Sentences with phrase «area nonprofit group»

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So the group committed to making that a reality — working with their Global Forum colleagues and others in the private and nonprofit sectors to fund a corps of 750,000 community health workers in sub-Saharan Africa and other underserved rural areas of the globe.

Matt Therian of Renaissance Capital, an IPO research firm based in Greenwich, Conn., noted that Zipcar has a relatively «capital intensive» business model, but its strong brand image and its head start in the car - sharing market — where it competes in some markets with for - profit rivals and such nonprofit entrants as Chicago's iGo and the San Francisco area's City Car Share, in addition, of course, to traditional rental incumbents like Hertz HTZ, -9.08 % and Avis Budget Group CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investors.

The data was requested by two nonprofit groups, the California Reinvestment Coalition and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.

Throughout the area, there are dozens of local nonprofit groups who are committed to serving those in need.

Today Wuerffel is the executive director of Desire Street Ministries, an independent, Christian, nonprofit group that works in inner - city areas to make them more desirable places to live.

Perry points out that the bill is further confusing because the areas of law regarding political spending by groups like Super PACs and nonprofit advocacy groups are completely separate and yet the bill puts them side by side.

One area that he will not instruct it to examine will be the issue of outside nonprofit groups created to take donations to support an elected official's policies, like the Campaign for One New York, which was created for Mr. de Blasio, and whose efforts were later examined by state and federal investigators.

The pier project, offered by nonprofit Civitas, involves reconstructing the pier — which has been closed to the public because of the unstable roof and uneven flooring — and making the area more attractive to the public, according to the group's Executive Director Emma Bologna.

Unlike most other groups, however, BALSA is most decidedly not a club, but a full - fledged nonprofit corporation that charges for the consulting services of its approximately 80 current members, who are graduate students and postdocs at WUSTL, Saint Louis University (SLU), and other St. Louis - area research institutions.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which is responsible for establishing habitats for endangered animals, had promised to announce a designated area for jaguars (Panthera onca) by January 2011 — after being sued by the nonprofit groups Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and Defenders of Wildlife.

Another tidbit that supports this alternative explanation is that car accidents did not go up in pregnant women who lived in rural areas, says Rebecca Goldin, mathematician at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and director of STATS, a nonprofit statistical watchdog group.

The California Department of Education is following in the footsteps of Texas by launching an official presence on iTunes U, a dedicated area within Apple Inc.'s iTunes store that offers free downloads of lectures, lab demos, and access to educational content from state agencies and nonprofit groups.

The American Architectural Foundation and a nonprofit Washington, DC - area group called Learning and Leadership in Families have partnered to create Messages of the Built Environment.

Mary Anne Schmitt - Carey has been named the president of Say Yes to Education, a New York City - based nonprofit group that pledges to provide a college education to students who graduate from high school in low - income areas.

She has also worked as a Group Supervisor at the West Chester Area Daycare Center, a tutor for both 826Boston and Balfour Academy, and a Nonprofit Fellow with Generation Teach, one of Brooke's partner organizations.

This school is a nonprofit, independent charter school in the middle of an urban area that serves the most diverse group of kids in the state.

We select investment areas based on market research including input from a diverse group of educators and edtech decision - makers, then create opportunities for companies and nonprofits working in these areas to apply for funding as well as other support.

i3 funds are competitive grants (Development, Validation and Scale - up) given to LEAs and nonprofit organizations that have significantly closed the achievement gaps between economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with limited English proficiency, students with disabilities; or have demonstrated success in significantly increasing student academic achievement for all groups of students; or have made significant improvements in other areas such as graduate rates or increased recruitment and placement of high - quality teachers and principals.

Terry is also known as «America's Chief Inspiration Officer» and «chief inspirator» for Grizzard Communications Group, which serves the nonprofit health care segment, as well as colleges and universities, in the area of philanthropic branding.

BAD RAP (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pit Bulls), a nonprofit pit bull group, extensively evaluated all 49 dogs from the Vick property and found that 48 of them were safe with people.

-- The Meow Mission is an all - volunteer, nonprofit, Trap / Neuter / Return group located in the greater South Bend, Indiana area.

