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 Grapevine Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.2 Bylaws Lynchburg Regional Chamber
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Metro South Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.3 Organization Chart Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.4 Board Job Descriptions Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.4 Board Job Descriptions Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.4 Board Job Descriptions Dalton-Whitfield Chamber
• A 1.5 Board Evaluations Battle Creek Area Chamber
• A 1.5 Board Evaluations Frisco Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.5 Board Evaluations Michigan West Coast Chamber
• A 1.5 Board Evaluations Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.5 Board Evaluations Garland Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.5 Board Evaluations North Myrtle Beach Chamber
• A 1.6 List of Chamber Committees Lawton Fort Still Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.6 List of Chamber Committees Lee's Summit  
• A 1.6 List of Chamber Committees Northern Kentucky Chamber
• A 1.7 Board Orientation Manual Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.7 Board Orientation Manual Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Manual McKinney Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Manual Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.8 Board Orientation Manual Manatee Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Support Material Bonita Springs Chamber
• A 1.9 Committee Orientation Manual Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.9 Committee Support Material Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce
• A 1.9 Committee Support Material Northern Kentucky Chamber

Finance

• A 2.1 Financial Policies Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
• A 2.1 Financial Policies Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce
• A 2.1 Financial Policies Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce
• 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 Michigan Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.1 Personnel Policies Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.2 Personnel Policies Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.2 Personnel Policies Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.2 Personnel Policies Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
• A 3.2 Personnel Policies Cobb Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.2 Personnel Policies Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.2 Whistleblower Policy Dayton Area Chamber
• A 3.2 Whistleblower Policy Hopkinsville-Christian County Chamber
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Agenda Dalton-Whitfield Chamber
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Agenda Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.3 Employee Orientation Agenda Wausau Region Chamber of Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.4 Year-Round Employee Performance Self-Assessment Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 3.4 Employee Performance Review Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce
• A 3.4 Employee Performance Review Palm Desert Chamber

Government Affairs

• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
• A 4.1 Legislative Agenda Shawnee Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Direct Mail
  • A 4.2 Direct Mail Cobb Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.2 Direct Mail Greater Louisville, Inc.
  • A 4.2 Direct Mail Houma-Terrebonne Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: E-Mail
  • A 4.2 E-Mail Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.2 E-Mail Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.2 E-Mail Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Town Hall Meetings
  • A 4.2 Town Hall Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.2 Town Hall Frisco Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.2 Town Hall Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Site Tours
  • A 4.2 Site Tour Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.2 Site Tour Dothan Chamber
  • A 4.2 Site Tour Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: DC Fly-Ins
  • A 4.2 DC Fly-In St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.2 DC Fly-In Lubbock Chamber
  • A 4.3 DC Fly-In Longview Chamber of Commerce
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Get Out The Vote
  • A 4.3 GOTV Habersham County Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 GOTV St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 GOTV Olathe Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Legislative Scorecard
  • A 4.3 Legislative Scorecard Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Legislative Scorecard Tucson Metro Chamber
  • A 4.3 Legislative Scorecard Northern Kentucky Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Endorsements
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate Endorsements Northern Kentucky Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Fundraisers
  • A 4.3 Candidate Fundraisers McLean County Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate Fundraisers Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate Fundraisers Newport Beach Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Speeches/Debates
  • A 4.3 Candidate Speeches/Debates Cobb Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate Speeches/Debates Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate Speeches/Debates Longview Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate Forums Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement Candidate Boot Camp/Candidate School
  • A 4.3 Candidate School McLean County Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate School Longview Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Candidate School Charleston Metro Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Issue Advocacy
  • A 4.3 Issue Advocacy Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Issue Advocacy Habersham County Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Issue Advocacy Longview Chamber of Commerce 
  • A 4.3 Issue Advocacy Chicagoland Chamber
• A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Ballot Initiatives
  • A 4.3 Ballot Initiatives Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
  • A 4.3 Ballot Initiatives Cobb Chamber
  • A 4.3 Ballot Initiatives Longview Chamber of Commerce
• 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 Garland Chamber of Commerce
• A 5.1 Annual Report Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
• A 5.2 Strategic Plan Garland Chamber of Commerce
• A 5.2 Strategic Plan Cobb Chamber of Commerce
• A 5.2 Strategic Plan Greater Louisville, Inc.
• A 5.2 Strategic Plan Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
• A 5.3 Environmental Scan Bossier Chamber of Commerce
• 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 Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
• A 6.1 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
• A 6.1 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 6.1 Data Protection and Privacy Policy Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Frisco Chamber of Commerce
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
• A 6.2 Technology Plan Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce

Communication

• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Frisco Chamber of Commerce
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Bristol Chamber of Commerce
• A 7.1 Communications and Marketing Plan Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber
• A 7.2 Style Guide Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce
• A 7.2 Style Guide Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 7.2 Style Guide Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce
• A 7.2 Style Guide Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Facilities

• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Cobb Chamber of Commerce
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Joplin Area Chamber
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Melbourne Regional Chamber
• A 8.1 Crisis Plan Rockport-Fulton Chamber