Sentences with phrase «developed by the nonprofit»

AblePlay was developed by the nonprofit National Lekotek Center, the leading authority on toys and play for children with disabilities.

Given this mission, one might assume that a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification (developed by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council, composed of 18,600 building - industry leaders and organizations, that is considered the standard - bearer of greenness) would be a given for Atrium.

Mozilla sees the internet as a public resource — and just as recycling helps the environment, it says, using a browser developed by a nonprofit helps a free internet.

In this effort, federal and state lawmakers have acted in unusual concert, basing their respective legislation on a model law developed by a nonprofit organization called the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

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The Internet, by his estimation, «is the best tool we've ever developed as humans,» and while most for - profit startups realize this, «the nonprofits that are solving some of the most important problems in the world — that are trying to save lives and provide education — are not adopting it fast enough.

CTK's software, developed specifically for nonprofits and easily modifiable by nontechies, can do many such useful things.

Ethereum was developed in 2014 by a nonprofit organization led by Vitalik Buterin, a programmer involved with Bitcoin, and Mihai Alisie, Anthony Di Iorio, and Charles Hoskinson.

Sibyl is also the cofounder of Black Female Founders and the President of DC Web Women (DCWW), one of the longest - running tech nonprofits for women in D.C, which supports and advocates for women and girls in technology by providing a community in which they can develop and promote their leadership, technical and professional skills.

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

This course was developed by The Milk Mob, a nonprofit organization dedicated to breastfeeding education.

Students at the Jamesville - Dewitt Middle School in central New York are learning computer coding through a program developed by a local nonprofit.

The Doe Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Manhattan, was selected by the city to develop a 200 - bed homeless shelter at the Muller Army Reserve Center, a former military base on Nereid Avenue in Wakefield.

It's no coincidence that golden rice, which has been tragically caught up in the larger uproar over GMOs, was developed not by a private corporation, but by foundation - funded academic researchers and a nonprofit organization supported by governments and philanthropies.

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 StateBy 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 Stateby a nonprofit group, Achieve, to develop new science standards for school districts throughout the United States.

The latest tool in the arsenal: real - time tracking collars, developed by the Kenya - based nonprofit Save the Elephants and currently being used on more than 325 animals in 10 countries.

Grais is scientist at Epicentre, a nonprofit health and epidemiology research center in Paris set up by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to guide its health - care interventions in developing countries.

The health - care initiatives deployed by MSF in developing countries are informed by the Paris - based, nonprofit health and epidemiology research center Epicentre.

Hoping to do well by doing good, three California schools are joining forces with a nonprofit to develop new therapies for often overlooked diseases.

The broad brush also fails when labeling the developers of GM technology: Commercial giants of the agrochemical pesticide industry have developed GMOs, but so have academic scientists funded by nonprofits or the public sector.

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), established in 1953, is the world's leading nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to transforming cancer patient care by advancing scientific efforts to develop new and effective immune system - based strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and eventually cure all cancers.

The system is called Global Fishing Watch, and it was conceived by ocean - hugger nonprofit Oceana, developed by our favorite eye - in - the - sky watchdog SkyTruth, powered by satellite company SpaceQuest, with technical support from Google.

The Felt Robin with Beret is finely handcrafted of wool by artisans in Nepal and is certified by Fair Trade USA, a nonprofit organization that helps workers in developing nations live fair,...

Each year, Childnet — a nonprofit, charitable organization based in London — recognizes 12 or more outstanding Web projects developed by and for children through its Childnet Awards program.

students who wish to pursue an entrepreneurial career, whether nonprofit or for - profit, by providing important tools and services to schools and districts, will develop a much deeper understanding of the systems and processes that exist in K — 12 education that they want to improve or replace, and are better at finding points of leverage that will make a big difference for educators and students.

The accountability program measures students» content knowledge and skills using an Internet - enabled testing system developed by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), a national nonprofit organization that provides assessment products and related services to school districts.

A Nonprofit Tries to Break the Cycle Boston Globe, 7/12/16» «This notion that somehow you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, the science absolutely refutes that,» said Jack Shonkoff, director of Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child, who helped EMPath develop the Intergenerational Mobility Project.»

That is the idea behind NBA Math Hoops, inspired by a board game developed in 1997 and recently launched as an app by the nonprofit Learn Fresh, where Nick Monzi, Ed.M.»

