Chamber Member Chat Deck
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Community Action Partnership
All Chamber members are invited to join us to maximize the impact of non-profit organizations in Mesa. Guest speakers share information each month, and attendees build relationships to support each other's service to our community.
Mission:
Develop collaboration between non-profit organizations and the business community to impact and serve Mesa.
Create and support action and impact driven opportunities for the greater good of the Mesa community.
Promote active engagement and the development of strong relationships at both the personal and organization-wide levels.
When This Committee Meets
This committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, at the Mesa Chamber of Commerce. See upcoming meetings in the Chamber Event Calendar.
How to Be a Part of the Committee
Contact Staff Liaison Terrie Gardner, at TGardner@mesachamber.org.
Tools And Links
Giving Catalog
Each year, the Chamber prodices a "Giving Catalog" providing you efficient profiles for the non profit Mesa Chamber members. Included in that profile is data such as if the organization needs/utilizes volunteers, does the organization qualify for the Arizona tax credit, etc.
Download the most recent edition PDF of the catalog here:
News of Interest to the Non-Profit Committtee
May 2025 CAP Meeting
Chamber Member Chat Deck Learn how YOU can add your message here, email Bob Nelson for more information. May 2025 Cap Meeting Merilee Baptiste from Midwest Food Bank and Mandy Hodges from United Food Bank joined the Community Action Partnership meeting on May 13 to talk about the issues of food insecurity in our community…
Community Action Partnership: Homelessness in Mesa
CAP, January 14 – Town Hall Forum on Homelessness The Mesa Chamber Community Action Partnership hosted a town hall focused on Mesa’s homelessness issues. Moderated by CAP co-chair David Scott, the panel included government officials including Mayor Mark Freeman; Councilman Rich Adams; and Mesa PD Assistant Chief Dan Butler. They were joined by representatives of…
CAP December 2024 Meeting Recap
CAP, December 10 – Business Partners Talk About the Benefits of Benefiting Others Mesa has “impossible” tasks this coming year, including homelessness, and this meeting of Community Action Partnership (CAP) focused on the partners who work with our community of nonprofits, helping us all achieve the impossible. Recently Chamber Member “Meineke Mike” Jackson collaborated with…
CAP October 2024 Meeting Recap
Community Action Partnership’s monthly meeting on October 8 centered on Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One of the speakers, Jessica Nicely, Founder and CEO of Winged Hope, has trained over 53,000 people across the state to counsel victims of abuse. She herself had overcome a history of domestic abuse having a father who abused her after…
Community Action Partnership – September 2024 Meeting
Mesa Chamber’s Community Action Partnership (CAP) met on Tuesday Sept 10, and the focus was on Literacy month. In Arizona, literacy numbers are concerning. However, continued focus on the topic can help change stats, and CAP featured guest speakers who are on the front lines including Beth Haas, MA Community Engagement Coordinator, SE Maricopa Region…
Community Action Partnership Welcomes Marlo Loria & Dawn Rhodes
A collaborative new name for the Nonprofit Vitality Council was unveiled at the July 9 meeting, and going forward, the Community Action Partnership will strive to broaden its mission to bring in a collaboration of businesses along with nonprofits to create effective relationships. The goal to be all-inclusive and build relationships between businesses and the…
Non-Profit Vitality: A New Season Prompts a Call for Action
The Mesa Chamber’s Non-Profit Vitality Committee met on June 11 to talk about the serious threat that is posed by the summer season, bringing extreme heat and its effect on homelessness. With many of our members having direct involvement in serving these vulnerable populations, including Azura Veterans Coalition (formerly the Mesa Veterans Resource Center), this…
February Committee Reviews
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce organizes a number of Committees to advocate on behalf of industry clusters within the Chamber. Many of those committees meet monthly, and here is a summary of February’s meetings. Mesa Financial Network The Mesa Financial Network gathered in February to enjoy a fantastic presentation from Erik Reichstein, AAMS, CRPC, and…
The Mesa Pitch for 2023: Submit Your Nomination
We describe it to people as ‘Shark Tank meets TED talk’. A live event that you can attend (and be a sponsor of), where six entrepreneurs will pitch their new business ideas to five Judges for cash prizes. Submit Your Idea We are looking for great new business ideas. You can make your pitch in…
Mesa Chamber Advocacy Update: EAST VALLEY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ALLIANCE URGES VETO OF SB 1246
Team Mesa Chamber, Please find attached below a copy of a letter that the East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance, of which the Mesa Chamber of Commerce is a member, has sent to Governor Katie Hobbs regarding SB 1246. Sally Harrison, IOMPresident and CEOMesa Chamber of Commerce June 14, 2023 The Honorable Katie HobbsGovernorState…