August 11, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
partner event
5th Annual Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit
August 18th | 8:15-10AM
Nonprofits 101
September 1st | 10-11AM
Nonprofit and Association Management
NOVA Chamber's Distinguished Service Awards
DEADLINE TO APPLY:
September 4th
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
2020 Distinguished Service Awards
The application period for the 2020 Distinguished Service Awards is now open through September 4th! This unique award ceremony honors those who have made meaningful contributions to help Veterans succeed. We encourage our members to apply for these awards and help us showcase those businesses that go the extra mile for our Veterans. This year's award categories are as follows:

Veteran-Owned Business of the Year
  • Emerging Business (<5 years in business)
  • Maturing Business (between 5 & 10 years in business)
  • Established Business (>10 years in business)

Veteran Employee of the Year

Veteran Service Organization of the Year
ADVOCACY UPDATES
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Clayton Medford, NOVA Chamber's Vice President, Government Relations
Chamber Bulletin Provides Insight on Advocacy Agenda
If you are looking for more information on how the Chamber is advocating for the Northern Virginia business community, you’ll want the Chamber Bulletin. This members-only biweekly newsletter provides succinct and timely insight into our local and state advocacy efforts, as well as what’s going on in Congress. This week's issue will have the priorities for the upcoming Special Session in Richmond for the Chamber as well as for the Nova Back to Work Leadership Task Force. Be sure to join the Chamber to stay in the Advocacy loop!

Virginia first to roll out pandemic app from Apple, Google. More information about the app can be found here.

Virginia House of Delegates to meet online and at VCU's Siegel Center during special session. Find out more here.  
Keep an eye out in early August for the Chamber’s legislative priorities for the Special Session. In the meantime, please contact me at cmedford@novachamber.org with any questions or concerns.
MEMBER BENEFIT
PROMOTE YOUR NAME VIA OUR MEMBER BLOG
Would you like to get your name and business in front of tens of thousands of regional professionals? Each week we feature a member blog post in our newsletter, website, and social media. Our blog is open to all members here.
COUNCIL SERIES & NETWORKING
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
partner event
5th Annual Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit
August 18th | 8:15-10AM
The Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit offers the region’s business leaders the opportunity to hear from our local elected leaders about the economic climate in the region, initiatives they have completed or are undertaking to foster economic growth, and thoughts on how each jurisdiction can work together to improve our regional economy. The Arlington Chamber of Commerce is hosting this summit with premier partner, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and co-hosts, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Loudoun Chamber of Commerce, Prince William Chamber of Commerce, and Northern Virginia Regional Commission.
Annual State of Healthcare
August 19th | 3-4:30PM
Our event will kick off with an update on what’s happening in Congress and around the country by Katie Mahoney, vice president of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Her keynote presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Daniel Carey, Virginia Secretary of Health and Toni Ardabell, associate chief of clinical operations at Inova. Expect to hear discussion on the ongoing COVID pandemic, the cost of healthcare, and more. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with attendees. Register today!
Nonprofits 101
September 1st | 10-11AM
How well do you know the nonprofit world? Have you been thinking about making a career switch?

We've got the information that will help you succeed within this unique and vital world that often plays a key role in the continuing education of our workforce, standards development, and public policy. Join us for Associations 101 to learn about this part of our economy, including its unique environment, culture, and energy.
DEADLINE TO APPLY:
September 4th
The Distinguished Service Awards honors those who have made meaningful contributions to help Veterans succeed.

If you know of an outstanding Veteran-Owned Business, Veteran Employee or a Veteran Service organization that is worthy of an award please submit an application today. (Self nominations are accepted!)
MEMBER BENEFIT
MEMBER NEWS
Womble Bond Dickinson’s Tech Transactions Partner and Georgetown Law Adjunct Professor Todd Harris has published TendingBar, a video podcast about the legal profession and the common good. If you’re looking for a positive story and maybe a little inspiration, check it out! Find out more here.

Ensuring Business Continuity with DRaaS. Join the next Cox Business Cloud Solutions webinar that will focus on why disaster recovery along with backup tools are critical to ensuring business continuity. During this free webinar, you’ll learn about the benefits of having key services that will allow you to get your business back up and running in the event of unplanned downtime – ensuring your business data, and your bottom line, is protected and secure. Learn more here.

Northwest Federal Credit Union reaches $4 Billion in assets. I’m proud to announce that Northwest Federal has reached $4 billion in assets. I'm excited that our organization continues to grow, which allows us the opportunity to help and support our members and community more each day. Thank you to our members and employees for making this milestone possible. From Jeff Bentley their President. Find out more here.

PNC Grow Up Great® champions early childhood education. Since 2004, we’ve provided tools and resources that help develop curious young minds. We’re proud to serve children from birth to five, particularly underserved children, by empowering their caregivers and supporting their teachers. For the last 15 years, we’ve grown into a $500 million initiative—because birth to five is such an important time. Find out more here.

Construction Executive Names CLA the Top Construction Accounting Firm. Find out more here.

Easter Seals DC MD VA presents “Make the First Five Count: Ensure Your Child Stays on Track during COVID" webinar with a stellar professional panel on Tuesday August 11 at 2pm. Learn more and register here.
Would you like to include your member organization's news in our next Doing Business issue? Sharing news is free for all members! All you have to do it complete the form on our website found here. The deadline to submit news is Friday at 12PM prior to our Tuesday newsletter.
Doing Business is the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce's weekly e-newsletter focused on member-relevant news, Council Series updates, and upcoming events. Each month we will feature advocacy updates, a message from our President & CEO, and member-written blog posts. Subscription sign-up and past issues may be found on our website.
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
7900 Westpark Drive | Suite A550 | Tysons Corner | VA | 22102