Sentences with phrase «based organization staff»

With the involvement of the community - based organization staff, volunteers, volunteer attorneys, law students and interpreters, API Legal Outreach has been able to provide free legal counseling, referral and brief legal services to many individuals who, otherwise, might not have received such help.

Not exact matches

If you're interviewing for a position at the Vanderbloemen Search Group — a Houston - based firm that staffs churches and other faith - based organizations — don't be surprised to receive a text message asking a quirky question of sorts around 10:00 in the evening.

GFI's Senior Policy Specialist will level the playing field for plant - based and clean meat alternatives in Washington, working closely with GFI staff and other nonprofit organizations on GFI's legislative and regulatory priorities.

AIM's vision for the partnerships they're facilitating through their team of Port - au - Prince - based Haitian and American staff grows from recognizing that the Haitian church is presently providing some of the only infrastructure in the country, outside of what's being offered by non-Haitian NGOs (aid organizations) and governmental groups.

GFI's Senior Policy Specialist will level the playing field for plant - based and clean meat alternatives in Washington, working closely with GFI staff and other nonprofit organizations on GFI's legislative and regulatory priorities.

Our organization functions based on a wonderful, enthusiastic staff of volunteers.

API accomplishes a great deal with efficiency - incurring only minimal expenses by employing a small staff, engaging a large devoted volunteer base and managing the organization in a virtual office environment.

This registration option is for ANY youth sports professionals including staff from park and recreation agencies, community - based organizations, military installations and private companies who work with children in any capacity and includes:

And it seems as we travel around to state and national conferences to talk to our many friends in the recreation field, more and more we hear about budgets being cut, staff let go and recreation programs being forced to turn their programs over to volunteer based organizations simply because they have no other choice.

Ideally, an intersectoral team — including, for example, programme managers and staff responsible for nutrition and maternal and child health, academics, and national and international nongovernmental organizations — will use the tool as a basis for strengthening national policies and programmes that contribute to improved infant and young child feeding.

While youth - serving organizations like ours have internal child - protection policies and multifaceted staff - screening procedures, too many organizations have lacked access to FBI fingerprint - based background checks.

Local campaign staff and candidates, staff at union locals labor organizations not based in DC, community organizing groups that aren't part of national networks, grassroots groups that aren't getting funding from the main backers of community organizing and progressive causes, staff working in local government, and the list goes on and on.

It explained that the corporation computed the amounts to be paid to each of the affected senior managers on the same basis as what has been used with respect to all staff who are made redundant or separated from the organization.

Obama's online staff and the contractors they employed designed, built, tested and steadily improved a series of systems and procedures that formed the basis of a scalable, distributed organization that by November of 2008 spanned the United States and penetrated areas in which Democrats had not competed in years.

Some clients, staff members and insiders painted Hill as an effective fundraiser with high - profile friends, but said she struggled to run the organization and deal with its longtime base of clients.

The agenda is constructed around the needs of staff, members and leaders of union locals, community based organizations, advocacy nonprofits and individual activists.

He doesn't represent the views of the thousands of youth and seniors and people of all ages who frequent the Bronx Community Pride Center, or the views of the straight and gay Bronxites who work on the staffs of elected officials, hospitals, clinics, community - based organizations, businesses and arts organizations in the borough.

Burke asked the water authority staff to appear before the legislature on a regular basis throughout the year and noted that the legislature has only limited checks and balances over the organization.

Lansing also added «The new Oneida County Youth Development and Violence Prevention Coalition will be a partnership of the area's community based organizations, school district representatives, government agency staff and law enforcement officials who will be coming together to develop the new programs, strategies and tactics necessary to address the issues raised in the new assessment and continue the progress made in our county in reducing youth violence and increasing opportunities for positive youth development.

The workshop will be open to the management, staff and board members of any nonprofit community service organization or business based in the Borough of Queens.

The Staffing of such established organization or Institution is based on two categories of employees: 1) The Line Men and 2) The Support Staff.

Justice For All Nations (JFAN), a United States of America (USA) based non-governmental organization has berated the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his Chief of Staff, Mr. Yemi Adaramodu over the arrest of Mr. Lere Olayinka, a journalist and media aide to former governor of the State, Chief Segun Oni.

In its latest survey of postdocs, Vitae, an organization based in Cambridge that supports the career development of U.K. research staff, found that 9 % of respondents have done placements or internships outside of academia, up from 5 % just 2 years earlier.

Since 2006, CSTSP has hosted a monthly biosecurity meeting series that brings together interested and engaged staff from federal agencies, Congress, local universities, and DC - based non-governmental organizations to discuss current issues in science and security.

