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Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
(CACCE)
1622 Tarklin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37920
(404) 312-0524
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CACCE Announces 2017 Award Winners
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Two New Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipients Named
CACCE was proud to present two retired chamber professionals with our Lifetime Achievement Award at our 2017 Annual Management Conference Awards Ceremony held Thursday, October 12 in Spartanburg, SC:
Congratulations to Grier and Susanne, and thank you for your contributions to the chamber industry in the Carolinas!
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2017 Executives of the Year Named
The Chamber Executive of the Year Award recognized long-term executives who have excelled over a period of years in leading and innovatively building their chamber. We are thrilled to announce the 2017 Executives of the Year as:
North Carolina 2017 Executive of the Year
South Carolina 2017 Executive of the Year
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2017 Chambers of the Year Named
In addition to recognizing organizational excellence, the Chamber of the Year Award primarily focuses on acknowledging one or more significant achievements that a chamber has initiated, stimulated, and/or led in its respective service area at some point during the past 19 months. We are excited to announce the 2017 Chambers of the Year as:
2017 Chamber of the Year (
under 700 members)
2017 Chamber of the Year (
over 700 members)
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Two New Certified Chamber Executives of the Carolinas (CCEC) Named
In 2013, the CACCE Board of Directors established a designation which exemplifies excellence and professionalism of Carolinas chamber executives. The designation is based upon experience, service to CACCE, training/continuing education, and personal achievement. We are thrilled to announce two new CCEC's this year:
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New Carolinas Accredited Chamber Recognized
The Carolinas Accredited Chamber Program is designed to set standards of excellence for chambers in North Carolina and South Carolina. It recognizes chambers that have met those standards while offering guidelines for those to improve their effectiveness. To date, we have 24 chambers that have been recognized with this designation. We are excited to announce a new Carolina Accredited Chamber this year:
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2017 CACCE Continuing Education and Innovation Grants
This year, the CACCE Board of Directors created an opportunity for our member chambers to pursue one of two grant opportunities geared toward either Continuing Education or Innovation
. This year we are proud to present one Continuing Education Grant and five (5) Innovation Grants for a total of $10,000 to the following chambers:
Continuing Education Grant
- York County Regional Chamber
Innovation Grants
- Brunswick County Chamber - Virtual Professional Development Resources
- Catawba County Chamber - Welcome Home Hickory Metro
- Greater Greer Chamber - GreerMade Program
- Greater Statesville Chamber - "Seriously! Statesville!"
- Wilson Chamber- Calibrated Dues Model Program
You will hear more from these chambers about their programs at our 2018 CACCE Staff Leadership Development Conference scheduled for April 25 - 27, 2018 in Hilton Head Island, SC.
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CACCE Announces 2018 Board of Directors
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7 Communication Tips for Chamber Pros
As humans, there is one thing everyone has in common - the need to communicate. Regardless of who you are, what you do, or where you live, your existence depends on communication. Master effective verbal and non-verbal communications by keeping the following tips in mind...
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Talent: Identifying, Implementing, and Funding Organizational Solutions
If you are a community organization leader, you can
no longer afford to wait on those in education and
government to figure out how to grow your skilled
talent base.
Read full article here...
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We are very excited to announce the launch of
Chamber Academy. Our mission to never have a business declined for financing again. The SBA states 90% of all businesses are declined for financing. We would like to drastically change that statistic.
Chamber Academy is a free resource where we teach every business how to become qualified, fundable and bankable. We simply offer a free assessment to see where they stand currently and offer solutions to resolve those issues. For more information, please
click here.
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POWER 10
is pleased to announce new Senior Counsel Michael Dimengo. Mike has served nonprofits coast-to-coast as a CEO, campaign director, executive search and communications counsel, and beyond. Currently, Mike is managing a capital campaign for POWER 10 client, Sidewalk Cinema + Film Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Carlos Phillips Talks About Vision
As CEO of the Greenville Chamber, Carlos talks about their vision for a globally competitive upstate region.
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Chamber Positions Available
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Catawba County (NC) Chamber
The Chamber has two positions available - Shareholder Relations Event Manager and Communications Sponsorship Manager. If interested, please see the
CACCE Job Page for more information.
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Spartanburg Area (SC) Chamber
The Chamber is seeking a new Director of Resource Development. If interested, please see the
CACCE Job Page for more information.
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Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
The EDPNC is looking for an Investor Relations Manager. If interested, please see the
CACCE Job Page for more information.
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Laurens County (SC) Chamber
The Chamber has named
Amanda Munyan their new President and CEO. Munyan served as the executive director of the United Way of Laurens County since August 2015.
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North Augusta (SC) Chamber
The Chamber's Annual Community and Business Expo has been changed to
Growthfest 2017. Please
click here for more information.
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We'd like to thank these CACCE Chamber Members who include additional funds to their annual membership renewal to help fund event scholarships for our members. We will be providing a record number of scholarships in 2017 thanks to your generosity!
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