Beam Joins NACCED
WASHINGTON, DC – March 26, 2025 - The National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED) is excited to welcome Beam, formerly Edquity as the latest member to join NACCED as a Platinum Associate member!
NACCED’s associate members provide valuable products and services within the affordable housing, community development and economic development industry. These members are established industry leaders, committed to promoting and enhancing the success of counties implementing the nation’s affordable housing and community development programs.
Beam is a civic tech organization that powers digital infrastructure for more resilient and just communities. Founded in 2016, Beam enables governments, institutions, and nonprofits to quickly and securely deliver cash assistance to people and organizations experiencing an urgent need for support. By supporting programs that catalyze economic development, Beam helps create pathways to prosperity and communities that thrive
Since 2020, Beam has helped organizations deliver more than $350 million in cash assistance to 300,000+ people across the U.S. Beam’s configurable platform helps organizations manage human services, economic development, and social support programs with complex workflows, from collecting applications to quickly delivering payments to those in need. Beam’s partnership approach and technology helps streamline program administration and addresses common challenges in cash assistance programs, like administrative burden, inefficiency, caseworker capacity, compliance risk, and lack of transparency.
“We believe that economic development is a product of not only the right policies but also the ability for those policies to get resources into communities efficiently and effectively ,” said David Helene, founder and CEO of Beam. “By modernizing the delivery of public benefits and direct cash assistance, we help counties implement more effective and resilient programs that drive long-term prosperity. We’re thrilled to partner with NACCED and its members—leaders at the forefront of affordable housing and community development—to support their critical work in building stronger, more inclusive communities.”
About NACCED
NACCED's vision is to act as the premier organization empowering local governments to create thriving and sustainable communities. NACCED's mission is to build generational capacity by providing education, resources, advocacy and peer support that strengthen local governments’ ability to create sustainable communities and equitable economies, with safe and affordable housing. To learn more, visit www.nacced.org.
