Ask Prospects... Would you like the Chamber to send you a formal business membership proposal?
Richard Scully, CEO  We are pleased to announce that "Chamber" customers who have added the Premium Membership Plan option to make it easier to signup new members, and to increase revenue, can now send beautiful proposals right from inside the Chamber Nation system.
You will find this feature under the "Communications" area. Look for the link "Send Membership Proposal to Prospect" and answer a couple of questions.
Go ahead and try it by sending a proposal to yourself!
Ps. If you have not yet signed up for the Premium Membership Plan at your Chamber and would like to please CLICK HERE to download the 100% REVENUE POSITIVE PROPOSAL to get stated.
Chamber Store
Looking to grow your Chamber of Commerce revenue with other things besides events and membership?
Check out Chamber.Store for some great ideas
Change Log
- Retooled 1,2,3,4,5,6... Chamber Classroom area makes it much easier now for new staff to learn the basics of the Chamber Nation system. Only go to 7 when you are ready. You can view this at: www.ChamberClassroom.com
- "New" Newsletter Features - Suggested by Kristina Wiltgen of the Decorah Area Chamber in Iowa - Thank You! Now you can insert TWO MORE TYPES of DATA into your newsletters automatically: Article / Text / Image, Index of Articles, Calendar Events Import, Member Database Import, News Manager Import (NEW), Press Releases Import (NEW).
- TCS Page updates now include the option to insert a background image AND INSIDE 360 TOURS... wow they look really nice. CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK.
- When using the Calendar found at System Link 4.6, when you scroll over a date it will now load a hover-box that will include the full location information AND a place where you can load two sponsor images to show (with optional URLs to link those images as well). See this image for an example.
- There is a NEW administrative structure/menu system for the Event Registration Configuration options. This is designed to make it easier to navigate and find what you are looking for. In addition, there is a little "information" icon next to every item that, when clicked on, will describe exactly what that option will do. However, if you prefer the "old" look, you can still access that by clicking on the link at the top titled "Old Configuration Page." See this image for a preview.
Coming Soon - Board Member Training Manual
In many instances the Chamber Board Members are volunteers that have no chamber expertise. They know they have access to something called the "Chamber Website," and to something "else" that does some "other things." What the board often does not know is what all they have and what all they can do with the Chamber Nation System and Program. Therefore, when I chamber is without a Chamber Executive, due to transitions, restructuring, etc. and the Board is trying to run things in the interim, most of them do not know what they have at their fingertips nor how to do it. And, as volunteers, they do not have hours and hours to spend watching training videos or scheduling one-on-one training sessions.
Our plan is to help the board by creating a special training section in our Training Guide that will explain to the board how to use the primary areas of the Chamber Nation System to improve the success of the Chamber and simplified instructions to maintain the use of the system.
This is a work that has just begun, but we are excited to share this upcoming feature with you and will keep you informed as progress is being made on it. Stay Tuned...
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List of Participating Organizations in the Premium Membership Plan
- Eastern Plumas Chamber of Commerce
- Sullivan Chamber & Economic Development
- Lake Almanor Area Chamber of Commerce
- Buckeye Valley Chamber
- Boulder City Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Woodland Park Chamber
- New York State Black Chamber of Commerce
- Home Based Business Chamber of Commerce
- Aventura-Sunny Isles Beach Chamber
- Gardena Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce
- Anthony Wayne Regional Chamber of Commerce
- North Miami Beach Chamber
- Haines City Area Chamber of Commerce
- Azusa Chamber of Commerce
- Historic Silver Valley Chamber
- Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
- The Colombia -Texas Chamber of Commerce
- Christian Business Chamber of Hampton Roads
- Cottleville / Weldon Spring Chamber
- Peoria Chamber of Commerce
- Holland - Springfield Chamber of Commerce
- Norco Area Chamber of Commerce
- Las Cruces Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Ashburn - Turner County Chamber of Commerce
- Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Merrimack Chamber of Commerce
- Washington County Chamber
- Reed City Area Chamber of Commerce
- Church Biz Chamber
- Hillsdale County Chamber of Commerce
- Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
- Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
- Colusa County Chamber of Commerce
- Humbolt County Chamber of Commerce
- Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce
- Buy Local Reno~Sparks/Buy Nevada First
- Indian Women Network Group
- Successful Women of Central Valley
- LGBTWeddings.com
- Be Well God Bless
- Love Your Vets
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Next Executive Workshop
Next Meeting:
Day: Wednesday
Date: August 3, 2016
Time: 11:00 AM (PST)
12:00 PM (MST) 1:00PM
(CST) 2:00PM (EST)
- Check in to see how things are going.
- Answer all newsletter and change log questions
- Bring your questions or listen to others ask theirs
- Live on the spot system training
Bonus Time:
- There will be no Bonus Time today.
HOW TO JOIN THE MEETING
- Screen Sharing: http://www.TrainingScreen.com
- Phone: (701) 801-1220
- Access Code: 901-325-889
Would you like to join the meeting with your >>APPLE or >>ANDROID mobile device? Click link above for either device and once installed be sure to USE MEETING ID: 901-325-889
NEW - Ask Sue
Sue Hays  You: “Sue?”
Sue: “What?”
You: “I’ve got a question and I don’t know who to ask or what to do.”
Sue: “OK. That’s why I’m here. Ask away, and then we’ll either find the answer or find options for you to check into.”
Association management is not an easy profession. Those of us filling the seats at the top of the management pyramid often possess significant expertise in areas other than the details of association management. When faced with a dilemma, we don’t have the right peer or resources to turn to turn for support, for ideas, or for the appropriate way to manage an issue.
As Chamber Nation expands its program, I am honored to be included as your contact for questions related to association management. Here are some instances where you can pick up the phone and call me at 910-215-0077 (I’m in North Carolina) or email me at haysassocmgt@gmail.com:
- Employee issues like performance evaluations, poor performance, rewarding excellent performance, firing or hiring
- Board issues like policies, elections, vacancies, or replacement of a Director
- Membership issues like committee management, disengagement, retention, and recruitment
- Meetings issues like agenda structure, Parliamentary procedure, hotel contracts, food and beverage
I have been in the business of association management since 1987. I’ve managed 501c3, 501c5, and 501c6 organizations at the Executive Director level as well as 1 state agency and 1 interlocal government agency. I’m an actively involved executive, always have been, which means my expertise in the profession comes from years of hands-on work with situations, people and organizations across the US and internationally.
Be sure to check out my articles featured in the monthly Chamber Nation Newsletter. To make my articles interesting to you, please click on the following link and answer just one question for me: Click Here to Answer The One-Question "Ask Sue" Survey Question
2016 Chamber Nation Conference
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