Sentences with phrase «in shaping public policy»

Our three - way agreement gives us a powerful voice in shaping public policy.

CREA has generally capitulated to FINTRAC, the Privacy Commission and the Competition Burea at every opportunity, and therefore has abdicated its role as Industry Leader in shaping public policy for Realtors.

It features several legislators that the association helped elect and explains the important role REALTORS ® play in shaping public policy as it relates to private property issues and the real estate industry.

We have inviolate duties to our clients, we are officers of the court, we play a critical role in shaping public policy and we can positively impact the health of our communities.

Since the 1950s, law reviews have been an influential factor in federal court decisions, in shaping public policy, and in the hiring and tenure of law faculty.

One of the fault lines in the campaign was the role that science plays in shaping public policy decisions.

She has been a major force in shaping public policy in the U.S. in support of linguistically diverse children and families, and has founded educational programs that provide novice and experienced educators with the skills and knowledge needed for educating an increasingly diverse society.

Those who marched on April 22 are concerned with ensuring science's role in shaping public policy and with how much funding science receives.

They were even more divided on the role de Blasio's wife, Chirlane, should play in shaping his public policy.

Lord Mandelson and Lord Myners both declare senior roles at an organisation involved in shaping public policy and regulation on behalf of third - party clients here in the UK.

To learn more about the impact LAC can have, check out our piece with Dr. Josephine Martin and Sandi Walters on the impact school nutrition professionals can make in shaping public policy.

To all who work in shaping public policy, the Pope directs a special plea to make a concern for the health of the family «the basis and driving force of all social policies.»

The Institute was founded in 1989 by Richard John Neuhaus and his colleagues to confront the ideology of secularism, which insists that the public square must be «naked,» and that faith has no place in shaping the public conversation or in shaping public policy.

Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business.

Not exact matches

Guillà © n and Suà ¡ rez argue that the statistical and comparative analyses reported in their paper indicate that Internet development is «a complex phenomenon shaped not only by public policy and conditions for entrepreneurship but also by specific contingencies in each country.»

Regardless of the response, we view this kind of public CEO activism as a welcome counterpoint to the largely hidden involvement of corporate leaders in shaping policy through the hundreds of millions of dollars they direct to Super PACs, trade associations, and think tanks to promote liberal and conservative causes.

The principal recommendation of this report was that Canadian governments must step up and collect the necessary data regarding foreign investment in order for policy - makers and the public to understand if foreign investment is playing a significant part in shaping urban real estate pricing and availability.

A committed leader with an interest in both business and education, Cardenas is a board member of several organizations including Discover The Palm Beaches, the Florida Atlantic University College of Education and the bi-partisan Council of Community Leaders, which seeks to shape public policy.

«Until we get better information into the public discourse about how these platforms are shaping the information environments that they control, we are sort of talking about policy options in the dark.»

The Business Council of Canada brings business leaders together to shape public policy in the interests of a stronger Canada and a better world.

The Business Council works closely with a number of organizations that share our commitment to shaping public policy in the interests of a stronger Canada and a better world.

Issues around sexuality and sexual practice are therefore powerful factors in shaping public attitudes and concomitantly the policies of public authorities.

Surely one cause has been the rise of the modern state, which has allowed laypersons to shape public policy in a way unimagined in the patristic period.

This theory of the coincidence of individual self - interest and public benefit has been of immense importance in shaping the contemporary mind and public policy.

Another excellent study is Ferre, Frederick, Shaping the Future: Resources for the Post-Modern World (New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1976), especially with its public policy proposals in the realms of religion, politics, economics, and education based on the relational vision.

The public policy proposals put forth by Birch and Cobb are consonant with ones we have discussed in a previous chapter: «steady state» economics, simplified life styles, participation by all in the decisions that shape their futures, and the development of «appropriate» and ecologically sound technologies.

However, very few policies in Christian institutions or in public life are actually decided on these bases, in part because class analysis simply does not and can not take account of the cultural factors that shape much of what is decided.

The Catch - 22 for Christians pondering the relationship of religion and public policy in a culturally diverse society is that if Christianity is to have a voice in shaping public philosophy, it seems that equity demands that it do so in a way that gives Christians no special voice.

I insist on the right to say that and to seek to shape public policy in ways consistent with that belief without being called a bigot.

They have a right to organize themselves to work effectively for the good of their country as they understand it, and to attempt to shape public policy within the limits of the Constitution which has served us so admirably in avoiding society rendering conflict.

As part of The Kraft Heinz Company's ongoing engagement in the communities where our employees live and work, we believe in participating in the political process to shape public policy that affects our business around the world.

Nutrient profiling has been shown to be an appropriate tool to identify healthier foods (25) and shape public health nutrition policy in relation to chronic disease (26).

Now advocates have a new tool to help achieve just such a lofty goal: It's called the Good Food Purchasing Policy and after its successful passage in 2012 by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is procured.

Fair Elections for New York, one of the groups pushing for establishment of a public campaign finance system, is hosting a free screening tonight of «Pricele $ $,» a documentary that looks at the pervasive nature of political cash and its power in shaping policy at the national level.

CECs allow for parent involvement at the Community School District level and play an essential role in shaping education policies for New York City public schools.

It's hard to see how that can be considered «real» effect; but it may shape public opinions which in turn may have some effects on states» governments» policies.

In the face of criticism about apathy, young people have displayed leadership, and they continue to inform and shape public policy in our city.&raquIn the face of criticism about apathy, young people have displayed leadership, and they continue to inform and shape public policy in our city.&raquin our city.»

ESRC Chief Executive, Professor Paul Boyle, said «We are delighted to support the What Works Network and WWS will be a key addition that will help to shape the future of public policy reform and implementation in Scotland.»

The job of the Public Advocate is, most fundamentally, that of a watchdog, ensuring that all New Yorkers receive the City services they deserve and have a voice in shaping the policies of their government.

CECs hold monthly public meetings, and contribute to shaping educational policy in their districts.

Sustainable Developments: The Need for Open Process (p 39) The Obama administration has missed key opportunities to both shape public policy and to convey the importance of these changes in a clear form.

It was there that she became interested in how nongovernmental organizations shape public policy and their important role in maintaining a consolidated democracy.

The Cultural Cognition Project is a group of scholars interested in studying how cultural values shape public risk perceptions and related policy beliefs.

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There are innumerable movies based on true stories about real people who overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles with determination, vision, and talent to accomplish extraordinary achievements in sports, the arts, and shaping public policy.

We explore the variety of content available to young people and their families; document the developing child's patterns of use and understanding of media; examine theories and methods for assessing media effects; review research on the role of media in shaping individual identity, social relationships, and responses to challenging issues; and analyze public policies that affect media creators, consumers, and citizens.

In order to shift the public and professional discourse that shapes early childhood policy and practice, the Center on the Developing Child follows a three - stage knowledge translation process to 1) Synthesize the research; 2) Translate the knowledge; and 3) Communicate the translated science to our target audiences using a variety of media forms and formats.

How the public feels about the school choice setting in New Orleans can shape education policy, and education policy can shape the OneApp's role, now and in the future.

Her research explores the relationship between education, policy, and equality of opportunity through three policy strands: 1) the racial politics of public education, 2) the politics of school choice, marketization, and privatization, and, 3) the role of elite and community - based advocacy in shaping public education policies and research evidence utilization.

Joe Williams: The Education Equality Project is a coalition of leaders (from education, civil rights, government, public policy, and business) who believe that what happens inside schools (and in the politics surrounding schooling) plays a tremendous role in shaping the achievement gap that exists in this country between the haves and the have - nots.