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Celebrate Women’s History Month with these innovative leaders

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This year, the United Nations declared the International Women’s Day theme to be “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” The 2020 United States Census reports that women have increased STEM employees from 8% in 1970 to 27% in 2019. Happy Women’s History Month ! While women have made great strides in the U.S.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.26.20

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Barbara Palmer at PCMA Convene lists eight ways conference organizers, sponsors, speakers and attendees can make conferences more racially diverse. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. There’s much work to be done and I hope that at last we’re all ready to do it.

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Amazon’s HQ2: 3 Ripple Effects for Associations

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Those trends might lead some organizations to look for homes in other nearby regions that didn’t get the nod from Amazon. Already, some cities within a day’s drive of Northern Virginia, such as Raleigh, North Carolina , and Baltimore , are seeing ways to turn the HQ2 decision into a net positive. More wide-ranging tech savvy.

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After Merger Shifts Membership, Publishers Group Doubles Down on Education

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Currently the head of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, she entered the spotlight last year for keeping open a branch during violent protests over the death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. Consequently, the organization’s lobbying work has become more focused on the needs of such publishers.

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Global Plastics Industry Picks Up Marine Litter Reduction Efforts

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80 % The amount of plastic marine debris that comes from land-based sources such as poor waste management and sewage overflows, according to the 2014 progress report of the Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter. Its latest progress report has good news.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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Dig design, innovation, technology. DCgov - Patrick Thibodeau; Washington, DC; DC reporter at Computerworld and blogger at DCBlogs.com. drdigipol - Alan Rosenblatt; Washington, DC; Digital political strategist, organizer, & professor. I’m really into just being happy. Fun w/ wine. College Educator. Army Veteran.