VOLUME XIII . NUMBER 3 . DECEMBER 2001/JANUARY 2002
	Protecting Rural America Read how regional America has been affected by September 11, and what steps some regional development organizations are taking to ensure homeland security in their areas.		Past Issues November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 July/August 2001 June 2001 May 2001 April 2001 February/March 2001 December/January 2001 November 2000 October 2000 September 2000 Published Monthly by NADO and the NADO Research Foundation, 400 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 390 Washington, DC 20001. Zanetta Doyle, Editor zdoyle@nado.org World Wide Web: www.nado.org; Tel: (202) 624-7806; Email: info@nado.org.
	Getting the Word Out to Your Constituents An effective communications strategy is an important element to the success of regional development organizations. This story explores how the Meramec Regional Planning Council in St. James, Missouri and the Lower Savannah Council of Governments developed aggressive communication strategies and how it has benefited their organizations and their region.
	Effective Procurement Yields Positive Results This article highlights several regional organizations establishment of procurement programs that have helped them to streamline purchasing procedures and provide necessary services to their communities. The article also explains the procurement process.
	Planning for the Future of Your Organization Finding and keeping qualified staff, as well as succession planning has become a reality for many organizations. This article reports on organizations that offer incentives to get employees to remain. It also offers tips to follow when planning for the transfer of leadership within an organization.
	Performance Measurement is EDA Priority Find out EDA's definition of performance measures as well as the seven criteria that the agency will use to evaluate proposed EDA investments.
	Encouraging a Strategic Board Learn how to stimulate your board to think strategically.
	The Recession Affects Rural America Two Regional organizations share how the recent recession has impacted them.
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