Sentences with phrase «as the advocacy organization»

That helped galvanize major opposition to the legislation from health industry groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA), as well as advocacy organizations such as the AARP.

For us as advocacy organizations or electoral campaigns who want people to engage with us, these tweaks actually make it more likely our engaged audiences will see our content.

Although a third party with its own ballot line in New York and a few other states, the WFP largely functions as an advocacy organization within Democratic Party politics, endorsing and campaigning for left - leaning contenders in local primary elections.

As an advocacy organization, we leveraged our best asset: the power to convene.

Serving as the advocacy organization that builds the policy environment needed to grow as quickly as possible the number of students attending high quality charter public schools.

We do this by serving as the advocacy organization that builds the policy environment needed to grow as quickly as possible the number of students attending high quality charter public schools.

Not exact matches

While it's unclear so far which group, exactly, will be leading the charge, Inc. has confirmed the existence of at least one: BayShare, which describes itself as an «advocacy organization in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to make the Bay Area the best place on the planet for sharing.»

Some of Tom Cat's employees and advocacy groups, such as Brandworkers, a non-profit organization for food workers, believed the dismissals were improperly handled, sparking a local and national outcry that led to protests, bad press and boycotts of Tom Cat Bakery bread from famous restaurants such as Le Bernardin.

Last week, Kozlowski, 69, was officially named chairman of the Fortune Society, a nonprofit social service and advocacy organization that helps ex-felons like Kozlowski re-enter society as productive members and works to promote alternatives to prison.

Advocacy groups such as Code NL are pushing for coding to be added to the high school curriculum, while organizations like Ladies Learning Code and Lighthouse Labs are building an alternate tech talent pipeline.

Coin Center, a non-profit research and advocacy organization in Washington, has met with members of Congress and their staff about the bill to argue that while the policy goals make sense, the language as drafted isn't needed, said Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research.

Spearheaded by more than two dozen lenders and small business advocacy organizations, including Lending Club, Funding Circle, the Aspen Institute, and the Small Business Majority, the bill requires transparency about pricing and fees, fair treatment of borrowers and responsible underwriting, as well as clear language and easy - to - understand terms.

Leading the first camp are the advocacy organizations who decry the FCC's vote for repeal as an attack on consumer protections.

Sunrun executive Bryan Miller, who also serves as the president of The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), an industry advocacy group, told the Las Vegas Sun that organization might sue over the commission's decision.

Robin Silvester served as Chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade in 2016 - 17, a year in which the organization integrated findings of the Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard 2016 into its advocacy efforts and continued to build on the strength of its four Signature Programs.

The Proxy Preview 2015 report was produced via collaboration between As You Sow, a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy and innovative legal strategies; the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), which conducts impartial research on social and environmental share - holder proposals; and Proxy Impact, a shareholder advocacy and proxy voting service for foundations, endowments and socially responsible investors.

While many organizations focus on earned media value as the KPI of value in their Employee Advocacy program, these programs create the greatest amount of true business value when they create conversions of some type.

As discussed in last week's blog, under Tom Donohue's leadership, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has gone from a rather staid business advocacy organization with ties to both political parties to one that has become rabidly partisan.

Dan has served on the Institute of Brewing Studies Board of Advisors, as director and treasurer of Save the Harbor / Save the Bay, a local environmental advocacy organization, president of the Boston Marine Park Business Association, and founding president of the Massachusetts Brewer's Guild.

As with any employee advocacy software, when you turn on a tool, a lot of people use it at first, but then quickly fall out of the program, unless the organization implements thoughtful reinforcement that creates clear benefits to the employees.

He sits on the board of the center - right National Association of Evangelicals, the country's biggest evangelical organization, as well as of the progressive advocacy group Faith in Public Life.

«Pastor Brunson's arrest can be seen as the latest incident in a litany of repressive actions targeting Turkey's indigenous and expatriate Christian communities at a time of increasing repression and intolerance,» the organization's Turkey advocacy officer wrote.

Pro-life members of Congress outmaneuvered President Clinton for one of the rare occasions during his seven years in the White House, and only a small percentage of United States funds for international family planning will go to abortion advocacy organizations as a result.

The program involves national, local and state parks, as well as business innovators, healthcare leaders, scientists, foundations and advocacy organizations.

Our hope is to have the U.S. government, in partnership with the many stakeholders in the food system, including producers, manufacturers, retailers, non-profits and food advocacy groups, faith organizations as well as leaders from state, tribal, and local government, join in using the Call to Action as an opportunity to further individual and collective actions on preventing food waste.

As part of the fight to help eradicate breast cancer, Devotion Spirits, Inc., will donate proceeds from every bottle of Devotion Vodka's Perfect Cosmo sold (both on - premise and off - premise) throughout the month of October to the Pink & Bloom Foundation, a 501c3 organization committed to raising funds for cancer research and advocacy programs.

