An Action Alert is a message that the Chamber sends to businesses, members and community stakeholders calling on them to take action to influence public policy.
Typically, Action Alerts are in reference to a timely issue, where prompt action is needed in order to affect upcoming decisions. Our One-Click Letter makes it easy!
Typically, Action Alerts are in reference to a timely issue, where prompt action is needed in order to affect upcoming decisions. Our One-Click Letter makes it easy!
Our One-Click Letter Gets Your Voice Heard!
Fill out a simple form and your message is automatically sent to elected officials!
One of the most effective and often underused strategies available to the the Chamber is grassroots advocacy. Generally defined as “the basic source of support from the ground up,” grassroots advocacy includes organizing, mobilizing, and engaging the public and businesses to advocate for themselves.
The value of this form of advocacy is that it is driven by the business people. It is grounded in the belief that business people matter and that their collective voices are powerful in influencing elected officials and in shaping policies at all levels of government.
Last year:
Fill out a simple form and your message is automatically sent to elected officials!
One of the most effective and often underused strategies available to the the Chamber is grassroots advocacy. Generally defined as “the basic source of support from the ground up,” grassroots advocacy includes organizing, mobilizing, and engaging the public and businesses to advocate for themselves.
The value of this form of advocacy is that it is driven by the business people. It is grounded in the belief that business people matter and that their collective voices are powerful in influencing elected officials and in shaping policies at all levels of government.
Last year:
- Number of Action Alerts issued: 15
- Number of Action Alerts One-Click-Letters sent to elected officials: 1,056
- Number of businesses participating in lobbying activities: 337
- Chamber supported and lobbied for 18 pro-business bills
Your voice is essential to protecting our free enterprise system! As a business advocate we need you to emphasize our core principles of the free enterprise, and remind elected officials that removing obstacles to job creation and economic growth is paramount.
The Chamber Promise
The Chamber Promise reflects our fervently-held belief that the health of the business community and the health of larger community in which it lives are inextricable. And our work – is central to the success of the community as a whole.
We provide candidate forums, Action Alerts, publish scorecards as a public service, and we are privileged and proud to play a role in the democratic process.
The Chamber Promise reflects our fervently-held belief that the health of the business community and the health of larger community in which it lives are inextricable. And our work – is central to the success of the community as a whole.
We provide candidate forums, Action Alerts, publish scorecards as a public service, and we are privileged and proud to play a role in the democratic process.
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