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The hurricane - relief effort was launched by a nonprofit group, New Directions Local Development Corp., founded by Meeks and state Sen. Malcolm Smith, also of Queens.
Council aides said that poor defendants who can not make bail are often detained for days; they said a bail fund would save the city on incarceration costs and follow a model already used by nonprofit groups.
Conceived by the nonprofit group HANAC, the structure was built following strict «green communities» criteria, officials said.
DiNapoli says a pork - barrel grant from the Legislature has been misused by the nonprofit group that promised to use the funds to help Brooklyn residents improve their finances.
Charter schools, which receive public financing but are run by nonprofit groups, increased under the Bloomberg administration.
The office pointed to a 2014 ruling by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics that found that politicians could appear in an ad funded by a nonprofit group if the message was in the public interest and promoted government services and did not promote any candidate or policy.
At the time, the state faced a lawsuit filed in 1993 by the nonprofit group Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which argued that the state's education funding formula was unconstitutional.
Charter schools, which receive public financing but are run by nonprofit groups, flourished under Mr. Bloomberg, and there are currently 183 in New York City, serving about 70,000 children, or 6 percent of students citywide.
The relief effort was launched by a nonprofit group, New Direction Local Development Corp., founded by Meeks and Smith.
Mr. de Blasio had resisted the idea that he should be required to accommodate charter schools, which are publicly financed but are typically managed by nonprofit groups.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which is responsible for establishing habitats for endangered animals, had promised to announce a designated area for jaguars (Panthera onca) by January 2011 — after being sued by the nonprofit groups Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and Defenders of Wildlife.
In this context, switching from high - cost diesel to a low - carbon alternative fuel isn't just the green thing to do; it's key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices, Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).
By spelling out what should be taught, its authors hope to influence nascent efforts by a nonprofit group, Achieve, to develop new science standards for school districts throughout the United States.
The grant is the largest yet received by the nonprofit group, rounded in 1989, and the largest ever awarded by Philip Morris to a single education organization, officials said.
They transformed their aging computer lab into a coding and robotics - maker space, which they opened in December to coincide with the global «Hour of Code» campaign organized by the nonprofit group Code.org.
Most successful programs are financed by nonprofit groups, with additional support from Title IV and the U.S. Department of Education.
The schools are operated by nonprofit groups that must apply to local school boards for sponsorship.
The suit was filed in 2012 by a nonprofit group, Students Matter, on behalf of nine public school students.
Some, like Head Start and migrant programs, are sponsored by federal agencies, and others are run by nonprofit groups such as churches and charitable organizations.
Charter schools, which receive public financing but are run by nonprofit groups, increased under the Bloomberg administration.
The announcement by the nonprofit group comes as the Los Angeles school district and union leaders are locked in tough contract negotiations.
Mr. de Blasio had resisted the idea that he should be required to accommodate charter schools, which are publicly financed but are typically managed by nonprofit groups.
The push to change teacher evaluations has been driven largely by nonprofit groups and politicians, and it follows research demonstrating that teacher effectiveness is the most important in school - factor affecting student performance.
Seven Oaks is not alone in this regard — federal, state and private groups struggle to keep up with demand when financing for charter schools, according to a recent report by the nonprofit group Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
That case, brought on behalf of several public school students in Southern California, was backed by a nonprofit group calling itself Students Matter, founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Welch.
And in some cases, you may find that you qualify for a mortgage - free home provided by a nonprofit group.
The program is run by the nonprofit group Friends of Animals.Pet owners can go to the animal control office at 700 Cross St. and pay a fee to get a sterilization certificate.
The program is run by the nonprofit group Friends of Animals.
I first dropped in at the Centro Communitario Educativo, run by a nonprofit group called Entramigos (Among Friends), headed by an expat named Nicole Swedlow.
The paper would have been an unremarkable draft of a graduate student's research results had it not been disseminated last week with the help of a public relations firm retained by the nonprofit group New Yorkers Against Fracking and featured at a public forum run in Manhattan by Democrats in the State Senate.
The details are in a news release posted by the nonprofit group.
I encourage you to watch and share the short clip, created by the nonprofit group Mama Hope.
The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that the 2012 election saw more than $ 250 million in political spending by nonprofit groups organized under 501 (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, up from $ 86 million in 2008 and $ 3 million in 2004.
Geth is a software client that is maintained by the nonprofit group Ethereum Foundation.
Most IDAs are funded by the federal government and are run by nonprofit groups and financial institutions, and grantee programs are required to raise an equal contribution of nonfederal funds.

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The event, called Catalyst Canada Honours, is run by Catalyst — a nonprofit organization that is focused on expanding opportunities for women in business — and the group has been researching woman at work since its inception in 1962.
More than one - third of sole proprietors said that their biggest challenge is finding the time and resources to generate new business, according to a recent survey conducted by Visa USA and SCORE, a nonprofit group that counsels entrepreneurs.
Story Pirates Founded in 2003 by a group of Northwestern grads, this New York City — and Los Angeles — based nonprofit provides after - school writing and drama programs to underserved schools and produces stage shows for the public.
The nonprofit group contended that, by setting up the event in Damrosch Park — a green space in the Lincoln Center compound — it was taking away space from the public.
Crossroads GPS spokesman Jonathan Collegio responded to critics by sending an email message with the subject line «Snarky comments» that pointed out that some of the group's critics are nonprofits that also don't disclose their donors.
The nonprofit group Fight For The Future launched HelloVote on Thursday morning with the goal of boosting voter registration in several key battleground states by allowing voters to register directly via text message or Facebook Messenger.
An ad created by the pro-Trump Great America Alliance — a nonprofit «issues» group that isn't required to disclose its donors — casts Comey as a «showboat» who was «consumed with election meddling» instead of focusing on combating terrorism.
Also, Recorded Future's report is based on a limited dataset from April 1 to July 6, provided by its intelligence partner, Team Cymru (a nonprofit Internet security research group).
All four of these campaigns partnered with Lean In, the nonprofit group founded by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg dedicated to advancing women in the workplace, for Equal Pay Day.
The majority of the $ 31 million will go to women's empowerment groups and Lean In, the nonprofit founded by Sandberg to help support women in the workplace, according to a source familiar with Sandberg's plans.
Youth employees are referred by local nonprofits including Beyond Emancipation and Not for Sale, groups that support young people who have been in foster care, lived on the streets, or faced other significant hardships.
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«This is all actually economics, not preferences,» says Sean McAlinden, chief economist at the Center for Automotive Research, a nonprofit group funded by government and industry grants.
The data was requested by two nonprofit groups, the California Reinvestment Coalition and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.
I also went to a conference organized by the Financial Literacy Action Group, a nonprofit coalition working to improve Canadians» knowledge, skills and confidence in managing money and advance the national strategy.
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