Manage Your Professional Networks

CREC provides management support to national professional organizations whose missions focus on community and economic development and/or economic statistics and analysis. CREC provides financial management, business operation support, and event planning and coordination, as well as trained research staff to our network of organizational partners.

Manage Your Professional Networks

Located on the Potomac with convenient access to federal agencies, the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) delivers professional association management services by delivering business solutions that enable organizations to achieve their goals and objectives. CREC guides:

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CREC Develops Custom Board Support, Strategic Plans, & Annual Budgets for Each Association:

Clients benefit from our culture of excellence, expertise, and our real-world experience. We are committed to delivering all major revenue-producing and service delivery programs through one in-house team. CREC works with its associations to provide board support; operational management; program development; membership recruitment and retention; financial management; development of non-dues revenue and fund-raising.

Contact COO, Erol Yildirim, at ey@crec.net to discuss CREC’s approach to association management and how we can meet your needs.

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American Resiliency and Equity Network Initiative (ARENI)
University Economic Development Association
Start Date: Jan 2022 — End Date: Jun 2024

ARENI is a program of the UEDA funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to develop national networks focused on addressing economic resiliency and equity and convene EDA University Centers to advance regional economies.  Through this agreement, CREC will provide logistical support to UEDA for regular convenings, online forums, and resource libraries.

University Economic Development Association Staff Support
University Economic Development Association
Start Date: Jan 2023 — End Date: Jun 2024

Since 1976, the University Economic Development Association has been working to bring together higher education institutions, private sector businesses, non-profits, government organizations, and community economic development stakeholders to create local and regional economic opportunity. UEDA, and its members, are leaders in advancing regional economic engagement fueled by higher education and represent those at the leading edge […]

The Census Project
Association of Public Data Users
Start Date: Jan 2019 — End Date: Dec 2023

With support from the New Venture Fund and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, CREC provided fiscal agency support of the Census Project on behalf of APDU. Led by Mary Jo Hoeksema, Project Director, and Howard Fienberg, Co-Director, the Census Project is a broad-based network of national, state, and local organizations supporting a fair and accurate […]

Non-Degree Credentials Research Network Staff Support
George Washington Institute of Public Policy
Start Date: Sep 2022 — End Date: May 2023

CREC collaborated with the George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP) on support for the Non-degree Credentials Research Network (NCRN), a project funded through a grant from Lumina Foundation. The NCRN is a multi-disciplinary community of scholars, practitioners and policymakers that focuses on the little-understood role of certificates, certifications, and other non-degree credentials in the […]

Community Indicators Consortium
Community Indicators Consortium
Start Date: Jan 2021 — End Date: Dec 2022

The Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) is a global network that supports efforts to use community data to improve quality of life. CIC provides resources and tools to help communities and practitioners advance the practice and effective use of community indicators. The includes increasing the use of indicators for monitoring community conditions and advancing sustainability, promoting […]
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