Sentences with phrase «first organization of its kind»

It was the first organization of its kind in the United States, but it wasn't the last — over the next decade, several similar organizations came into existence [source: Learning to Give].

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«By building a first - of - its - kind organization with a mission to focus exclusively on founders working on tough tech, The Engine aims to enable startups like Suono Bio to solve some of the world's most complex challenges, «The Engine CEO and managing partner Katie Rae told Business Insider in an emailed statement.

Privately two views were expressed as to how some kind of equanimity might be achieved: The first would be a more coordinated approach to negotiation; the second that the platforms» own competition will prove fruitful for news organizations.

LONDON — The United States and Britain on Monday issued a first - of - its - kind joint warning about Russian cyberattacks against government and private organizations as well as individual homes and offices in both countries, a milestone in the escalating use of cyberweaponry between major powers.

«From all research we've done in the past several weeks, The Vancouver Board of Trade is the first and only business organization of our kind in Canada — possibly across North America — to have more women on our board of directors than men,» said Manning, who also serves as Regional Vice-President of Commercial Financial Services at RBC Royal Bank.

The organization created a first - of - its - kind proposal to address the challenges in North Minnesota with a goal of «closing the food and health gap and becoming a model for similar efforts nationwide.»

The World Coffee Producers Forum, the first of its kind, is a joint initiative of coffee producers» associations from Africa, Asia and Latin America that will gather 900 attendees representing more than 40 producing countries, members of the coffee industry such as roasters, traders and retailers, financial institutions, non-governmental organizations and government representatives.

It is really the first of its kind,» said Karen Ross, president of CAWG, an organization whose growers represent about 60 percent of the total annual grape crush.

She is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City, and apprenticed under the worker - ownership of Three Stone Hearth in Berkeley, California, the first community supported kitchen (CSK) of its kind and has experience managing farmer's markets, working with a variety of artisan food producers, in restaurants, business management and organizations promoting urban food sustainability, local food economies and seasonality.

Bumble Bee is also a founding member of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation — a first - of - kind initiative in the U.S. involving a coalition of retailers, non-profit organizations and food and beverage manufacturers with a mission to help reduce obesity, particularly childhood obesity.

In the early 1970's he was instrumental in the development of the organization's international Natural History Travel Program, one of the first of its kind in the world, designing and leading natural history explorations to more than 80 countries on all of the continents.

Furthermore, it is now clear that all kinds of crying (i.e. fussing, crying and inconsolable crying) is prolonged, that this prolongation occurs only in the first few months, and that inconsolable crying is almost unique to the first few months of life.3, 40 The «unpredictability» of the crying, and of the caregiver's ability or inability to soothe the infant is most likely due to the facts that (1) the infant cry in the first few months is a reflection of the organization of its behavioural states (crying, awake alert, sleeping), rather than an intentional «signal,» 14 (2) that behavioural state changes occur in «steps» rather than due to increases or decreases in arousal7, 41 and (3) infants are resistant to behavioural state change unless they are in a transitional phase in which they are «ready» to change state.7 Finally, there is now good evidence that the proportion of infants that have evidence of organic disease to explain their crying is less than 5 %.8, 42,43 In the absence of other compromise, infants with «colic» have as good an outcome as infants without «colic.»

Still, without trackbacks and any kind of audience input other than reader comments on blogs, Time is lagging behind the Post and other organizations that have dived into the new web world head - first.

When a political party defines the organization and composition of its governing units, when it decides what candidates to endorse, and when it decides whether and how to communicate those endorsements to the public, it is engaged in the kind of private expressive associational activity that the First Amendment protects.

When I was first employed by a government research organization some years ago, my supervisor, although bright, kind, and productive, was so committed that she regularly labored into the wee hours of the morning and on weekends.

Last winter, the IAU rallied astronomy organizations to submit more memorable handles for some exoplanet VIPs, most of which were firsts of one kind or another.

The first two semesters at Berkeley would have been a lot easier if I already had the right job and the kind of support that I derived from the organizations that I joined.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today announced that it has entered into a first - of - its - kind strategic affiliation agreement in the Triad with Cornerstone Health Care, P.A. through its wholly - owned management services organization Cornerstone Health Enablement Strategic Solutions, LLC (CHESS).

«Zodiac» (2007) Savides» first collaboration with David Fincher was the wildly over-the-top «The Game,» a kind of hyper - intelligent fuck - you puzzle - box thriller about a very rich man put through his paces by a shadowy organization under the guise of an elaborate role - playing game.

Tip: Don't forget to check first what kinds of books the organization does — and doesn't — need.

«I became convinced that there should be a place, an organization of some kind, where critical exploration is the first priority — where engaging students with primary sources, and finding out their ideas about them, guides teaching and curriculum development,» McKinney says.

Students across the country struggled with advanced algebra on a first - of - its - kind test in that subject, according to a report to be released this week by Achieve, the nonprofit Washington organization that helped coordinate the exam.

