Sentences with phrase «functions as an advocacy»

Although a third party with its own ballot line in New York and a few other states, the WFP largely functions as an advocacy organization within Democratic Party politics, endorsing and campaigning for left - leaning contenders in local primary elections.

The Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Care Association is a non-profit organization that functions as an advocacy support group for resource parents throughout the state of Tennessee.

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And I'd argue as usual that a single online action like this one is usually going to function best if it's just one piece of an overall blitz including emails, letters, phone calls, Tweets, blogger outreach and (as this group wisely knew to do) personal meetings with the advocacy target.

While staff may involve themselves in advocacy or follow - through for specific projects, Sundance does not function as a producer of plays.

Through advocacy and hosting of workshops or how - to lectures, libraries can empower their community to become content creators, and thanks to the library's primary function as an archive, the self - published author can find an immediate home for their work.

Green Century also coordinates the operations and the compliance functions for the Fund, as well as the shareholder advocacy efforts.

Sorry its no late this 80 % BS has already got out there pushed on the wings of a compliant press, lets be honest we have known for a long time IPCC recycles Greenpeace PR pieces as «science» becasue bottom line its prime function is political advocacy not science.

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redskylite, You might like to read Ross Mckittrick's pdf that gives a detailed picture of the what's wrong with the IPCC, Function, structure and as revealed in the Climategate emails, a culture of advocacy, stifling debate and manipulating data.

Managed all departmental administrative functions with a budget of $ 519,000 Interviewed / hired, trained and supervised administrative staff Retained hearing officers and court reporters for adjudicated hearings Managed Board's case docket to ensure timely process of appeals pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 3702 Facilitated and executed administrative tasks (i.e., arbitrated hearings, minutes, public notices, board orders, court filings and budget development) Analyzed court orders, news articles, revised policies for Board review and deliberation Distributed hearing officers findings, attorneys» briefings, and related documents to Board and parties of record Developed budget reports Served as liaison for the Board before attorneys, private and public sector; including the State of Ohio Controlling Board and stakeholders Acknowledgement: Proclamation, Ohio House of Representatives, Community Advocacy Services.

ACOSS carries out its advocacy functions through the media, especially during the budget process, as well as through more discreet lobbying, and by its inclusion in government - sponsored policy forums.

42 U.S. Code § 13001b (a) Establishment of regional children's advocacy program The Administrator, in coordination with the Director and with the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime, shall establish a children's advocacy program to --(1) focus attention on child victims by assisting communities in developing child - focused, community - oriented, facility - based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; (2) provide support for nonoffending family members; (2) Grant recipients A grant recipient under this section shall --(A) assist communities --(i) in developing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary response to child abuse that is designed to meet the needs of child victims and their families; (iii) in preventing or reducing trauma to children caused by multiple contacts with community professionals; (iv) in providing families with needed services and assisting them in regaining maximum functioning; Where: — «families» is always defined as «nonoffending» in the system and making the system «all powerful» and parents and children in to lifetime «victims» to be exploited.