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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...

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...

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...

Happy fourth annual Economic Development Week! Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I’m impressed! That is how I left feeling about Toronto after a very successful IEDC Annual Conference a few weeks ago. A city of over...

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

2017 IEDC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TAKEAWAYS I always enjoy the late January IEDC Leadership Conference — shorter timespan, more relaxed, nice...

I come from the generation that grew up with Muhammad Ali – I was 7 when he knocked out Sonny Liston; 12 when he knocked out Jerry Quarry...

May 8-15th is Economic Development Week – something Resource Development Group is proud to celebrate! Please join us in honoring all of...

One of the biggest challenges for EDO’s is telling their story in a succinct, clear and compelling way. Not the story of the community or...

I read an article in our local paper a few weeks ago that really stuck with me.  It chronicled the dramatic disparity in relative...

RDG does a lot of work in major metros across the United States.  In fact, of the 48 metros of 1 million population or higher with a...

Principal and Co-Owner Clint Nessmith provides our blog for this edition of RDG Interactive. I was recently at Pat Danahy’s retirement...

This past Saturday morning while the rest of the country was preparing for another weekend of March Madness, I was at a celebration...

As I travel the country and listen to Chamber Execs., EDC Presidents and Board leaders talk about the challenges faced by their...

I just finished reading How Money Walks:  How $2 Trillion Moved Between the States and Why It Matters by Travis Brown.  It traces the...