Meeting the Childcare Challenge: Opportunities for Economic Development Districts
This report examines the drivers of the childcare challenge and the impact it has had in communities across the country.
December 3, 2025
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Tip Sheet: How to Map a Wealth Creation Value Chain
This tip sheet is meant for organizations interested in mapping out value chains around specific market opportunities.
November 7, 2025
From Vacant to Vibrant Webinar Series
This webinar series includes real-world examples, actionable tools, and fresh ideas for EDD staff and partners looking to spark economic growth, fill empty spaces, and support the next generation of entrepreneurs.
September 18, 2025
Tribal Economic Development Perspectives: A Primer for EDD Staff
This report introduces Tribal perspectives on economic development and explains how these approaches are shaped by sovereignty and community priorities.
September 4, 2025
Webinar: Repurposing Vacant Houses of Worship
This webinar explores how municipalities can engage religious leaders, congregations, and developers to thoughtfully reimagine these properties. Whether repurposed for affordable housing, social services, the arts, or mixed-use community hubs, houses of worship can serve as powerful anchors for revitalization when guided by strategic collaboration.
July 29, 2025
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
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
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