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.
NADO Advocacy Resources
2023 NADO Advocacy Priorities
Share this broad overview of NADO’s 2023 advocacy priorities with your members of Congress.
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.
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
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2023 Impact Awards
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Content Questions Form
Registration Questions Form
Hotel Questions Form
New Speaker Inquiry
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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.