eMag_January21_2021

PRESIDENT | CEO
UPDATE
Terri Kimble
CEO
PRESIDENT | CEO, CHANDLER
It has been a memorable year that will go down in history. While we faced
unusual challenges in 2020, it made for an innovative resilience that drove
the Chandler Chamber to keep the Chandler business community on solid
footing. We learned to think differently and that out-of-the box initiative will
continue to drive us into 2021.
In 2020 the Chandler Chamber was presented with the opportunity to implement
numerous programs and services to cultivate and solidify our relationship with not
only our members, but all businesses in Chandler during the pandemic.
We have gained knowledge, we have changed in the face of adversity, and we have
gained the tools and the means to make 2021 a positive journey.
The events of the past year demonstrated that the diverse challenges we faced as
a nation are truly complex and require an effort to ensure that every person realizes
the opportunity for justice. The Chandler Chamber stands behind our Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion series to bring us all together, sharing and educating so that we
may understand and appreciate each other.
Our goal for 2021 is to keep pursuing recovery for our region, focus on our
mission of providing unparalleled support for our businesses and to strengthen our
community – now and in the future.
Connected 51
community partners with
the unemployed through
Meet Your Match
Virtual Hiring Fairs
1,420 Job Seekers
to date
Recognized by the
Governor’s Office
for our efforts on the
Business Resource Portal
www.chandlerchamber.
com/chandlerchamber-covid19/
4,393 Attendees
to virtual networking
programs and events
with 90%
of participants having
less than 15 employees
2020 AT A GLANCE
#ChandlerChamber
#BusinessStrong
Created for community solidarity and pushed
out through social media, email, Chamber website
and printed on shirts
Business Resource
Portal Impact:
44,251
Social Media Reach:
1,950,657
Hosted more than
2,000
PEOPLE
at the weekly Resource
& Recovery Business
Impact Series with 95%
of participants having
less than 10 employees
4,983 Business
survey participants with
95% of respondents
from businesses with 50
or less employees
Governor Ducey tweeted
out Chandler Chamber’s
Business Resource page
as a Best Practice
in the state
https://twitter.com/
dougducey/
889 participants at
the Business Industry
Roundtables
Visit us online at ChandlerChamber.com
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