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NADO members and other economic and community development stakeholders are encouraged to use the advocacy resources below to amplify NADO’s advocacy efforts and policy priorities.
Share this broad overview of NADO’s 2023 advocacy priorities with your members of Congress.
Learn about NADO’s priorities for EDA Reauthorization and share this resource with your members of Congress
Use and share this slide deck to educate your members of Congress about EDA Reauthorization
Share this appropriations fact sheet with your members of Congress to advocate for EDA funding for EDDs
Learn about NADO’s priorities for EDA Reauthorization and share this resource with your members of Congress
Use and share this slide deck to educate your members of Congress about EDA Reauthorization
Use this template letter to reach out to your members of Congress to request robust FY24 funding for EDDs
EDA has published an RFI to inform the planning and design of the new EDA Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program. Click below to view NADO’s response to the EDA RFI.
Use this fact sheet to educate your members of Congress about the importance of funding for LDDs in the ARC region
Use this slide deck to educate your members of Congress about the importance of funding for LDDs in the ARC region
Use this template letter to reach out to your members of Congress to request robust FY24 funding for LDDs in the ARC region
Share this appropriations letter with your Representatives in the House to emphasize the importance of directing funding to the Local Development Districts (LDDs) within the Appalachian Regional Commission’s geographic service region
Share this appropriations letter with your Senators to emphasize the importance of directing funding to the Local Development Districts (LDDs) within the Appalachian Regional Commission’s geographic service region
Use this template letter to reach out to your members of Congress to request robust FY24 funding for LDDs in the ARC region
NADO EDA Revolving Loan Fund Defederalization Webinar (recording)
NADO EDA CARES Act Funding Webinar (recording)
NADO Webinar on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Tools and Tips for Effective Advocacy in 2022
Questions? Contact Mirielle Burgoyne.
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Joe McKinney serves as Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). Headquartered in Washington DC, NADO provides advocacy, education, research, and training for the nation’s 500+ regional planning and development organizations.
Joe has thirty-one years of experience having served in city, county, regional, national association, and government management since 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a master’s degree in Public Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.
McKinney has provided congressional testimony on numerous occasions regarding the importance of regional development organizations in helping shape the nation’s economic growth. He is nationally recognized for promoting innovative solutions in areas such as planning and economic development, workforce development, transportation and transit, and aging services.