NEWSLETTER u FALL 2023 u
Business & Industry United For A Better Community
WHAT’S INSIDE:
JOIN THE CHAMBER Fall Membership Drive begins Oct. 1
GROWING STRONG Businesses in Oswego are opening and expanding
CHAMBER LAUNCHES NEW EFFORT TO ASSIST NONPROFITS Oswego United Community Strong will help organizations boost membership and raise funds By Melissa Rubalcaba Riske
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hat started with a simple conversation has blossomed into a new collaboration for the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce and local nonprofit organizations.
share ideas and programming while also learning from other chamber members on the latest social media marketing techniques and other avenues for increasing visibility and growing membership.
Called Oswego United Community Strong, it is a new opportunity for chamber members to work with area nonprofits to help grow membership, fundraising and overall collaborations, explained Angie Hibben, CEO of the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce.
“Because we are stronger when we work together,” Hibben said.
“We have the talent within the Chamber to help share these tools,” Hibben said.
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Hibben said the new program is an opportunity for Chamber members who represent nonprofit organizations to
The last few years have proved difficult for nonprofit organizations, many of which had to cancel events and in-person programming during the pandemic. Many organizations have seen their memberships decrease, creating a strain as the organizations still try to host events, raise money for scholarships and supporting other organizations in the community. u Continued on page 4