Tompkins Chamber Finish It/Furnish It Campaign

The Tompkins Chamber and Convention & Visitors Bureau embarked on the first significant upgrades to our facility since the major addition in 2000. Our team has grown, our needs have changed, but our building didn't grow with us. We've recently made over $100,000 of investments in the following to improve our overall workflow and to provide our team the space they need to continue doing great work for our community:

* creation of new downstairs offices for the CVB Director and Visitor Experience Manager

* increasing function and efficiency of our East Shore Drive Visitor Center that welcomes over 6,000 visitors each year

* new visitor center desk, retail displays, and storage cabinets to support our hundreds of tourism partners

* new storage closet built to better utilize extra space in Chamber side lobby

* new office built upstairs in Chamber offices for our Director of Operations & HR

Now we need your help with a few finishing touches! We're seeking to raise $50,000 to support our "Finish It/Furnish It" campaign, which will be used to:

* install additional cabinetry for proper storage in the Chamber lobby/CVB Visitor Center

* purchase new tables and chairs for our conference room

* purchase new appliances and tables/chairs for our staff kitchen/lounge

* purchase new technology for our conference room (large screen smart TV and new presentation computer)

* new signage including the fresh Tompkins Chamber & Visit Ithaca branding

As you likely know, our conference room is heavily used by our member businesses, non-profit organizations, tourism partners, and the community at large. We regularly convene our stakeholders for important conversations in this space which are critical to our shared success and have a direct impact on the Tompkins County community.

Member and tourism partner investment is critical to reducing the debt-financing needed for this project, and to ensure that your annual member investments and financial support continues to fund sustainable business operations and programming.

Thanks to the many members who have supported this project thus far! We can't do this without your support!