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. This guide equips practitioners with the resources to jumpstart their strategic thinking on how to center community voices and build relationships, all while centering equity. This work was funded through the generous contributions of Surdna Foundation.
Read the guide here.
NGIN Launches Inclusive Recovery Initiative Community of Practice, Releases Engagement Report
On Thursday, October 27, NGIN launched the Inclusive Recovery Initiative Community of Practice, which will bring together over 100 economic development practitioners from nearly 70 organizations around the country to discuss strategies around inclusive economic growth. Over the next year, the Community of Practice attendees will attend convenings and engage in peer-to-peer sessions to support efforts to embed inclusion and equity in economic development practice.
Prior to the launch of the Community of Practice, NGIN engaged with organizations individually to understand the challenges and barriers that economic developers face when tackling inclusive growth. You can read about the findings from this engagement below. View the PDF here: Inclusive Recovery Initiative Engagement Report.
NGIN Announces the Six Organizations Selected for Inclusive Recovery Initiative
New Growth Innovation Network (NGIN) is excited to announce the six Economic Development Organizations chosen to receive technical assistance to embed inclusive and equitable growth strategies into their COVID-19 recovery strategies. The Inclusive Economic Development in EDD’s COVID-19 Recovery program is funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Research and National Technical Assistance Program and supported by the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation.
The selected organizations represent a diverse group of regions across the United States and were selected based on commitment to inclusive growth, organizational capacity, and COVID-19 impacts. One organization from each EDA Regional Office was selected:
- North Central Washington Economic Development District in Wenatchee, Washington from the Seattle region
- Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City, Missouri from the Denver region
- North Central Texas Council of Governments in Arlington, Texas from the Austin region
- Region Five Development Commission in Staples, Minnesota from the Chicago region
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in Springfield, Massachusetts from the Philadelphia region
- Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce (in partnership with the River Valley Regional Commission) in Columbus, Georgia from the Atlanta region.
Each selected organization will receive in-depth data analysis and support to help develop best practice strategies that will be incorporated into their strategic planning documents and shared with a wider Community of Practice of economic development organizations from around the country.
Join the Community of Practice
The Community of Practice is open to economic development organizations across the nation who seek to learn and support one another in developing greater strides towards inclusive economic growth strategies. The sessions will focus on helping analyze economic racial disparities exacerbated by a global pandemic, and how to overcome them. Participants will have access to resources that highlight innovative solutions to pressing economic conditions, and tools that support system change frameworks that help eliminate institutional bias. The Community of Practice will help identify methods and strategies which can be pursued in laying a foundation towards an equitable economic development plan, particularly a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS). Interested organizations should complete the Community of Practice Interest Form as soon as possible.
EDA Partners with New Growth Innovation Network to Explore Inclusive Growth Strategies
NGIN is delighted to work with The U.S. Economic Development Administration and the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation to support six Economic Development Districts incorporate inclusive economic recovery actions into regional economic strategies and develop a National Community of Practice.
May 20, 2021 Webinar
