2026 Impact Award Recipients
The annual Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional economic development and improving quality of life.
July 14, 2026
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Webinar: Shared Equity Housing: Homeownership Options that Can Help Your Community Meet Its Affordable Housing Needs
This webinar features a highly engaging conversation about affordable housing cooperatives, how they work, and how they can be adapted to meet communities needs.
July 28, 2025
Wealth Creation EDD Learning Cohort
The NADO Research Foundation is pleased to announce applications are open for the 7-month EDD Wealth Creation Learning Cohort, a new pilot program offered through the Economic Development District Community of Practice (EDD CoP). Join with other EDD staff interested in integrating wealth creation into their regions.
July 24, 2025
2025 Impact Award Recipients
The annual Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional economic development and improving quality of life.
July 1, 2025
Webinar: Building Partnerships and Building Homes
The NADO Research Foundation and Neighbor Works America partnered on this joint training opportunity to connect national networks of EDDs and Neighbor Works America affiliate organizations. Participants learned about ways these valuable economic and community development organizations can work together to address affordable housing in their regions.
June 26, 2025
Telling Our Stories: Highlights from the 2026 Afternoon with the Districts
NADO’s Afternoon with the Districts event offered an opportunity for EDD leaders to step back, reflect, and strengthen their storytelling techniques and approaches. Nearly 50 participants gathered to explore new ways to communicate impact, share successes, and elevate the essential role EDDs play nationwide.
March 24, 2026
EDD-Tribal Collaboration: Building the Blueprint in Southwest Colorado
This case study explores how Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has built and sustained meaningful partnerships with the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes.
June 11, 2025
Reviving Main Street through Community-Based Design: Northwest New Mexico COG and Coal Avenue Commons
Coal Avenue Commons has been activating downtown Gallup for over two years. The Northwest New Mexico COG, along with local and state partners, worked with the local community from day one to create a public space that would be welcoming and usable by residents and tourists alike. This case study tells the story of how Coal Avenue Commons helped transform Gallup’s stagnant economy into a flourishing and vibrant cultural destination.
June 5, 2025
Taking Inventory to Create Economic Prosperity: Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Regional Resources Plan
Taking Inventory to Create Economic Prosperity: Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Regional Resources Plan This case study explores the work that the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission
May 14, 2025
University of Tennessee and Upper Cumberland Development District Case Study
Connecting Economic Development Districts & Higher Education Institutions: University of Tennessee and Upper Cumberland Development District Case Study The University of Tennessee’s Center for Industrial
April 30, 2025