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Beaver Island Chamber adopts a visitor-directory policy for nonprofits, churches, and township enterprises

Also Beaver Island Chamber visitor directory policy 2001 · Chamber December 10 2001 resolution

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TypeEvent
Date2001-12-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2001-12-10
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
commercetourismcommunicationgovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On December 10, 2001, the Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce unanimously adopted a policy to list nonprofit groups, churches, and township enterprises in its visitor directory and website even when they had not paid dues. Paid members retained enhanced listing, link, marketing, mailing-list, newsletter, and staff recommendation benefits.

Evidence limits

The article reports the adopted policy and membership response but does not provide the Chamber’s governing minutes, directory, or later implementation.

Sources

  1. Reports the unanimous December 10 resolution to list nonprofits, organizations, churches, and township enterprises in the Business Directory and website regardless of dues, while reserving bold listings, links, marketing services, mailing lists, newsletters, and staff recommendations for paid members. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Chamber policy report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Chamber adopts a visitor-directory policy for nonprofits, churches, and township enterprises”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chamber-visitor-directory-policy-december-10-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2002, “Chamber of Commerce News: New Policy Adopted for Chamber’s Visitor Directory.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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