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Lesson II — Identify and Work with All Your Partners; Don't Stop Reaching Out Make friends before you need them. Find ways to reach out in every direction; connect your local cham- ber of commerce, EDO, faith community, and elected officials at every level to your city in relationships based on information and trust. Work with all your partners; don't delay in engaging applicable partners. With a project like the NCRC, many partners are needed to en- sure a successful transition. The importance of the work done by our legislative delegations in Raleigh and in Washington, D.C. cannot be underestimated, nor can the significant risks taken and commitments made by our local elected officials. The governor's office, the Gen- eral Assembly, and the university Make system continue to be key play- ers providing resources we never direction; CO dreamed possible. Of course, and elected of without Murdock's dream and his initial investment, this proj- ect would never have begun. It helps to have a billionaire or two in town to partner with. Lesson III — Learn from the Efforts of Others to Make the Transformation Real; Don't Stop Learning After a trip to Rockville, MD (one of the communi- ties compared in the SWOT analysis), with members of city council, it became obvious to city management that other key stakeholders and partners needed to see and touch the potential changes. Our local business leaders, school officials, and government officials from other ju- risdictions needed to understand firsthand the change taking place. Find ways to help new and future partners understand and connect to your dreams in very specific ways, and you can recreate your downtown while mov- ing from recovery to prosperity. friends before you need them. Find ways to reach out in every con your local chamber of commerce, EDO, faith community, ficials at every level to your city in relationships based on infor- to ensure a successful transition. IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PARTNERS (EDRP) PROGRAM Nq Economic Development Research Partners Program membership opens doors to concepts and schemes that assist economic development professionals in operating at a higher level. AIMS OF THE EDRP Through the EDRP Program, IEDC is taking its mission to a new level, assisting practi- tioners to successfully compete in the global economy and increase prosperity for communities at an acceler- ated pace, empowering ED professionals to better define their vision and voice. METHODS AND BENEFITS OF THE EDRP PROGRAM The Partners meet 4 times a year, sometimes with experts in the field, to coordinate activities and focus agendas on pertinent and practical issues. This innova- tive program provides an incredible opportunity to strengthen the communities in which we operate and the profession as a whole. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on membership details, please contact: e= Mary Helen Cobb, Director of Membership and Development at 202- 942 -9460 or mcobb @iedconline.org La LCONOMIC D@VFLOPAILNI KFALARrH PBU NFRS lkrcAp".1 L'.."'d Attachment number 1 Economic Development Journal / Spring 2011 / Volume 10 / Number2 45 1 -1 Page 605 mation and trust. Work with all your partners; don't delay in engaging ap- plicable partners. With a project like the NCRC, many partners are needed