Sentences with phrase «communities at a nonprofit organization»

If you practice law as a prosecutor, public defender or provide advocacy on behalf of low - income communities at a nonprofit organization, you may have a portion of your federal student loans forgiven.

Public interest law services (including prosecution or public defense or legal advocacy in low income communities at a nonprofit organization)

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Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world - renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

Or contact a local volunteer clearinghouse, which matches up volunteers and community organizations and can help you find openings at nonprofit organizations in your area.

Representatives of community land trusts, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies participated in 35 workshops at the all - day gathering, which in past years had been edging toward the 500 - attendee mark.

Organizing 2.0 leads online organizing and new media skills training for members and staff at community organizations, labor groups, and local campaigns and nonprofits.

The Manhattan Community Award Program (MCAP), through which the office of Borough President Gale Brewer provides funding for programming and operational expenses to nonprofit organizations and public schools, now has applications available online at bit.ly / MBPOgrants.

Also at 6 p.m., NYC Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, joined by local agencies and nonprofit organizations, marks National Bullying Prevention Month with a community conversation and resource expo, W.E.B. DuBois Academic High School, 402 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn.

Local parents and community activists organized through the nonprofit organization Advocating For Change met at the First Baptist Church of Spring Valley at 7 p.m. on the evening of January 7 to address problems faced by students in the East Ramapo School District.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Local parents and community activists organized through the nonprofit organization Advocating For Change met at the First Baptist Church of Spring Valley at 7 p.m. on the evening of January 7 to address problems faced by students in the East Ramapo School District.

«She looks at how to tackle some of these problems with limited public funds,» said Rick Lazio, a former congressman who now heads the affordable housing practice at law firm Jones Walker and served with Glen as a trustee at Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit housing finance organization.

He started working at Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities Inc., a nonprofit community service agency, where he stayed for 16 years, eventually becoming the organization's second executive director.

Indeed, the toilet of the future may be needed most by poor communities swelling on the edges of the world's large cities, as more rural dwellers crowd into urban centers, said Randy Strash, senior manager at the nonprofit World Vision, a humanitarian organization focused on the rural poor.

«Our findings support the hypothesis that San Francisco's Community Justice Center reduces criminal recidivism,» said Beau Kilmer, the study's lead author and a senior policy researcher at RAND, a nonprofit research organization.

Sheri Dunn Berry, Liaison to Community Partners Ms. Dunn Berry is the Director of Programs at Community Partners, where she oversees the organization's fiscal sponsorship program, grantmaker partnerships, and strategic consulting with nonprofits and civic institutions.

Try looking at local community groups such as business or women's associations, or nonprofit organizations.

Since its founding in 1990, TFA — a nonprofit organization aimed at reducing education inequity by placing young graduates into low - income communities in the U.S. to teach for at least two years — has had its fair share of criticism in the media and education field, mostly for not providing proper training and turning people off from education careers.

Collaboration is needed at all levels: between teachers and counselors, K — 12 and higher education, researchers and practitioners, schools and nonprofit / community organizations, educators and business leaders, etc..

After joining Jane Goodall's worldwide organization, Roots & Shoots, aimed at youth making a difference in their community and its environment, they wrote a proposal to the national nonprofit organization What Kids Can Do, which funded their basic expenses with a small Student Research for Action grant.

These are places where community - based organizations, city agencies, nonprofit organizations, and for - profit organizations are looking at neighborhoods.

Andrea Guengerich Education Policy and Management Hometown: Austin, Texas Experience: High school teacher in Brownsville, Texas, one of the largest cities along the Texas - Mexico border; position at Breakthrough Austin, a community - based organization that provides a path to college, starting in middle school, for low - income students who will be first - generation college students; director of University of Texas Programs for Breakthrough; chair of the College Advising for Undocumented Students Taskforce, a collaboration between six nonprofit organizations and the public school district in Austin Future plans: Teaching 6th grade at a project - based learning school in Mexico City that seeks to educate the whole child

What Evans couldn't foresee, at the time, was that this experience laid the foundation for Full Court Peace, a nonprofit organization he created that uses basketball as a means to unite at - risk youth from different communities.

«None of these [2010 grant terminations] is a surprise, and all could have been predicted at the time the projects were submitted,» said William J. Slotnik, the founder and executive director of the Community Training and Assistance Center, a Boston nonprofit leadership and management organization that has worked with many TIF grantees to develop compensation plans.

During her first year of teaching at 21st Century Charter through the Teach for America program, Ms. Rustad joined Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Teach for America corps members and alumni to grow as leaders in their communities.

When I meet with Kelley in his office at UNC, he is just wrapping up work with students involved in the college's Community Development Law Clinic that involves third - year law students in providing legal counsel to community based nonprofit organCommunity Development Law Clinic that involves third - year law students in providing legal counsel to community based nonprofit organcommunity based nonprofit organizations.

