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CLIENT PROFILE: Little Rock Regional Chamber - Jay Chesshir: Profiles in Leadership

By RDG Principal Amy Curtis “All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.”...

Client Profiles: Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) - Adam Knapp: Leadership Defining the Future

By: RDG CEO Clint Nessmith “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the...

RDG's Interview Series

RDG's INTERVIEW SERIES A Conversation with Dr. Anna Lebesch about Talent Development By RDG Principal Clint Nessmith Resource Development...

YES, you can successfully raise money right now!

This is the answer to the question we fundraising consultants are most asked in 2020. It's a great question! After all, back in April we...

WHY DOESN’T CONGRESS LIKE THE 501(c)6?

If your corporate structure happens to be as a 501(c)6, that headline probably got your attention. In a recent POLL RDG conducted, 70% of...

Funding 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...

Planning Now Translates To Future Fundraising Success

A 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...

Interview Series – Ashley Folladori, JAXUSA Partnership

Ashley Folladori, Director of Investor Relations for JAXUSA Partnership This year, JAXUSA Partnership is celebrating 27 years of...

ACCE 2016

Our entire Resource Development Group team attended ACCE’s Annual Conference in Savannah a few weeks ago, and in case you missed it, it...