6 Ideas to Provide More Value to Your 商会 Members

商会 add so much value to their communities. From being a trusted resource to helping boost the visibility and credibility of local businesses, 钱伯斯 want to see their members succeed. 

Attracting new members is always something to celebrate, but retaining those 会员s year-over-year is crucial. If your 商会 is looking for more ways to provide value to your members, you have come to the right place. Here are 6 new ideas your staff can give a try.

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• 相亲成员
• 网络
• 受教育机会 
• 招聘网站
• 推动你所在领域的发展
• Grouping like-minded business leaders

相亲成员

You and your staff know your members and their needs better than anyone. One way to add serious value to your members is by providing warm introductions if a member has shared their need for a service, 产品, 或机会. Your 室的工作人员 is a trusted source to the community so match-making members to benefit both parties is a great way to add value and build trust.

网络

网络 events are the bread and butter for a lot of 钱伯斯. But are you offering a variety of events that fits the needs of your different tiered members? 也, are you offering both in-person and virtual networking events as we continue to navigate business during a pandemic? You can survey your members to see what they’re most interested in and make your networking events meaningful and highly attended, by tailoring events to their needs.

受教育机会

Offering in-person or virtual learning opportunities for your chamber members is another way to add value to your 会员. Where do you get your speakers from? 你的成员! Your 室的工作人员 can put together weekly or monthly educational opportunities tailored to business growth, 经济增长, or navigating business challenges during the pandemic. Another great way to find out topics most important and interesting to your members is to poll them.

招聘网站

Businesses are struggling more than ever now to attract and retain talent. Adding a job board to your chamber website can help your members showcase employment opportunities for their business. 

推动你所在领域的发展

More and more 钱伯斯 and economic development organizations are partnering up and joining forces to grow their 地区. Collaborating with your area’s economic development organization can help show the prosperity and growth of the 地区 by showing that two organizations have a unified voice and mission.

Grouping like-minded business leaders

One way to get like-minded people together from your chamber 会员 is to host roundtable discussions or fireside chats. This approach is a mix of networking and educational opportunities but it can be an invitation-specific type of event that allows a meeting of the minds to discuss topics relevant to an industry, 地区, 或者新的创新. 

The biggest way to show your current and future constituents that your chamber is a resource to the community is to be one. We hope these 6 ideas engage your members and help your staff continue to provide great service to your community. If you have any questions about implementing these new strategies, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We look forward to connecting with you.

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