MISSION The Modesto Chamber of Commerce to serving theArea, greater MISSIONSTATEMENT: STATEMENT: The Modesto Chamber of Commerce is dedicatedistodedicated serving the greater Modesto regional businesses community prosperity through advocacy, collaboration, access to leaders, MISSION The Modesto Chamber of Commerce isthrough dedicated to serving the greater Modesto Area,STATEMENT: regional and businesses and community prosperity advocacy, collaboration, economic development, connectivity and business education.
Modesto Area,economic regional businesses and community prosperity through advocacy, collaboration, access to leaders, development, connectivity and business education. Toour execute our adopted mission have developed an acronym that helps keep us focused. access to leaders, economic connectivity and business education. That To execute adopted mission we development, havewe developed an acronym that helps keep us focused. That acronym is “CARES: Community, Advocacy, Relationships, Education and Service.” acronym is “CARES: Community, Relationships, Education andkeep Service.” That To execute our adopted missionAdvocacy, we have developed an acronym that helps us focused. acronym is “CARES: Community, Advocacy, Relationships, Education and Service.”
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
At its heart the Modesto Chamber is a community of likeminded
The Chamber serves the education community by hosting the
business owners who share the vision for enjoying a thriving economy
annual State of Business and Education event, by fund-raising for local
and creating and maintaining our community as a vibrant place to live,
students at the Ag Aware and Harvest Luncheon annual series, and
work and play. The Modesto Chamber is the go-to resource and
partnering with local schools and colleges to train and educate young
At its heart the Modesto Chamber is a community of likeminded
business owners who share the vision for enjoying a thriving economy
and creating and maintaining our community as a vibrant place to live,
work and play. The Modesto Chamber is the go-to resource and
The Chamber serves the education community by hosting the
annual State of Business and Education event, by fund-raising for local
students at the Ag Aware and Harvest Luncheon annual series, and partnering with local schools and colleges to train and educate young
facilitator of ideas and communication for nonprofits, governmental men and women, all in keeping with our pledge to help provide a ready facilitator of ideas and communication for nonprofits, governmental men and women, all in keeping with our pledge to help provide a ready
agencies, and community leaders. More More than than just ajust business club,club, the the workforce the Chamber Chamber agencies, and community leaders. a business workforcetotoserve serve local local employers. employers. Additionally, Additionally, the Modesto Chamber strives to affect its environment for positive educates its members on practical solutions and best practices through Modesto Chamber strives to affect its environment for positive educates its members on practical solutions and best practices through transformation by supporting change agents in the community. its Progress Magazine articles, monthly Chamber University and Seeds transformation by supporting change agents in the community. its Progress Magazine articles, monthly Chamber University and Seeds ofof Success speaker monthlycommittee committee Success speakerseries, series,workshops workshops and and seminars, seminars, monthly meetings, and SCORE counseling. meetings, and SCORE counseling.
ADVOCACY ADVOCACY
SERVICE SERVICE
Chamber Staff, Board of Directors and many of our topical
Chamber Staff, Board of Directors and many of our topical
committees, such as Economic Development and Government
committees, such as Economic Development and Government
Relations, are engaged and proactively representing our members by
Relations, are engaged and proactively representing our members by
The Chamber believes in service to the community and to its
The Chamber believes in service to the community and to its members. The Chamber Board and staff are active on many nonprofit
addressing business initiatives, addressing issues in our community members. The Chamber Board and staff are active on many nonprofit and government committees, donating their business expertise, time
addressing issues in our community and business working toinitiatives, relieve theaddressing regulatory burdens businesses endure due
and working toand relieve regulatory The burdens businesses due as to local statethe governments. Modesto Chamberendure gets results, to local shown and state Modestomore Chamber gets results, as by governments. recent victoriesThe in forming rational ADA legislation, shown by recent avictories in measure, forming electing more rational legislation, defeating no-growth businessADA friendly candidates, working alongside otherselecting to passbusiness Measure L, a candidates, local self-help defeating a no-growth measure, friendly measure, for our workingtransportation alongside others to and passchampioning Measure L,fora more local water self-help agribusiness, industry citizens. By working together, transportation measure, andand championing for more waterour formembers our are stronger together than they ever be on their own. agribusiness, industry and citizens. Bycould working together, our members
are stronger together than they could ever be on their own.
RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONSHIPS
The Modesto Chamber specializes in building relationships among business and serving as the nexus to businesses, nonprofit
The Modesto Chamber in building relationships and specializes governmental agencies. We hostamong monthly organizations, businessnetworking and serving the special nexusevents, to businesses, nonprofit events, as annual an annual trade show, and our long-running Gala. Membersagencies. also may serve committees or go organizations, and governmental We onhost monthly through the Leadership Modesto program wheretrade they will build longnetworking events, annual special events, an annual show, and term relationships with key leaders in the business world and or go our long-running Gala. Members also may serve on committees
andand government their resources. committees, The Chamberdonating also serves its business individualexpertise, members time by andhosting resources. Thecuttings Chamber alsointroduce serves itsa individual members ribbon which new business to theby
hosting ribbon cuttings introduce new business to the community, valuable and which cost effective (free) amarketing opportunities, community, costworkshops effective (free) marketing exposure valuable to social and media, and training for opportunities, our business partnersto andsocial their associates, and other free andtraining discounted exposure media, workshops and forresources. our business
partners and their associates, and other free and discounted resources.
C - Community
C - Community A - Advocacy
A - Advocacy
R - Relationships
R - Relationships E - Education
ES--Education Service S - Service
throughlocal the community. Leadership Modesto program where they will build longterm relationships with key leaders in the business world and local community.
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