Welcome to Washington Chamber of Commerce Executives
(WCCE).
WCCE is the professional development association for
Washington State Chamber professionals and their staff.
For over 50 years, WCCE has been the leader in bringing information,
resources and support to its members. The following is
an overview
of highly prioritized services and products that WCCE provides
to its membership:
Events
Annual Chamber Day in Olympia
Attendance: Chamber staff, leadership, volunteers & business community
Purpose: Joint meeting with the legislative leadership (house
and senate legislative leadership, Governor and/or Secretary
of State). One-on-one meetings with individual
legislators and state of Washington officials.
Northwest Chambers Leaders Conference
Date: March 2008
Attendance: Chamber Staff and Volunteers
Location: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
Annual Statewide Conference
Date: October 29, 30 & 31 - 2008
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Attendance: Chamber staff
Purpose: Information, education and network focused towards
the chamber professional and staff.
Services
Public Web Site
Address: http://www.wcce.org
Purpose: A portal web site for WCCE member chambers to direct
(nearly 1 million hits per year) traffic to their web sites.
Statewide Intranet (www.wachex.com)
Purpose: To provide access to all WCCE member chambers through
the use of current technology (computers & intranet)
to access information and resources to manage their chambers
of commerce.
Specifics: Username and password protected. Features of the
Intranet include: Email list serve, web site, discussion
board, email and a resource library. Microsoft has donated
software to WCCE for Washington State Chambers (postage & handling
charge only while supplies are limited).
Mentoring
Purpose: One-on-one support from experienced chamber professionals
that provide assistance to chamber executives and staff.
Scholarships
Purpose: To enable Chamber executives and staff with various
experience and financial levels to attend organization
management training.
Type: Scholarships to the US Chamber Institute for Organizational
Management ($1,000 value). Sponsored by
Lawton Printing and Leaming & Associates. Scholarships to the WCCE Annual Statewide Conference
Resource Library
Purpose: Provide and share easy to access information and
resources amongst the Washington State Chamber Community.
Communications
Publications
- A quarterly “Executive Extra” Newsletter
- WCCE Membership & Washington State Chamber Directory
Communications
- WCP eNewletter
- Career Opportunities Bulletin
WCCE Mission: Advancing Chambers of Commerce by connecting chamber professionals to information and resources they need to succeed through education, coordination and facilitation.
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