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Mar 23, 2017

The Director’s Log: March 2017

Beyond basketball, March has had its own kind of madness this year. One day it is clearly in the winter camp; others in the spring camp; some days both. The challenges of being both a place that “thinks” and “does” are similar. 

Mar 15, 2017

A Winning End to the BB&T Leadership Symposium

Earlier this month, IEI hosted 16 teams of young social entrepreneurs from across the state in an extensive leadership development weekend at Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus. These 16… 

Mar 9, 2017

kidoNomiCs at SXSWedu

I had the distinct pleasure of participating as a presenter for SXSWedu this week. I joined professionals from across the United States who are embarking on innovative approaches to solving our… 

Feb 16, 2017

Thriving Rural Communities: Perspectives on Early Childhood Investments from the Faith Community

This past week, 35 rural faith leaders joined over 300 North Carolina government, business and nonprofit leaders at IEI’s 2017 Emerging Issues Focus Forum, kidonomics: The Economics of Early Childhood… 

Feb 6, 2017

Catch the kidoNomiCs broadcast on UNC-TV!

Can’t be here at the Forum in person this year? Tune in via the LIVE broadcast or webstream, brought to you by UNC-TV's North Carolina Channel! 

Jan 5, 2017

The IEI Ten: Director Leslie Boney

Kicking off the new year, IEI is excited to be welcoming our new director, Leslie Boney! While many of you know Leslie from his economic development work through the UNC… 

Mar 28, 2016

Check Out the IEI Civic Engagement Blog!

At IEI, we’re committed to discussing civic health and engagement across North Carolina. Our excellent Emerging Leaders Fellow, Maggie Woods and Alecia Page, recently launched the IEI Civic Engagement Blog,… 

Mar 22, 2016

Welcome to the Emerging Issues Blog!

For those of you familiar with IEI – and, if you’ve found yourself here, it’s likely you’re fairly familiar – you know we do a significant amount of programming year-round.…