Best Practices

Chamber

Below 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 in the Accreditation process. We hope you find this to be a useful resource in preparing your application for submission.

Governance

• A 1.2 Bylaws Lynchburg Regional Chamber
• A 1.2 Bylaws Ocala-Marion County Chamber
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Dayton Area Chamber
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Lynchburg Regional Chamber
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Ocala-Marion County Chamber
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 1.4 Board Job Descriptions Beatrice Area Chamber
• A 1.4 Board Job Descriptions Dalton-Whitfield Chamber
• A 1.6 Board Evaluations McAllen Chamber
• A 1.6 Board Evaluations Manatee Chamber
• A 1.6 Board Evaluations North Myrtle Beach Chamber 
• A 1.6 Board Evaluations Rockport-Fulton Chamber
• A 1.6 Board Evaluations Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 1.7 List of Chamber Committees Dayton Area Chamber
• A 1.7 List of Chamber Committees Greater Springfield Chamber
• A 1.7 List of Chamber Committees Lynchburg Regional Chamber
• A 1.7 List of Chamber Committees Northern Kentucky Chamber
• A 1.7 List of Chamber Committees Rockport-Fulton Chamber
• A 1.7 List of Chamber Committees Sauk Valley Area Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Manual Dayton Area Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Agenda Greater Springfield Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Program Kankakee Regional Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Manual Lubbock Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Lubbock Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Manatee Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Bonita Springs Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Code of Conduct Newport Beach Chamber
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Program Tuscarawas County Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Support Material Bonita Springs Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Orientation Handbook Dayton Area Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Support Material Naperville Area Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Support Material Northern Kentucky Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Handbook Palm Desert Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Orientation Manual Rockport-Fulton Chamber

Finance

• A 2.1 Financial Policies Bonita Springs Chamber
• A 2.1 Financial Policies Dayton Area Chamber
• A 2.1 Financial Policies Eau Claire Area Chamber
• A 2.1 Financial Policies Joplin Area Chamber
• A 2.1 Financial Policies Melbourne Regional Chamber
• A 2.1 Financial Policies Olathe Chamber

Human Resources and Staff

• A 3.1 Employee Job Descriptions Albany Area Chamber
• A 3.1 Employee Job Descriptions Beatrice Area Chamber
• A 3.1 Employee Job Descriptions Dayton Area Chamber
• A 3.1 Employee Job Descriptions Greater Greer Chamber
• A 3.1 Personnel Policies Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 3.2 Personnel Policies Dalton-Whitfield Chamber
• A 3.2 Personnel Policies Manual Greater Springfield Chamber
• A 3.2 Whistleblower Policy Dayton Area Chamber
• A 3.2 Whistleblower Policy Hopkinsville-Christian County Chamber
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Agenda Ocala-Marion County Chamber
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Agenda Dalton-Whitfield Chamber
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Agenda Greater Springfield Chamber
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Program Kankakee Regional Chamber
• A 3.3 Staff Exam Palm Desert Chamber
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Agenda Shawnee Chamber
• A 3.4 Employee Performance Review Beatrice Area Chamber
• A 3.4 Employee Six-Month Self-Evaluation Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 3.4 Employee Performance Review Fishers Chamber
• A 3.4 Employee Performance Review Omaha Chamber
• A 3.4 Employee Performance Review Palm Desert Chamber
• A 3.4 Employee Performance Review Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber

