Regional and Community Planning
Find tools to assist planners, economic development practitioners and those interested in sustainable development initiatives
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“Incorporating Resilience into the CEDS” Webinar Tutorial
Resilience planning provides a very workable framework to support building strong and prosperous communities and regions. This 20-minute webinar lecture covers the ins and outs of economic resilience, what it means, why it matters, and how best to incorporate resilience...
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Register for Upcoming Webinar on the SWOT and Resilience
A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis allows for a region to come together to perform a “status check” and answer the question “Where are we now?” in terms of competitive advantages and disadvantages. One of the four required sections...
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CEDS Spotlight: Southeastern Montana Development Corporation
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) has the potential to be a true road map that brings together many voices from your region to form a common vision for economic prosperity and resilience. Through the CEDS Spotlight case studies series,...
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Save the Date for CEDS Training Workshop on March 21
The NADO Research Foundation (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org/) is excited to host “An Afternoon with the CEDS,” a half-day, interactive training workshop on March 21, 2018 in Arlington, VA immediately following NADO’s Washington Policy Conference. At this free workshop, you will...
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NADO RF Webinar Provides Data Literacy Training to Support CEDS Planning
Accessing, interpreting, and incorporating the right data are some of the most important tasks in writing an effective CEDS. The NADO Research Foundation (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org) and the BlastPoint (https://blastpoint NULL.co/) team delivered a free webinar that explored how big...
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Sign Up Today for CEDS Office Hours
Economic development staff from any organization or tribe developing or implementing a CEDS are encouraged to participate in these free 1-on-1 phone calls with Nathan Ohle, executive director of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) (https://rcap NULL.org/) and former Senior...
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CEDS Spotlight: Mid-Region New Mexico Council of Governments
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) has the potential to be a true road map that brings together many voices from your region to form a common vision for economic prosperity and resilience. Through the CEDS Spotlight case studies series,...
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Newsletter Archive: Growing Stronger Economies in Our Nation’s Coal Communities [Updated bi-weekly]
This newsletter contains information about economic diversification, funding opportunities, and upcoming events to improve economic development and quality of life in coal communities across the country.
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CEDS Spotlight: Southeast Conference
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) has the potential to be a true road map that brings together many voices from your region to form a common vision for economic prosperity and resilience. Through the CEDS Spotlight case studies series,...
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NADO Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With a Highly Successful Annual Training Conference in Anchorage
NADO marked its 50th Anniversary by hosting the 2017 Annual Training Conference in Anchorage, AK on September 9 – 12, 2017. Over 500 attendees, representing 38 states and the District of Columbia, came together to learn, share best practices, network,...