Your Input Needed: W.A.C.E. Survey on Chamber Strengths

Earlier this month, W.A.C.E. held the 2024 session of the W.A.C.E. Academy.   More than 150 Chamber professionals spent three days in intensive training sessions designed to help build their capacity to lead Chambers.
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Both during Academy – and in many conversations we have with local Chamber throughout the year – we are asked for referrals to Chambers that are doing particular things well.   One of the real strengths of our industry is the collective willingness to share, mentor, and help another Chamber improve their effectiveness and impact.

To that end, we created a quick survey to identify Chambers that have strong programs related to some foundational (and emerging) topics and are willing to be a resource to others in our industry.   At the same time, we also want to identify topics that Chambers feel they need help with to help direct our future training and educational offerings ... so be honest!

For each topics identified, give your Chamber a rating ... just how strong are you at Membership Recruiting, or Board Management, or Tourism Promotion, for example.  Then, if you're willing to share and mentor other Chambers in that topic, share the name and contact information for your team member who would be the best first call.

Complete the survey today at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WACE_Foundations.
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On a related note, if your Chamber hasn’t partnered with W.A.C.E. to conduct a Chamber Performance Survey of your members, consider doing one this fall.   The information you get from your members (and the comparisons to responses from thousands of Chamber members over the past few years) can be invaluable in updating your strategic plan and ensuring you’re focused on the issues your members want you to be.   Reach out to Glenn Morris ([email protected]) to schedule your Chamber’s survey.  More details can be found at https://www.waceonline.com/surveycentral.html.