VACCE November 2021 E-Newsletter |
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VACCE 2021 Government Affairs Meeting |
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VACCE will be hosting an in-person Government Affairs Meeting on the following:
Thursday, November 18, 2021
10:00am - 2:00pm
ChamberRVA - Conference Room
919 E Main Street, Suite 1700
Richmond, VA 23219
This one-day meeting will allow our members to discuss Government Affairs topics together, and Erik Rison with the Virginia Chamber and Brian Anderson with ChamberRVA will serve as our hosts and facilitators for the event. CLICK HERE for the tentative event agenda.
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Virginia Economic Summit & Forum on World Trade
Make plans to join the Chamber for their Virginia Economic Summit & Forum on World Trade to be held Friday, December 3 from 9:00am – 2:00pm at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
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VACCE Associate Member Updates |
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Healthcare Coverage is a BIG Business Benefit!
The larger your company the more options you have, but what about small businesses, or sole proprietors, with contract, or part-time employees (i.e., Chamber of Commerce members)?
VACCE is excited to have MyHealthily as a new Associate Member, which has created Chambers of VA Healthcare where your members will have access to a team of licensed consultants to help them through their entire healthcare coverage journey. To learn more about this amazing platform and how to help your Chamber of Commerce members enroll in complete healthcare coverage solutions, please click here to setup an information session!
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As we continue to address new Covid-19 information, chamber professionals are being looked to by their members to provide guidance on up-to-date information. YGM has an excellent example of how to provide that to your member businesses on our website. We also have timely information for you to provide to your members regarding the name change from Facebook to Meta.
We hope everyone celebrated ‘Support Your Local Chamber’ Day with great success. We have great ideas on our blog for how you can go ahead and be planning your event for next year. We are also considering candy on this day after Halloween (are you snooping in your kids’ candy bags?) and how you can make your sponsorships sweeter.
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Botetourt Chamber
Abby Choi has joined the staff of the Chamber to assist with member relations and media.
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ChamberRVA
Join HYPE at the annual Icons Awards Show as we recognize young professionals who make Richmond a better place to live and companies killing it with YP culture. This party will bring YPs and executives from all around Richmond together to celebrate the finalists and honor the winners. The event will be held November 10 at River City Roll, and the event will be hosted by Micah "Bam-Bamm" White and feature keynote speaker Brittanny Anderson, Executive Chef, Brenner Pass and Top Chef Contestant.
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Goochland County Chamber
The Chamber is now accepting resumes for the position if Executive Director. Please see the VACCE Careers page for more information.
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Hampton Roads Chamber
The Chamber recently took 33 local business and municipal leaders to Denver for their Leadership Exchange in October. The three-day Leadership Exchange Visit began on Monday, October 18. The Hampton Roads Chamber leaders set the agenda to parallel the 757 Recovery and Resilience Framework goals. The four areas of study include Economic Development; Growing, Retaining, Attracting Talent; Building Regional Unity; and Advancing Regional Infrastructure.
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Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber
It is time again to start promoting our Shop Local campaign for the 2021 Holiday Season! In an effort to support our local retailers this holiday season, the Chamber is continuing our “Shop Local” initiative that will kick-off Friday, November 12 and conclude Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The goal of the program is to generate consumer spending for Holiday 2021 while also creating new year-round consumers that are encouraged to shop with local retailers first. Click here for more information.
Two local initiatives will soon have more help in supporting local businesses thanks to $100,000 in funds awarded to the City of Harrisonburg from the 2022 Virginia Statewide Business District Resurgence Grant.
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Luray-Page County Chamber
The Chamber is hosting a Women in Business Lunch on November 30 at The Valley Cork. Join us for a discussion with Crystel Smith, who will be presenting the Power of No! Crystel is a best-selling author and High-performance Business Coach.
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ACCE
ACCE has announced their 2022 Convention dates and location which will be held in-person for July 26 - 29, 2022 in Indianapolis, IN. For more information and to register, please click here.
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Bob Harris Article
Click here for Bob's article - Suspended Coffee. There is a tradition in Italy that reminds me of the positive impact of associations and chambers in America. It is the practice of “caffe sospeso.” A caffe sospeso, or suspended coffee, is a cup of coffee paid for in advance as an anonymous act of charity. The tradition began in the working-class cafés of Naples.
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Institute for Organization Management
Registration is now open for Centennial Institute in Athens, GA scheduled for November 8-12, 2021. In response to your feedback and demand, we are excited to offer this year’s program in a one-time only, special exception hybrid format. Please click here for the most up-to-date FAQs about the program.
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WACE Chamber Leadership Podcast
Click here for the episode Advocacy Basics with Kyle Jacobson.
In this episode Dave Kilby is joined by Kyle Jacobson, VP of Government Relations for the Lubbock (TX) Chamber, to discuss his new book “Advocacy Basics for Chambers: The ABC’s of Government Relations.” Jacobson stresses the importance of advocacy and how you can move your chamber from sitting on the sidelines to playing in the game.
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