Sentences with phrase «based social advocacy»

The real estate industry gave the state Senate GOP $ 4.53 million in the last election cycle, roughly the same amount as the next 14 industries combined, according to Citizen Action New York, a membership - based social advocacy group.

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In addition, our approach to connecting business with social change is based on addressing the priorities of a wide range of stakeholders including employees, business partners, shareholders, government regulators, advocacy groups and consumers.

British spy agencies have collected and shared huge databases of personal and social media information on millions of individuals, and effectively circumvented the investigatory body tasked with surveillance oversight, according to documents newly obtained by Privacy International, a London - based consumer advocacy...

It's based on my experience leading global enterprise social business and digital marketing programs for IBM, where I led my amazing team in establishing the technology giant's social media strategy including employee advocacy, social media listening and monitoring, influencer and brand engagement guidelines, social media governance, policy and measurement standards to a global workforce of over 400,000 employees.

But there is also a new middle class, based on the production and distribution of symbolic knowledge, whose members are the increasingly large number of people occupied with education, the media of mass communication; therapy in all its forms, the advocacy and administration of well - being, social justice and personal lifestyles.

Among the steps proposed by such advocacy groups as OutServe - Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and the American Military Partner Association are issuing military IDs to same - sex spouses, ensuring spouses have full access to on - base social programs, and letting same - sex couples qualify for military housing.

The Alliance is breaking new ground in that it unites patient advocacy groups, health and social care organisations and other key stakeholders to achieve a high standard of hand hygiene, based on the best available evidence.

Both Diaz and Torres are allocating funds for two new LGBT initiatives — the development of an LGBT - friendly senior housing facility spearheaded by SAGE, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Seniors, and a medical facility that the Callen - Lorde Community Health Center will establish in partnership with Boom!Health, a Bronx - based agency that provides a broad range of health, social, and legal services.

A broad - based coalition of neighborhood activists, social justice and food advocacy groups, top chefs, writers, farmers, fishermen, ranchers, civic leaders and state agencies is revamping the way food is grown, distributed and disposed.

About Blog Endometriosis Support and Advocacy Services aim to be a leading social work based non-profit dedicated to Providing endometriosis patients with support and resources.

Because opt - out is a grassroots phenomenon, communities varied in the extent of their participation, based in part on factors such as: 1) degree of parental involvement in the local schools, 2) whether the local PTA had an organized advocacy committee, 3) parental awareness of school - reform issues, and 4) access to the Internet and social media.

existing educational policies that can inform advocacy efforts for the inclusion of social studies performance - based assessment at the local, state and national level.

It is a foundation which improves social mobility in the UK through evidence - based programmes, research and policy advocacy.

Jordan Posamentier is the Senior Manager of Policy & Advocacy at Committee for Children, the world's largest provider of research - based educational programs designed to advance social - emotional skills and prevent bullying and sexual abuse.

Leticia joined TNTP in 2016, and prior to that held leadership positions at Friendly House, UnidosUS (Formerly National Council of La Raza), Expect More Arizona, and One Arizona — all recognized national and state - based civil rights advocacy and social service organizations.

In addition, community partners support the social justice perspective by assisting in teaching courses and leading community - based experiences focused on advocacy, equity and family support.

The grants draw from the New York - based foundation's Art and Social Justice initiative, established in 2015 to with a mission to use «art as a tool for advocacy and creative change, inclusive community engagement, and the promotion of greater civic participation and public discourse.»

Today, after years of advocacy by HIV, disability and migrant rights organizations, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship announced changes to the rules that exclude would - be residents of Canada based on projected «excessive demand» on health and social services.

After years of advocacy by HIV, disability and migrant rights organizations, Ahmed Hussen, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship announced changes to the rules that exclude would - be residents of Canada based on projected «excessive demand» on health and social services.

As the largest Brooklyn - based legal services provider, BDS's interdisciplinary staff provides supplemental legal and social services on site to our clients, including immigration attorneys, housing attorneys, an education attorney and social workers who specialize in areas such as mental health and youth advocacy.

Rights - Based Strategies to Address Homelessness and Poverty in Canada: the Constitutional Framework Martha Jackman and Bruce Porter Social Rights Advocacy Centre Working Paper, November 2012

About Blog Endometriosis Support and Advocacy Services aim to be a leading social work based non-profit dedicated to Providing endometriosis patients with support and resources.

Pediatricians can add a unique voice to poverty - related advocacy by reframing poverty as an evidence - based health concern with lifelong health, social, and economic consequences.

Because pediatricians have nearly universal, relatively frequent and recurring contact with young children and their families, they are uniquely well positioned to have an impact on developmental outcomes through anticipatory guidance at well - child visits, early developmental screening, practice - based developmental interventions, community linkage and referral programs, and advocacy for broader social change to support child development.40 — 44 This study reinforces the potential benefits of practice - based programs that support parenting and the home learning environment, such as «Reach Out and Read» and «Healthy Steps for Young Children,» 16,45,46 as well as community - based programs that help guide families through systems of care for developmental support, like Help Me Grow.47 Efforts to connect pediatric practices with home visitor and early care and education providers may provide referral opportunities for promoting early brain development.48 — 52

Joan Cole Duffell is executive director of Committee for Children, a US - based nonprofit organization focused on research, program development, and policy advocacy in the areas of social - emotional learning and child protection.

Strategies: Promote collaboration on specific issues (such as health, mental health, youth, elderly, domestic violence) among diverse interest groups in communities; identify and publicise successful cases of community based solutions and positive management of social development; support community based advocacy of school curriculum and practices; boost mentoring, homework support and family support for Indigenous secondary and post - secondary students; negotiate with stakeholders to improve school to work transitions programs.

Most recently, the fatal shootings at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut and teen sexual assaults in California and elsewhere have «triggered an avalanche of interest,» said Libia Gil, vice president at the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a Chicago - based advocacy organization.

Dr. Parra - Cardona will reflect on lessons learned from a 10 - year program of applied prevention research informed by family therapy theories, evidence - based and cultural adaptation models, and social justice and advocacy principles.

Veteran housing and urban policy writer Andre F. Shashaty is also president of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a San Francisco — based nonprofit education and advocacy group focused on the social, economic and environmental...

In Denver, for example, NAR 2008 First Vice President - nominee Ronald Phipps represented NAR at a lunch with the Creative Coalition, the social advocacy arm of the U.S. entertainment industry, to recognize the work of Denver - based Brothers Redevelopment.