Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE; #chamberscholarships - Michigan Chamber Northwood University Scholarship - #BestChamber Practices: --- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Communications: How the government does it... Best Practices from Canadian, UK, and US Government Communicators; Famous #Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Participation)

Each year CCEM honors some outstanding programs and publications from our membership through the Awards of Excellence. Keep this application in mind as you are out in your community doing excellent things!

In an effort to honor, reward and celebrate the achievements of the outstanding work of the chamber professionals in the state of Missouri, we are pleased to announce the 10th Annual CCEM Awards of Excellence. This program will not only showcase the efforts of the chambers around the state, it is our hope that this program will give them the confidence to continue their professional development by participating in the ACCE Annual Awards for Communication Excellence.

Timeline for Participation

 
Summer – Call for Entries
An official call for entries will be publicized to all Chambers participating in the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri.

August 10 – Entry Deadline
See the entry requirement and guidelines for a complete list of entry requirements. Absolutely no entries will be accepted after the deadline.

CCEM 2013 Scolarships/Awards of Excellence Application

Michigan Chamber - Northwood University Partnership and Scholarship

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Northwood University have a shared goal of strengthening Michigan’s business climate through effective leadership. As Northwood University develops future leaders of a global, free-enterprise society, the Michigan Chamber promotes conditions favorable to job creation and business growth in Michigan.

$1,000 Scholarship - For Michigan Chamber Members Only!

Our partnership will provide a $1,000 Northwood University scholarship to first-time students who are full-time and living on the Midland Campus. To qualify, applicants must be an employee – or the spouse/child of an employee – who works for a Michigan Chamber of Commerce member in good standing.
This tuition scholarship is renewable annually as long as the recipient continues to meet the Michigan Chamber of Commerce membership qualifications and Northwood University eligibility criteria. Read more: Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Click here for the scholarship request form.

#BestChamber Practices: --- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Communications: How the government does it... Best Practices from Canadian, UK, and US Government Communicators

May 15 @ 11:00 AM

- 12:00 PM
How do you measure the success and effectiveness of your communications? Online or offline, how do you prove that your recent campaign truly helped your department or agency achieve its mission or goals?
Around the world, government communicators are facing a rapidly changing media landscape with new opportunities, and new challenges. Evaluating the impact and success of your communications activities has become far more than a “nice-to-have.” It is critical in determining if those activities assisted your department or agency in achieving distinct and measureable objectives and better communication outcomes for your audience. It is also critical to your credibility and perceived effectiveness as a communicator.
Sound familiar?
Join leading Canadian, U.K., and U.S. experts for a one-hour discussion on analytics, metrics, evaluation methods, and program performance measurement for government communicators. Miguel Gomez, Paul Njoku, Elayne Phillips, Karine Goneau-Lessard and Lori Fraser will share best practices and answer questions. Register today!

Agenda

1. Plan to evaluate – how to build measurement in as part of the planning process, how to benchmark early on and measure where you are before you start so that you can easily evaluate at the end.
2. Best practice for developing an evaluation strategy, setting realistic goals and demonstrating the success of the activities.
3. Measuring the right metrics – how to focus on what is important and what will demonstrate a real difference.
4. Reporting, alerting and sharing the results within the organization and sometimes externally.
5. Lessons learned – how to compare what you have achieved against the starting point position, how to sample the often huge volume of noise and the best ways to report internally so everyone can share the insight gained.

Get more information: DigitalGov

REGISTER NOW

Famous #Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Participation)


“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead

Source: Forbes 25/50