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Doug Radcliff
Dec 8, 20223 min read
How Should Economic Development Organizations Measure True Impact?
By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff “Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're...
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Clint Nessmith
Aug 19, 20224 min read
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...
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Doug Radcliff
Jul 15, 20222 min read
The Importance of Sustainable Economic Development
By: RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can...
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Rob Radcliff
May 19, 20223 min read
Client Profile - Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership
By RDG Senior Counsel Rob Radcliff “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got” -Henry Ford...
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Rob Radcliff
Apr 19, 20224 min read
Passing the Baton
By RDG Senior Counsel Rob Radcliff “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got” -Henry Ford At...
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Rob Radcliff
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Y'all Means Y'all
By RDG Senior Counsel Rob Radcliff “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got” -Henry Ford...
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Clint Nessmith
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Deputizing the Chamber?
By: RDG CEO Clint Nessmith “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got” -Henry Ford If you are...
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Rob Radcliff
Jan 4, 20223 min read
Welcome to 2022 - Let's Try Something Different!
By: RDG Senior Counsel Rob Radcliff What a roller coaster we have been on the past few years. I’ve been thinking a lot about 2022 and...
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Lindsay Bensko
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Welcome to the 2021 IEDC Annual Conference
By: RDG Principal Lindsay Bensko Bright lights, big music city, welcome to Nashville! Home to the 2021 IEDC Annual Conference, and it did...
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Doug Radcliff
May 18, 20215 min read
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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Clint Nessmith
Apr 20, 20213 min read
Work From Home and Your Revenue
By RDG Principal Clint Nessmith I hope all our readers are doing well! With mass-vaccinations occurring (my arm was incredibly sore!) I...
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Matthew Chambers
Feb 26, 20214 min read
A Revolutionary Pivot or an Unscalable Experiment?
A Revolutionary Pivot or an Unscalable Experiment? By RDG Principal Matthew Chambers Only have ten seconds? The pandemic continues to...
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Clint Nessmith
Jan 20, 20213 min read
RDG's Interview Series
RDG's INTERVIEW SERIES A Conversation with Dr. Anna Lebesch about Talent Development By RDG Principal Clint Nessmith Resource Development...
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Beth Pulliam
Dec 29, 20203 min read
RDG and Bloomberg Collaborate on Economic Recovery.
This post zooms out from RDG’s bread and butter of fundraising campaign management and focuses on our consulting skillset, specifically...
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Rob Radcliff
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Tactical Guide: Municipal Economic Development Funding
In collaboration with Bloomberg Associates, a part of Michael Bloombergs’ Bloomberg Philanthropies, RDG developed a Municipal Funding...
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Rob Radcliff
Aug 18, 20202 min read
Economic Development Is Not for Amateurs
By: RDG Managing Principal Rob Radcliff I've known Jay Garner of Garner Economics for decades. Over that period of time I have learned...
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Clint Nessmith
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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...
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Rob Radcliff
May 4, 20203 min read
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 14, 20203 min read
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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