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
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
Keeping Wealth Close to Home: How Economic Development Districts Can Promote Local Prosperity
Keeping Wealth Close to Home: How Economic Development Districts Can Promote Local Prosperity One of the key principles of wealth creation is keeping wealth local
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
Creating Thriving Regions through Arts and Culture: Tips and Considerations for EDDs
Creating Thriving Regions through Arts and Culture: Tips and Considerations for EDDs Arts and culture have historically connected people with one another and to the
April 30, 2025
Connecting Economic Development Districts & Higher Education Institutions: University of Oregon and Northeast Oregon Economic Development District Case Study
Connecting Economic Development Districts & Higher Education Institutions: University of Oregon and Northeast Oregon Economic Development District Case Study This case study examines the long-standing
April 8, 2025
Webinar: Disaster Preparedness and Economic Resilience – Key Considerations for EDDs
This webinar with the International Sustainable Resilience Center (ISRC) and NADO Research Foundation explored how EDDs can best position their regions for disaster preparedness and economic resilience. You’ll hear about key strategies such as establishing information networks, identifying vulnerabilities, developing action plans, utilizing resilience tools, and much more
March 4, 2025