Sentences with phrase «building of communities where»

For me, the web has been about interaction with others I would not have previously met, and building of communities where they would not have existed.

Not exact matches

It is no coincidence that the school system in Finland, the darling of the international educational community for its superior test scores, is built on an experience - based model, where science and math are taught through doing, and labs take precedence over textbooks.

They're doing it through dozens of workshops held in community centers, libraries, YMCA's, and municipal buildings, where anywhere from 40 to 60 women (and sometimes a few men) work their way through a two - hour curriculum that teaches them how to figure out how much they should be paid, how to make their case to an employer, and how to gracefully exit a negotiation that might not be going well.

They do this with one aim in mind: to build a healthy and productive work community where there is a steady flow and diversity of ideas, and fresh perspectives that lead to results.

When I founded Zipcar we were very community focused, we had lot of parties where we provided the transportation and they provided the potluck picnics or the destination, and whenever I needed cars or parking locations or new employees or surveys of what cars to buy, I went to my customers, all the time they were front and center and part of building that company.

Within a short time, Nima users will have built a community where they can share a robust database of restaurants and how they cater to dietary needs and allergens.

We see this kind of widely - distributed but unaddressable pain in all kinds of political and community situations where the powers that be just can't or won't be bothered to try to build a solution and no individuals have enough of a stake (or enough at stake) to take on the larger problem for the common good.

The company can only build its empire with the support of the communities where it operates.

MassRoots is just one of many apps that build communities of users who chat about experiences and offer answers to questions like «where and how do I buy on the web?»

To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.

From its beginnings, it's been a place where narrative artists — writers, filmmakers and the like — welcome the discipline of structure in their work lives, and build a community of peers.

With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Our mission as a window and building exterior cleaning company is to develop a highly successful, profitable all round window and building exterior cleaning business which provides quality services in our community and to become a standard for an ideal window cleaning business not only in Seattle — Washington, but also throughout the United States of America and Canada where we intend selling our franchise.

He added: «For any kind of blockchain technology to prevail it has to be open: it has to be built around a community where this is a governance model, similar to the governance model with OpenStack Cloud Foundry, Docker and Linux.»

And when asked where the ideas came from, the company's executives always said something like «we see behaviors from our community and we try to build on top of them» or «I don't spend too much time looking at what other people are doing or not doing.»

Could football fans — this group of people gathering in weekly congregations, building community, worshipping and putting their money where their mouth is — be the great untapped mission field of the UK?

One of my hopes is that we would be able to build church communities where we would take care of our pastors» spiritual needs at least as much as we expect them to take care of ours.

Jaime went on to rescue hundreds of young people and used his money to build a home where they receive an education and live in a loving Christian community.

I don't mean to sound the doomsday alarm with no ray of hope, because I know there are many great examples like the Christian Community Development Association, The Amos Project, and many others who are moving past reductionist and stereotypical views of one another to build communities where we see and are seen by one another.

If you think New York needs a Muslim Community Center, then put it where it belongs, at the UN Plaza Building where all nations truly can enjoy it, not where people of said religion murdered our people.

Organized by the Coalition to Honor Ground Zero, the rally brought a few thousand people out to protest Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's Cordoba Initiative: a plan to build a $ 100 million Islamic mosque and community center, thirteen - stories high, in glass and steel, where a building damaged in the attacks of September 11 once stood.

It is not uncommon to go into some of the poorest and most destitute communities around the world, where many of the people live in cardboard and tarpaper shacks and have barely enough food to live on, and in the middle of this community, find a large, grandly constructed church building with towering steeples, intricate stained glass, beautiful woodwork, and gorgeous hand - painted murals.

United Methodist historian Franklin H. Littell reminds us that the great heresies of the early church came from the churches that were the most established, most complacent and most static, not from the church's growing edges where believers were busy evangelizing, organizing and building new disciple communities.

There are, in the midst of fragmentation, signs of a changing society in the context of religious plurality, where people of different religious traditions are instrumental in building new communities and where interreligious dialogue promotes a new understanding of the other.