Developed as a $ 20 million initiative of the nonprofit The Kind Foundation (started by KIND Snacks), the platform aims to engage a million students by 2020.

(Calif.) The Parent Teacher Home Visit Project, a largely privately - funded nonprofit, puts a new spin on the annual conference by bringing teachers into student homes to develop a bond and open lines of communication

The school is developed by school and teacher leaders at Oakland Unity High School (OUHS), in partnership with its parent Oakland - based nonprofit corporation Unity Schools.

In eighth grade, for example, in a curriculum developed for the state by Expeditionary Learning, a nonprofit, students will spend several weeks studying refugees.

Currently, Digital Promise (an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization originally authorized by Congress in 2008) is spearheading a national effort to develop what it calls an «ecosystem» of microcredentials or digital badges for educators, all of them competency - based, on demand, personalized, and easily displayed on one's web site or CV.

Named as one of the Top 40 Innovators in Educations in 2013 by the Center for Digital Education, Chris Liang - Vergara is currently the Chief of Learning Innovation at LEAP Innovations, a nonprofit in Chicago that supports pilot studies of personalized learning models and provides training space to connect educators, entrepreneurs, tech companies, learning scientists, and students to develop next - generation models, share ideas, and co-develop solutions.

The major groups involved in developing the standards include a nonprofit called Achieve, which was founded by a group of business leaders and governors in 1996 (long before Common Core).

These include $ 600,000 for Education Development Center (EDC), a global nonprofit organization, to work with each district to assess the quality of its leader training programs using a tool previously developed by EDC with Wallace support.

The model for these new instructional roles came from an initiative called Opportuni - ty Culture, developed by the North Carolina - based nonprofit group Public Impact.

Nationally recognized for its excellence in science education, BSCS is a nonprofit organization that works to improve all students» understanding of science and technology by developing exemplary curricular materials, supporting their widespread and effective use, and providing professional development.

A School Climate Survey developed by PBISApps, a nonprofit associated with the University of Oregon, can help schools answer these questions and more.

One such tool for working out these details is the set of curriculum maps developed by the coincidentally named Common Core, a nonprofit organization established in 2007 that is unrelated to the Common Core State Standards project.

Hannon — currently executive director of Teach Plus - Indianapolis, a national nonprofit that develops and retains great teachers in urban schools — becomes only the ninth Education Entrepreneur Fellow selected by The Mind Trust out of thousands of applicants via a rigorous selection process involving a panel of local and national education experts.

In 2008, frustrated by years of education stagnation, the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and Achieve, a nonpartisan, nonprofit education reform group began the process of developing the math and language arts standards that eventually became the Common Core State Standards.

Additionally, students at Arizona State must prove classroom mastery through a series of performance - based assessments developed by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, or NIET.44 During these assessments, a mentor teacher observes and records a teacher candidate; both the mentor teacher and the teacher candidate then use the video and student work to analyze the lesson together.45 The partnership between the university, participating schools, and the nonprofit NIET has created the opportunity to integrate effective teaching practices into practicum and coursework.46

Myrna Castrejon, 50, is leaving her position as a lobbyist and strategist for the California Charter Schools Association to lead Great Public Schools Now, a nonprofit organization established to carry out the charter expansion strategy, which was first developed by billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad and his foundation.

A team of 36 science and education experts led by Achieve, an education nonprofit that partnered with the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers on the reading and math standards, is developing next - generation science standards that they expect to release by fall 2012.

NAESP, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and Student Achievement Partners (the nonprofit run by the CCSS lead writers) and have developed several free resources to help schools and their leadership successfully transition to the new standards.

Throughout a semester - long course, the nonprofit implements a civics curriculum based on students» civic identities and issues they care about, such as gang violence, public transit, or youth employment.25 The course framework encourages students to think through an issue by researching its root cause, developing an action plan, getting involved in their community through engagement tactics, and presenting their efforts to their class.

3 BSCS is a nonprofit corporation that endeavors to improve all students» understanding of science and technology by developing exemplary curricular materials, supporting their widespread and effective use, providing professional development, and conducting research and evaluation studies.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is a nonprofit organization that strives to advance the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching and integrating Board - certifed teachers into educational reform efforts.

This lack of collaboration time drove Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that educates teachers, to develop a Common Core training program taught by other teachers.

«By helping our clients develop, format and distribute eBooks, we create platforms our clients can use to build brands, promote executives, raise funds for nonprofits, and sell other services and products they offer.»