The COFACC Resource Center provides our community a central location for valuable knowledge resources for best practices, operations, and marketing of their respective businesses and chambers/associations. As a community of leaders, we aim make sure that our partner chamber’s leaders and members have the tools and expertise needed to empower them as champions for our Filipino-American business community.
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Best Practices Resources
The following table contains resources such as articles and white papers that pertain to specifically to chambers/associations.
| Title | Description | Category | Date | resource_category_hfilter |
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| Chamber 101 Membership Onboarding | This document is a sample member onboarding presentation for a chamber. This can be utilized as a template for a chamber creating their own oboarding presentation. File Download Download:Â … | Chamber Retention | September 12, 2022 | chamber-retention |
| Grant Presentation | This is a sample grant presentation, provided to organizations when announcing a grant opportunity. This resource can be utilized by a chamber to familiarize themselves with what can be expected … | Chamber Ways & Means | September 12, 2022 | chamber-ways-means |
| Sample Membership Checklist | This checklist is intended to be given to chamber members to help ensure that they are taking the necessary steps to maximize their membership from their end. File Download … | Chamber Retention | September 12, 2022 | chamber-retention |
| Sample Template for a Chamber President Duties & Responsibilities | This document provides a sample “job description” for the role of chamber president & CEO. Chambers can utilize this resource as a guide when defining out this position in either … | Chamber Leadership | September 12, 2022 | chamber-leadership |
| Sample Template for Board of Director Leadership Manual Table of Content | This document presents a sample table of content for a BOD Leadership Manual. Chambers can utilize this document as a guide for what should be included when developing their own … | Chamber Leadership | September 12, 2022 | chamber-leadership |
| Content Strategies That Will Increase Member Engagement | Information on content strategies which we can utilize for chamber corporate communications, website admin and membership recruitment. This will also teach you how effective our current website homepage and social … | Chamber Marketing | July 6, 2022 | chamber-marketing |
| Sample Template of an Advanced Chamber Marketing | For chambers who are in a position to utilize or are already doing email marketing campaigns, this guide is a sample template that outlines tips for Email Marketing Campaigns which … | Chamber Marketing | July 6, 2022 | chamber-marketing |
| Eight Great Responses to Membership Sales Objections | A nice to read article by Frank Kenny (Chamber Professionals) on How to Handle (right responses) Chamber Membership Sales Objections. Good material for MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT. File Download Download: Eight Great … | Chamber Recruitment | July 6, 2022 | chamber-recruitment |
| Sample Template for Succession Plan | This comprehensive document gives an entire binder details from roles within an organization to a checklist of responsibilities and job descriptions, to a breakdown of each chamber’s event and the … | Chamber Leadership | July 6, 2022 | chamber-leadership |
| Sample Template for Membership Retention Outreach Guidelines | This is an excellent, MUST READ resource that details a structured approach to executing member retention activities. There is an action item list, outreach ideas, and a 2-yr Plan that … | Chamber Retention | July 6, 2022 | chamber-retention |
| Sample Template for Guidelines for Hosting Business Events After Hours | This document provides a helpful checklist of items to consider when putting together an after hours networking event for your chambers. This can be very useful and be given to … | Chamber Operations | July 6, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Sample Template for Onboarding Board Members – Roles and Responsibilities | This document can be used to present to new board members to help communicate roles and responsibilities of serving as a board member of the organization. This document also includes … | Chamber Leadership | July 6, 2022 | chamber-leadership |
| Sample Template for Government Affairs Committee Operating Guidelines | For chamber boards looking to implement a Government Affairs committee. This document outlines the expectations, roles & responsibilities for committee members and provides guidance on the expected outputs and function … | Chamber Operations | July 6, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Sample Template for Event Decision Matrix | For boards to use during their strategic planning stage for the upcoming year, this matrix provides a good documented approach toward making a decision on if an particular event idea … | Chamber Operations | July 6, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Sample Template for Creating Corporate Sponsorhip Packages | This document is a sample of a corporate sponsorship packet a chamber board can create to solicit event sponsorship or general chamber sponsorship from corporate entities. File Download Download: Sample … | Chamber Operations | July 6, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Sample Template for Chamber Instagram Takeover Concept | For Chambers with Instagram accounts or those planning to expand its social media channels by going into Instagram, you may want to try this innovative strategy of allowing your member … | Chamber Marketing | July 6, 2022 | chamber-marketing |
| Sample Template for Board Member Self-evaluation | This document is a sample questionnaire form that should be given to every board member or potential board member when determining if the have the capability or capacity to commit … | Chamber Leadership | July 6, 2022 | chamber-leadership |
