A website that brings the Chamber together

ActiveCare IT helped the Chamber connect community events, member discovery, and online sales—with comprehensive training to put its new website to work.

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A website shaped around the Chamber’s work

The Orland Area Chamber of Commerce brings local businesses and the wider community together. Its website needed to make that work easier to discover and easier to join. ActiveCare IT created a shared online destination for community events, Chamber members, and purchases, giving the organization a new way to connect its mission with everyday participation.

Launched in mid-July 2025, the website combines Squarespace with Community Box. Visitors can find events, explore the member directory, and purchase memberships, products, and Certificates of Origin online. Comprehensive training helped the Chamber team learn the technology alongside the marketing and business practices needed to use it well.

At a Glance

Client: Orland Area Chamber of Commerce

Project: Website Design — GrowthZone replacement

Location: Orland, California

Launch: Mid-July 2025

Website: Squarespace + Community Box

Connected tools: QuickBooks Online, Campaign Monitor + Microsoft 365

“ActiveCare IT made it easier for people to do business with the Chamber. People can now join and buy products directly through our website—something they couldn’t do before. That convenience has helped us grow our membership and gives people a simpler way to get involved.”

— Danielle Hernandez, President of the Board of Directors, Orland Area Chamber of Commerce

Live Orland Area Chamber of Commerce directory showing the site navigation, search and industry controls, member map, and business listings.

Live Orland Area Chamber of Commerce shop showing Certificates of Origin and membership options available for online purchase.

Live Orland Area Chamber of Commerce Certificate of Origin product page with service details, member selection, quantity, and Add to Cart controls.

Turning community interest into participation

The Chamber’s previous website was included in a $600-per-month GrowthZone subscription. Its template offered limited room to customize the experience, and routine updates were difficult. More substantial changes depended on paid services from GrowthZone. The Chamber needed a website it could shape around its own priorities, with practical support for the people managing it.

For an organization built around local connections, each part of that experience has a purpose. An events destination gives people a place to discover what is happening. A member directory makes the business community visible. Online purchasing lets someone who is ready to join complete that next step through the website.

Three ways to connect with the Chamber

Community events: A central events destination brings local activities into one place. Residents, visitors, and businesses have a shared place to look for what is happening and learn more about individual events.

Member discovery: The Community Box directory gives Chamber members a place within the website’s business community. Visitors can browse businesses, use search and industry controls, and explore a map of listings.

Memberships, products, and services: Squarespace lets visitors review membership options and purchase through the site. The Chamber can also sell products and Certificates of Origin online—capabilities its previous website did not provide. Purchase notifications reach the Chamber team by email.

ActiveCare IT brought those needs into a redesigned website and connected it with the Chamber’s wider business tools. The approach drew largely on technology already in place and enabled the organization to fully discontinue GrowthZone.

“The training brought the website and the business side together. ActiveCare IT taught us how to use Squarespace and shared marketing best practices we could apply to the Chamber. That combination helped us understand how to put our new website to work.”

— Danielle Hernandez, President of the Board of Directors, Orland Area Chamber of Commerce

Diagram showing Squarespace connected with Community Box, QuickBooks Online, Campaign Monitor, and Microsoft 365, with GrowthZone retired.

Training plan pairing Squarespace CMS instruction with marketing best practices and MBA-led business guidance.

Building the website and the ability to use it

ActiveCare IT’s work included comprehensive training in the technical use of Squarespace’s content management system. The Chamber received guidance on operating its new website, including keeping events and the member directory up to date.

The training also covered marketing and business best practices, delivered by consultants with MBAs specializing in marketing. That combination connected the mechanics of managing a website with its role in serving members, communicating value, and supporting the organization’s business goals.

More capability, one less platform

The completed website brings events and member discovery together with online purchasing. Memberships, products, and Certificates of Origin can now be purchased through the site, extending the ways people can do business with the Chamber.

By August 2025, new members were using the website’s sign-up process, and Squarespace receipts were supporting the Chamber’s accounting work. The website now connects with QuickBooks Online for accounting and Campaign Monitor for newsletters. Purchase and other attention-needed notifications arrive through Microsoft 365 email.

The Chamber fully discontinued GrowthZone, retiring its $600-per-month subscription. ActiveCare IT supported the transition by exporting and archiving historical records before decommissioning. The result was one less platform to maintain, with the Chamber drawing largely on business tools it already used.

For ActiveCare IT, the project brings website design, connected business tools, and comprehensive training into the same engagement. The Chamber received a website built around how it serves its community, together with the guidance to keep that website useful as the organization grows.

The tools behind the experience

The Chamber’s website and wider business systems work together to turn community interest into practical action. Each confirmed product has a focused role in the experience.

Squarespace

Website, content management, and online sales. Squarespace brings the Chamber’s pages, events, membership options, products, and Certificates of Origin into an editable website.

Community Box

Member directory. Business listings, search, industry controls, and a map help visitors explore the Chamber’s member community.

Microsoft 365

Email notifications alert the Chamber team when purchases and other website activity need attention.

QuickBooks Online

Accounting connection. Squarespace integrates with QuickBooks Online, connecting online commerce with the Chamber’s accounting workflow.

Campaign Monitor

Newsletter connection. Squarespace integrates with Campaign Monitor for newsletters and continued communication with the Chamber’s community.

What ActiveCare IT delivered

Website design centered on community events, member discovery, and online sales

Squarespace and Community Box implementation

Connections with QuickBooks Online, Campaign Monitor, and Microsoft 365

Comprehensive CMS, marketing, and business training

Planning something similar?

Does your website reflect the organization you are today? Would a member directory, community events destination, or online purchasing make it easier for people to participate?

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A website that brings the Chamber together

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