Loneliness is at an all-time high, turbocharged by remote work and Covid-19 aftershocks. “Whether or not you believe that ‘virtual commuting’ is good for productivity, it is demonstrably bad for community building,” a recent article in the NYTimes observed. Remote workers’ social bonds are frayed. They miss out on chats …
Annual virtual races have become a key piece of the employee ecosystem at the law firm Carney Badley Spellman. Founded in 1972, Carney is focused on the Pacific Northwest and is recognized nationally for its appellate, construction, and M&A services. While the firm is headquartered in Seattle, its roughly 90 employees are equally …
Racery brings together virtual communities in one-month virtual races so supporters can fundraise and raise awareness for causes. This article highlights the importance of virtual communities and explores how Culinary Angels, a 501(c)(3) organization focused on providing meals to cancer patients, uses Racery to fundraise through a yearly Fun Run. …
The original concept of a step challenge emerged in 1965, when a Japanese watch-maker invented a pedometer called the Manpo-kei. According to this blog in Japan, the fitness gadget “was marketed in 1965 under the slogan ‘Let’s all walk 10,000 steps a day!’ In Japanese Man means 10,000, Po means Steps and Kei means Measure – and so the device became the …
A virtual race helps your charity include more people, raise more money, and spread awareness further… all with minimal staff-time and zero setup fee. INCLUSIVENESS Virtual races reach a global audience, since people can participate from anywhere in the world. Participants can choose their own activity, pace, and schedule, making …
Love Wordle? Then try Racery’s new secret word game! Guess a word and SecretWord will rank its proximity to today’s secret word in the articles in a database of 100 billion words as analyzed by Google. Guess another word. And again! Notice which words score well. Then test your hypothesis …