The summit was the first of its kind, designed to engage governments and teacher organizations in an intensive discussion about how to create a stronger teaching profession.

I remember the first article in Newsweek (2010) that was frankly a long press release gushing over this new organization that wanted to raise literally «a billion dollars» its first year — never mind that it's not actually possible to spend that kind of money wisely or effectively in a new startup — and thinking that the picture they chose to illustrate the story — Michelle Rhee standing in front of a bunch of chalk outlines of kids — was inadvertently an extremely apt representation of what this whole adventure was about.

The Stonewall Book Awards — Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award are selected by the American Library Association's (ALA) Stonewall Book Awards Committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT), the first professional GLBT organization of its kind in the United States, with support from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services.

Housing both the headquarters of San Diego Humane Society and the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services (DAS), it represents the first public — private partnership of its kind in the country, and one that serves as a model of independent organizations working in harmony to help animals.

Millions of people around the country young and old have joined American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, in celebrating its «Be Kind to Animals Week ®» (May 7 - 13), the longest - running, most successful humane education campaign in American history.

Working with New Leash on Life Animal Rescue's Lend a Paw program, he's the first of his breed to be certified as a therapy dog through the organization, which Sulier hopes will set the record straight about other dogs of his kind.

It is a first - of - its - kind partnership between a rescue organization and a public shelter within Contra Costa County that provides off - site, free - roam space for shelter cats.

Several leading national animal welfare organizations today announced the launch of Shelter Animals Count: The National Database Project, a first - of - its - kind platform for the collection and reporting of animal shelter data for organizations across the country.

The award, a first of its kind, comes with a $ 10K grant for awardees» organizations.

It is the first of its kind in the Napa Valley and is operated by Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

The first and largest organization of its kind, FixNation continues to innovate and inspire others to help cats around the world.

Building a better world for all of us begins with a few simple actions and American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, is challenging people to commit to protecting and improving the lives of millions of animals during this year's «Be Kind to Animals Week ®» (May 6 - 12), the oldest commemorative week in U.S. history, and the nation's longest - running humane education campaign.

Under her leadership, the organization was also able to raise $ 25.5 million to build The Animal Community Center — the first facility of its kind in the country.

we feel very strongly that this kind of «first contact» is the very least that an organized cocker spaniel rescue organization can do.

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2018 / PRNewswire - USNewswire / — Building a better world for all of us begins with a few simple actions and American Humane, the country's first national humane organization, is challenging people to commit to protecting and improving the lives of millions of animals during this year's «Be Kind to Animals Week ®» (May 6 - 12), the oldest commemorative week in U.S. history, and the nation's longest - running humane education campaign.

A collective of gamers, brands and organizations have teamed up to create a first - of - its - kind global tool that connects victims of in - game harassment with gamers who want to help, called the Bully Hunters.»

Founded in 1974 and still located in Manhattan, it was the first not - for - profit organization of its kind in the nation, and has since become a model for others around the world.

The Center for Book Arts, the first not - for - profit organization of its kind in the nation, was founded in 1974 and the only location in New York City where visitors can view book arts exhibitions in the context of an active, working studio.

Last September, EcoSikh issued an official statement on climate change, the first of its kind from a Sikh organization.

June 9, 2014 Anthony Watts registered the domain, theoas.org, and subsequently announced on September 16, 2014 the launch of a new organization, The Open Atmospheric Society, which Watts said «takes a new approach to atmospheric science, becoming the first international society of its kind to be a cloud - based online organization.»

In a first of its kind collaboration, a coalition of leading environmental organizations and offshore wind developers has agreed to a series of voluntary measures that will protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, while helping to expedite responsible offshore wind development, in the Mid-Atlantic.

«Our first few months,» Steuber says, «were spent meeting with leaders of local organizations, sitting in on meetings of our Borough Council and Environmental Advisory Council, visiting local farms and getting to know local farmers, learning what issues people had, what kinds of solutions had been tried, and what had been successful.»

Ocean Champions, a 501 (c)(4) organization, with a connected political action committee Ocean Champions PAC, is the first national organization of its kind focused solely on oceans and ocean wildlife.

Cortez and her husband, John - Michael Cortez, helped to create FuturoFund Austin, the first - of - its kind Hispanic - focused giving circle, to raise philanthropic support for Austin nonprofit organizations in the areas of education, arts, and health.

It is one of the first of its kind in the world, and has been adopted by several high - profile organizations, including Bell Canada, Rogers, Great West Life Insurance, Manulife Financial, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and some of Toronto's major hospitals.

This partnership between Newfoundland and Labrador's only public legal education organization and sexual assault crisis centre is the first of its kind in Canada.

The study is the first of its kind and examines how Canadian organizations approach substance use that affects the workplace.

The Hand Washing Timer can prompt users to wash their hands on a 20 - second timer — as recommended by public health organizations — and is described in the press release as the first Android Wear feature of its kind.