The Forest and the Trees: Seeing the Bigger Picture with THON’s Exec Director

Imagine being in charge of the largest student-run philanthropy IN THE WORLD, managing 16,500 students, and a budget exceeding $13.7 million. Now envision doing that while being a full-time student! The remarkable Kate Colgan, Penn State student and THON 2022 Executive Director, joined co-hosts Anne Deeter Gallaher and Anne Carnathan virtually for episode 34 of Grit & Gravitas to share her experience running this life-saving organization.

In this episode, Kate reveals the inner workings of THON's 46-hour dance marathon to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund to fight childhood cancer. She shares challenges and lessons learned from working 80+ hours a week for a multi-million dollar non-profit while juggling a full-time student workload. 

Listen to learn more about THON and Kate's "forest and the trees" #businessvitamin.