CALIFORNIA CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our businesses need to be supported by bringing services such as education, positive promotion of the city, a solid web and social media presence, and community building/quality of life to them. This is long over due. Our city needs to be "on the map." The tourism and film industry have not been considered in the past. Locals think there is nothing to do, buy or eat here. --- To combat these issues we have brought free education to our businesses, both for and nonprofit. We are now promoting our city and all there is to do here via a website launched in 2016 and print, online, and social media, through attending tourism conferences and shows and building partnerships in the tourism and film industry. We are contributing to the quality of life by providing a comprehensive community calendar, building partnerships, adult literacy, cleanups, scholarships, securing a pro baseball team and an urgent care. Our website and membership benefits go into more detail. We have momentum!
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Economic Development and Business Support
The office is a the business resource, economic development and visitor's center for our city and surrounding area. The chamber works with a vast local, state and federal partner network to support economic development, business attraction, retention, and growth. Non- and for profit businesses are supported by providing education ad mentorship that is accessible locally.
Visitor's Bureau
We host our city's visitor center and promote it's diverse recreation actives through our website, print media, partnerships with county, regional and the state tourism bureaus, and attendance at international tourism shows and conferences.
Film Commission
We strive to assist the city in promoting filming in our city to generate revenue for the city and its businesses while providing professional assistance to visiting film companies.
Scholarships
Provide scholarships to graduating, California City seniors. Also provide donations toward local Girl Scout Gold Award and Boy Scout Eagle Award projects.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of press articles published
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2017 - Newspapers - 8 + numerous sports articles about Whiptails games. Magazines - 9 pages of coverage. Updated and added to EAFB guide, GAVEA, Kern EDC report.
Number of new grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Visitor's Bureau
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Economic Development and Business Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Monthly Business Brew Networking meeting, SBA regional workshop, host to KEDC county branding workshop and tour, assisted KITE in Edwards E Kern tour, cannabis industry workshop.
Total number of organization members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Economic Development and Business Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of new organization members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Economic Development and Business Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of community initiatives in which the organization participates
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Economic Development and Business Support
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Added in 2016 - local business education, bringing a web and media presence to our businesses, putting our city "on the map" beyond just OHV, capitalizing on film industry, improving quality of life
Number of media partnerships developed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Visitor's Bureau
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of organizational partners
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
New partnerships made in areas of Economic Development, Business Education, Tourism, Film Industry, Media, and Community Support
Number of clients reporting increased knowledge after educational programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Economic Development and Business Support
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Programs provided: nonprofit workshop; one on one consulting for both for and nonprofit businesses through SBDC, SCORE LA, and nonprofit consultant; and CSUBSBDC business class.
Number of unique website visitors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Visitor's Bureau
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of websites and organizations (outside of our organization) that share our resources and information
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of donations made by board members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our mission is to promote economic development and business prosperity, a healthy community, and to project a positive image of California City by providing information, services, and advocacy to its members.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We will promote business prosperity and economic development by providing businesses with the tools, service, advocacy, and information they need to succeed.
We will promote a healthy community not only by supporting our local for profit businesses but also by providing our nonprofits, which are the fiber of our community, with the same tools to succeed.
We will project a positive image of California City by fulfilling the roll of Tourism Bureau and by vigilantly proofing and updating area, regional, and national media and data concerning our city.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Goals have already been achieved and, with a well rounded board that contributes roughly 3000 volunteer hours each fiscal year.
We have a very dedicated working board with skills such as nonprofit management, economic development, graphic design, marketing, webdesign, research, business ownership, community outreach, program implementation and management, and financial assessment. Our current executive director worked economic development for three years for the county and has solid network from the local to state level. She also has 19 years of nonprofit experience, is a nonprofit management consultant, and holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
DONE
Much has been accomplished in just the first half of fiscal year 2015-16. Positive promotion of the city was the primary concentration.
- A website was built and launched that caters both to tourism, those living in the city, and the needs of member businesses.
- An attractive tourism brochure that gives a solid summery of where California City is, what is here, and what there is to do was designed, printed, distributed, and handed out at a large travel show.
- Lackluster or missing information about our city in regional print media was identified and corrected by providing missing information and writing interesting articles that were submitted with professional photography of area assets.
- Networked with area and regional tourism offices.
The later half of fiscal year 2015-16 the concentration was on researching what our businesses needed, now, in the 21st Century, to be successful and delivering that to them.
- Member benefits are now offered in three tiers and cater to the needs of modern business by offering free education, promotion via websites/social media/community calendar, one-on-one marketing consults, job/volunteer listings, and a resource and education portal.
-Provided local one-on-one business mentoring through SCORE LA. (Will be offered twice a year.)
-Provided a day long nonprofit management workshop. (Will be offered twice a year.)
-Hired a social media intern
-Doubled membership in less than three months.
-Created and maintain a community calendar showing all the events, clubs, and monthly gatherings. This leads to communication between organizations and gives businesses an avenue to connect with their community.
TO DO
- Grow our membership and become self sustaining through membership revenue.
- Raise money to bring more free education opportunities to our for and nonprofit businesses.
- Raise money to provide free memberships to new and small businesses.
- Website will continually need to be updated and needs to be translated into multiple foreign languages.
- More time needs to be given to engage more followers on social media.
- Create a line card of vetted area businesses to be given with city film permits.
- Communicate with county, regional, and state film commissions and organizations to promote filming in the city and to learn how to properly cater to film and shoot crews.
- Continue to work within the region, with the regional tourism headquarters, and with Visit California at the state level to bring attention to our city and what it has to offer tourists.
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Operations
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CALIFORNIA CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Board of directorsas of 05/05/2022
Alexia Svejda
Karen Andrews
First American Financial
Alexia Svejda
Nonprofit Management Consultant
Diana Andre
Co-owner PDA Jerkey
Renee Rivera
Realtor, Coldwell - Banker
Carolinda Fleming
Parks and Rec Commissoner
Dave Brottlund
Retired/Community Volunteer
Becky Dennis
CDCR
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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