Does the Rising Tide Really Lift Everyone’s Boat?
These are truly unique times in which we are living: global pandemic, renewed focus on systemic racism and economic disparity,...
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Rob Radcliff
Jun 24, 20201 min read
Listen…..Learn…..Lead
LISTEN ……….LEARN……….LEAD “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr. “As it has for more than two...
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Doug Radcliff
May 26, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 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 23, 20203 min read
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 10, 20201 min read
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 15, 20193 min read
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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Rob Radcliff
Jan 29, 20192 min read
“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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Rob Radcliff
Nov 26, 20182 min read
“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. ...
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Rob Radcliff
Sep 19, 20182 min read
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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Rob Radcliff
Apr 3, 20185 min read
My Birthday Wish
Today is the 30th anniversary of my 30th birthday! Another milestone; one step closer to the next phase of my journey. So, I apologize...
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Rob Radcliff
Mar 15, 20182 min read
Fearing The Impossible? Don’t.
Earlier this week, I was at dinner with a colleague engaged in a very lively and intellectual discussion well into the evening. We both...
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Rob Radcliff
Feb 12, 20182 min read
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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Rob Radcliff
Nov 22, 20173 min read
Thanksgiving Thoughts
I’m never ready for Thanksgiving until the day before. I’m never ready for Christmas until Thanksgiving. As I grow older, the years go...
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Rob Radcliff
Aug 1, 20173 min read
How do you properly honor a legacy?
My original intent for this Blog was a wrap-up on the recent American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Convention in Nashville. ...
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