POSITIONED TO WIN: How can communities organize to pursue federal funds and just about anything?
By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff As a result of the ongoing pandemic, we know governments at all levels...
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Doug Radcliff
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
The COVID-19 Wake-Up Call – Is it all Bad?
This week we are expanding our normal commentary on the intersection of life and economic development funding to look a bit more broadly...
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Beth Pulliam
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
Lotteries, Risk, and Infectious Diseases.
By RDG Principal Beth Pulliam A few weeks ago, an organization known as Stop Predatory Gambling requested lottery betting to be...
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Rob Radcliff
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREAT RECESSION
Do you read The Hustle? It’s an online subscription news service that offers an edgier dive into the topics of the day. Mike and I have...
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Rob Radcliff
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
Panoptic 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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Collaboration Pays Off BIG!
Earlier this year, JP Morgan Chase announced the winners (see here) in their most recent round of Advancing Cities funding, which...
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Rob Radcliff
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Funding Your Work In Uncertain Times
As EDOs look to their budgets over the next few months, determining the proper course of action will be challenging to say the least. We...
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Rob Radcliff
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
We Can All Learn Something From Tiger
Tiger’s back! That was the headline a little over a month ago when Tiger Woods won the Masters, his first major championship since 2008....
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Rob Radcliff
- Apr 15, 2019
- 3 min
One Size Does Not Fit All
In my role as behind-the-scenes design “expert” for RDG, I am the chief Principal responsible for making our proposal responses to RFPs...
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Clint Nessmith
- Mar 11, 2019
- 3 min
Infrastructure, 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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Jan 29, 2019
- 2 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...
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Clint Nessmith
- Dec 13, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
How 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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Sep 19, 2018
- 2 min
Investor Retention: The One Thing Everyone Must Do
So 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...
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Michael Trubiano
- Jun 13, 2018
- 3 min
Hidden Talent
You 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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Feb 12, 2018
- 2 min
How’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...
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Clint Nessmith
- Jan 23, 2018
- 3 min
You’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...
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Rob Radcliff
- Jan 8, 2018
- 3 min
I’m A Runner
One 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...
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