Equality Chamber of Commerce | DC Metro Area (ECCDC)

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The Equality Chamber of Commerce DC Metro Area (ECCDC, or just “the Chamber”) is the non-profit, not-partisan network of several hundred queer and allied (Q&A) businesses and business leaders in the DC metropolitan area. Through its extended network of community partners and event participants in the capital area LGBT community, it regularly reaches approximately 5,000 individuals through is messaging, networking events, and workshops.

The Chamber is an affiliate of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and was awarded Chamber of the Year in 2012. It has been ranked in the top 20 of Washington Business Journal’s List of Chambers of Commerce for multiple years.

Mission

The Equality Chamber of Commerce DC Metro Area’s mission is to advocate, empower, promote and facilitate the success of LGBT businesses and their allies in the Metro DC region.

Vision

The diverse LGBT business community is acknowledged and well recognized as a key driver in a thriving Metro DC economy. This is happening because of the Chamber’s work to build the common economic interests and synergies between LGBT business owners, LGBT professionals and organizations intent on doing business with the LGBT suppliers and professionals. Business acceptance and business equality for the LGBT community is resulting in economic prosperity for all people in the DC Metro region.

Values

  • Engaged: it takes a connected group of people to fulfill the mission.
  • Respectful: all people of all backgrounds are appreciated and served.
  • Fun: advancing business is good and ought to be fun to do.
  • Civic Minded: we care about our communities and their well-being is tied to our success.

Contact :

Morgen Hunt <president@eccdc.biz>
Walter Deleon <secretary@eccdc.biz>  (Walter will be heading up our advocacy efforts, so he can start actually being active in local government advocacy initiatives where we haven’t engaged before)..
Chuck Coveleski <president@equalitycf.org>  (Chuck is the new president of the Quality Chamber Foundation, which kicks off January 1 and will focus on more public good professional initiatives)..
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