Chambers of commerce, like all non profit associations and groups often ask the questions: “How do we compare to other chambers" or “Are we doing things right"?

 

To help chambers better assess their performance as well as provide guidelines to experienced chamber professionals or new staff, a range of practical resource materials are now available through WCF.

 

Please visit our range of titles within the following categories:

 

 

 

Setting Up / Legal Issues

• Chambers of Commerce Under Public & Private Law
• The Nonprofit Board's Guide to Bylaws - Creating a Framework for Effective Governance
• Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Second Edition 
• Organization & Structure of Chambers of Commerce
• Preventing Fraud in Nonprofit Organizations 
• Step-by-Step: Nonprofit Legal Issues
• The Non Profit Mergers Workbook - The Leader's Guide to Considering, Negotiating, and Executing a Merger
• The Nonprofit Legal Landscape
• Tough Choices or Tough Times
• Better Bylaws: Creating Effective Rules for Your Non-Profit Board, Second Edition New!
  

Chamber Leadership

• 7 Measures of Success Implementation Guide and Assessment Tool    

• 7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don't     

   

• Assessment of the Chief Executive
• Assessment of the Chief Executive - Online version
• Assessment of the Chief Executive - Additional Questionnaires
• Association Compensation & Benefits Study, 2008-2009 Edition     
• Career Building for the Chamber Professional: A Definitive Guide to Moving Up in the Chamber World
• Chief Executive Succession Planning - The Board's Role in Securing Your Organization's Future
• CEO Succession Planning - Essential Guidance for Boards and CEOs, Second Edition New!
  
• Dollars and Sense: The Nonprofit Board's Guide to Determining Chief Executive Compensation
• Driving Strategic Planning - A Nonprofit Executive’s Guide      
• Driving Strategic Planning - A Nonprofit Executive's Guide, Second EditionNew!
• Governance as Leadership
  
• Hiring the Chief Executive (Revised) - A Practical Guide to the Search and Selection Process
• Leadership Roles in Nonprofit Governance
• Nonprofit Governance - Steering Your Organization with Authority and Accountability
• Nonprofit Executive Compensation:Planning, Programme and Pay
  
• Step-by-Step: A Chief Executive's Toolkit
• The Mark of a Leader   
• The New Governance Series
• The One Thing You Need To Know   
• The Power of Partnership: Principles and Practices for Creating Strategic Relationships Among Nonprofit Groups, For-Profit Organizations, and Government Entities   
• The Source: Twelve Principels of Governance that Power Exceptional Boards

Chamber Management

• Association Self-Auditing Process    
• Building the Capacity of Business Membership Organizations: Guiding Principles for Project Managers
• Business Associations for the 21st Century
• Chamber Financial Management Series
• Chief Executive Transitions: How to hire and support a Nonprofit CEO    
• Designing Your Future: Key Trends, Challenges, and Choices Facing Assocation and Nonprofit Leaders     
• Learning at Work
• Moving Beyond Founder's Syndrome to Nonprofit Success     
• Navigating the Organizational Lifecycle - A Capacity-Building Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
• Presenting: Strategic Planning - Choosing the Right Method for Your Nonprofit Organization
• Six Disciplines: Executive Revolution   
• Step-by-Step: Strategic Planning
• Strategic Planning - Design For the Future
• Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations
• The Decision to Volunteer: Why People Give Their Time and How You Can Engage Them  
• The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance 
• The One-Hour Activist
• Urgent Succession Planning
• Words That Work: It's Not What You Say It's What People Hear    

Chamber Board

• Assessment for Association Boards: Online Tool
• Assessment for Nonprofit Governing Boards: Online Tool
• Board Bookshelf: The Complete Library of BoardSource Publications, Videos and Multimedia Products
• Board Self-Assessment: Assess to Advance, online tool        
• Boards That Work, A Practical Guide to Building Effective Association Boards
• BoardSteps - The Framework for Effective Nonprofit Governance
• Chamber Executive (free access) NEW!
  
• Culture of Inquiry - Healthy Debate in the Boardroom                  
• Disaster Preparedness and Recovery - A Guide for Nonprofit Board Members and Executives
• Diversity: Who Should Sit At Your Table?
• Exceptional Board Practices: The Source In Action
• Extraordinary Board Leadership - The Seven Keys to High-Impact Governance
• Generating Buzz - Strategic Communications for Nonprofit Boards
• Getting on Board with Effective Orientation: A BoardSource Toolkit
  
• Govern more, Manage less New!
  
