Sentences with phrase «from large nonprofits»

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Stuart Reid, executive director of the Food Co-op Initiative, a Minnesota - based nonprofit foundation that advises cooperative grocery stores, says he thinks Howard's Organics move to accept credit cards is a smart one — as most shoppers in today expect that from grocery stores, whether large or small.

SightLife, a Seattle - based nonprofit eye bank that extracts corneas from organ donors and distributes them to transplant centers around the world, is one of the largest such facilities in the U.S., with 96 employees and more than $ 14 million in annual revenue.

Grounded in Boston Fed research, the Challenge encourages leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to advance proposals that tackle complex challenges facing smaller post-industrial cities and achieve large scale impact across communities.

We've built a reputation for delivering real impact for our clients — from the world's largest companies to startups to nonprofits.

From the beginning, Philadelphians have seen the Reading Terminal Market as an investment in the community, and the nonprofit board that's managed it since 1994 has made it its mission to ensure it remains a space run by Philadelphian food experts for Philadelphian food lovers and home cooks (an agenda made even more critical by the fact that the many Philly neighborhoods are food deserts — the market is the largest single - location redeemer of SNAP benefits in the state).

A spokesman from the Greater Chicago Food Depository — Cook County's largest nonprofit food distribution organization, serving 142,000 people per week — told me that the move is indeed rare.

To move from isolated examples toward a fully generative economy, we may need a global movement of citizens, investors, and businesses, both profit and nonprofit, working together to create a pincer strategy — one arm aimed at reforming existing large companies, another aimed at promoting generative alternatives.

Council Member Maria Baez allocated discretionary funds to a nonprofit that the city had already disqualified from receiving larger member item grants from Baez, according to the New York Post.

Tejada, founder of The Mirabal Cultural and Community Center in Washington Heights, a Washington Heights - based nonprofit, said his largest support comes from the community, primarily residents his organization has helped throughout the years.

Days after a Times Union report on Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan's ramped up attempts to garner more financial contributions from the city's large nonprofits amid tax - exempt institutions» growth, Albany Medical Center Chief Officer James Barba renewed his effort to encourage other large entities to help.

«In this regard,» the report continued, «New York is distinct from the nation at large and from neighboring states, where nonprofits employ smaller percentages of the workforce.

«There are many, many different kinds of citizen science projects, everything from large - scale, global, data - drive, researcher - driven investigations to community - based, community - driven questions that address a critical problem, and citizen science exists in almost every scientific discipline,» said Jennifer Shirk, interim executive director of the Citizen Science Association, a nonprofit that seeks to support practitioners of citizen science.

University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek and his colleagues at the nonprofit Center for Open Science got help from over 350 scientists to repeat 100 high - profile psychology experiments published in 2008 — the largest replication study to date.

Published by the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general science organization, Science is your source for the very best research from around the world and across the sciences.

Coal ash is the second largest source of industrial waste in the country, after mining, according to a joint report from the nonprofit environment law organization, Earthjustice, and the Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Iran, with its large academic community, seemed likely to top the list, an impression borne out by new analyses of publications and mobility data from Elsevier's SciVal and Scopus databases (below) and Science's own analysis of data from ORCID, a nonprofit with rich data about scientists» professional affiliations (below).

From there, the animals — which were the subjects of a 2 - year legal battle over their «personhood» — were supposed to go to Save the Chimps, a Fort Pierce, Florida — based nonprofit that bills itself as the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary, says Molly Polidoroff, Save the Chimps» executive director.

From an overall point of view, AAAS serves society at large in its role as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, charitable organization devoted to the advancement of science.

LA JOLLA — For the sixth consecutive year, the Salk Institute's strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency has earned a coveted four - star (out of four stars) rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity and nonprofit evaluator.

The potential side effects documented in the studies could discourage some people from taking the drug every day, says Michael Horberg, M.D., director of HIV / AIDS at Kaiser Permanente, a large nonprofit health care provider headquartered in Oakland, Calif..

By acquiring the assets of the for - profit Assessment Training Institute, the nonprofit testing giant will be able to offer a full suite of assessment services — ranging from large - scale state tests to the ongoing assessments that teachers use for instruction and grading on a weekly, daily, and minute - by - minute basis.

Second, after two years of work on campus, each student enters a mandatory field placement, at venues ranging from large urban school districts (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York, etc.) to nonprofit organizations such as the New Teacher Project, the New Schools Venture Fund, and Teach For America.

From an experience perspective, I thought it was important to bring experience growing up in public schools on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, serving as a senior leader in the central office of a large, complex public school system in Chicago — with over 600 schools serving almost 400,000 students — and as an executive at a nationwide nonprofit working through state agencies and local districts to support public education.

