Friday, January 11, 2013

8:30 - 9:30 am at the Kroc Center

Registration & networking will begin at 8:00 am 

Seating is limited. Cost is $25/Members Only.

PULSE Makes a HUGE Impact in our Community!

 

Members of PULSE, the Chamber's premier Upstate young professionals association, performed 291 hours of volunteer service in 2012.

 

This number reflects actual volunteer hours from six events that PULSE coordinated in 2012, said Berri Hicks, PULSE vice-chair. It does not include planning of the events or volunteering that PULSE members did separately from the organization."We are very proud of everything PULSE was able to do in 2012," Hicks said. "It shows how much young professionals are giving back in Greenville."

 

Groups that PULSE worked with in 2012 included Hands on Greenville, the Family Effect, Project Hope, Serenity Place, the Harvest Hope Food Drive and more. Groups interested in working with PULSE in 2013 must be a non-profit organization and be a member of the Greenville or Greer chambers of commerce.

2013-2014 will be our 125th year of operation. In celebration, we are re-launching the official printed Greenville Chamber Business Directory. We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to further your support of the Chamber and promote your business to our membership, prospective members, area newcomers and more.

New Diversity & Inclusion Initiative Programs  

 

As part of the Chamber's efforts to support talented women and minorities in our community in achieving leadership positions in greater numbers, the Chamber has developed the Diversity Leadership Pipeline. With this Pipeline, the Greenville Chamber serves as a key resource for Upstate organizations looking to fill volunteer leadership roles. The Pipeline is currently gathering information from qualified individuals who may be interested in serving in various leadership capacities, including nonprofit and corporate boards of directors in our community. Click here to join the Diversity Leadership Pipeline!

 

The CAPACITY Goal Setters program is designed to track and help facilitate the development of goals for spending with minority and women-owned businesses. The Chamber is working with Upstate companies and organizations to collect and track spending with qualified minority-owned suppliers.

In seeking to increase supplier diversity efforts, Goal Setter organizations commit to setting annual spend goals, reporting actual spend dollars, and tracking progress with using diverse suppliers. In return, the Greenville Chamber commits to provide resources to assist with supplier diversity efforts, maintain confidentiality for all information shared, and to recognize companies as CAPACITY Goal Setters on the Chamber website. Click here to learn more about becoming a Goal Setter! 

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Individual Health Care Plans Are Available! 

If you need a health care plan that lets YOU control costs, the Chamber's individual insurance program may be a perfect fit. This Individual plan has 10 plan designs to choose from with four different deduction levels. Contact Jennifer Powell for more information at 864-239-3731.