Organizational Capacity and Professional Development
Here you will find resources for maximizing your organization’s potential both operationally and strategically
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Preparing for the Future: Early Career Executive Directors/Assistant Directors
NADO’s research has shown a trend in executive director retirements, which is not too surprising given the sheer number of baby boomers that are considering retirement in the near future. As today’s executive directors start to plan for their departure...
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EDA’s Streamlined Application Process
During the 2015 NADO Annual Training Conference, Angela Belden Martinez and Nathan Ohle of the U.S. Economic Development Administration reviewed proposed changes to streamline the agency’s grant application process. These changes are incorporated in the 2016 Federal Funding Opportunity...
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A Primer on OMB’s “Uniform Guidance” for Federal Awards
New Office of Management and Budget guidelines will impact every organization that receives U.S. federal grant funds. This presentation by Bob Lloyd of Robert Lloyd Consulting Services during the 2015 NADO Annual Training Conference walks through the major components of...
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Preparing for Your Annual Audit
During NADO’s 2015 Annual Training Conference, Bob Lloyd of Robert Lloyd Consulting Services delivered the presentation “Preparing for Your Annual Audit.” Your annual audit doesn’t have to be the most dreaded event of the year. Get a sense of...
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The Entrepreneurial RDO: Alternative Funding Strategies for Your Organization
During NADO’s 2015 Annual Training Conference, three presenters offered models of revenue diversification in the session “The Entrepreneurial RDO: Alternative Funding Strategies for Your Organization.” View the presentations below. Laura Mathis, Middle Georgia Regional Commission: Revenue Diversification from nado-web Ryan...
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Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
This report covers the rapidly-growing body of research on resilience, describing the main ideas that are driving policy and practice across the country and examining current thinking on regional and economic resilience.
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Meet the Participants: Economic Development District Training Program
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation is pleased to announce selections for its first-ever one-year Economic Development District Training Program, funded by the Austin Regional Office of the U.S. Economic Development Administration. “The NADO Research Foundation...
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10 Participants Selected for Economic Development District Training Program
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation is pleased to announce selections for its first-ever one-year Economic Development District Training Program, funded by the Austin Regional Office of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov). “Economic Development...
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Upcoming Webinar Series: OMB Grant Guidelines Webinar
NADO invites you to participate in a three-part webinar series aimed at helping executive directors, finance officers, and other staff learn how the new OMB Uniform Guidance (also referred to as the Super Circular and OMB Grant Guidelines) will impact...
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Event Materials Available for HUD Region 5 Convening on Economic Resilience
On October 2, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation and the Region 5 (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/localoffices/regions) Partnership for Sustainable Communities co-hosted the “HUD Region 5 Sustainable Communities Grantee Convening on Economic Resilience” in Chicago, IL. Participants from 12 grantee projects and...