Sentences with phrase «better funded efforts»

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Attempting to raise funding for their effort to develop a novel therapy for persistent viral infections, the co-founders, who've been best friends since they grew up together in Philadelphia, were on the verge of giving up and heading back to the east coast when Peter Thiel personally persuaded them to stay in town.

In addition to funding new episodes, Hodgson told EW that he hopes the crowdfunding effort will serve as a promotional tool as well as a siren song of sorts to gather together those who have contributed to the show in the past, including cast and crew members.

Convinced they could have done better, Huffington's co-founders, Jonah Peretti and Ken Lerer, threw their efforts behind Buzzfeed, which quickly eclipsed HuffPost as the hot social - news juggernaut, and was valued at $ 850 million in a funding round last year.

Public funding requires patience and careful planning, but the savings can make it well worth the effort.

«In an effort to continue his memory, this scholarship is being created to help other students experience the joys of music as well as fund increased security at schools.

Kevin Sabet, co-founder of anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, said his group would redouble efforts to build a broader coalition to beat back better - funded pro-cannabis groups ahead of 2016.

Morningstar rating: In an effort to classify funds by what they own, as well as by their prospectus objectives and styles, Morningstar developed Morningstar Categories.

By funding the relief efforts of organizations in the Caribbean, there's potential to build stronger response capacity so that these organizations are better equipped to face future challenges.

Eventually, Rockefeller's oil operations became so vast that he could fund all of his expansion efforts from his own profits, but there was a point in time in which Morgan was mad as hell that he couldn't get an asset override on Rockefeller's wealth, and you better believe there is a take - home lesson in that anecdote.

There are really only two fundamental strategies that fund managers can use in an effort to achieve the best possible investment results: active management and passive management.

Javier Manjarres is showing some financial strength in his effort to unseat congressman Ted Deutch — a sign the race could be the best funded challenge since Deutch was first elected in 2010.

Postmates, the San Francisco startup best known for food delivery, has hired the investment bank founded by famed Silicon Valley dealmaker Frank Quattrone to advise it on fund - raising efforts or a possible sale, according to three people familiar with the arrangement.

That's the center of a new effort by GFT, a financial services firm that works with 9 out of 10 of the world's largest banks and well - known hedge funds.

November 14, 2017 My Social Good News All Hands Volunteers and Happy Hearts Fund Unite To Form All Hands and Hearts — Smart Response, Expanding Disaster Relief Efforts and Creating More Impactful Change Worldwide

It would fund campaigns to educate consumers about food waste, as well as promote efforts to teach kids in schools about waste.

Planned Parenthood has also faced ongoing efforts by some states to limit the government funding the abortion provider receives through Title X and Medicaid, as well as state laws restricting abortion.

What do fund raisers and all the accompanying effort and bother and time and finding and organizing the required workers have to do with living and sharing the Good News?

We believe that ministry funds are best directed toward ministry efforts and serving others, and not toward the maintenance of facilities and properties that are no longer useful for current needs.»

Additional efforts to further the mission of Simply Organic are funded by an annual grant program called the Simply Organic Giving Fund that supports training and community projects for organic farmers where our spices are grown, as well as a variety of organizations and events that study, support and promote organic agriculture.

In response to questions from the Herald, a spokeswoman for Coca - Cola South Pacific said: «We have made a good - faith effort to disclose all the funding that meets the inclusion criteria.»

Millions more are bound to be reached as a multistakeholder effort to make life better for these farmers has recently received funding to carry on its work for another five years.

Support existing efforts across the state to better inform farmers about funding and financing options.

The leading fast - casual concept, known for its better - for - you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, is launching a 25 Days of Giving social campaign beginning December 1st in an effort to raise funds, awareness and recognition for a long standing partner of the brand, Camp Sunshine.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

I wish all of these companies who spend a fortune on research and technology — getting grants, bills, donations and funding for such — would channel all their efforts into simply getting better food and great nutrition programs to our kids.

Dianne's good friend, Ed Metivier, and her son, Karl Engelhardt, led the effort, which resulted in the establishment of the Dianne Engelhardt Fund for Nature Education.

