Get More Mileage Out of Your Membership

MEMBERSHIP TUNE-UP

West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce

Meet Your WDM ChamberService Team

Director of Chamber

Operations

Linda Hulleman

Membership Coordinator

Deb Bengtson

President

Chris Voggesser

WDM Chamber History• Established in 1924 as Valley

Junction Commercial Club

• Name changed to West Des Moines Commercial Club in 1940

• Finally named West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce in 1946

• 1971 – Big Change in organizational structure Became affiliate of the Des Moines Chamber (now Partnership)

WDM Chamber History• Same arrangement for 35 years• WDM Chamber became fully independent

in 2006 once again

WDM Chamber Membership Numbers

WDM Chamber Organizational Structure

Board of Directors

Executive Board

WDM Development Connection

Advisory Board

Director of Chamber

Operations

WDM Leadership Advisory Board

President/CEO

Chamber Staff

WDM Chamber Executive Board

Vice Chair

Rose Breuss

McGowen Hurst Clark & Smith

Treasurer

Sid Ramsey

Iowa Health -

Des Moines

Secretary

DeanWhitake

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First National

Bank

Chair

Tammy Cline

Career Search

Associates

WDM Chamber Breakdown

Chamber Staff

Communications

Finance

Gov’t Relations

Sponsorship

AMAYZing Days Task

Force

Zing into Spring

Golf Task Force

Young ProfessionalsBusiness

Boot Camp

Ambassadors

Programming

Membership

Director of Chamber

Operations

WDM Development Connection Breakdown

Chamber/DC President

Communications

Finance

Job Expo Officials Steak Fry

Strategic Projects Fund

BRE/Recruitment

Government Advocacy

Bus Tour

Ec. Dev Programmin

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Advisory Board

Accreditation• Awarded the three-star designation of

Accreditation in June of 2008

• Because of this accredidation, our Chamber is within the top 4% of Chambers nationwide

GDMP/Affiliate Relationship

• Strategic Leadership Council – Partnership Business Directory– Washington DC Lobbying Trip– Regional Business After

Hours Events– Chamber Night at

Principal Park– Shared problem solving

Recharge Your Batteries

Networking OpportunitiesYou’re not in this alone - bring your co-workers!

1. Breakfast B4 Businesses

• Held the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 7:30 am to 8:30 am

• No Cost to Attend

2. Business After Hours• Held the 4th Thursday of every month from

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm• No Cost to Attend

3. Rush Hour Held monthly on various days from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

4. New View After Hours/Luncheons

• Held the First Thursday of the month. Minimal charge to attend

5. Regional Business After Hours

• Held the 3rd Thursday of every month from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

• No Cost to Attend

6. Monthly Luncheons• Held on the 2nd Thursday of every month from

11:30 am to 1:00 pm• Speed Networking• Past Luncheon Speakers:

State Auditor David Vaudt

Laura HollingsworthDes Moines

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7. Other Networking Events

• Annual Golf Event with Urbandale and Clive Chambers

• Fun Night at Principal Park with all Affiliate Chambers

• Citizen of the Year Reception

Dust off Your ManualsChamber Educational Programs

Quarterly Lunch and Learns

• NEW series • 3 seminars held this year• Various topics under development

Leadership Academy• 3rd Year of Classes• Intensive Leadership Development• Classes begin in September• Meet monthly for 9 months• 30 participants per year• Class Project • Applications are taken in the summer – deadline at the end of June• www.wdmleaders.org

Political Affairs: On the local level . . .

Your Chamber works closely with city government

• Committee Chair: Chamber Vice President• GDMP Day on the Hill/DC Trip• Legislative Forums & Candidate Forums

Legislative Forums & Candidate Forums

• School Board Forum• City Council Forum• Iowa House

Candidate Forum

Insure Your Investment• Online Membership Directory• Phone referrals

from office• Job listing service• Sponsorship

Opportunities Listing

• Mailing Labels

What about Social Media?

Put the Spark in Your Plugs!

Advertising and

Promotional Opportunities

“I urge every member out there to engage themselves in the Chamber.  We achieve SO MUCH MORE collectively than we can alone.”

Paul Kirpes2010 BCA

Representative

Monthly Sponsorships

• Looking for 2011 sponsors

• Oldies But Goodies!

– Breakfast B4 Business– Business After Hours– Monthly Luncheons

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Music in the Junction

• Volunteer in the beverage tent

• $150 per week

• May-September

• 200 koozies

• Company banner

• Announcement from the stage

Music in the Junction

Membership Tune-Up

• Banner display

• Logo on promo materials

• Meet & greet attendees

• Intro, welcome & commercial

• Materials in packets

• Only $200 per session or $500 for entire year

New View

• WDM Chamber Young Professionals

• Established in 2010

• Events usually held first Thursday of the month

• Sponsor an event for $300 or $1000 for the year

• Logo on all promo materials

• Banner and handouts at event

WDM Chamber Rush HoursEnjoy the Rush

• NEW!

• 4-6 PM

• Flexible Scheduling

• Sponsor for only $350 for $1,500 forthe year

Annual Golf OutingWild West Golf Shoot-Out

Operation Thank You

• Personal visits to each Chamber member business

• Small “Leave behind” gift and Chamber materials

• Insert your flyer or brochure

• Sponsorships: $300

Even More Opportunities• Deal of the Week and Peek of the

Week• Zing into Spring 5K & 10K Fun

Run/Walk• Trade Opportunities

Check out the website for the complete listing

Put the Rubber to the Road

• 6 formal committees and 6 special event task forces

Benefits of Being Involved:• Develop deeper relationships• Show your leadership and creativity skills• Give back to the community and promote your

involvement to help your business

Programming• Committee purpose:

– Review– Analyze– Strive to improve

• Strategize new events

Edye BeckermanLambert & Ewers

Smoked Meats

Communications• Committee Purpose

– Monitor– Update– Improve

• Communication needs• BCA Campaign

Belong, Connect, Achieve

Jeremy Schultz

Government Relations

• Partnership’s State & Federal Initiatives

• Capital Improvement• Community Development• Sponsor Public Forums• Appoint Liaisons• Partnership’s annual DC Trip

Membership/Ambassadors

• Help you get the most out of your membership• Assist with Ribbon Cuttings• Encourage new member involvement• Attend most events

Ribbon Cuttings

Amerigem

Ribbon Cuttings

Methodist West Hospital

Sponsorship“Idea Committee”

• Identify sponsor opportunities• Formulate sponsor benefits• Sponsorship Sales

Various Task Forces

• Golf Task Force• Zing into Spring• A-May-Zing Days• New View• WDM Dev. Conn.

Map Your Journeywww.wdmchamber.org

• Event Registration• Calendar of Events• On-line Payments• Newsroom Page• Monthly Newsletters

Get Outta Town!

Opportunities to Learn More About the Partnership and Affiliates

23 Affiliates

Benefits

• Published in Regional Investor & Membership Directory

• Access to MarketSource• 5 Partnership Focuses

– Regional Economic Development– Regional Workforce Development– Downtown Development– Health & Fitness– Affiliate Regional Member Business Development

How We Stay Connected• Affiliate Presidents Council – Monthly

• Public Policy Committee

• Small Business Advisory Committee

• Communications Advisory Committee• Regional Ec. Dev. Practitioners-

Monthly

One Voice Weekly

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www.wdmchamber.org