About the Chamber

Our Grand Vision:

To be the premier business organization providing leadership to our community.

Our Mission:

To promote, support, and advocate for our members, strengthen the economic climate of the Coeur d'Alene Area, and further the free enterprise system.

Our Values:

  • Leadership: Providing visionary leadership by looking at the big picture and the long term in formulating policies and positions.
  • Diverse: Welcoming the involvement and participation of all peoples in our programs and activities and recognizing the benefits that such involvement brings to the organization.
  • Proactive: Positioning the Chamber to positively and creatively respond to challenges and opportunities.
  • Collaborative: Partnering with stakeholders in addressing common issues and opportunities throughout our region.
  • Responsive: Maintaining a flexible and responsive organizational structure so that we can quickly change activities or programs to serve the needs of our members in a rapidly changing environment.
  • Inclusive: Serving and representing all our member businesses without a focus on any one size of business, geographic area, or industry sector.
  • Business Driven: Acting always in the best interests of our members.
  • Excellence: Conducting all activities so as to bring credit to our community and our members.

Strategic Objectives:

  • Create and enhance programs, projects and activities that help our member businesses thrive and prosper;
  • Expand the Chamber’s Public Policy activities to become the collective voice of our members;
  • Organize programs and activities that enhance our community’s economic vitality and quality of life;
  • Manage the Chamber in a fiscally responsible manner to ensure the financial stability of the organization and the cost effective delivery of services to our members.
  • Promote Coeur d'Alene as a tourism destination through event creation and organization and brand marketing.


Affiliate Organizations & Advisory Board

 The Chamber provides management services for three other non-profit organizations whose missions complement ours. These services are provided under contract with the Board of Directors of those organizations. The Chamber has also established a Convention and Visitor Bureau Advisory Board to assist in implementing tourism marketing funds.
 

Coeur d'Alene Arts and Culture Alliance - 208.292.1629 - www.ArtsInCdA.orgArtsLogo.jpg
The Coeur d'Alene Arts and Culture Alliance exists to educate area residents and visitors about the arts and cultural activities available in our community and to assist artists and arts entities to successfully achieve their goals.

Downtown Association - 208.667.5986 - www.CdADowntown.comDTA_Web.jpg
Our vision of Downtown Coeur d'Alene is to remain the heart of our community preserving our heritage and providing a prosperous and livable environment.

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North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation - 208.292.1634 - www.nictf.org
The North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation (NICTF) strives to connect the people of North Idaho with an expanding trail system. We work to preserve and develop the North Idaho Centennial Trail system while promoting non-motorized trail connectivity throughout the region.

Coeur d'Alene Convention & Visitor Bureau - 877.782.9232 - www.CoeurdAlene.orgCVB_TW.jpg
The mission of the Coeur d’Alene Convention & Visitor Bureau (CVB), the tourism marketing division of the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce, is to bring more visitors to the Coeur d’Alene area; to encourage repeat visits by those who have been here before; to extend the stays of visitors; and to connect those visitors with CVB members.