Chamber Revises Member Benefits
Feb 15, 2016 12:00 AM
The Board of Directors of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce approved a new benefits listing for Chamber members, effective January 1, 2016.
A current listing of benefits can be found on the Chamber website, www.oprfchamber.org under the "Join" tab. To access the page directly, click here.
The Board affirmed the "tiered" membership level structure, which allows members to choose the benefit package that best suits the needs of their membership organizations. Prior to 2013, the Chamber used a "fair share" model which assigned dues levels based on the number of employees. The "fair share" model is no longer in place.
Under the tiered structure, there are two types of memberships: regular memberships and premium memberships. The regular category comprises Standard Level ($225) and Silver Level ($300). The Board streamlined membership benefits such that the Standard Tier provides a basic (or "standard") set of benefits: no-frills online directory listing and ePage on our website, inclusion in the printed directory, subscription to Chamber news emails and invitation to all programming and events.
The Silver Membership builds on the Standard Tier by adding web-based "bells and whistles" including premium directory placement, better SEO, logo and media inclusion, the ability to post events, news releases, hot deals and jobs, and a more robust ePage. Silver members also receive one free eBlast per year, the option to pay in monthly installments and ribbon cutting services.
Standard members interested in sending eBlasts, paying via installment, posting news and events and hosting a ribbon cutting must upgrade to the Silver level. Members interested in sending additional eBlasts beyond that which is included in their benefits packages may purchase them for $50 per eBlast. (Note that eBlasts still require at least one week's notice for us to produce and sent. The eBlast request form can be found on our website under the "Promote" tab.)
Premium memberships are available at various levels: Civic Leader ($750), Gold ($600), Platinum ($1,000), Diamond ($2,000) and a new level, Benefactor ($5,000). All premium memberships receive the same benefits as Silver members plus tickets to special events, banner ads and additional promotional or sponsorship opportunities, depending on the level. See website for specifics by membership level.
For questions about these benefits or Chamber membership, please call or email the office.
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A current listing of benefits can be found on the Chamber website, www.oprfchamber.org under the "Join" tab. To access the page directly, click here.
The Board affirmed the "tiered" membership level structure, which allows members to choose the benefit package that best suits the needs of their membership organizations. Prior to 2013, the Chamber used a "fair share" model which assigned dues levels based on the number of employees. The "fair share" model is no longer in place.
Under the tiered structure, there are two types of memberships: regular memberships and premium memberships. The regular category comprises Standard Level ($225) and Silver Level ($300). The Board streamlined membership benefits such that the Standard Tier provides a basic (or "standard") set of benefits: no-frills online directory listing and ePage on our website, inclusion in the printed directory, subscription to Chamber news emails and invitation to all programming and events.
The Silver Membership builds on the Standard Tier by adding web-based "bells and whistles" including premium directory placement, better SEO, logo and media inclusion, the ability to post events, news releases, hot deals and jobs, and a more robust ePage. Silver members also receive one free eBlast per year, the option to pay in monthly installments and ribbon cutting services.
Standard members interested in sending eBlasts, paying via installment, posting news and events and hosting a ribbon cutting must upgrade to the Silver level. Members interested in sending additional eBlasts beyond that which is included in their benefits packages may purchase them for $50 per eBlast. (Note that eBlasts still require at least one week's notice for us to produce and sent. The eBlast request form can be found on our website under the "Promote" tab.)
Premium memberships are available at various levels: Civic Leader ($750), Gold ($600), Platinum ($1,000), Diamond ($2,000) and a new level, Benefactor ($5,000). All premium memberships receive the same benefits as Silver members plus tickets to special events, banner ads and additional promotional or sponsorship opportunities, depending on the level. See website for specifics by membership level.
For questions about these benefits or Chamber membership, please call or email the office.
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