This project also complements a related effort, also funded by the Foundation for MetroWest, by Massachusetts Rivers Alliance and the Charles River Watershed Association to improve the state's drought management plan and promote better water conservation.

-LSB-...] I posted about House Republican efforts to cut funding for school food as well as other food - related federal -LSB-...]

But it would be highly irresponsible of me, as a provider of information regarding school food reform to my readership, to not point out that Chef Ann's remarkable efforts (which you've chronicled so well, btw) require funding.

If only we could better fund the program so it doesn't take extraordinary effort and unusual levels of dedication to ensure better meals for all kids.

The developments at D.C. Central Kitchen converge precisely with the public school system's recent efforts to introduce fresher, healthier foods, as well as the «Healthy Schools Act» approved earlier this year by the D.C. Council, which not only raises nutritional standards for school food but provides bonus funding for every meal that contains a locally grown component.

In addition to Annual Fund fundraising, ambassadors will be encouraging other SNA members in their state to apply for available scholarships, use resources provided for Breakfast in the Classroom and other Foundation programs, join in research efforts to develop best practices, and nominate individuals for the annual School Nutrition Hero awards.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

A political organization funded by a top hotel - trades union has helped develop the Share Better campaign — a multifaceted lobbying effort to persuade New York City politicians to curtail Airbnb, according to emails and records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

He also expressed concern about the administration's effort to redirect a $ 210 million construction fund used to build space for charter schools toward pre-K, and its plans to charge better - financed charter schools rent.

«Those private individuals and companies that were kind enough to support and fund President Jonathans presidential campaign with their hard earned money were perfectly within their rights to do so and they were more than happy with our efforts as well.

Combine this with an effort to bring the funding for the tunnel project cancelled by NJ Governor Christie and Governor - elect Cuomo could be having a profound positive impact on the NYS economy well before he is even sworn in.

Democrats plan a well - funded campaign for Gaugrhan, with efforts to include a full TV, mail and field operation.

• Despite the best efforts by Congressman Peter King, the current Administration has reduced Home Land Security funding.

Governor Cuomo's recent efforts to use $ 511 million in Clean Water funds to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge has been blasted in seven newspaper editorials, as well as by a coalition of environmental and good government groups that includes Reinvent Albany.

He said the police investigation had been a «shock to the system» and was on the whole a «good one» because would result in changes in the way political parties were funded and had led to renewed efforts to finish the reform of the House of Lords.

The independent expenditure effort was heavily supported by charter school supporters like Paul Singer, a wealthy hedge - fund manager and investor who supports charter school expansion, as well Daniel Loeb, a director at Success Academy and Dan Senor, a former Bush administration official who is married to former CNN anchor Campbell Brown, a critic of teacher tenure.

That, unfortunately, will take a significant effort and it's my hope these funds will help maintain a Republican majority that will continue to focus on creating jobs and economic growth, good schools and quality health care.»

To be sure, there are well - funded efforts advocating around the subject of a constitutional convention, including unions who fear that delegates might revise pension protections for public employees.

Jenkins and Wardally are expected to develop a well - funded grass - roots and media - outreach effort aimed at convincing black voters that electing Stringer, not Spitzer, is in their long - term interest.

Effectively utilize grant funding to provide this Office with the ability to devote more prosecutors and support staff for enhanced prosecution efforts and best serve the needs of this County.

Funds will also allocated to improve signage, branding and beautification efforts, as well as to seed a grant fund to incentivize downtown development and rehabilitation.

The amendment was supported by a well - funded campaign composed of casino companies and labor organizations that appears to have spent more than $ 2 million on the effort, which included TV ads, mailers and robocalls from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

as the potential opponents of expanding casino gambling have either been neutralized or have very little money to combat an organized and well - funded effort.

There's no mention of politics (i.e. the merits of the U.S. strategy of «leading from behind» in the effort to oust the longtime ruler) but a general sense that the death of the man who helped fund the deadly Pan Am bombing in 1988 is a good thing.