Sentences with phrase «grassroots efforts»

According to Mendenhall, «This is the largest grassroots efforts that NAR has been behind.»

There are many ways to participate, from writing a check to getting involved in grassroots efforts or visiting your congressional delegation.

He then alerts the state associations which assists in their grassroots efforts.

As the country's largest professional association, we have the potential to dwarf our opponents» grassroots efforts.

NAR's Call for Action on flood insurance saw a participation rate of nearly 14 percent among all REALTORS ®; however, the Broker Involvement Program was responsible for 25 percent of all participants, once again demonstrating the importance of this program for NAR's grassroots efforts.

RPAC dollars play a supportive role to REALTORS ®» grassroots efforts, which lawmakers across the board view as one of the most effective lobbying forces in the country, says Lee L. Verstandig, NAR's senior vice president of government affairs.

After just one year, advocacy efforts funded by these dues dollars have been extraordinarily successful in grassroots efforts across the country..

«Better Block is a demonstration tool that rebuilds and revitalizes an area using grassroots efforts to show the potential to create a great walkable, vibrant neighborhood — and even a destination... It's a way to give residents a taste of what's possible,» Moskerintz writes on NAR's Spaces to Places blog.

As the No. 1 ERA Real Estate company in New Jersey, and ranked one of the Top 25 ERA brokerages in the country, Bellanova believes that grassroots efforts are truly what effect change.

Through grassroots efforts, which included boycotts and marches, the union helped bring awareness to the social and health issues affecting America's farm workers.

While NASP is continually promoting the profession of school psychology, it is these grassroots efforts that can spark a fire of change.

Together with our AAMFT advisors, lobbyist, and the grassroots efforts of our small membership, we crafted an amendment for this bill and created template letters and guides for our membership and allies to unify our message to the legislature.

We need to encourage community grassroots efforts on social media and the intelligent use of technology by teachers to demand higher pay for some of the most critical contributors to our society's future.

Developed grassroots efforts and partnerships to increase foot traffic and sales in stagnant markets

It took rallies in Tallahassee, media outreach and grassroots efforts to ignite a movement.

While introducing speaker and student organizer Nicole Straight from Cypress Bay High in her hometown of Weston, the congresswoman praised the grassroots efforts from «amazing» students who have led efforts to spur a national dialogue on gun control.

The IPNO - YPC is comprised of emerging leaders who are passionate about the mission of IPNO and devote time and energy to further the organization's critical work through grassroots efforts.

Grassroots efforts included street teams, walking billboards, mobile billboards and recruitment and mobilization of an ACCCE Army (supporters of ACCCE and its mission) at presidential primaries, debates, conventions and other key campaign events.

Angelei's grassroots efforts are explored as she tries to mitigate the impact of the Gibe III dam in Ethiopia on the indigenous people who have relied on the Omo River and Lake Turkana as their vital source of water and food for centuries.

Though these type of events are often about speeches reiterating the alarming problems and bragging about commitments to change, Schwarzenegger plans to attend COP15 to speak on behalf of the «subnationals» with findings from this summit, praising the grassroots efforts of regional governments creating a green revolution.

Our grassroots efforts to create a more vibrant and sustainable local food economy have gained visibility and been bolstered by the opportunity to host NWEI's conference, «If Not Me, Then Who?

Intel supports employee - initiated grassroots efforts, including the Intel Employee Sustainability Network (IESN), a chartered employee group.

«Using the series as a tool to bring attention to the poles and the effect climate change has had on them, the organizations are planning various activities around the FROZEN PLANET premiere including: hosting sneak peek screenings for their members, where attendees will see the premiere episode Ends of the Earth before it's U.S. debut; engagement on Facebook, Twitter, GetGlue and other social media platforms; letter writing campaigns and other grassroots efforts to ensure our polar regions are protected for generations to come.

This year, moviegoers will get a comprehensive overview, from grassroots efforts to global campaigns, with the world premiere of A Fierce Green Fire.

The U.S. Pavilion is spotlighting grassroots efforts to make cities and neighborhoods greener, safer, and happier places to live.