HCAL works directly with the general public and collaborates with multiple nonprofit animal rescue groups, local city and county animal service programs, schools and other nonprofit agencies to help encourage the importance of pet sterilizations within the greater Hill Country area.

Heritage Humane Society works with the nonprofit group Pawsitively Precious to target feral cats in the Williamsburg area.

The event is being organized by DORA DOG (Dog Off Leash Recreation Area Dog Owners Guild), a nonprofit group of dog lovers.

Registered 501 (c) 3 nonprofit rescue group that focuses on Labrador Retrievers in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area.

Rocket Dog Rescue is an all - volunteer nonprofit group dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned animals from euthanasia in overcrowded Bay Area shelters.

The company's Fill - the - Truck campaign always benefits local nonprofit group The Healing Center, an organization that helps struggling families in the greater Cincinnati area.

We have a well - known nonprofit group in our area whose mission is to sustain the large local river that runs through our city, and so they proved an ideal candidate to work with.

Now the site of an installation called «Be My Guest,» it's the latest brainchild of Lisa Cohen, founder of Galerie magazine, and No Longer Empty, a nonprofit New York arts group that sets up art installations in unused spaces, usually in underserved areas like the Bronx.

Corporate and individual donors to the Wexner Center, nonprofit groups, and Ohio State University departments and units may rent facilities in the Wexner Center building — the Performance Space, Film / Video Theater, and café area / lower lobby — for business and social functions.

A number of Untitled booths were given free to Bay Area nonprofit art groups, who made good use of the opportunity.

Prior to joining the Craft Center, Keith was executive director of City ArtWorks, a Houston - based nonprofit that provides arts - in - education programs to community groups and Houston - area schools.

His nonprofit group, Oceanites, is conducting an ongoing survey of ecosystems in the area.

enrolled in Citi Bike's affordability program by increasing marketing and offering an installment payment plan; providing funding for Bay Area nonprofits to spread the word about its own affordability program and to empower communities in station - siting plans as we prepare to expand the region's bike share tenfold; launching campaigns like #WomenWhoBike to help close the gender gap in cycling; or working with community organizations to recruit staff from historically underrepresented groups, we are working tirelessly to foster a more equitable future.

Whether we are doubling the number of people enrolled in Citi Bike's affordability program by increasing marketing and offering an installment payment plan; providing funding for Bay Area nonprofits to spread the word about its own affordability program and to empower communities in station - siting plans as we prepare to expand the region's bike share tenfold; launching campaigns like #WomenWhoBike to help close the gender gap in cycling; or working with community organizations to recruit staff from historically underrepresented groups, we are working tirelessly to foster a more equitable future.

The group is partnering with state and local government, a local rail trail nonprofit and residents to create the Walkway Loop Trail, which will connect the Walkway with a series of trails that will make it easy for Walkway visitors to access area parks — including Franny Reese State Park — as well as historic destinations, restaurants, marinas and other points of interest along the Poughkeepsie and Lloyd waterfronts.

«Congress is expected to further cut funding for conservation programs and land agencies, already sitting at less than 1 percent of the federal budget,» writes Brad Brooks, the associate director of the Idaho office of the Wilderness Society, a nonprofit conservation group dedicated to protecting natural areas and federal public lands, in a recent AlterNet article.

«At least on a mass scale, there's really no safety net out there for low - income borrowers,» says Will Backstrom, a homeownership coordinator with the Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore Inc., a nonprofit group that provides housing help to residents of distressed areas.

Although less than 7 percent of Arlington's land area is high - density development, that area generates 70 percent of the county tax base, according to Creating Great Neighborhoods: Density in Your Community, produced by the Local Government Commission, a nonprofit group dedicated to creating livable communities.

Stookey, who helped design an ADU program for Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing, a nonprofit organization, says the group is fielding an increasing number of inquiries from municipalities that see the apartments as an inexpensive and mostly politically benign way to meet affordable housing needs.

A dozen groups in the Chicago area, a combination of small for - profit firms and community - based nonprofits, will receive funding from The PrivateBank to help with their purchase of distressed homes through the Cook County Land Bank for rehab and resale.

In many areas in which older houses are the rule, there are nonprofit groups that provide information on old - house products and services that would be useful to you.