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2019 GACCE Volunteer Leader Conference
Join Us in LaGrange in November!
The GACCE Board of Directors is pleased to invite you to join us at our 2019 Volunteer Leader Conference to be held:
 
Thursday & Friday, November 14 & 15, 2019
Great Wolf Lodge 
LaGrange, GA

This conference is designed for the Chamber Executive and your incoming volunteer board members - you can invite your incoming chair, your Executive Committee, or your full board. 
 
For more information and to register for the event, please click here. 
 
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, September 18 - 3:00pm Eastern
Making Remarkable: How Can You Achieve Remarkability?
Being good isn't enough these days. If you want to thrive, make an impact and achieve results, then you need to be remarkable.  Adam will share with you the framework - the three pillars of Purpose, People, and Platform - for achieving remarkability so that you can take your organization to the top of its game.
Adam Legge 
 
 
CLICK HERE to register


GEORGIA CHAMBER UPDATES  
2019 Rural Prosperity Summit 
October 1 & 2, 2019 
Make plans to attend the 2019 Rural Prosperity Summit at UGA's Tifton Campus Conference Center.  The event will feature Attorney General Chris Carr, and topics will include addressing rural Georgia's opioid addition, Georgia's new Ag future, raising the bar for rural healthcare, uncorking distilling and brewing in the South, and more!  Click here for more information and to register.
 
ASSOCIATE MEMBER UPDATES  
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.
 
goBeyondProfit
Interested in offering goBeyondProfit benefits to your members? Here's all you need to provide this no-cost resource opportunity.  Launched for business leaders by business leaders, goBeyondProfit provides peer and expert insights into how community engagement and "giving back" are essential elements for strong businesses and healthy communities.

 
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  
Gilmer Chamber 
The Chamber is seeking a new Communications Manager.  For more information on this position, please see the GACCE Careers Page.

Murray 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  
Vicki Keibler
Barrow County Chamber 
ACCE announced the best of the best winners at their 2019 Convention last month, and the Chamber's Director of Sales, Vicki Keibler, was awarded 2nd place in her division based on total number of individual sales and 3rd place for total dollar amount in each of the three dues income categories in the USA and Canada.

Coastal Georgia Minority Chamber 
GACCE is pleased to welcome Sabrina Newby, CEO, and the Coastal Georgia Minority Chamber as our newest GACCE members.

Scarlett Freeman
Dunwoody-Perimeter Chamber 
Stephanie Freeman, the Chamber's President & CEO, and her husband (Kris) welcomed their first child, Scarlett Aubrey, on August 11, 2019.

Greater Columbus Chamber 
Brian Anderson, President & CEO of the Chamber, has announced his resignation to take the President/CEO position of Chamber RVA.  He will begin his new role in Richmond, VA on September 30.

Greater Dalton Chamber 
The Chamber won "Best in Show" at the ACCE Convention this summer for their D-town video.

Gwinnett Chamber 
Vince DeSilva, Senior Vice President Membership Services, has announced his resignation from the Chamber to take on the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer with the Technology Association of Georgia.

Harper Marie
Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber 
The MBC Chamber baby has arrived!  Kara Williams Lassiter recently gave birth to Harper Marie.

The Chamber recently hosted its second annual Bowling-for-Business event.  It's become a favorite signature event among our members, and we're looking forward to keeping the new tradition going each year.

Perry Area Chamber 
The Chamber has selected Ellen Palmer as their new President/CEO.

Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber 
The Chamber has hired Chloe Wade as their new Membership & Events Director.

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.