To help spearhead a lot of that, there's been a lot of grassroots efforts within Yahoo! — there's a group called the Green Team who have spontaneously gotten together and have come up with a lot of these ideas — but we're always looking for other ideas from outside people, or inside people, on ways that as a corporation, we can reduce our footprint.

But the DOE paper itself, as well as subsequent debates about it, left out many important parts of the environmental movement and their contributions to keeping environmentalism alive: environmental - health advocates, the environmental - justice movement, the international «sustainability» movement, and the dozens of other grassroots efforts related to the environment.

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Through our programs, through our partnerships, and through our grassroots efforts to unite the community, we will help Boise Reach that potential everyday.»

The consulting group, DDC Consulting, has carved out a niche for itself at conjuring up «astroturf» — or faked grassroots efforts.

And as grassroots efforts to push more cities into action gear up, we may see cities overtaking nation states as the primary driver for a clean energy economy.

Seeing your DIY grassroots efforts suggests that we have a lot in common.

This iteration began with a series of public programs that focused on ways in which grassroots efforts can come together to make a positive impact on environmental stewardship.

Super PACs have been important to this election — they've been a major talking point for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, who has alleged that Hillary Clinton's super PAC money has stomped out his grassroots efforts.

Here, artists sometimes established their own · venues and, as was the case with Park Place Gallery, these were grassroots efforts.

Grassroots efforts like the recent Operation Rainfall have been successful in pleading for official localization and redistribution of little - known games The Last Story, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Pandora's Tower for Western audiences, revealing that there does exist a tangible audience receptive to this idea.

Thanks to their persistent grassroots efforts — abetted by a confluence of factors, including changing priorities in the National Park Service, the decommissioning of military sites across the U.S., and a continuing debate over the future of Alcatraz Island — the Golden Gate National Recreation Area was established on October 27, 1972.

NBC5 / Telemundo39 provided PSAs and promotional coverage; the ASPCA provided funds for other local advertising and grassroots efforts.

Through its community outreach programs and grants, the Petco Foundation has touched more than 8,000 organizations across the U.S. — many of which are small animal rescue groups whose grassroots efforts have had a tremendous impact on our communities with programs to help save or improve the lives of our animal companions.

- loaning traps - offering easy - to - follow trapping instructions - providing below - cost and sometimes free spays / neuters / vaccines for community cats at our LifeLine Spay & Neuter Clinics - educating the public about community cats - advising how to affectively manage cat colonies - offering solutions to help mediate neighbor complaints - supporting trappers throughout trapping process and the throughout the life of the colony - helping connect people with others interested in helping community cats in their area and fostering the growth of grassroots efforts in neighborhoods throughout the 20 county metro area - giving referrals for community cat resources throughout the metro area

Through grassroots efforts, including door - to - door outreach, establishing relationships, and a caring presence in the community, Emancipet is fast becoming a trusted resource for pet owners in Philadelphia's northeast neighborhood.

Our grassroots efforts over the past twenty - two years have resulted in the spaying and neutering of over 100,000 of South Florida's community cats and the adoption of over 12,000 cats and kittens.

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«Grassroots efforts are essential to animal advocacy and progress with animal welfare, and we want to provide local advocates with the tools they need to get active and to take action in their communities,» Matyas says.

Like Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and other pamphleteers who used the written word to rouse people to action during the American Revolution, animal advocates the world over are inspiring people into taking action for animals through grassroots efforts.

Honda had a few variations of open wheel competitors at the show in Las Vegas ranging from professional to grassroots efforts and even added a look into the future.

«We'll start by building on promising grassroots efforts in those cities,» said Goode.

Fourteen years — and numerous reports on racial and gender achievement gaps — later, the former Chicago Public Schools Chief of Staff's grassroots efforts have fostered organizations focused on improving education for young black men such as UCLA's Black Male Institute and Success for Black Boys.

The final passage of SB 1480 was only possible because of the strong grassroots efforts led by charter school advocates and parents.