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Chambers must run the proverbial tight ship to survive. Money is never plentiful and there is always much to do. The members and communities chambers serve want more and more. Operational efficiencies are a must.
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Overview of Operations: Resources, Samples, Presentations & Articles
The Data Says… Six Facts about Chambers
- by Ian D. Scott,
Chamber Executive
magazine (Winter 2016)
Resource Alignment
- article by Mick Fleming from the
Horizon Initiative: Chambers 2025
issue of
Chamber Executive
magazine (Spring 2015)
Chamber Operations: The Art and Science of Effective Employee Feedback
- by Joan Cozarat, M.Ed., Ed.S., and Joseph W. Cozart, Sr., CAM,
Chamber Executive
magazine, Summer 2008
Chamber Operations: Training on a Shoestring Budget
- by Robert C. Harris, CAE,
Chamber Executive
magazine, Winter 2008
Inventory, Assess and Improve
- by Bob Harris, CAE,
Chamber Executive
magazine, Summer 2007
Your Chamber of Commerce: A Guide to Starting and Growing a Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce (2006)
Sample Operational Documents collected from the US Chamber Accreditation Program
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2014 Operations & Leadership Track Pack (5 Sessions)
from the 2014 ACCE Annual Convention, available for purchase through the ACCE Store, includes tracks on:
Successes in Transportation Work
Your Staff: Here, There, and Everywhere
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Your Staff: Here, There and Everywhere
presentation by Anna Brewer, Director, Administrative Compliance, Insperity
Civility Now
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Civility Now
presentation by Lindy Broderick, CCE, CAE, Executive Vice President, Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce (La.)
Moon Missions: Creating Your Community's Future
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Moon Missions: Creating Your Community's Future
presentation by Cathi Hight, President, Hight Performance Group
How Tomorrow's Leaders Will Inspire Communities
See also
How Tomorrow's Leaders Will Inspire Communities
presentation by Bill Graham, President, Graham Corporate Communications
Operations Leadership Track Pack (6 sessions)
from the 2013 ACCE Annual Convention, available for purchase through the ACCE Store
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Chambers 2025 Video: Resource Alignment
The Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) Program
- ACCE Webinar (October 2015)
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