Our Chamber Snapshot surveys provide a timely look at trends in the Chamber Industry. In October, we asked Chamber industry leaders about membership trends they are seeing in their organization. Check out the results below, and be sure to participate in our November Snapshot Survey on Chamber Issues & Outlook.

We've all heard that AI is important, but what does it actually mean for daily chamber operations? The recent WACE webinar, "AI: Real World Use Cases for Chambers," brought together chamber executives to share concrete, replicable ways they're putting AI to work to boost efficiency, retention, and revenue.

WACE’s recently completed Chamber Operations survey covered a wide range of issues and surfaced interesting trends.  The full survey results will be released shortly, but I wanted to respond to one concerning trend the survey surfaced.

If, when, and how much to raise member dues is a discussion as old as Chambers.   Chamber leaders must balance economic conditions, local support levels, and a host of other variables in setting a price for their members.  Many Chambers try to simplify the decision by adopting bylaw or policy provisions that essentially automate the decision.  
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Yet, it was surprising to see these data points:  56% of responding Chambers did not raise membership investment rates in 2025, and 58% report they do not plan to do so in 2026.