Why Join the EcoChamber

The EcoChamber is designed to help you increase your profitability and visibility. In addition, the EcoChamber and gives you the recognition you deserve for sustainable practices while giving you the tools you need to succeed. As an added benefit, we are a non-profit organization and under federal law, 64% of your EcoChamber Membership investment is deductible as a business expense.

EcoChamber offers membership levels to meet whatever your level of appetite for involvement might be. Each level gives you powerful marketing and advocacy tools to help ensure your success.

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS:

By joining the EcoChamber, you’ll be connected to our community’s best environmental businesses, non-profits and government entities. Our extensive networking programs, community activities and special events provide you with opportunities to develop new leads and grow your business.

Membership gives you exclusive access to event-sponsorship opportunities that fit every budget so you can use this proven method of raising your company’s visibility. And by offering your own Member-to-Member discount you’ll extend your reach to other area businesses who believe, like you, in helping our community’s businesses succeed by buying locally.

INCREASE YOUR EXPOSURE:

Our Board of Directors, made up of America’s premier business leaders, and our knowledgeable and committed staff are focused on getting you maximum results for your time and energy.

Our dynamic committees and councils give you the opportunity to shape the initiatives that matter to you - whether that means encouraging business philanthropy, building public understanding of key business issues, helping groom the next generation of community leaders.

BUSINESS SERVICES:

Development:

Everything we do drives your success. Most importantly, all of the EcoChamber is designed to help you increase your profitability and visibility. The EcoChamber gives you the recognition you deserve for your sustainable practices and gives you the tools you need to succeed. The varying levels of membership offer your organization:

• Provide important input through focus groups, committee opportunities and special surveys.
• Have opportunities to meet and network with leaders from around the globe who share your vision for environmental and commercial progress.
• Leads Groups – Grow your prospect list in one of our focused referral groups.
• Business Showcase – Your organization will be featured in our business showcase.
• Membership Directory - We help you get noticed. Constantly updated online, our EcoChamber Membership Directory is distributed to all members and is available to the public.
• Investor’s Corner: Investors and organizations looking for resources can share information on this exclusive portion to the EcoChamber website.
• EcoChamber Members Employment Tool - Post your jobs or look for employment.
• EcoChamber Referral Network - When members or non-members look for specific information or vendors, you benefit because we only refer them to our members.
• Post a Coupon or Press Release - As a member, you are eligible to post coupons and press releases on the EcoChamber website which will drive more traffic to your business.
• Regional events in partnership with other Chambers and organizations
• Business Links on Website: Search Engine Optimization can be crucial to helping companies grow. By having your URL placed within the EcoChamber website, it gives you another tool to be listed high on the search engines and let your customers find you first.

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY:

Government Affairs:

Too often, legislation has been passed that may be good for the environment but is devastating on businesses, industries and jobs. It is the EcoChamber’s belief that businesses are and should be part of the solution and that they need to be protected and supported with as much enthusiasm as the environment. Therefore, it is the EcoChamber’s mission advocate on behalf of the business community for legislation that is good for the environment and good for companies at the same time.

The advocacy pursuits of the EcoChamber include:

• Tax credits and incentives for green business practices.
• Build grassroots support, campaigns and initiatives to ensure that governments are acting responsibly.
• Profile candidates running for elected office that share the EcoChamber’s mission and vision.
• Conduct and/or sponsor legislative forums.
• Conduct candidate reviews and publish responses on our website and newsletters.

ECO FORUMS and VISIBILITY

• Members will be able to voice their opinions and exchange ideas on our online forums.
• Demonstrate your company’s environmental leadership by putting an EcoChamber web-sticker on your web site.

BREAKING NEWS and SRTATEGIC INSIGHTS:

• Essential information through regular updates on the inside stories of key environmental issues, initiatives and opportunities