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minding their civic business

minding their civic business. The New Ways Regional Business Civic Organizations are Making a Difference in Metro North America. November 11, 2004. The Questions. What are the regional priorities of chambers and CEO-led groups? Does a regional focus impact its structure and operations?

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  1. minding their civic business The New Ways Regional Business Civic Organizations are Making a Difference in Metro North America futureworks | minding their civic business November 11, 2004

  2. The Questions • What are the regional priorities of chambers and CEO-led groups? • Does a regional focus impact its structure and operations? • How do they interact with other organizations and partners in the region? futureworks | minding their civic business

  3. Atlanta Austin Boston Chicago Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Detroit Grand Rapids Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville Miami-Ft. Lauderdale Minneapolis-Saint Paul New Orleans Norfolk Ottawa Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Raleigh-Durham San Diego San Francisco Seattle St. Louis Toronto Washington, D.C. Which regions did we select? futureworks | minding their civic business

  4. Which business-civic organizations did we study? futureworks | minding their civic business

  5. Four Crosscutting Themes • “Pancakes and Parades” to Regional Stewards • Stepping Out: Addressing Regional Socio-Economic Disparities • New Focus, New Challenges for Membership & the Bottom-line • Written Rules, Good Will, & The Wild West 1 2 3 4 futureworks | minding their civic business

  6. ‘pancakes & parades’ to regional stewards

  7. Business Climate >>> Boosting Competitiveness futureworks | minding their civic business

  8. Making the Link to Region • One-half (53%) take regional cooperation and regionalism seriously • Two examples • Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce • Regional Business Alliance (South Florida) futureworks | minding their civic business

  9. Sector-Based Development OftenFocuses on Technology futureworks | minding their civic business

  10. stepping out Addressing Regional Socio-Economic Disparities

  11. A Business-Led Organization Perspective on Socio-Economic Disparity • 40% make the link between regional competitiveness and socio-economic disparity • Yet, almost all rated their effectiveness as poor on this issue futureworks | minding their civic business

  12. A Business-Led Organization Perspective on Socio-Economic Disparity • Most comfortable with downtown revitalization • Prevalent in “hot markets” futureworks | minding their civic business

  13. new focus, new challenges for membership and the bottom-line

  14. Small Business v. Large Business • Some shedding small business • Greater New Orleans Inc. • Others finding new vehicles • Greater Cleveland Growth Partnership futureworks | minding their civic business

  15. Expanding the Base • New members on board • Research Universities • Community Foundations • Labor, Superintendents, Public Officials futureworks | minding their civic business

  16. Struggle with Hi-Tech “If we do not figure out how to get this segment of the community to the table, then we will fail,” Pam Wall, Greater Triangle Regional Council • Clash of culture • Sidestepping the field • Austin Idea Network • Internet Coast futureworks | minding their civic business

  17. Why? Revamped mission Major initiative development The Good News: Revenues Have Risen or Stayed the Same futureworks | minding their civic business

  18. written rules, good will, and the wild west

  19. Written Rules futureworks | minding their civic business

  20. Written Rules: Louisville • Merger of Greater Louisville Economic Development Partnership and Louisville Chamber • City-County merger = 16th Largest city in the US • Greater Louisville Inc • Assumed City and County Economic Dev, Minority Biz Development, Inc.Tank, and traditional Chamber activities. futureworks | minding their civic business

  21. Good Will futureworks | minding their civic business

  22. Good Will: Norfolk Virginia • Regional geographic and economic differences • Disjointed chambers of commerce and CEO-led groups • Hampton Roads Partnership • multi-sector group, inclusive, focused on encouraging regional leaders to work together around 15-year regional plan futureworks | minding their civic business

  23. The Wild West futureworks | minding their civic business

  24. Wild West: New Orleans • One business civic organization trying to emerge as the leading voice • Competition for business membership, little cooperation around regional challenges and city and outside region • Greater New Orleans Inc. hopes to become unifying voice for region futureworks | minding their civic business

  25. How to Learn More • Profiles of 29 Regions • Profiles of 45 Business Civic Organizations • Summary Report • Next MetroBusinessNet Meeting Miami, Feb 17-18 “Minding Their Civic Business: A Look at the New Ways Regional Business-Civic Organizations are Making a Difference in Metropolitan North America” September 2004 futureworks | minding their civic business

  26. Thank You • Stephen Michon, Senior Associate(781) 574-6607www.futureworks-web.com • Next Meeting of www.metrobusinessnet.netFebruary 17-18, 2005Miami futureworks | minding their civic business

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