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Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
(CACCE)
1622 Tarklin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37920
(404) 312-0524
(865) 573-4994 fax
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2017 Staff Leadership Development Conference
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Make plans to join us in Salisbury, NC!
The CACCE Board of Directors is pleased to invite you to join us at our 2017 Staff Leadership Development Conference taking place:
Wednesday-Friday, April 26-28, 2017
The Historic Salisbury Depot
Salisbury, NC
This conference is geared toward Chamber Executives and your professional staff members - we will have sessions that cover the following industry topics plus many more:
- Community Branding
- Sponsorship Development Strategies
- Sales Techniques
- Media Training
- Building Alliances with Elected Officials
We're excited to announce that Zach Ward with DSI Comedy will join us as one of our featured speakers during the event. Zach has consulted and delivered programs for clients including TEDx, Procter & Gamble, Comcast, Cisco and others, and he practices "Yes, And" with his own employees.
CLICK HERE for the conference agenda, and click the button below to register for the event:
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CACCE Communication & Service Awards
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Deadline is Tuesday, February 28
CACCE is pleased to announce the following awards will be presented at the 2017 Staff Leadership Development Conference in Salisbury, NC:
For more information, please click the links above.
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Multiple scholarships available for 2017
We are proud to announce the opportunity for our members to apply for
multiple scholarships to attend the U.S. Chamber's Institute program, the ACCE Convention, and CACCE events for 2017. Scholarships will be awarded at the 2017 Staff Leadership Development Conference in Salisbury, NC.
The deadline for all scholarship applications will be
Tuesday, February 28. To apply for a scholarship, please click the button below...
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CACCE Welcomes New Members
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Anson County (NC) Chamber
Shelby Emrich
Executive Director
(704) 694-4181
semrichcoc@windstream.net
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Avery County (NC) Chamber
Melynda Pepple
Executive Director
(828) 898-5605
director@averycounty.com
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Greater Darlington (SC) Chamber
Norm Steadman
Executive Director
(843) 393-2641
nsteadman@darlingtonchamber.com
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Holly Springs (NC) Chamber
Scott Manning
President/CEO
(919) 567-1796
scott@hollyspringschamber.org
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CACCE Welcomes New Associate Member
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Town Square Publications LLC
Gayle Bohman
broadcast49@comcast.net
Marilyn Thomson
mthomson@tspub.com
(559) 960-3513
Town Square Publications, a division of the Daily Herald Media Group, is a custom publishing group that specializes in developing partnerships by producing high-quality print and digitally integrated publications along with other added value programs dedicated to creating relevancy for local chambers of commerce and other membership focused organizations interested in raising non-dues revenues.
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Minnesota-based MicroNet, Inc., providers of MemberZone and ChamberMaster, the market
leader of member management software and services, recently released their
2017 Chamber of Commerce Industry Survey Results. The results showcase industry trends and projections from hundreds of Chamber of Commerce professionals across the U.S. and Canada. Participants were surveyed about everything from Chamber member retention methods to operational challenges.
The survey results include details about non-dues revenue and member benefits, among other statistics. The majority of respondents indicated annual dinners/awards/auctions as top non-dues revenue generators, while some of the most
utilized member benefits include the Chambers' online directory as well as group insurance options.
CLICK HERE for the survey results.
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Are you curious about the trips to China that your chamber peers keep talking about? Find out what all the fuss is about by attending the next
Chamber Professional Free Inspection Trip. There are 2 dates scheduled for this trip in 2017 - April 1 or October 5,
Click here for your registration form, and contact your CACCE Administrator,
Tiffany Fulmer Ott, for more information.
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National Entrepreneurship Week -
Microsoft and You!
Microsoft purchased the rights to the National Entrepreneurship Week URL last year and has committed to building this to be on par with American Express Small Business Saturday. This year National Entrepreneurship Week will be held
February 20-24th
. Microsoft, in collaboration with others, are joining together to shine a spotlight on Entrepreneurs. Throughout the week, a variety of events, resources and offers are provided to help Entrepreneurs launch, grow and succeed!
Now the opportunity for you as Chambers is that you can opt into Microsoft's National Entrepreneurship Week programming and promote it to your membership. To take advantage of this it will requires a few things.
- Visit https://www.wininbizweek.com/ and review National Entrepreneurship Week. On the home page is a good video from Microsoft's SMB VP, Cindy Bates.
