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More than just fans: How women are reshaping baseball on and off the field

Fast Company Tech

Kim Ng made history in 2020 when she became the first woman general manager of an MLB team, the Miami Marlins. Black women were not allowed to play, a policy that reflected the segregation of the Jim Crow era. The number of women working professionally in baseball has also grown.

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How Just Stop Oil harnessed emotions to ignite public concern for climate change

Fast Company Tech

The alternative, an apathetic consensus, would entail passively accepting the dominant approach to address the climate crisis. This dynamic reflects what sociologist Thomas Roulet calls The Power of Being Divisive. But history shows that disruptive tactics have long played a role in forcing attention to urgent issues.

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Perfeggt brings in first capital to shell out plant-based egg alternative

TechCrunch

Sales of plant-based alternatives, like dairy and meat, are surging in the global market , and Perfeggt wants to do the same for the egg. Sure, there are companies making similar plant-based alternatives, like Simply Eggless and Just Eat, which raised $200 million earlier in the summer, but worldwide, more than 1.3

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Only 2% of tech jobs are held by Black women. Cristina Mancini knows thats unacceptable.

Mashable Tech

With Black History Month upon us, and a very different industry environment than a year ago, Mashable caught up with Mancini to discuss the latest with her organization and how she stays optimistic during this strange time. Having diverse voices creates ethical experiences that reflect the values of all consumers.

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Facebook is making it easier to bulk-delete your embarrassing old posts

The Verge

According to Facebook, the feature is meant “to make it easy for you to curate your presence on Facebook to more accurately reflect who you are today.” Alternatively, a post can be archived, which means it’s no longer public but can still be viewed privately. The feature will come to Facebook’s mobile apps first.

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Rethinking Your Association’s Member Renewal Campaigns

Association Analytics

If your offerings are outdated or not unique enough, members may seek alternatives elsewhere. This can be due to incorrect contact information or a history of irrelevant communications leading them to ignore emails. That makes the relevance and uniqueness of your association’s products and services especially crucial.

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Critical Friends and A Reflection Process for Working Wikily

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The NTEN project is an excellent learning laboratory for reflection and learning about this topic. provocative questions, offers an alternative view, and helps facilitate fresh insights or alternative sources of information or expertise." "A critical friend is someone who is independent of the project who asks.