Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
Action Plan 2:
We plan to:
Leadership Development: It is vital
for us to develop future Chamber and
community leaders and networks.
Action Plan 1:
We Plan To:
The Emporia Area Chamber and
Visitors Bureau is an advocate for its
broad and diverse member businesses,
providing leadership in critical
business, social and civic issues.
• Continually seek ways to
improve and grow the value
and effectiveness of Leadership
Emporia.
• Explore methods to educate the
Leadership Emporia Alumni on
the new theories and strategies
adopted in the Leadership Emporia
program.
• Partner with Emporia Next and
help establish a foundation for
young professionals to stay in our
community.
Be the #1 Voice for Emporia’s
Business Community
We Plan To:
• Support a 2015 joint Legislative
Agenda with other community
partners.
• Provide opportunities to our
members to meet with elected
officials.
Action Plan 3:
• Increase communications with our
members and the public concerning
issues vital to the business
community.
Community Visioning: The Emporia
Area Chamber will take the lead in
efforts to create a community vision.
• Expand Chamber’s relationship with
elected officials at local, state, and
federal levels.
We Plan To:
• Work in partnership with community
organizations to move the visioning
process forward.
Action Plan 2:
Be proactive in business
development for our membership.
We Plan To:
Business Advocacy and
Development
The Emporia Area Chamber of
Commerce and Convention & Visitors
Bureau is the community’s leading
advocate and champion for business.
Its primary objective is to create a
climate of growth and success in our
community and the surrounding area.
By leveraging the support, talent, and
resources of its diverse businesses
and members, the Emporia Area
Chamber and Visitors Bureau is one
of the leading organizations helping
to improve the economic vitality and
quality of life for everyone.
• Act as a liaison between business
and education by strengthening
our partnerships with Emporia
State University, Flint Hills
Technical College, and all the K-12
institutions.
• Educate members on the ways to
utilize technology in their business.
• Be a recognized resource for
business and professional contacts,
as well as the premier business
improvement network.
• Define and develop our
relationships throughout the
community, create alliances, and
take action.
January 2015
Date
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Organizational and Operational
Sustainability
The Emporia Area Chamber of
Commerce and Convention & Visitors
Bureau was given a gift of a beautiful
facility in 1996. It is the commitment
of the Board of Directors to keep it as
a shining front door to our community
and its visitors for years to come.
We plan to:
Action Plan 1:
Fundraising: We will continue
to explore avenues to raise nondues revenues within our budget. In
looking at these avenues, we will keep
our members in mind and look for
programs that are forward thinking
and bring value to our members.
We Plan to:
• Partner with the Kansas Leadership
Center in promoting their program
Your Leadership Edge.
• Investigate programs that will
help sustain the Chamber budget
either to help maintain the dues
investments by our members and/
or impact the members’ bottom
line and provide net income to the
Chamber.
Action Plan 2:
Improve the branding and marketing
of the Chamber through the utilization
of technology.
We Plan To:
• Work with the Visitors Bureau
injunction with their new branding.
• Determine appropriate staff
members to manage technology.
• Develop a marketing plan for the
organization.