Community Development

ACCE Resources

• Scarcity and Abundance section from the the Horizon Initiative: Chambers 2025 project. Download the full text of the article, Scarcity and Abundance by Mick Fleming from Chamber Executive magazine (Spring 2015). Or view the Video on Scarcity and Abundance.

Award-Winning Chamber Examples

• Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Manufacturing in Hawaii Initiative - 2018 Chamber of the Year Winner, State/Province Category
• Des Moines Downtown Chamber (Iowa) Downtown DIG (Development Insights Group) Program - 2018 Chamber of the Year Winner, Category 1
• Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce's (N.C.) Choose Cape Fear Campaign Website and Video - 2018 ACE Grand Award
• Georgia Chamber of Commerce's Georgia 2030 Campaign - 2017 ACE Award of Excellence
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's (Tenn.) Regional Economic Development Guide - 2017 ACE Award of Excellence
• Catawba County Chamber of Commerce's (N.C.) Innovate Catawba - Category 1 Winner, 2016 Chamber of the Year
• Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce's (Okla.) Future Campaign - 2016 ACE Award of Excellence

See other award-winning examples of chamber research

Convention Sessions & Seminars

• The Big 5: A Modern Model for Community Leadership - Presentation from the ACCE 2017 Annual Convention in Nashville.
• From Strategy to Action: Lessons in Economic Development - Presentation from the ACCE 2017 Annual Convention in Nashville.
• Promoting Prosperity - Presentation from the ACCE 2017 Annual Convention in Nashville.
• D&I and Economic/Community Development Track Pack (6 Sessions). Captured live from the 2016 ACCE Annual Convention in Savannah. Duration: 5 hours, 50 minutes. Cost: $49.00 for 1 year of unlimited access for all your chamber staff. Sessions include:
• Tulsa Mosaic: How One Chamber Transformed Its Minority Business Council | Handout (free)
• Reframing Your Pitch for Diverse Audiences
• The Six Biggest Mistakes in Economic Development Marketing
• Tapping the Global Marketplace | Presentation slides (free)
• Corporate Expansion Explained
• Attracting and Keeping Millennial Talent

Videos, Webinars & ACCE U Resources

• From the Winner's Circle: 2016 Chamber of the Year Webinar Series and presentation slides: Downtowns serve as the heart of every city and region. The Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Christy Gillenwater, Joshua Armstrong, and Justin Groenert explain how their chamber’s collaborative efforts have led to numerous recent successes in downtown development. In fewer than three years, a downtown master plan has been completed, an Economic Improvement District is underway, and over $450 million in development projects are under construction or slated to begin in the next 5 years.
• Chambers 2025 Video: Scarcity and Abundance (9/22/2015)
• The Baby Boomer Economy - presentation by Ellen Cutter, Director of Research, Market Street Services - ACCE University Webinar (free) (10/13/2011)
• Cultivating Grasstops - ACCE University Webinar (free) (10/12/2011)
• Invest in America - International Trade Administration - ACCE University Webinar (free) (10/5/2011)

Articles

• Public/Private Partnerships benefit community - by Chris Romer, President and CEO of Vail Valley Partnership (Apr 2018)
• Private Money, Public Impact - article on social impact bonds from State Legislatures Magazine (May 2015)
• Economic Development Funding chapter from the ACCE Chamber Revenue Model Whitepaper - Entire Whitepaper also available here (published December 2013)

Other Organizations

• The Council for Community and Economic Research - The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) is a membership organization that promotes excellence in community and economic research by working to improve data availability, enhance data quality, and foster learning about regional economic analytic methods. Some of their key products include a Cost of Living Index, a State Business Incentives Database, and a State Economic Development Expenditures Database.
• The Council on Competitiveness - The Council on Competitiveness is a business-focused forum made up of CEOs, university presidents, and labor leaders working to solve challenges to America's business competitiveness in the 21st century.
• International Economic Development Council (IEDC) - The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to helping economic developers do their job more effectively and raising the profile of the profession. Check out the IEDC Reference Guide information on essential topics in the economic development profession. Each category includes information on key terms and definitions, current and emerging trends. and links to nationally focused resources and specific examples.
• Site Selection: The Magazine of Corporate Real Estate Strategy & Area Economic Development - Distributed to over 44,000 executives responsible for site selection and facility planning decisions around the world, Site Selection magazine tracks trends in corporate expansion and industrial development.
• US Economic Development Administration - A bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA's mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. The EDA supports key initiatives among regional areas across the United States, thereby developing economic stability through intergovernmental and public/private sector collaboration.
• W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - The Institute is a nonprofit, independent research organization devoted to research on the causes and effects of unemployment, to study and investigate the feasibility and methods of insuring against unemployment and devise means of preventing and alleviating the distress and hardship caused by unemployment.

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