• 84% Member Retention
• Net 90 Members • 1,616 Total Members • $392,000+ in New Member Revenue
65 Grassroots leaders working to change public discourse through positive messages on our region’s growth and development
• Provide public comment on Mount Pleasant Building Permit Allocation ordinance and pine tree protection • Addressed multiple elected councils on housing attainability crisis, resulting in invitation to serve on Charleston County’s Housing Task Force
• Amplified the housing crisis message through weekly social media posts and participation in 3-part video series
participated in Chamber Leadership programs
invested in students through Accelerate Scholarships
students awarded scholarships in 2018
total scholarships since 2014
Almost 30,000 members engaged with the Chamber through programs, events and social media
introduced students to a career in the high-demand construction field
Job training Hours
Volunteers
High Schools
• High Demand employee business designate exact hard and soft skills needed for employee success • Four public school systems look to integrate expectations into high school curriculum • What is needed by employers being matched to what is being taught in the classrooms
3,160+ members attended 87 programs, events and meetings, representing more than 700 organizations
increase in businesses represented compared to 2017
All endorsed candidates were elected for: Charleston County School Board
Dorchester District 2 School Board
Charleston County Council
Dorchester County Council
Automatic Stay
Nuisance Lawsuit
Expungement
High Tech Worker Incentives
Mark Clark Expressway Funding
• Presented to 1,000+ business and community leaders
• 20+ media exposures • 36,700+ digital and social media exposures
Awarded by the Association of Chamber of Commerce in the metro chamber category
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.� - Marcus Aurelius