| Sample Template for Ambassador Handbook | This document is a sample handbook for the establishment and function of an Ambassador Committee. This handbook is ideal for a chamber looking to establish an Amabassador program for their … | Chamber Operations | July 6, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Sample Template for Ambassadors Code of Conduct | This document is a sample Code of Conduct agreement that each chamber ambassador should read and sign. This helps set the expecations and responsibilities of an ambassador. File Download Download: … | Chamber Operations | July 6, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Sample Event Committee Policy Template | This document is a sample event committee policy charter. It describes the expectations, roles & responsibilites of standing a Event Committee for your chamber. This document is good to have … | Chamber Operations | July 6, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Sample Strategic Plan Template | This is a sample Strategic Plan report document a chamber could use as a template for their own chambers. It is important that each Chamber leadership team will commit itself … | Chamber Startup | July 6, 2022 | chamber-startup |
| Sample Foundation ByLaws | This is a sample By Laws document a chamber could use as a template for their own chamber by laws. File Download Download: Sample Foundation ByLaws | Chamber Startup | July 6, 2022 | chamber-startup |
| The Future of Chambers | The pandemic has changed our lives and how we do business forever. Adapting to this new reality is key. This video and attached article give some tips on how to … | Chamber Operations | May 12, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Roberts Rules Cheat Sheet | An easy and concise cheat sheet on the Robert’s Rules of Order for running official meetings. File Download Download link: Robert’s Rules Cheat Sheet | Chamber Operations | August 30, 2020 | chamber-operations |
| How-to Video: Updating Your Member Directory Profile | Learn how update your member directory profile* on your chamber’s website. This is an important tool available to chamber members, and a benefit that they should definitely maximize. *This applies … | Member How-to | August 26, 2020 | member-how-to |
| Why You Should Join a COFACC Partner Chamber | This is a marketing flyer to be utilized by partner chambers when marketing their own chamber. This provides a great look at the many benefits associated with joining a chamber … | Chamber Marketing | August 18, 2020 | chamber-marketing |
| Leveraging Technology to Streamline Your Non Dues Revenue | This is a fantastic guide on best practices for leveraging technology streamline chamber revenue. This guide presents a different perspective to take during this unprecedented shift in the way the … | Chamber Operations | August 18, 2020 | chamber-operations |
| COFACC Journey To Success | This is a one-page “snapshot” marketing flyer for COFACC answering the who/what/why information of the organization. This flyer is great for individual chambers to utilize in showing why their organization … | Chamber Marketing | August 18, 2020 | chamber-marketing |
| Chamber Recruitment Flyer: Wanting to Do Business FilAm Community? | This flyer is intended for Partner Chambers to utilize in recruiting new members who wish to do business within the Filipino American community. This flyer presents the prospect with the … | Chamber Marketing | August 18, 2020 | chamber-marketing |
| Detailed Checklist to Charter a Chamber | This glossary is an accompaniment document for the Step-by-Step Guide to Chartering Your Chamber. It provides detailed list and timeline of execution for the various steps discussed herein to the … | Chamber Startup | August 17, 2020 | chamber-startup |
| Glossary of Documents & Descriptions | This glossary is an accompaniment document for the Step-by-Step Guide to Chartering a Chamber. It provides additional detailed information defining the documents and concepts discussed herein to the main guide. … | Chamber Startup | August 17, 2020 | chamber-startup |
| Robert’s Rules of Order During Meetings | This is a full, original public domain guide explaining the Robert’s Rules of Order when conducting official proceedings across all levels of government, including chambers of commerce and business association … | Chamber Operations | August 17, 2020 | chamber-operations |
| Step by Step Guidelines in Chartering Your Chamber | For Chambers in the COFACC Chamber “Fast Start” Program, this guide takes you through the necessary steps in order to get your organization registered with the State, and all the … | Chamber Startup | August 17, 2020 | chamber-startup |
| Chamber Master Onboarding Deck | A reference guide for onboarding new members to your chamber. This guide was presented by John Swing during our Strategic Planning meeting. The guide was created by the Chamber Masters … | Chamber Operations | August 17, 2020 | chamber-operations |
Business Resources
The following table contains resources such as articles and white papers that pertain to individual businesses.
| Title | Description | Category | Date | resource_category_hfilter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants.gov Newsletter | May 2022 | Check out the monthly newsletter … | Chamber Operations | May 12, 2022 | chamber-operations |
| Free Google Career Skills Workshops – Grow with Google | Free skills development trainings offered … | Personal Development | May 12, 2022 | personal-development |
| City of LA Business Resources One Sheet – August 2020 | A convenient “one sheet” collection … | City-Based Programs | August 26, 2020 | city-based-programs |
Marketing/Media/Press Resources
The following table contains communications materials (i.e. logos/graphics) that can be used in chamber communications or by media/press outlets.