This summit, the largest to date, offered practitioners, researchers, and district and nonprofit leaders the opportunity to interact with colleagues, attend compelling workshops and presentations on the cutting edge of improvement science in education, and hear from leaders in the field like Carnegie Foundation president Anthony Bryk.

They reviewed a study by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the largest national community development nonprofit, which has analyzed every rated and unrated charter school bond issued from 1998 - 2011.

This article reports on pilot research involving collaboration among faculty from a public university's college of education, educational researchers from a nonprofit research organization, and school district leadership from a large, urban school district.

But to read local media reports and talk to close observers in the state's largest city, there's really only one plan: a proposal that would wrest direct control of all 34 Kansas City Schools from the district and hand over management to charter operators and nonprofits.

Windy came to Learning Heroes from American Express, where she helped with the expansion of the company's largest philanthropic platform focused on nonprofit leadership development.

Melanie brings a wide - range of programmatic, operational, and HR experience from her work in schools, high - growth nonprofits, and larger not - for - profit organizations.

NEW YORK, November 28, 2017 — PowerMyLearning's strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4 - star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator and the 2017 Platinum Seal of Transparency on Guidestar, a company that gathers and disseminates information about every single IRS - registered nonprofit organization.

In some cases, executives from large companies or nonprofits can provide endorsements if it fits in with your target audience, but author endorsements are preferred.

According to their website, Poets & Writers has grown from its humble beginnings in a New York apartment to its current status as the largest nonprofit organization for writers of poetry, nonfiction and creative fiction.

CRL's work grows directly from our affiliation with Self - Help Credit Union, our founder and one of the nation's largest nonprofit community development lenders.

You should consider a loan from an alternative lender, a small local bank, or a nonprofit lender for loans under $ 100,000 since many larger banks may be reluctant to offer such small loans.

ATLANTA, GA --(October 8, 2015) LifeLine Animal Project, the nonprofit that launched the first and largest program to assist feral and stray cats in Atlanta, will hold a feral cat food drive and fundraiser from October 11 through October 17, in honor of the 15th Annual National Feral Cat Day on October 16.

Over the years as the rescue grew larger with volunteers, the number of animals being saved from year to year also grew, and the rescue was formed into 501 (c) 3 nonprofit (GuideStar Verified) and changed its name to «Last Chance at Life All Breed Rescue & Adoptions.»

- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.

Furry Friends, a nonprofit, all - volunteer organization dedicated to helping homeless and abused cats in Clark County, WA, is hosting its largest fundraiser of the year on Saturday, September 17th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Incorporated as a nonprofit organization, the gallery resided in Dupont Circle, converted from the large carriage house of the headquarters of the Society of Cincinnati.

Taking its name from «condominium,» Condo is a large - scale, nonprofit, collaborative exhibition of international galleries.

NYC's Hottest New Dance Workout «Garjana» Led By All - Broadway Cast Garjana, a new dance workout created by the nonprofit Food Tank which is already selling out large venues across New York City, is putting together a FREE event in Washington Square Park on September 14 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM.

The letter to Congress is signed by public and private organizations from every state, including community development organizations; nonprofit service providers; banks and credit unions; state and national trade associations and chambers of commerce, including the American Bankers Association and other groups representing thousands of members; affordable housing organizations; schools, universities and education nonprofits; city governments, state and local elected officials and agencies; and many other businesses, ranging from very large businesses to small, family - owned businesses.

In our larger offices, Hartford, Boston, and Stamford, our women lawyers have hosted a number of networking events, such as wine tastings and a chocolate - making class, to which women contacts and clients from the area are invited; local nonprofit organizations are honored at these events and attendees bring in - kind donations to support the charities.

Interviews at large firms may be different from those at a nonprofit because the interviewer is looking for specific qualities pertinent to that field or office.

Its members include nonprofit organizations and small and large companies, as well as trade, business and professional associations from the state and national level.

I am interested in moving from recruitment work in a large corporation to internal recruitment for a nonprofit.

About the Author: Idealist Careers is a publication of Idealist.org, one of the largest social - impact communities online with over 10,000 job opportunities listed by nonprofits, social enterprises, and government agencies from around the world.

To help meet the need of identity theft protection education, the NFCC — the nation's largest and longest serving national nonprofit credit counseling organization — and the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) joined together to host Protect Your Identity Week (PYIW) from October 17 to October 23, 2010 (http://www.protectyouridnow.org/).

Sarah White, a foreclosure prevention attorney at the nonprofit Connecticut Fair Housing Center in Hartford, Conn., said she went from never hearing of problems with reverse mortgages to spending a large portion of her workday helping senior citizens stave off foreclosure.