2019 GACCE Executive Leadership Conference
Monica Simmons 2019 Legacy Award
GACCE was proud to present the 2019 Legacy Award to Monica Simmons, President of the Cordele-Crisp Chamber.  Monica has served with the Chamber for over 30 years.

New Georgia Certified Chamber Executives Announced
We were pleased to award four chamber professionals with their GCCE designation:

- April Bragg, GCCE, Robins Regional Chamber
- Paige Green, GCCE, Gilmer County Chamber 
- Morgan Law, GCCE. Georgia Chamber
- Andrea Taylor, GCCE, Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Chamber

2019-20 GACCE Board of Directors Announced
The chamber professionals who will serve on the association's Board of Directors for the 2019-20 fiscal year were presented.  For the full list, please click here.

2019 IOM Graduates
Institute
GACCE Members Receive Their IOM  
We are pleased to announce that the following GACCE members received their IOM designation this year:


2019 Webinar Wednesdays
Sign Up for Industry Expert Webinars in 2019 
We are pleased to partner with eight other state chamber executive associations to offer Webinar Wednesdays in 2019.  The next event will take place:
 
Wednesday, August 14 - 3:00pm Eastern
Membership - Learn the Secrets of Successful Member Engagement & Recruitment Through LinkedIn
Shari Pash 
 
 
CLICK HERE to register


ASSOCIATE MEMBER UPDATES  
Citslinc
Are you curious to how all these chambers across the nation are making serious non-dues revenue off trips to China?  Then join other Chamber Executives on a free inspection trip to China with Citslinc.  They are offering a free trip with a departure date of October 5, 2019.  For more information, please contact Leo Liu at citslinc@yahoo.com. 

2019 Free Inspection Trip Flyer 
2019 Free Inspection Trip Registration Form 
Informational Letter from Leo Liu 
 
Delphi
DelPhi Launches Executive Partner Program 
Do you like saving money? Do you enjoy having an awesome website? How about both?

If your Chamber is an active member of GACCE, and your Chamber is or becomes a client of DelPhi, we will pay for one (1) registration to ALL of that association's planned annual events through the life of your agreement with us.  Yes, you read that correctly!  For more information, click here.
 
GPEE
College Access Mini-Grants 
The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education is providing a limited number of $3,000 mini-grants to local chambers of commerce to leverage their visibility, voice, and influence to help more people go to (and complete) post-secondary schooling, especially those who struggle the most to continue their education.
 Click here for more information.

Innovating Georgia's Workforce Pipeline Series
The Innovating Georgia's Workforce Pipeline Series is aiming to bring together the disparate partners involved in workforce development (e.g., K-12, Post-secondary education, WIOA, economic development, chambers, nonprofits, business, government) for a day of professional development and networking.   The first event in the series will be in Tifton on August 22 and will be held at the UGA Tifton Conference Center. The event will focus on promising practices for rural workforce development.   The second event in the series will be in Metro Atlanta on September 26 and will be held at the UGA Gwinnett Campus. Participants will explore strategies for supporting youth as they transition from education to career. 
 
goBeyondProfit
This month we're launching the goBeyondProfit Champion Awards Program to recognize Georgia companies of all sizes for corporate generosity benefiting both the community and their business.  Honorees have exemplary approaches across three focus areas: cultivating company culture, deploying company resources, and focusing on community empowerment.  Peer-nominated honorees will be selected on a rolling basis all year, with customized celebrations and profiles via our media partnerships.  Nominate a deserving company and watch for the first winner next month!
 
Hodge Consulting
GACCE is proud to welcome Hodge Consulting Services as our newest Associate Member!

Albert (Al) Hodge, Jr. - President
706-252-4511


J.W. Fanning
Community Leadership Program Coordinator Certification 
November 18 - 21, 2019
Geared towards individuals who would like to create and reinvigorate their community's adult leadership programs, this certification will advance participants' leadership program coordination skills within their community, differentiate the participants within the community leadership sector, and unite participants with a diverse group of community leaders. Registration for the program will open soon. For more information, click here.
 
OPEN POSITIONS  
Effingham Chamber 
The Chamber is seeking a new CEO.  For more information on this position, please see the GACCE Careers Page.

Richmond Hill-Bryan County Chamber 
The Chamber is seeking a new Executive Director.  For more information on this position, please see the GACCE Careers Page.

GACCE MEMBER UPDATES  
Columbia County Chamber 
Olivia Reich has been promoted to Communications Coordinator with the Chamber.  Olivia has been on the team since January 2018.  Way to go Olivia!

Eatonton Putnam Chamber
Eatonton-Putnam Chamber 
Brooke Barrett, Chamber Membership Manager, and her husband recently welcomed their first child, Emma Reese.

Fayette Chamber 
The Chamber, in collaboration with GrowthZone, invites you to a ChamberMaster/MemberZone training session on August 27 & 28, 2019.  Enjoy networking with other users, and learn tips and tricks for working with the software from the instructor and your peers.  For more information and to register, please click here.  

LaGrange-Troup County Chamber 
Page Estes has resigned as the Chamber's President effective Monday, July 22.  Leslie Traylor is serving as the organization's interim director.

Newnan-Coweta Chamber 
Cynthia Bennett, former Vice President of the Chamber, is refocusing her role, not serving as the Chamber's Vice President of Advocacy and Talent Development. In her refreshed role, she leads advocacy initiatives on behalf of the greater Coweta business community, as well as best practices in talent/workforce development.  In addition to her new position, she has recently been selected by ACCE to participate in The Fellowship for Education & Talent Development, a ten-month professional development program designed to assist in improving education and talent development outcomes in local communities.  She is one of only 22 professionals nationwide selected to participate.  

Rome Floyd Chamber 
Jeanne Krueger has been named the new President/CEO of the Chamber.  She had been serving in the interim role since Al Hodge's departure.  

CHAMBER INDUSTRY ASSISTANCE  
Do you have questions or need assistance with a chamber-related issue?  Do you have questions about what might be available to you within your state chamber association and the national chamber association ( Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives - ACCE)?  Click the link below for handouts that you may find helpful in explaining what's available:

Chamber Industry Associations 


Feel free to reach out to your GACCE Executive Director - Tiffany Fulmer Ott - at tfulmer@tlfexecutiveservices.com or 404-312-0524, should you have any chamber industry questions.