Organizational Capacity & Professional Development
Here you will find resources for maximizing your organization’s potential both operationally and strategically
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Navigating Our Future: Best Practices Case Studies from the Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network
This new publication from the Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable, sponsored by the NADO Research Foundation, highlights innovative community and economic development projects being implemented throughout Tennessee.
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Organizational Toolkit for State Associations of Regional Councils Now Available
The Iowa Association of Regional Councils (IARC) recently published the Organizational Toolkit for State Associations of Regional Councils. This Publication was supported by EDA’s Denver Regional Office (grant # 05-06-051); IARC partnered with NADO to provide the toolkit content.
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Using GIS to Improve Decision Making and Project Tracking in North Carolina
On April 25, 2013, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation held the Rural Planning Organizations (RPO) America Peer Symposium in Greenville, SC. This event was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and was held in conjunction...
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Effective Executive Director Evaluations
This session occurred on August 27, 2013 at the Annual Training Conference in San Francisco, CA. Aimed at executive directors and their board members, this session outlined sensible and effective processes to evaluate executive director performance. Steve Etcher, Vice President,...
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Intentional Leadership is the Best Legacy
This session occurred on August 26, 2013 at the Annual Training Conference in San Francisco, CA. Participants gained skills needed to become an “intentional leader”—one that crafts a leadership style and employees critical skills that will ensure a lasting legacy....
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Speaking to Influence and Persuade
This session occurred on August 26, 2013 at the Annual Training Conference in San Francisco, CA. Participants boosted their communication skills by attending this session which focused on ways to more effectively engage with your board and staff. Monica Scamardo,...
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Executive Director Learning Lab: Successful and Beneficial Evaluation Process
This session occurred on August 25, 2013 at the Annual Training Conference in San Francisco, CA. Participants learned new strategies for developing a meaningful and purposeful employee evaluation process. Steve Etcher, Vice President, Community Edge View the presentation below: Practical...
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Executive Director Learning Lab: Why Audit Quality is Important for Auditees
This session occurred on August 25, 2013 at the Annual Training Conference in San Francisco, CA. Auditees play a key role in the audit process and are an important factor in the audit quality equation. This session covered the reasons...
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STATS America Tool Webinar Now Available for Download
On July 25, the NADO Research Foundation and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) hosted a webinar highlighting STATS America, one of several data tools available at no-cost to economic development practitioners and others across the nation. STATS...
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Youth with a Voice (Biddeford, Maine)
Biddeford, Maine’s 2011 Downtown Master Plan includes the words “youth” or “students” 157 times over its 217 pages. This was not an accident, but rather a demonstration of this New England mill town’s strong commitment to including young people and...