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 Communications with Elected Officials: E-Mail
- A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Town Hall Meetings
- A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: Site Tours
- A 4.2 Communications with Elected Officials: DC Fly-Ins
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Get Out The Vote
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Legislative Scorecard
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Endorsements
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Fundraisers
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Candidate Speeches/Debates
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement Candidate Boot Camp/Candidate School
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Issue Advocacy
- A 4.3 Documentation of Political Involvement: Ballot Initiatives
- 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.