- Navigate to https://www.wininbizweek.com/about-contact and fill in the interest form. (Microsoft will reply back to you with additional information and a no cost Participation Agreement.)
- Fill out that agreement and return it to Microsoft so you can be included in the activities and document your participation in the Microsoft Community Connections program.
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POWER 10 is pleased to announce and welcome its two newest campaign directors,
Samantha Rein and
Jeanne Drake Ward
. Samantha, an Emory Law School graduate, worked at Cisco Systems, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, the Georgia AG's office, and Troutman Sanders before joining POWER 10. She is currently managing a funding feasibility study for two-time POWER 10 client, Johns Creek Advantage. Jeanne, an Emory graduate who holds an M.S.W from City University of New York, is a 20+ year nonprofit leader, strategic planner, trainer, and entrepreneur, who worked as a Senior Consultant for the Georgia Center for Nonprofits before joining POWER 10. She is currently managing a $14M capital campaign for The Howard School in Atlanta
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David Jameson on Preparing for Future Workforce Needs as the Boomer Generation Retires
Generally, people are not focused on the future workforce that will be needed in the region. 37,000 replacement jobs over the next eight years will be available just due to retirement in the region. What can we do to make sure our citizens get these jobs and what do we need to offer people to stay in Aiken?
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Charleston Metro (SC) Chamber
Ian Scott, longtime staff leader at ACCE, has accepted the position of Senior Vice President of Business Advocacy at the Chamber.
Tim Rogers has been selected as the Chamber's Vice President of Membership Development.
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Charlotte (NC) Chamber
The Chamber is accepting resumes for the positions of Vice President State & Regional Policy and Vice President Local Government. To view the job descriptions, please see the
CACCE Job Page.
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Greenville (SC) Chamber
Carlos Phillips, President/CEO of the Chamber, is one of 45 leaders from across the Upstate and surrounding areas selected to participate in the 23rd Upstate class of the Riley Institute at Furman's Diversity Leaders Intiative (DLI).
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Kershaw County (SC) Chamber
The Chamber has named
Amy Kinard as Executive Director effective February 1, 2017. She previously served as interim director, and was on the Chamber's Board of Directors for several years.
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Spartanburg Area (SC) Chamber
The Chamber is seeking a new Executive Vice President of Downtown Spartanburg Development Partnership. To view the job descriptions, please see the
CACCE Job Page.
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Wilmington (NC) Chamber
The Chamber recently announced that
Natalie English will serve as the new President & CEO of the organization effective March 6. English currently serves as Chief Public Policy Officer for the Charlotte Chamber.
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Charleston Metro (SC) Chamber
The Chamber proudly announces the designation of the Charleston region as one of eight Great American Defense Communities by the Association of Defense Communities (ADC). The designation is given to communities "providing unwavering support to service members and military families."
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Greater Lexington (SC) Chamber
The Chamber will host its
8th Annual Oyster Roast & St. Patrick's Day Party at the Icehouse Amphitheater in downtown Lexington. This annual event at the Town of Lexington's 900-seat venue will feature live music from Tokyo Joe, cuisine from restaurants like Travinia's Italian Kitchen and Tin Lizzy's Cantina, beer, wine, Topper's Rhum and oysters.
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Greenville (SC) Chamber
The Chamber kicked off its 2017 Minority Business Accelerator (MBA) program with 22 new and sustaining participants in January. MBA participants represent minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses, as well as businesses that operate in low to moderate income communities throughout Upstate South Carolina.
The Chamber announces
its new partnership with Nika White Consulting effective February 1, 2017. White has served as a vice president for the Greenville Chamber since the organization launched its successful diversity and inclusion initiative in August of 2012.
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North Augusta (SC) Chamber
The Chamber presented its Annual Meeting on February 3 at the North Augusta Community Center. This year's event themed Timeless: Leadership & Service remembered the historic Hampton Terrace Hotel and saw a sold-out crowd of more than 300 attendees.
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Wilmington (NC) Chamber
The Chamber officially launched its new "Your Advocate" branding campaign that will highlight ways the Chamber has impacted the community for 164 years. The ads will cover infrastructure, education, quality of life, business, transportation, and environmental initiatives that have touched the lives of our citizens and area business community.
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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 2016 thanks to your generosity!
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