Rob RadcliffApr 14, 20203 minFunding Your Work In Uncertain Times – Part Two!First off, I hope everyone is healthy and safe right now. This is an uncertain time for us all and the most important thing we can do is...
Rob RadcliffApr 10, 20201 minPanoptic or Myopic?I recently heard a comment that really stuck with me: We see what we dare to see. When I first heard this, I wasn’t exactly sure what the...
Rob RadcliffApr 10, 20202 minCollaboration Pays Off BIG!Earlier this year, JP Morgan Chase announced the winners (see here) in their most recent round of Advancing Cities funding, which...
Rob RadcliffApr 1, 20202 minFunding Your Work In Uncertain TimesAs EDOs look to their budgets over the next few months, determining the proper course of action will be challenging to say the least. We...
Rob RadcliffJun 12, 20192 minWe Can All Learn Something From TigerTiger’s back! That was the headline a little over a month ago when Tiger Woods won the Masters, his first major championship since 2008....
Rob RadcliffMay 6, 20192 minRDG Celebrates Economic Development Week 2019!Happy fourth annual Economic Development Week! Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council...
Rob RadcliffApr 15, 20193 minOne Size Does Not Fit AllIn my role as behind-the-scenes design “expert” for RDG, I am the chief Principal responsible for making our proposal responses to RFPs...
Clint NessmithMar 12, 20193 minInfrastructure, Transportation and Housing, Oh My…!I live in Statesboro, GA, a small college town close to Savannah. Despite our relatively small size, Statesboro’s most pressing...
Rob RadcliffJan 29, 20192 min“One Million Dollars”That was my answer 20 years ago today when asked by the CEO of the Southern Company “what do you need from me?”. Those were my only...
Rob RadcliffDec 14, 20183 minPlanning Now Translates To Future Fundraising SuccessA few months ago, I had the pleasure of joining a panel at IEDC’s Annual Conference in Atlanta where my role was to speak about the...
Rob RadcliffNov 27, 20182 min“That Which We Share In Common Is Stronger Than Our Differences”I wish I had said that, but I didn’t. It’s a quote from Chris Bradley, a long-time Columbus, Ohio weatherman who is dying of leukemia. ...
Rob RadcliffOct 16, 20182 minHow Do We Prepare For The Next Recession?From the most recent Economist: “The world should start preparing for the next recession while it still can” We are ten years removed...
Rob RadcliffSep 19, 20182 minInvestor Retention: The One Thing Everyone Must DoSo you just raised a bunch of money to fund your organization for the next three years. Or maybe you raised a new pot of money to use...
Michael TrubianoJun 13, 20183 minHidden TalentYou never know what you might discover in your backyard. I’m a Bruce Springsteen fan. Recently my wife and I went to NYC to see him on...
Rob RadcliffApr 4, 20185 minMy Birthday WishToday is the 30th anniversary of my 30th birthday! Another milestone; one step closer to the next phase of my journey. So, I apologize...
Rob RadcliffMar 16, 20182 minFearing The Impossible? Don’t.Stephen Hawking, 11 years ago, experiencing one of his bucket list wishes: Zero Gravity Earlier this week, I was at dinner with a...
Rob RadcliffFeb 12, 20182 minHow’s Your Game Plan?Last week’s Super Bowl was fantastic; it had everything you could possibly want in an NFL football game: fast pace, great execution, the...
Clint NessmithJan 24, 20183 minYou’ve Done Everything Right. Then….You’ve done everything right. Your private sector and community stakeholders are at the table. You have regional alignment and...
Rob RadcliffJan 9, 20183 minI’m A RunnerOne of my traditions is a New Year’s Day run. I’ve done one for at least 25 years now, sometimes alone, oftentimes with one or more...
Rob RadcliffDec 19, 20172 minThe Art of HumilityWhen advertising Hall of Fame legend Bill Backer died last year, the news was easy to miss. Who among us recognizes his name? But...