• Governance as Leadership - Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards
• Governance Index - Surveying the Nonprofit Landscape
• Governing for Growth: Using 7 Measures of Success to Strengthen Board Dialogue and Decision Making   
  
• Guide to Nonprofit Corporate Governance in the Wake of Sarbanes-Oxley
• High-Impact Governing in a Nutshell: 17 Questions That Board Members and CEOs Frequently Ask     NEW!
• How to Help Your Board Govern More and Manage Less
• Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
• Managing Conflicts of Interest - A Primer for Nonprofit Boards
• Meet Smarter - A Guide to Better Nonprofit Board Meetings
• Meeting, and Exceeding Expectations: A Guide to Successful Nonprofit Board Meetings, Second Edition     NEW!
• Meeting the Challenge - An Orientation to Nonprofit Board Service (DVD) 
• Meeting the Challenge - An Orientation to Nonprofit Board Service (Video) 
• Nonprofit Board Answer Book - Practical Guidelines for Board Members and Chief Executives         
• Nonprofit Dashboard: A Tool for Tracking Progress                                           
• Planned Giving - A Board Member's Perspective
• Presenting: Board Orientation, An Introductory Presentation for Nonprofit Board Members 
• Recruiting a Stronger Board - A BoardSource Toolkit     NEW!
• Self-Assessment for Community Foundation Boards: Online Tool
• Self-Assessment for Foundation Boards - Includes User's Guide and 10 Questionnaires
• Self-Assessment for Foundation Boards: Online Tool
• Self-Assessment of Nonprofit Governing Boards Kit - User's Guide and 10 Questionnaires
• Step by Step Recruitment and Orientation: A Four-Part System for Building your Board
• Step by Step Recruitment and Orientation: With DVD 
• Structures and Practices of Nonprofit Boards
• Structures and Practices of Nonprofit Boards, Second Edition

• Supporting the Decision to Join: What Association Boards Should Know and Do About Membership and Affiliation        

• Taming the Troublesome Board Member
• Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Second Edition
• The Board Building Cycle - Nine Steps to Finding, Recruiting, and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members (With Diskette)  
• The Board Chair Handbook, Second Edition 
• The Business Professional's Guide to Nonprofit Board Service
• The Governance Series
• The New Governance Series       
• The Nonprofit Board's Role in Mission, Planning and Evaluation, Second Edition     
• The Nonprofit Board's Role in Planning and Evaluation
• The Nonprofit Board's Role in Setting and Advancing the Mission 
• The Nonprofit Chief Executive's Ten Basic Responsibilities
• The Nonprofit Policy Sampler
• The Principles Workbook: Steering Your Board Toward Good Governance and Ethical Practice     
• The Ripple Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Audio Version of Teleconference Seminar
• The Source: Twelve Principles of Governance That Power Exceptional Boards
• The Strategic Board - The Step-by-Step Guide to High-Impact Governance
• To Go Forward, Retreat! - The Board Retreat Handbook
• Transforming Board Structure - Strategies for Committees and Task Forces

Chamber Committees

• Advisory Councils
• Development Committee
• Executive Committee
• Financial Committees
• Governance Committee
• The Committee Series

Finance & Fundraising

• Accountability - The Buck Stops Here  
• Capital Campaigns - Constructing a Successful Fund-Raising Drive
• Fearless Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards - Second Edition   
• Fearless Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards - Revised Edition!
• Financial Management Handbook
• Financial Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Second Edition
• Fundraising Fitness - A BoardSourceToolkit New!
  
• Fundraising Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards, Second Edition  
• Income Generating Activities of Chambers of Commerce
• Minding the Money - An Investment Guide for Nonprofit Board Members
• Nonprofit Essentials Kit
• Not-For-Profit Accounting, Tax, and Reporting Requirements
• Not-For-Profit Budgeting and Financial Management
• Non-Profit Fundraising 
• Presenting: Fund-Raising - The Board Member's Role in Resource Development
• Step-by-Step: Fundraising with DVD
• Step-by-Step: Fundraising with VHS
• Speaking of Money - A Guide to Fund-Raising for Nonprofit Board Members (DVD)
• Speaking of Money - A Guide to Fund-Raising for Nonprofit Board Members (Video)
• Step-By-Step: Nonprofit Financials
• Surviving the Financial Crisis     NEW!
• The Nonprofit Survival Guide - Finding Your Way in the New Economy
• Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements
• Unlocking Profit Potential - Your Organization's Guide to Social Entrepreneurship
• Who's Minding the Money?    
  

Chamber Membership

• Keeping Members: The Myths & Realities
• Member Retention Kit
• The Decision to Join: How Individuals Determine Value and Why They Choose to Belong     NEW!
• The Real Value of Joining a Local Chamber of Commerce      
• The Essentials of Membership Development 

Chamber Operations

• 2006-07 Chamber Operations Report 
• 4th World Chambers Congress CD-ROM
• Career Building for the Chamber Professional
• Chamber Communications: A Guide to Preparing Publicity and Publications for Chambers of Commerce
• Chamber Professionals Salary & Benefits Survey, 2004 Edition
• Compendium of Dues Formulas, 2005 Edition  
• Enhancing Committee Effectiveness, Guidelines & Policies for Committee Administration 
• Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory (Book and CD) 
• Edwards Disaster Recovery Directory (Book only) 
• Making Your Chamber Make A Difference 
• Merging Chambers and EDOs 
• Model Policies and Procedures 
• The Nonprofit Policy Sampler
• Work the Pond! Use the Power of Positive Networking to Leap Forward in Work and Life             

Chamber Services

• Making the Most of Trade Fairs
• The Role of Chambers of Commerce in Import Management
• The Role of Chambers of Commerce in Trade Facilitation
• Trade Information Services of Chambers of Commerce

Small Business

• Chambers of Commerce: Services to SMEs

• Fraud & Embezzlement in Small Business
• The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth

 

 

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