Launch of California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

We wanted to take this time to announce the launch of the California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce... a non-profit association designed to build business opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses in California and advocate on their behalf through partnership and leadership.

How We Plan to Get There: working as partners with local LGBT Chambers of Commerce as well as with businesses wishing to make stronger outreach to the California LGBT community.

As the California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce begins in 2011, our initial goals, mission & purpose are quite straightforward.

• Assist in establishing local LGBT Chambers of Commerce throughout California
• Promote membership in existing LGBT Chambers of Commerce in California
• Work with national and statewide corporate partners to bring sponsorship dollars to local LGBT Chambers of Commerce in California
• Advocate on LGBT business issues & initiatives by aligning with strategic partners
• Work with local and statewide LGBT tourism initiatives
• Assist in the development of local LGBT business education programs

Membership with the California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is unique. Our goal is to encourage membership in your local LGBT Chamber of Commerce as well as with our organization, allowing us to help your business grow at a statewide level while working closely with your local team to enhance your business success. Thus, our pricing model is two-tiered, with one price ($295) for those businesses that are not a member of their local LGBT Chamber of Commerce and a second, reduced price ($150) for those that are.

PRICING:

• You ARE a current member of a Local LGBT Chamber: $150
• You ARE NOT a member of a Local LGBT Chamber: $295

If you are not a member of a local LGBT Chamber, your annual membership dues of $295 will include 1-year of introductory membership in your local LGBT Chamber as well. If a local LGBT Chamber does not yet exist, the full rate of $295 will still apply. Funds will be used to help develop a local LGBT Chamber in your area.

So stop on by and let us know what you think.

www.CaliforniaGayChamber.com

Cheers,

Matt Skallerud

Welcome to the California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

We're excited as we set the foundation for a mid-October launch of what we hope to be a major new organization on the California LGBT business scene... the California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

Led by Matt Skallerud, with over 10 years of non-profit leadership experience with the IGLTA (www.iglta.org), the LAGLCC (www.laglcc.org) and more recently, Travel Gay Canada (www.TravelGayCanada.com), this new organization is designed to both take a leadership role in building business opportunities with LGBT and LGBT-friendly companies throughout California, as well as partner with the existing local LGBT Chambers of Commerce throughout the state, bringing membership, sponsorship and educational opportunities to those communities with a strong LGBT business community in place.

Stay tuned as we wrap up some of our final steps in preparation for a mid-October launch of the California Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

www.CaliforniaGayChamber.com