It has a national board overseeing state affiliates, a strong donor base, both 501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) structures, and a political action committee (PAC) called Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), with a separate board but shared staff with its related organizations.

We open centers around the city to serve as safe havens for students using mostly non-union staff, community - based organizations, city parks and libraries.

Where an organization has a workforce that fluctuates on a seasonal basis or is constantly reliant on temporary or contract staff, then the benefits of an LMS can be undermined by the administrative burden of constantly adding and removing employees from the system.

If faith - based organizations are required to hire certified staff without regard to their religious beliefs, the organization's consensus on treatment strategies is lost.

With a staff of full - time researchers, the Research Center conducts original surveys and in - depth data analyses informing news coverage, as well as independent, unbiased research projects for outside organizations on a grant or contract basis.

Many global organizations have in - house online course development teams that develop web - based courses in English, but lack the resources to translate these courses in the languages spoken by their staff.

The district conducts an annual climate survey — reaching parents, students, business people, faculty and staff members from local colleges, and other community partners including members of faith - based organizations — to learn what community people think about school and district programs and practices.

To ensure that all children develop the necessary cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills that build the foundation for life - long learning and early literacy; this is accomplished by providing a high quality, safe and nurturing environment, responsive to the culturally diverse and unique needs of each child, through individual and interactive learning opportunities, supported by excellence in teaching and research - based instructional practices aligned with the NYS Learning Standards and the District's curricula, in partnership with parents, staff, policy makers and community organizations.

These efforts include training of school staff, a communications plan, and partnering with community - based organizations.

Community Schools employ a collaborative school governance model to mobilize the community, within and beyond the campus: staff, students, their families, and community - based organizations (CBOs).

«Anybody experienced in running an organization as complicated as a school can see pretty quickly that the experience of the faculty and staff and administrators and principals all working together is a huge asset in improving a school,» said John Simmons, the president of the Chicago - based Strategic Learning Initiatives, which has turned around schools in that city while largely retaining their staffs.

Previously he served as Senior Program Director for Evaluation and Policy Research at WestEd and Founding Director of its Washington, DC office where he led a nationwide staff conducting research, evaluation, and technical assistance efforts for clients from federal, state and local agencies, national and community - based foundations, and non-profit and for - profit organizations.

As a result of this type of support from Congress, state legislatures, and philanthropic organizations, a steadily increasing number of principals will be affected by compensation systems that offer additional compensation based on student achievement, professional knowledge and skills, and service in high - poverty and other hard - to - staff schools.

«There is staff investment to providing research based practices to support students and the organization.»

When staff from San Mateo County, Redwood City, Redwood City School District, Sequoia Union High School District, community - based organizations, and private funders realized that they were meeting multiple times about different issues affecting the same children and families, they decided to formalize their partnerships through the creation of Redwood City 2020.

States would be able to choose one of six intensive interventions for improving performance in these schools, ranging from a strategic staffing strategy that allows principals to staff schools with a turnaround team of their choosing, to a whole - school reform strategy that requires schools to partner with an organization that has a research - based success record.

Through evidence - based approaches piloted and now implemented in 30 major districts throughout the country, TDS has played a lead role in helping schools and districts mobilize existing staff and support organizations in ways that are proven to make considerable differences in attendance, climate and overall academic achievement.

To help prepare staff members, both schools enlisted The Kirkland Group, an organization based in Ridgeland, Miss., that is providing teacher training and instructional resources, including the massive binder Higgins» teachers had to read over the summer.

We are looking forward to working closely with the staff at a fabulous organization based in Southern California called TERi Inc. to further develop the MIRSE program in 2012 - 13.

The programs were taught by after school staff from community based organizations, with training, coaching and lesson planning support from credentialed teachers.

The LCAP community engagement campaign is a collaborative process between district staff and its stakeholders, such as advisory groups, labor partners, students and community - based organizations.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

The DC Youth Workforce Leaders Academy is a learning community designed to support the growth and success of staff from Washington, DC based organizations that provide workforce development services to youth ages 16 - 24.

Khalilnaji - Otto also suggests having at least one dedicated district staff member to act as a coordinator and involving as many stakeholders — from the superintendent to community - based organizations — as possible in the planning process.

You also may encourage school leaders and staff to form school - based anti-bullying committees that include staff, parents, student leaders, and potentially community representatives such as health and safety professionals, elected leaders, faith leaders, and youth organization representatives.

Grant recipients use funds to help close the gap between student and staff member ratios, reduce the number of disciplinary referrals in schools, and support other project - specific goals, including: strategies to improve attendance and achievement, counselor and teacher professional development, social skills development, and initiatives that foster community - based organization involvement to provide mental health services.