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International Economic Development Council -About IEDC Page 3 of 3 <br /> Some IEDC members work in major cities.while others work in remote,rural areas.Some work for public <br /> agendas,while others work for chambers of commerce.private nonprofit organizations,publictprivafe <br /> partnerships or for universities.Some work vnth private-sector consulltng turns,and some are vole <br /> practitioners working in the field.Name a type of economic development project,end some IEDC member has <br /> worked on it.In short,our members represent the entire range of economic development experience. <br /> Does IEDC lobby? <br /> IEDC is a 501(cX3)nonprofit organization.As such,we are prohibited from lobbying except under limited <br /> circumstances,and from endorsing political candidates.Even without such restrictions,we'd still be <br /> nonpartisan,because our members'political opinions are as varied as thelr work and Ida experiences are. <br /> We do generate papers on specific economic development related topics,and have provided testimony at <br /> government hearings on the value of various economic development programs and policies,We also publish <br /> annual reports about federal spending on economic development projects and offer alerts to members about <br /> pending legislation or regulatory changes that could affect their Work <br /> +3:1107•2014 Inremahand Eememie DNefoemom CCUOV4i <br /> 724 76th Street NW l Sum 2,30 <br /> W3ucegmn,DC 261105 <br /> Phone•(202)223-race I Fax 4202)223.4746 <br /> http://www.iedconline.org/web-pages/inside-iedc/iedc-at-a-glance! 6/10/2014 <br />