The Ambassador Club

*All references to community refer to Park Hills and Leadington, jointly.

Benefits for the Ambassadors

• Increased name and face recognition for individuals, businesses, and organizations
• Increased networking opportunities
• Connecting one-on-one with new and existing Chamber Investors
• Potential media coverage
• Attending Chamber events and meetings
• The opportunity to get an insider’s perspective of the local business community
• The opportunity to help the community and to show community pride
• Recognition via “Ambassador of the Quarter” and “Ambassador of the Year”

Benefits for the Chamber

• Increased visibility within the community
• A better understanding of Investor needs
• More involvement from existing Chamber Investors
• The ability to manage events more effectively
• Increased recruitment opportunities
• Investor retention
• Additional help at times when we need it most
• Helps to identify future candidates for Board appointments

Benefits for Investors

• Increased access to points of contact who can provide assistance and answer questions
• More frequent Chamber communication
• Potential for increased referrals
• Investors will feel more connected to the Chamber
• Puts representatives from your business or organization into the community
• Representatives from your business or organization are able to share information about your products and services in a one-on-one setting more frequently

The Ambassador Program will consist of a minimum of 10 Non-Board Member Investors.

Ambassadors must be an Invested Associate Member or the representative of an Invested Business or Organization.

A point system and rewards program is in place as an incentive for participation.

Ambassadors will attend and/or volunteer at Chamber meetings, events, and activities, earning points for both attending and volunteering, as well as wearing their Ambassador Pins and presenting the Executive Director with business cards. Ambassadors also earn points for assisting the Chamber Director and/or Board Members in various other ways as needed throughout the year.

Ambassadors receive points for a number of different tasks throughout the year. Points are calculated for quarterly and annual prizes and recognition. Prizes for the Ambassador(s) who earns the most points quarterly are awarded a prize basket and are recognized for their accomplishment.

The single Ambassador with the most points for the year earns the title of Ambassador of the Year, receives tickets to the Annual Installation Banquet, and receives media recognition.

Points are earned for the following tasks:

• 1-POINT
  • Formal Registration: Register OR decline your attendance to any event or meeting via the online Member Center
  • Attend:
  • An Investor Meeting
  • a Chamber Signature Event (without volunteering)
  • Ambassador Tag: Wearing your Ambassador Name Tag to any Chamber Event or Meeting
  • Business Card: Provide a Business Card to the Ambassador Chair or ED at any Chamber Event, Ribbon Cutting, or Meeting
  • Social Posts: Checking In and/or Posting a Picture on Facebook/Twitter at a Chamber Event or Meeting (The Chamber and/or ED must be tagged)
  • Welcome Emails: Send a “Welcome to the Chamber” Email to New Investors. (The Chamber ED MUST be BCCed in the email to earn the point.)

  3-POINTS

  • Introduce Someone New: Bringing a New Guest and Introducing them at an Investor Meeting

  5- POINTS

  • Attend:
  • an Ambassador Club Meeting
  • a First Friday Coffee or After Work Social
  • a Ribbon Cutting
  • Volunteer:
  • a Chamber Meeting
  • a Chamber Event

  10-POINTS

  • Visit & Promote: Visit Chamber Investors on behalf of the Chamber. Talk with the investor, ask how things are going, ask if there’s anything we as a Chamber can do to be of assistance, provide the investor with a business card, snap a photo of you & the investor, (or you and the business sign if the investor declines), and post pic to social media promoting the investor business. Post must include the business name, tag the business, if possible, and tag the Chamber and/or ED.

   20-POINTS

  • Recruit New Investors: Encourage a business, organization, or individual to join the chamber! (Investors must join by paying their investment dues and must reference the specific ambassador as having referred them on the investment form or comments section if applying online.)

  30- POINTS

  • Mentor: Mentor a New or Inactive Investor (At the end of the 3-month mentoring period, Ambassadors will submit their contact log, as well as, a brief summary outlining their experience with the investor they have been mentoring to the Executive Director or Ambassador Chair.  See Mentoring section for more detailed guidelines.)

  MISCELLANEOUS POINTS

  • Other Point Earning Opportunities: Assisting with various office related/other duties as needed to help the Executive Director throughout the year. Points earned will vary as specified by the ED.

Quarterly Acclaimed Ambassador:  One Ambassador will be recognized each quarter for having earned the most points. Quarterly recognition will be given at each of the April, July, and October Investor Meetings and at the January at the Installation Banquet. The recipient of the quarterly recognition will receive the following:

• Lunch Purchased by the Chamber at the Investor Meeting
• A Recognition Certificate Presented by the Chamber at the Investor Meeting
• A Gift Basket Featuring Gift Certificate(s), and Various Items Donated by Investors, as well as Promotional Items from the Chamber
• Recognition on the Chamber's Facebook Pages & Website
• Recognition during Chamber's Radio Interviews on KFMO and KREI
• Photo and Recognition in the Daily Journal

Annual Acclaimed Ambassador:  One Ambassador will be recognized annually for having earned the most points throughout the previous year. The annual recognition will be given at the Installation Banquet in January. The recipient of the annual recognition will receive the following:

• A Formal Plaque Honoring their Service to the Chamber
• Two Free Tickets to the Annual Installation Banquet
• Recognition on the Chamber's Facebook Pages & Website
• Recognition during the Chamber's Radio interviews on KFMO and KREI
• Photo and Recognition in the Daily Journal

The Ambassador Mentoring Program pairs new Chamber investors with Ambassadors.

The goal of the program is to provide meaningful and beneficial participation for the new Investors, with encouragement from the Ambassador.

New Investors who have a positive experience with the Chamber are more likely to continue their investment in the future. The program lasts a minimum of three months for each new Investor but may continue longer as business relationships are developed.

Benefits to the Ambassador:  The Mentoring Program gives both you and the new Investor an opportunity to build a lasting business relationship and often even cherished friendships. As the relationship develops, both of you can benefit from increased business exposure, referrals, and a widened business network.

It is not an expectation that every Ambassador has time to donate to mentoring Investors, however, those that do will find ways that benefit both parties through better business to business relationships.