Researchers at the Urban Strategies Council, an Oakland - based community development nonprofit organization, found that over half of the district's African American boys exhibited one or more early - warning signs of a high school dropout.

Mark Suter, a computer tech teacher at Pandora - Gilboa High School (OH), talks about how and why he invited students to join an entrepreneurial tech club that would provide Web design, video production and staff training to community businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Bridge Eight is a nonprofit literary organization that serves its community and the literary community at - large by publishing works that transform and connect.

Vancouver ecoVillage is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing therapeutic services for people with various types of challenges however their therapy dog program is oriented toward helping people at the community level rather than providing an individual support dog.

Previously, she was the Director of Community Education for Heifer International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty, and also developed and directed the Center for Animal - Human Relationships at the Virginia - Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, where her focus involved human well - being as it relates to interaction with companion animals.

Founded in 1996 at the Southside Community Center (a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating African American culture), the Southside Healthy Pet Clinic is a walk - in clinic open twice a month that is run by veterinary students from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine who are closely supervised by faculty and local veterinarians.

In March, Sotheby's affiliate presented the organization with a $ 20,000 check from Sotheby's fund at Hawaii Community Foundation to continue the nonprofit's valued work in the cCommunity Foundation to continue the nonprofit's valued work in the communitycommunity.

With an expansive reach and bold personality, the nonprofit organization brings artists and communities together to support creativity at every level.

Nonprofit organizations that work with underserved communities may request outreach programs at no cost.

Internships at The Contemporary Austin are ideal for expanding your understanding of the functions of contemporary art spaces and nonprofit organizations, as well as a great way to become an active part of the visual arts community in Austin.

Jason Andrew has been a longtime activist in the Bushwick artists» community, which burst into unanticipated coherence and visibility last April at the Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, with the three - evening run of In The Use of Others for the Change, produced by Andrew's nonprofit organization, Norte Maar.

Master printer, studio artist, teacher at the K - 12 and college level, independent publisher / professional fine art press, organizer / teacher in nonprofit community organizations and education organizations, and graphic design.

Founder of Project Row Houses, a 20 - year - old artwork and nonprofit art and cultural organization, Lowe is recognized for his work at the intersection of art, social action and community development.

The conference is designed for city officials, bike share operators, community - based organizations and nonprofits working at the intersection of transportation and equity.

For those of you not yet familiar with Will or with his organization, Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust that inspires communities to build sustainable food systems that are equitable and ecologically sound, creating a just world, one food - secure community at a time.

«Because the clinic is held at Casa ALBA Melanie [a nonprofit organization serving the Hispanic community in Brown County], most of our clients are Hispanic, but anyone may stop by and meet with an attorney,» Gagan said.

The MIP was founded at the University of Missouri — Kansas City School of Law in 2000 as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation and operates today as an independent organization in partnership with the University of Missouri (Kansas City) and (Columbia) Schools of Law, the University of Kansas and local legal communities.

A cohort of approximately 60 Fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief, and outreach and education to community partners.

A cohort of approximately sixty fellows are placed at nonprofit organizations across the country to provide direct representation to victims of crimes, including human trafficking, fraud / identity theft, campus sexual assault, and hate crime, and immigrant victims of crime with meritorious claims for immigration relief, and outreach and education to community partners.

January 26, 2017 — «At a time of uncertainty and anxiety in immigrant communities here and across the nation, a merger between Neighbors Link in Mount Kisco and the Pace Community Law Practice in White Plains will formalize a partnership between two nonprofit service organizations with overlapping missions.

The firm's San Francisco office recently agreed to support Upwardly Global, an award - wining nonprofit organization that helps foreign - born professionals re-enter their careers in the U.S., and the Women In Law Empowerment Forum, a national organization aimed at educating women in law firms on how to become leaders in the workplace and in the community by building, exercising and implementing a strong sense of empowerment.

«Volunteer work, whether in addition to a current job or an activity in between jobs, shows an employer that you are willing to try new experiences, be involved in your community and generally demonstrates a willingness to take initiative and make things happen,» says Kara Montermoso, content manager at Idealist.org, a site that connects people and nonprofit organizations and has partnered with Monster on Monster Volunteering.

A reader writes: I intern at a nonprofit organization that assists low - income community members with resumes.

Besides running her business, Barbara is also involved in her local community and volunteers her time with several local nonprofit organizations, active PTO board participant at Raleigh Hills Elementary, past board member for WEO - Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon, and an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau.

She built and managed a database for tracking nonprofit organizations as a graduate assistant with the Indiana Nonprofits Project, and conducted feasibility studies for community - based organizations while a Senior Summer Fellow at the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago.