Sentences with phrase «comprehensive national effort»

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It's why we are working with national and local public health organizations on comprehensive efforts to reduce sugar consumption in communities where it's most needed.

At the 2011 School Nutrition Association national convention in Nashville today, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced a comprehensive, groundbreaking report on the current state of farm to school efforts around the country.

ZERO TO THREE, in partnership with the Bezos Family Foundation, conducted a comprehensive research effort, including a series of in - home discussions and a large national parent survey with a diverse range of parents of children from birth to 5.

The United States needs a comprehensive understanding of Tehran's efforts in Latin America in order to thwart any potential risk to our allies and U.S. national security.»

The US National Institutes of Health has begun to fund a major effort, the Human Connectome Project, to generate a comprehensive map of large - scale brain connections in humans.

The CRI iAtlas database is the first comprehensive effort in immuno - oncology to address the recent National Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel recommendation to establish a pan-cancer immune atlas that would help catalyze new research in cancer immunotherapy.

A national coalition of peace activists — whose affiliates are already challenging local school policies - has set out to forge a comprehensive, and apparently unprecedented, effort to eliminate the influence of the U.S. military on public and private schools.

This month, the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation released a comprehensive review of their teacher fellowship training program, Answering the Call for Equitable Access to Effective Teachers: Lessons Learned From State - Based Teacher Preparation Efforts in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio.

These include Alignment Institutes; the ADP Assessment Consortium, which allows states to share best practices and drive improvements in effective assessment; and the College - and Career - Ready Policy Institute, a comprehensive technical assistance effort supporting work in eight states with support from a number of other national partners.

Taking Stock: Assessing and Improving Early Childhood Learning and Program Quality provides recommendations from the National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force convened to address a comprehensive vision for a state accountability system for early education programs for prekindergarten children and for linking such efforts to standards - based assessment efforts in kindergarten and the primary grades.

These examples are intended as an illustration rather than a comprehensive list of the efforts undertaken by WMO and the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of its 189 Members, often with the support of development partners, to increasingly advance the vision of the Millennium Declaration.

As a part of its efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change the government of Kenya has identified the need to develop a comprehensive national carbon accounting system for Kenya (NCAS - K).

These city - led efforts to catalyze local clean energy economic development are important to watch as federal grants sunset, especially in the absence of a comprehensive national energy or climate policy.

They highlight fundamental and persistent challenges in the United States to the use of energy efficiency as a potent tool for efforts to mitigate climate change, strengthen national energy security, and realize the economic benefits of a comprehensive, forward - thinking energy policy.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Yahoo! Inc. (New York, NY) 09/2001 — 09/2002 Senior Account Executive / New Business Development • Facilitated multimedia sales between Yahoo and leading national and international investment banks • Provided clients with secured institutional trading platforms and corporate portal options • Negotiated high - end sales contracts and served as liaison for corporate counsel and in - house legal staff • Generated business opportunities within new and existing customer base of money centers and banks • Consistently surpassed monthly targets by reaching at minimum 150 % sales goal efficiency • Teamed with Yahoo media sales teams to coordinate comprehensive solution based selling efforts

ZERO TO THREE, in partnership with the Bezos Family Foundation, conducted a comprehensive research effort, including a series of in - home discussions and a large national parent survey with a diverse range of parents of children from birth to 5.

OJJDP National Mentoring Resource Center This comprehensive online resource provides mentoring tools and information, program and training materials, and technical assistance to help local programs and practitioners improve the quality and effectiveness of their mentoring efforts.

To «ensure that a comprehensive review is undertaken with respect to national legislation, administrative rules and procedures, and practices in an effort to ensure the fullest possible conformity» [10] with the treaty, upon submission of the initial report by a State party.

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