ARIZONA CHAMBER FOUNDATION

THE ARIZONA CHAMBER FOUNDATION ACHIEVES ITS GOAL OF SUPPORTING STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:WE RESEARCH THE ISSUES THAT SUSTAIN AND EXPAND ARIZONA BUSINESS AND THE STATE ECONOMY. THE ARIZONA CHAMBER FOUNDATION PUBLISHES ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO PROVIDE FACTS AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO ARIZONA'S BUSINESS CLIMATE AND THE STATE'S LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS. CHAMBER BUSINESS NEWS (CBN) IS THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEWIDE DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT DELIVERS BUSINESS AND MARKETPLACE INFORMATION, ENGAGES NEWSMAKERS AND ADDRESSES TOP POLICY ISSUES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENGAGED AND INFORMED BUSINESS LEADERS. WE ARE HOST TO THE NATIONAL CIVICS BEE IN ARIZONA, AN ANNUAL STATEWIDE CIVICS COMPETITION TO ADVANCE CIVIC KNOWLEDGE AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. A CONDUIT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARIZONA LEADERS, THE JUNIOR FELLOWS PROGRAM GIVES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN HANDS-ON, APPLIED EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, POLICY RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS AND MORE.WE LEAD THE AZ2030 PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF ARIZONA, TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT FOR ARIZONA'S FUTURE, FOCUSED ON EXPANDING JOBS, GROWING AND DIVERSIFYING THE ECONOMY, DEVELOPING A ROBUST TALENT PIPELINE, IMPROVING THE STATE'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENHANCING OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. WE ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH RELATED TO ARIZONA'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE RELATED IMPACTS OF THE SECTOR ON STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE FACTS AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS.