Membership 101

1. Welcome to
The Chamber of
Manitowoc County

2. Mission Statement
“The Chamber of Manitowoc County
is a membership driven organization
that provides resources and services
to promote a healthy and prosperous
business environment.”

3. Staff
 Karen Nichols - Executive Director
 Abbey Quistorf - Finance and Program Manager
 Callie Brice– Business Engagement Coordinator
 Stephanie Leonhard– Business Engagement
Coordinator

4.  Tuesday Tidbits
– 85 words or less
– Used for
announcements
– Distributed via email
– Submit by 12:00 p.m.
Mondays to
tuesdaytidbits@chambermanitowoc
county.org
– Advertisements
available
YOUR BUSINESS IS PROMOTED

5.  Chamber Savings Card
– Offers special discounts to members & their
employees
– Discounts available at more than 80 local
establishments
– 20,000 area employees carry these cards

6.  Business Minute Video
– Short 1 minute video for YouTube/Facebook
– Overview of Business, highlight an event,
promotion, anything
– Produced by Vagabond Creative Studio
CONTACT: Callie Brice

7.  Ribbon Cuttings/Grand Openings
– Markets your business
– Photo submitted to media
– You provide snacks & refreshments
– CONTACT: Stephanie Leonhard

8.  The Chamber
Notebook
– Partnership with the
Herald Times
Reporter
– Featured in the
Sunday Business
Section & Online
– Open to Chamber
members
CONTACT: Callie Brice

9. Keep Local Initiatives
 Chamber Bucks
– Redeemable at
participating Chamber
businesses
– Encourages local
spending
– Excellent reward or
bonus for employees
– Sell more than $350,000
annually

10. Chamber
Bucks
Listing of
participants

11.  Dash For Cash
– Holiday Promotion
– Encourages traffic in to local businesses
– Four weeks, weekly Chamber Bucks winner

12.  Restaurant & Culinary Weekend
– Restaurants offer unique specials throughout
the weekend
– Drives traffic to area restaurants
– Activities also planned
– Partnership with MAVCB

13. Member Information Center (MIC)

14.  News Releases
– Submitted online in your Member Information
Center or emailed to
info@chambermanitowoccounty.org.
– Published in Friday’s Business Matters Weekly,
on our Website, and in Member Information
Center.

15.  Job Postings
– FREE platform to post job openings
– Submitted online in your Member Information
Center
– Published on our Website and link to openings
in Tuesday Tidbits

16.  Marketing Committee
– Marketing Plan Templates for your use!
– Located in the MIC

17.  Lunch N’ Learns
– Approximately four Lunch N’ Learns held per year
– Timely topics based on member feedback
– Sponsorships available- $200
– Free to members
– Non-members: $25
– Lunch included
 Webinars
 Morning Seminars
– $15 for members
– $25 for Non-Members
YOUR CHAMBER EDUCATION

19.  Business Connects with Government
Luncheons
– Goal: To create a comfortable exchange of information and to engage
business with government in a proactive way
– First Monday of every month
– Dialogue with leaders & lawmakers
– Opportunity to address concerns & get to know each other

20.  Safety Health and Wellness Council
– Business and Industry Networking include tours and safety and
wellness-related conversation held at local Chamber member businesses
– Safety & Wellness Programs to educate you about hot topics
– Safety Health & Wellness Symposium
– National Employee Health and Fitness Day

21.  Plant Managers Roundtable
– Confidential setting to discuss best practices
 Non-Profit Roundtable
– Confidential setting to discuss best practices

22. Kinect
 Direct networking group.
 Members get to like, know
and trust each other – so
that they are able to refer
to each others businesses.
 No competing businesses
allowed.
 Meet once per month
 $60 membership fee.

23. Leadership Manitowoc County
– Develops area leaders; countywide immersion
– Year-long program, one day per month
– 19-25 people each year

25. Leadership Manitowoc County
 Junior Leadership Manitowoc County
– Shares adult leadership class curriculum,
goals and scope
– Area high school students
– Sponsored by UnitedOne Credit Union

27.  Career Expo: January
– High school sophomores
– 1300 attend from all area schools
– Area businesses present career cluster
opportunities
YOUR PARTNERS IN
EDUCATION

29.  Reality Store
– Goal: To help students learn basic skills in financial
planning, goal setting, decision making, and career
planning
– Helps students examine their attitude toward their
future and career expectations

31. Chamber Ambassadors
 Scholarships
– Provides financial assistance to graduating seniors
with connection to The Chamber of Manitowoc
County
– Funds raised by The Chamber Ambassadors
– To date, $47,000 in scholarships have been awarded

33.  Annual Dinner: February
– Annual February gala to honor “best of the
best”
– Prestigious awards
– Over 400 attendees
NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES

35.  Holiday Reception: December
– An appreciation to our volunteers & members
– Hosted by Chamber Ambassadors

36.  Chamber Celebration Picnic: June
– All members and their employees invited
– Hosted by Membership Growth/Ambassadors
Committee
– Free to members

37.  Networking @ Night
– Held monthly for all members & guests
– Hosted by Chamber Ambassadors
– Puts spotlight on Chamber member business
– Gift drawings, food & beverages
– Excellent networking opportunity
– Free to members and their employees
CONTACT: Stephanie Leonhard

39.  Annual Chamber Golf Classic: July
– “Greatest outing of the summer”
– Hosted by Chamber Ambassadors
– Raffle Prizes
– Sponsorships available
– Always a sellout

41.  Evening to Wine Down
– Wine tasting event the first Saturday in March
– Fundraiser for Ambassador Scholarship
– Food and beverage donations encouraged
– Wine, Beer, Cheese, and Chocolate!

42.  Young Professionals of Manitowoc
County
– Social & professional networking for young
professionals
– Focus on professional development & community
involvement
– Excellent for new hires and retention of young
professionals

44. Resources
 Referrals
– Provides a service to the community & a
benefit to our membership
– Referral business only to our members

45.  Holy Family Memorial Health &
Wellness Center Servicing Chamber
Members
– HFM Harbor Town, 1650 S. 41st Street, Manitowoc
– The center offers health services for primary, urgent,
and preventative care
 Physical therapy
 Wellness coaching
 Emotional health counseling
– Annual investment of $99 per person and a $10 co-
pay for each visit
CONTACT: Chamber Staff

46. Resources
 County Map
– Detailed map of Manitowoc County available
to the public
– Ad space available
 Membership Directory
– 10,000 printed
– Ad space available

47. Volunteer Opportunities
 Ambassadors
 Legislative Committee
 Manitowoc County Partners in Education
 Membership Growth Committee
 YP Committee
 Safety Health & Wellness Council

48. Questions?
The Chamber of Manitowoc County
1515 Memorial Drive
Manitowoc, WI 54220
Phone: 920-684-5575
Fax: 920-684-1915
www.chambermanitowocounty.org