Cities thrive when economic opportunity benefits everyone.

New Growth Innovation Network (NGIN) is a national nonprofit that equips economic, community, and government leaders with insights, innovations, capital, and localized support to ensure that economically excluded communities can lead, shape, and benefit from regional economic growth. 

Featured Initiatives

Initiatives
Small and Midsized City Hub (SMC Hub)
Small and Midsized City Hub (SMC Hub)

Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NGIN's Small and Midsized Cities Hub offers a suite of programs, technical assistance, resources, and tools to support economic and community developers build healthy, thriving communities.

Economic Partnership Alliance
Economic Partnership Alliance

This program offers tailor-made training and in-depth localized partnership support for Community-Based Organizations and Economic Development Organizations.

Advancing Economic Mobility (AEM)
Advancing Economic Mobility (AEM)

NGIN leads Advancing Economic Mobility (AEM) to support local economic leaders adopt data, tools, and knowledge resources to advance economic mobility in their communities for low and middle income workers and residents. This project is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Inclusive Recovery Initiative
Inclusive Recovery Initiative

Funded by the Economic Development Administration, this program supported six Economic Development Districts incorporate inclusive economic recovery actions into regional economic strategies and develop a National Community of Practice.

Featured Resources

  • Tech Equity in Action (Report and Worksheets)

    The Tech Equity in Action report provides best practices for inclusive tech-based economic development (TBED), emphasizing processes and outcomes that support diverse participation in the economy.

    Recommended reading for: community and economic development professionals, and members of the broader tech ecosystem, such as universities, accelerators, founders, and investors.

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  • Catalytic Capital for BIPOC Wealth Creation

    NGIN is excited to share insights on inclusive capital, revealing that racialized definitions of risk continue to restrict capital flow, the 2020 corporate financial commitments are more market corrections than transformative investments, and there is evidence of catalytic capital investments advancing BIPOC wealth that can be scaled.

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  • Communication Resource Guide for Inclusive Economic Development

    To help regions rebuild more equitably and tackle the deep inequality that holds back inclusive growth, NGIN partnered with Partnership for Southern Equity to develop the Communication Resource Guide for Inclusive Economic Development. The guide provides a glossary of terms, complimentary resources, and supportive data to support economic development practitioners with a deeper understanding of how to activate communities towards an inclusive economy.

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Exploring Economic Innovation in Exemplary Cities with LEAP

Introducing LEAP (Learn. Explore. Activate. In Place) – an innovative initiative empowering community and economic leaders. Through fully funded journeys, participants immerse in inclusive economic growth models. Experience firsthand NGIN's trip to Tulsa, OK, with delegates from Newark, NJ, in this engaging video. This work was funded through the generous contributions of Prudential Financial.

NGIN Blog

Blog
NGIN is Hiring | Work with Us!
NGIN is Hiring | Work with Us!

Do you think you have what it takes to be an NGIN-eer? We are hiring for 2 new roles, Advisor and Analyst. Applications open now until this Friday, January 31, 2025.  

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Pages for Prosperity: Raising the Floor | NGIN Book Club
Pages for Prosperity: Raising the Floor | NGIN Book Club

This quarter, the NGIN team voted to watch the documentary “Raising the Floor,” which follows the people of Chelsea, Massachusetts, and their innovative policy to support community members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our discussion of the film allowed us as a team to further refine and understand “What is inclusive economic development?” and how guaranteed income programs fit within this model.  

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Underestimate No Longer: Small and Midsized Cities Chart New Inclusive Economic Futures 
Underestimate No Longer: Small and Midsized Cities Chart New Inclusive Economic Futures 

Written by NGIN Senior Advisor, Betsey Suchanic this article highlights the characteristics of Small and Midsized cities that make them uniquely positioned to build equitable economic approaches.

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As the Election Approaches: Evaluating the Success of Current Federal Policies in Boosting Economic Growth and Shared Prosperity
As the Election Approaches: Evaluating the Success of Current Federal Policies in Boosting Economic Growth and Shared Prosperity

Written by NGIN CEO, M. Yasmina McCarty, this article highlights five key insights on what has been effective in recent federal economic strategies, providing a roadmap for progress as the nation approaches a pivotal election that may shape the future presidency and its policies.

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A Road to Shared Prosperity: The Path Paved in Richmond in Building Solidarity Toward Shared Wealth in SMCs 
A Road to Shared Prosperity: The Path Paved in Richmond in Building Solidarity Toward Shared Wealth in SMCs 

This piece, written by Jessica Gonzalez-Martinez, is about insights from NGIN's LEAP Richmond and focuses on community wealth building models as ways to increase equitable economic growth in small and mid-sized cities.

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The Cityscapes Summit

More than 400 economic and community leaders joined us at the NGIN Cityscapes Summit 2024 in Durham, NC. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this biennial event offers a unique blend of insights and strategies for inclusive economic development in Small and Midsized Cities (SMCs), along with dynamic networking opportunities.

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