2022 Impact Report
It's been another eventful year full of significant victories for the Greater Sacramento region and Sac Metro Chamber.
Getting it done in 2022
Recovering together
We went to work from our brand new office space supporting the business community’s recovery from the pandemic, meeting workforce demands, and advocating for newly discovered business needs.
Focused on connection
We focused on connection and returned many of our programs and membership events to their in-person format. Our advocacy for Measure O’s Shelter and Enforcement Act made national news when it was approved by Sacramento Voters.
For business
We launched the MetroBusiness Center to provide the resources and support that businesses needed to grow.
Rebuilding and thriving
We embraced our role as the region’s leader for business and fought hard to give our community what it needed to rebuild and thrive.
Thank you for supporting us as business partners and members. We're excited to share all our big wins with you.
The 22nd annual Study Mission, made up of ninety-one delegates, traveled to San Diego.
On pandemic hiatus for the two years prior, the program specifically targeted an in-State city that functions under the same rules, regulations, and governorship.
Discussions on workforce challenges, housing, homelessness, waterfront development, adaptive reuse, and the connection to scarcity in childcare led highlighted the fact that our regions are more alike than different.
The 51st annual Capitol to Capitol advocacy program saw 339 delegates travel to D.C. in a focused mission to bring funding and attention to the Sacramento region.
Twelve policy-driven teams crafted twenty-two action-focused papers, all connected to the Metro Chamber’s four-point business promise.
Through 124 meetings on Capitol Hill, the delegation made specific asks for time and treasure to benefit the Sacramento Region.
The results
Both Cap-to-Cap and Study Mission’s public policy teams were instrumental in supporting our executive team as it crafted the Shelter and Enforcement Act of 2022.
The Act was added to the Sacramento City ballot in November as Measure O which was passed by voters on November 8, 2022. When enacted, Measure O will codify an immediate and urgent response from the city government to address homelessness.
The newly launched MetroBusiness Center secured funding to provide direct technical assistance to businesses located in Sacramento County, assisting 2,024 clients.
Our team partnered with Sacramento County to design two microsites and launched and managed digital marketing campaigns for the Microbusiness Grant program and the Small Business and Nonprofit grant program. Through these efforts, we supported 3,287 jobs and provided 6,316 hours of direct counseling which resulted in $27,365,500 in positive economic impact in the first year alone.
3,287
jobs supported
6,316
hours of direct counseling
$27,365,500
in positive economic impact in MBC’s first year alone.
Following the impacts of redistricting, term limits, and the retirement of numerous elected officials, this was a busy and incredibly important election year.
Twenty-two PAC endorsed candidates won their races and will take the oath of office with the next term cycle, giving the MetroPAC an 84% win rate. We look forward to the collaboration between these elected officials as we work together to address the needs of businesses across the Greater Sacramento Region.
Through a grant from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, the Metro Foundation launched Metro Strive.
With the goal of empowering women in the workforce, this program consists of sessions designed to build and add to women’s leadership toolkits. This year the pilot program welcomed an inaugural cohort of 11 Strivers.
The 37th Leadership Sacramento cohort raised over $50,000 in support of their class project which improved and upgraded the outdoor space at the Stanford Settlement Neighborhood Center.
Leadership Sacramento’s Alumni Association celebrated their first year of operation with 150 members. Their first reunion is scheduled for June, 2023.
Thousand Strong successfully expanded career pathways to include a technology pathway for high schoolers in response to the growing tech industry within the region.
Lemonade Day welcomed back in-person sessions led by community leaders to allow youths a hands-on opportunity to build their stands, create their products, and host in-person celebrations.
This year, 2,000 youths participated across over 40 sites within the Greater Sacramento Region.
Saint John’s Program for Real Change was selected as the 2022 grant recipient, supports women in crisis and their children through a comprehensive 12-18 month residential program.
Over $2600 was raised during this year’s Big Day of Giving and we received a record 29 applicants for our 2023 grant.
Metro EDGE’s annual Emerge Summit welcomed 340 event attendees and returned all of their events to in-person.
With the launch of Board Link, a program designed to position a new generation of leaders for success, Metro EDGE matched eight young professionals with a seat on regional boards.