An effort to make church a place where socioeconomic distinctions are broken down — where blue - collar and white - collar, rich and poor, are equal before their Creator — advances the double objective of building authentic communities and recognizing the dignity of every person.

In the West Brighton section of Staten Island, small groups of people walk across the street from the project buildings into the parking lot of New Hope Community Church, where they dodge basketballs whizzing by before congregating in a beautifully renovated building that was a staging area for an underground pit bull fighting ring up until a few years ago.

Our religions are themselves repositories of such liberative myths and can mobilize people for building a community of communities where there is no fear or domination.

Oh yes, I completely agree, if only Muslim leaders protested against the building of an Islamic Community Center 2 blocks from Ground Zero (6 blocks from where the Towers actually stood), then the entire divide between Christianity and Islam would just fade away and we could all dance around a camp fire singing the coca - cola song!

For others among us the community to build is in the places where we work or go to school, for these have become the major arenas of alienation for many Americans.

What needs to be underneath them is a simple foundation they can build their existence upon (ie: Jesus teachings)-- where that all goes from there is in the hand of each individual and team - work exercise (even community decisions).

They point to the urgent task of building an alternative view of society where all human beings live and experience as «persons - in - community, m various forms of daily social life.»

Creative Dining Services believes dining brings people together and so it focuses on building a sense of community through great food and an atmosphere where the free flow of ideas is always welcome.

It will be interesting to see if Snapchat follows the path of Vine, Instagram and even YouTube, where brands are increasingly outsourcing content to talented and prolific users who have built substantial communities of their own.

A native of India, Paulose decided to give back to his community by building a state - of - the - art production facility in Cochin, Kerala State — the village where he was born.

Our 2017 Purpose - led Performance Report reflects McCormick's work to improve the health and well - being of all people; build vibrant communities where we live, work and source; and make a positive impact on the planet.

The Historic Independence Schoolhouse, built as a one - room schoolhouse in 1909 for the local farming community, has since been updated and now houses the tasting room where the portfolio of Niven Family wines are poured.

The Kraft Heinz Company is committed to building an enduring legacy of good corporate citizenship in the communities where we operate.

So while AFSA strongly supports the need to recognize agriculture as the priority activity in the Farming Zone, we see a need to offer more flexibility to enable farms to construct suitable dwellings for the rich community of workers needed to manage these systems, where those dwellings are genuinely built in support of agricultural purposes.

With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate.

«As part of our strategic development plan, we're focused on building restaurants in vibrant communities with a diverse customer base where there is a real need for alternatives to traditional fast casual food,» said Giardino Gourmet Salads co-founder and board member Kenny Lugo.

Dan is Senior Strategy Director at Purpose, where he helps non-profit organizations build more engaged communities of supporters.

Post your reasons on why Wenger is unarguably better than Klopp and Simeone and why Klopp and Simeone where cappable of building a ultra high perfomance team with a small budget achieving major trophies in the process and why Wenger in the last decade couldn't and even with a good amount of money still can't win anything important or even make arsenal look like a strong side (FA cup and community shell are not major trophies)

AMC provides a supportive environment where mothers can build self - esteem and confidence, belong to a community of peers, gather information from experts and lead their families by example — healthy moms have a healthy family!

Throughout camp, we build a community where each person is an important part of the group and is valued and respected.

Each class cohort enjoys a private Facebook Group where members can build community, connect with each other and myself, receive additional links and information, ask questions between classes and share birth stories and tales of parenting.

Newton noted there has been no discussion about any of the referenda questions recently and the board has provided little detail on any of the issues — such as where a potential community center could be built or what type of fee, if any, they would be considering for dog park permits.

Adoption Mosaic seeks to create a collective space where adoptees can learn from each other, build community, and contribute to enhancing the lives of other adoptees.

Real Talk MotherWoman Support Group ARCATA, CA / Humboldt County Support group where women can speak openly about the challenges and triumphs of the mothering experience in an environment of safety and mutual respect, and build community.

community building events where you can meet like minded parents and share in the joys of your little one (s).