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Once the ball dropped and the confetti was released, inboxes started filling back up, and fast. Campaigns resumed, out-of-office messages were turned off, newsletters went

If you’re like most economic development professionals, you’ve spent the last few weeks of December pondering the benchmarks you want to reach when you turn

This year’s blog assignment for PPR Strategies was simple on paper: look back at 2025 and look ahead to 2026. In practice, it’s been anything

During this particularly nostalgic time of year, I came across a photo of me at age 16, posing for the camera at my first job.

This year, I found myself reflecting on the role planning plays in my life, how naturally it comes to me when I’m organizing for others,

This past year has felt a bit like swapping a familiar walking trail for a brand-new path—same boots, same backpack, but suddenly the terrain looks

This year, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be part of a community, not just in theory, but in practice. In

Sometimes the best paths are the ones that you never planned for. If freshman-year Caleigh were to see what post-grad Caleigh is doing, she’d probably

Snack #1: A Speedy Strategy to Strengthen Alliances Release Date: November 4, 2025 Perfect for: When you’re drowning in gratitude but short on time! Let’s
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This fall, “in-person” doesn’t always mean sitting in a ballroom, barely staying awake for slides. Organizers have collectively decided that if they’re going to get
Virtual events became a necessity during the pandemic, but they didn’t disappear when in-person gatherings returned. Today, organizations have more options than ever for bringing
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