The organization began as a parent - led effort more than 60 years ago and is now one of the Bay Area's most respected nonprofit organizations, dedicated to improving the quality of life of the people it serves through life skills training, community integration, advocacy and referral information.

At the same time, advocacy and consumer communication organizations get the means and words to explain the issue simply and clearly as well as being able to build the issues into their working content.

I love this post — my husband and I just took a one - weekend training with KidSave.org (an amazing organization that matches people with older kids / teens in L.A. County to be «hosted» as «weekend miracles» — just one weekend a month for a year — and help mentor the kids and support them through advocacy and perhaps help them get adopted, or adopt them later yourself).

«PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the country, as well as the nation's original and premier parent involvement organization in schools.»

Despite the fact that «some school advocacy organizations, trade associations, food manufacturers, nutritionists, and other commenters suggested that NSMP [Nutrient Standard Menu Planning] be allowed as an option,» (and, by the way, is it any surprise that food manufacturers loved this approach?)

Promoting Breastfeeding While Being Sensitive to Mothers Who Can't In an effort to increase breastfeeding rates, count-less organizations and individuals have created and disseminated messages that may be characterized as breastfeeding advocacy, promotion, or support.

In addition to October 15 begin declared a remembrance day, October is also National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month thus making it an excellent time to reflect on your feelings, to do a little something to remember your baby, or to get involved in an pregnancy loss awareness or advocacy event, such as one of the many Walks to Remember around the nation, which raise money for nonprofit organizations or support research into preventing miscarriage and stillbirth.

In this role, he is helping to lead Maryland's premier hunger advocacy, education, and outreach organization as it works to end hunger and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well - being of low - income families in Maryland.

She has steered the organization to advocacy, pressing elected officials to protect and strengthen the federal food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, the school breakfast program at Chicago Public Schools and other key social safety nets.

As GOLD Lactation enters its 12th year, we're excited to continue our work of exploring the latest research, trends, new ideas and hot topics in the world of human lactation, along with bringing you cultural perspectives of breastfeeding around the world and updates from advocacy groups and non-profit organizations dedicated to breastfeeding support and promotion.

From its beginnings as a small support group near Chicago, this year in October LLLI celebrates its 60th anniversary as the world's leading mother - to - mother breastfeeding advocacy organization, with a presence in over 70 countries and around 7,000 accredited LLL Leaders worldwide.

The bill, which would require surrogates to undergo medical and psychological screenings and intended parents to have a join consultation with a mental health professional, reflects input from various community groups, including LGBT advocacy organizations such as the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA), the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the Family Equality Council, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR).

This quickly evolved into creating a social media presence for the entire organization to promote our work, for fundraising and advocacy as well.

But attacking your target's advocacy platform can have powerful ripple effects, as we see in the case of NationBuilder: when you try to bring down one campaign or organization, you can hurt many others in the process.

The proposal was framed as an effort to push back against the «anti-worker» policies of President Donald Trump's administration, which comes as the IDC itself has been accused by liberal advocacy organizations and some fellow Democrats for enabling Senate Republicans in Albany.

CM Reyna opposed the no - bid deal and promoted Los Sures, a rival development organization which, like Ridgewood - Bushwick, originated in the early 1970s as a Latino tenants» rights advocacy group.

He was a partner at BuzzMaker where worked with international leaders, Presidential, Senate and Congressional campaigns, national advocacy organizations including the American Jewish Congress, local nonprofits such as La Salle Academy and NYCLASS, and local businesses.

While this agenda item must compete with those of various other agencies and advocacy organizations jockeying for program funding at the end of the budget season, the potential risks of shuttering nonprofits could be particularly devastating across the city, as has been demonstrated recently.

Twitter as Campaign Tool The increased use of Twitter by political office holders, candidates, and issue advocacy organizations and campaigns was arguably the most important — if not hyped — advancement in digital politics in 2009.

But more than a dozen advocacy organizations — including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, New York Civil Liberties Union and Sunlight Foundation, as well as New York - based good government groups — sent a letter to the governor late last month, arguing his policy was technologically unnecessary and out of step with the federal government, which saves emails from rank - and - file employees for seven years.

DCMJ, an advocacy organization that helped legalize marijuana in Washington, D.C. in 2014, is hosting the inaugural #Trump420 on January 20 where people will gather on the west side of Dupont Circle at 8 a.m. for coffee and tea and hand out 4,200 joints of legally grown cannabis as they parade down to the National Mall at 10 a.m..

Advocacy organizations such as Citizens Union and New York Public Interest Research Group have recommended that contributions bundled by lobbyists should not be eligible for matching funds.

And he noted that it was a pragmatic decision for advocacy organizations in New York such as the Hispanic Federation.

Mauro's leadership at FPI since 1993 has been essential to its development as a credible and effective advocacy organization that helps to shape the debate over key economic and fiscal issues in ways that ensure a voice for working people — from middle income homeowners struggling with high property tax bills to those families whose breadwinners toil in minimum wage jobs to the involuntarily unemployed.