January 2023 E-Newsletter
The mission of GACCE is engaging, educating, and empowering chamber professionals.
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2023 GACCE Conference Dates |
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Be Sure to Save Our 2023 Conference Dates |
2023 GACCE Staff Development Conference
Wednesday-Friday, March 15 – 17, 2023
Rainwater Conference Center
Valdosta, GA
2023 GACCE Executive Leadership Conference
Tuesday-Friday, July 11 – 14, 2023
Sea Palms Resort
St. Simons Island, GA
2023 GACCE Board Development Conference
Thursday & Friday, November 2 & 3, 2023
Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
Athens, GA
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EGGS & ISSUES 2023
January 11 - Georgia World Congress Center
Every January, Georgians from all areas of the state make their way to Atlanta for the Georgia Chamber’s annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast. Make plans to join us as we generate discussion and broaden perspectives concerning the status of Georgia’s economy. Click here to register and for more information - the last chance to register will be Friday, January 6.
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GACCE Associate Member Updates |
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Chris Clark Invites You to the Georgia Chamber's Annual Eggs & Issues Event
Chris Clark, President and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, talks about the organization's annual signature event - Eggs & Issues, which brings together over 2,000 business leaders just ahead of the legislative session. Click here for the video.
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J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development |
As the calendar turns to 2023, the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development stands ready to help your chamber of commerce prepare for a successful year. Whether it is updating your community’s adult or youth leadership program; developing a strategic plan for your organization; addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion; or partnering with you to provide trainings for nonprofits in your community, our faculty and staff have decades of expertise that will help guide a process that will respond to your community’s needs and goals. For more information on how we can assist your chamber of commerce, click here.
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SOAR Nonprofit Solutions, LLC |
Happy New Year from SOAR Nonprofit Solutions, LLC. Ready for a positive plan for 2023? It all starts with an assessment of your current operations and possible development of new governance and policy and procedures documents, dues restructuring, budgeting, and more. Ready to get started? Contact Tammy at tammy@soarnonprofitsolutions.com for a proposal today.
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Starfish Partnerships LLC |
GACCE is pleased to welcome a new Associate Member:
Starfish Partnerships LLC
Teri Smiley, Owner
770-315-8031
We will be scheduling a Zoom meeting soon so that Teri can share the services available through her new company.
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GACCE Chamber Member Updates |
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The Chamber is seeking resumes for the position of Director of Programs & Events. For more information, please see the GACCE Careers page.
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Douglas-Coffee County Chamber |
The Chamber is pleased to welcome Matt Seale as the new Chamber & EDA CEO. Emily Courson will remain the Chamber's Executive Director.
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The Chamber will host their 75th Annual Dinner on February 3, 2023 at the Gas South Convention Center. The Annual Dinner is the premier celebration of Gwinnett’s community servants, corporate citizens, and compassionate organizations sure to leave a legacy.
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As a part of the rollout of the Chamber’s Buzz Electronics Soft Skills Workplace Simulation, a career readiness training program developed in partnership with the Georgia Tech Innovation Institute and funded through the Chamber’s recent award of a $484,000 grant from Coweta County through pandemic relief ARPA funds, Leadership Coweta class members will participate as an integral part of program testing and development by taking a deep dive into talent development, specifically the education-to-career ecosystem. Further advancing the Chamber’s support of the local workforce AND collaboration with educational partners, students enrolled in the film and production curricula at Newnan’s Central Educational Center, an innovative charter college and career academy, will document the simulation, creating several promo spots and sizzle reels to showcase program highlights and effectiveness. Once available, the Chamber will broadly distribute the spots to business and industry stakeholders and partners as well as prospective enrollees representing Coweta County’s un- and under employed. Program participation is free of cost and open to all county residents.
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The Chamber hosted the Presidents of Northwest Georgia Chambers in December.
The Chamber and the Cartersville Bartow Chamber partnered up twice in December. Once for a Ribbon Cutting for Kingston Downs, that sits on the Floyd and Bartow County line, and then again for a job fair to help assist in finding jobs for displaced workers at a closing plant in Polk County.
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The Chamber is pleased to welcome Nicole Acree as their new Executive Director.
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Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber |
The Chamber is seeking resumes for the position of One Valdosta-Lowndes Director. For more information, please see the GACCE Careers page.
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Other Updates of Interest |
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Save the date for the ACCE Sales Training Conference: Strategies to Succeed | Skills to Build | Solutions you Seek. Join us in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 5-7, 2023. The conference will be held at the Marriott Knoxville Downtown in partnership with our host, the Knoxville Chamber. Please click here to register for the event.
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U.S. Chamber - Accreditation Best Practice Examples |
CLICK HERE - Accreditation Best Practice Examples Page
On this page you will find best practice documents collected from a number of chambers that have recently been Accredited. These documents are actual samples that have been submitted and are available for reference purposes only in order to assist your chamber. Samples are provided in the areas of Governance, Finance, Human Resources & Staff, Government Affairs, Program Development, Communications, Facilities, and Technology.
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WACE Chamber Leadership Podcast |
Click here for the episode - Wisdom & Insight with Terri Cole.
In this episode Dave Kilby is joined by Terri Cole, CCE, President/CEO of the Greater Albuquerque (NM) Chamber as she reflects on her 45 year chamber career and shares the secret to longevity with one organization. Cole also offers advice to new CEOs, the biggest changes in the Chamber Industry over the years, what’s holding chambers back from success and so much more. Listen now!
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