Government Affairs

• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Chicagoland Chamber
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Dayton Area Chamber
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Dothan Chamber
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Greater Greer Chamber
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Houma-Terrebonne Chamber
• A 4.1 Public Policy Manual Newport Beach Chamber
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda North Myrtle Beach Chamber
• A 4.1 Public Policy Agenda Rockport-Fulton Chamber
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Shawnee Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Direct Mail
  • A 4.2 Direct Mail Charleston Metro Chamber
  • A 4.2 Direct Mail Dayton Area Chamber
  • A 4.2 Direct Mail Houma-Terrebonne Chamber
  • A 4.2 Direct Mail Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: E-Mail
  • A 4.2 E-Mail Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Town Hall Meetings
  • A 4.2 Town Hall Invitation Dayton Area Chamber
  • A 4.2 Town Hall Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Site Tours
  • A 4.2 Site Tour Charleston Metro Chamber
  • A 4.2 Site Tour Dothan Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: DC Fly-Ins
  • A 4.2 DC Fly-In Agenda Charleston Metro Chamber
  • A 4.2 DC Fly-In Lubbock Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Get Out The Vote
  • A 4.3 GOTV Charleston Metro Chamber
  • A 4.3 GOTV Manatee Chamber
  • A 4.3 GOTV Olathe Chamber
  • A 4.3 GOTV Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Legislative Scorecard
  • A 4.3 Legislative Scorecard Dayton Area Chamber
  • A 4.3 Legislative Scorecard Lubbock Chamber
  • A 4.3 Legislative Scorecard Northern Kentucky Chamber
  • A 4.3 Legislative Scorecard Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Endorsements
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Process Battle Creek Area Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Charleston Metro Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Lansing Regional Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Newport Beach Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Northern Kentucky Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Greater Omaha Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Fundraisers
  • A 4.3 Candidate Fundraisers Newport Beach Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Speeches/Debates
  • A 4.3 Candidate Forums Charleston Metro Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate Panel Rockport-Fulton
  • A 4.3 Candidate Debates Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement Candidate Boot Camp/Candidate School
  • A 4.3 Candidate Boot Camp Battle Creek Area Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate School Charleston Metro Chamber
  • A 4.3 Candidate School Agenda Rockport-Fulton Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Issue Advocacy
  • A 4.3 Issue Advocacy Chicagoland Chamber
  • A 4.3 Issue Advocacy Lubbock Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Ballot Initiatives
  • A 4.3 Ballot Initiatives Cobb Chamber
• A 4.4 Political Action Committee Material Dayton Area Chamber
• A 4.4 Political Action Committee Material Lansing Regional Chamber
• A 4.4 2008 BACPAC Ad Newport Beach Chamber
• A 4.4 Political Action Committee Material Saint Cloud Area Chamber

Program Development

• A 5.1 Annual Report Bonita Springs Chamber
• A 5.1 Annual Report Eau Claire Area Chamber
• A 5.1 Annual Report Joplin Area Chamber
• A 5.2 Strategic Plan Bristol Chamber
• A 5.2 Stragetic Plan Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 5.2 Strategic or Business Plan Greater Greer Chamber
• A 5.2 Short Term Business Plan Halifax County Chamber
• A 5.2 Strategic or Business Plan Sauk Valley Area Chamber
• A 5.2 Strategic or Business Plan Ventura Chamber
• A 5.3 Environmental Scan Hopkinsville-Christian County Chamber
• A 5.3 Environmental Scan Lynchburg Regional Chamber
• A 5.3 Environmental Scan McAllen Chamber
• A 5.3 Environmental Scan Melbourne Regional Chamber
• A 5.3 Environmental Scan Olathe Chamber
• A 5.3 Environmental Scan South Carolina State Chamber

Technology

• A 6.1 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Battle Creek Area Chamber
• A 6.1 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Naperville Area Chamber
• A 6.1 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Northern Kentucky Chamber
• A 6.1 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Ocala-Marion County Chamber
• A 6.1 Data Collection and Privacy Policy Rockport-Fulton Chamber
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Houma-Terrebonne Chamber
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Naperville Area Chamber
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Paducah Area Chamber
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Palm Desert Chamber
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber

Communication

• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Albany Area Chamber
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Fishers Chamber
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Olathe Chamber
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan St. Johns County Chamber
• A 7.2 Style Guide Bristol Chamber
• A 7.2 Style and Communications Guide Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 7.2 Style Guide Dayton Area Chamber
• A 7.2 Style and Communications Guide Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 7.2 Style Guide St. Johns County Chamber

Facilities

• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan East St. Tammany Chamber
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Houma-Terrebonne Chamber
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Joplin Area Chamber
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Melbourne Regional Chamber
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Rockport-Fulton Chamber