Communicating Your EDO’s Value – Expert Advice from an Economic Development & Site Selection Consultant
During the IEDC Annual Conference in Anchorage, I was honored to participate in the panel session, “Because We’re Worth It: Communicating Your EDO’s Value.” One of my fellow panelists, Allison Larsen, CEcD, is Principal of the successful economic development and site selection consulting firm TadZo. While I am used to discussing the importance of communicating value […]
Thanks for Joining Us at the Northeastern Economic Developers’ Association Annual Conference!
This year’s Northeastern Economic Developers Association’s Annual Conference proved to be another success! More than 150 economic development professionals converged on Syracuse to learn and to share their best practices as it related to this year’s theme, “Re-Think, Re-Vive, Re-Thrive…Leveraging the Assets of Our Communities.” As NEDA’s website proclaimed, their goals were to “help you Re-Think the […]
Highlights from the ACCE 2015 Annual Conference
We had a great time in Montreal and we hope you did as well! As always, the ACCE Annual Conference provided a great opportunity to meet up with old friends, clients, and colleagues, and make new acquaintances, too. Throughout the conference, we consistently heard attendees commenting on the strength of the sessions, many saying that they […]
Public Sector Funding: Pros and Cons For Economic Developers
I always enjoy attending the International Economic Development Council annual meeting and last month’s gathering in Ft. Worth was no exception. I believe I have attended 22 or 23 of these meetings over the years. For me, it is a time to catch up with old friends and colleagues while hearing about the latest trends […]
“Asking Rights” Q&A from the 2014 BoardSource Leadership Forum
By Tom Ralser My 2014 BoardSource Leadership Forum presentation in Washington D.C. surfaced some very good questions. The capacity crowd, after hearing me drone on for over an hour on Outcomes That Increase Funding, asked a few questions that might be of interest to you as well. First, let me share with you the session […]
Fundraising FAQS From Mid-American Economic Developers
I had a great time exhibiting at the Mid-America Economic Development Council’s Best Practices Conference in Minneapolis last week, and I hope those of you who were able to attend enjoyed it as much as I did. While Convergent attends many conferences throughout the year, I always look forward to MAEDC conferences because there is […]