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Maryellen Holden is a great example of how giving back and making a difference in the world can start in your own community. For more than six years, she has been a dedicated volunteer for the Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance (CTBTA), an organization dedicated to providing hope and support to brain tumor patients and caregivers, ...

Are you feeling stuck in an unproductive work cycle? Have you been working hard with little to no results? It may be time to switch your focus from working hard to working efficiently. Here are some tips on how to work more efficiently so you can get the most out of each day, without sacrificing ...

From the time that we start our professional careers, we are told that networking is key to professional growth. Although we all know this, it’s not easy for most of us to get out of our comfort zone to meet and make memorable connections with new people. For this reason, I, like most people avoid ...

During Covid, I had the unique experience of learning how to operate when the world was shut down, before ever learning how to operate when the world was opened up. In 2020 I was in my Junior year of college. Having just changed my major to “Entertainment Management” from a previously undeclared one, I was ...

Money makes the world go round, and that's absolutely the case in the world of nonprofit event planning and fundraising. Ultimately, nonprofit organizations rely on funds to help fulfill their missions, cover overhead costs, and do their part in saving the world Since money, money, money is super important, it follows that having an accurate ...

As a young woman who has been in the event industry for over 9 years, I can understand how many industry professionals find the term "work-life balance" to be an urban legend. Working the weekends, traveling for events, early morning calls and late-night meetings - sometimes it feels like a normal schedule is out of ...