Sentences with phrase «initiative of giving back»

The sponsorship categories are designed to help serve small as well as large gaming communities needs as part of our initiative of giving back to the gaming communities we serve.

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«This is a brand new way for people to contribute and give back in a way that's actually needed the most,» says Joe Gebbia, Airbnb's cofounder and chief product officer who has spent much of his time in the past few years leading the initiative.

These initiatives will gain in popularity as savvy entrepreneurs capitalize on the relationship - building advantages of social media and the good publicity that comes with giving back.

The Church of Scotland's given it's backing to a new initiative to help tackle the stigma faced by those... More

Outspoken Coles and Woolworths critic, winemaker Garry Crittenden, is backing an initiative aimed at hitting back against the dominance of the supermarket chains by giving boutique wineries an online sales platform to sell their labels directly to consumers.

So by tripping up just when we were set to take control of the title race, have Arsenal handed the initiative back to Man City and to a lesser extent given United a way back into the race?

Rebuilding a home in one week's time may not be typical of the projects Obama envisioned when launching her «Joining Forces» initiative for military families, but it provided proof of what can be accomplished when communities, businesses and individuals step up to give something back to service members.

Finally, Mr. Chairman, I recall your address in Boston some years ago stating that companies should not feel obligated to «give back» to the community and any initiatives should be pursued with an underlying intention of making money for investors.

Here's the back story: when it comes to health and wellness initiatives, Nettelhorst, my neighborhood public elementary school, has moved mountains: we successfully lobbied to become a Healthy Choice Pilot School, giving us one of the system's coveted salad bars, honored by the Healthy Schools Campaign and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.

The International Business Times reports that News Corp. gave Cuomo a book contract after his administration backed a series of state initiatives that benefited the media giant.

Since assuming office in 2011, Mr. Agbaje has led the bank to become one of the most profitable banks in Africa with a well defined CSR strategy that continues to give back to its host communities through its many philanthropy initiatives

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo named members to a Common Core review panel and called for fewer standardized exams Monday, but gave no sign of rolling back his controversial initiative to tie test scores to school closings and teacher evaluations.

With Albany's transactional politics now the subject of a federal probe, the context of that April 2013 book deal is particularly significant: An International Business Times review of New York state documents reveals that News Corporation gave Cuomo a book contract after Cuomo's administration backed a series of state initiatives that benefited the media giant.

Eighty - four percent would back term limits for lawmakers and 79 percent back term limits for state elected officials; 77 percent support ending the practice of limited liability companies giving unlimited funds to campaigns; 74 percent back allowing initiative and referendum on the ballot; 65 percent support banning full - time employment for the Legislature.

«Harassment is an inherently disempowering experience, and giving survivors options allows them to move back into control,» says Emily May, co-founder and executive director of the global anti-harassment initiative Hollaback!

Stephen Curry, the chair of the Dora steering committee, said that the backing of the research councils gives the initiative a «significant boost».

Given our rapid responses to administration policies that affected science and scientists, our vocal support for positive legislative initiatives, and our coordination and engagement with an excited and interested scientific community, we believe we'll look back at 2017 as a year of awakening for the science advocacy community.

She is inspired by the people (and their stories) who made AILA Cosmetics possible, and her AILA Gives initiative is her way of honoring the people behind those stories, and giving back to those who have selflessly given so much to her.

We are all so excited to roll out our Buy One, Give One initiative this year as a way of giving back to our servicemen and women.

Through cooper & ella's Empower give - back initiative, the brand will donate 10 % of proceeds from the cooper & ella x dream collection to 100cameras.

initiative, La Golda tells the story of an eight - year - old Latina orphan who uses soccer to bring awareness to a variety of social and environmental issues with the goal of engaging kids to take action and give back to their communities.

Rachel is not part of the videos uploaded on the page (thus far), but we wanted to highlight this initiative because we think it's a great way of the cast to reunite and give back.

Without you we could not pursue our quest of discovering emerging filmmakers, honoring excellence in the art of filmmaking, and helping others through our «Hollywood Gives Back (r)» initiative.

This initiative is part of the charity's commitment to improving financial literacy and to teach children how to budget, save, invest, and give back.

For more information on the America Goes Back to School initiative, including a free activity kit that gives concrete ideas, resources, and examples of how parents, families, community groups, employers, and educators are working to help children learn, call 1 -800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327) or visit the U.S. Department of Education's homepage.

Then in 2010, a year after Schwarzenegger and the Democrat - controlled state legislature took advantage of the leverage given to them by the federal Race to the Top initiative and passed a series reforms (including the nation's first Parent Trigger law and requiring the state's teacher database to be tied to its student data system in order to allow for the use of student data in evaluating teachers), the NEA and AFT spent big to back once - and - future governor Jerry Brown's return to the top office, and successfully back traditionalist Tom Torlakson as state schools superintendent (while defeating longstanding Gloria Romero, the former state senate honcho who worked with Schwarzenegger to pass the reforms).

«This initiative gives them the backing and status they deserve, reinforcing the point that it is a badge of honour to seek out the children who need help the most.»

Since joining the VCA family in February of 2014, Joanne spearheaded VCA Shoreline's Level 1 Trauma Certification with IVECCS, organized a CERT team in conjunction with SART (Small Animal Rescue Team) at the state level, and continues to find ways to give back to the community through various drives and initiatives.

Few resorts in Sharm are as environmentally conscious with a number of initiatives to give back to their local environment.

On March 31 in Paris, multilateral development banks and the International Development Finance Club — among the world's chief financiers of public and private sector initiatives — gave themselves a pat on the back for agreeing to «climate change mitigation finance tracking principles for development finance».

Solar initiative already has crucial political backing It has already gained a crucial measure of political support, with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who just helped establish the Mediterranean Union to work with countries in north Africa and the Mediterranean region, recently giving it the thumbs - up.

Hupy and Abraham has a long track record of being involved in and giving back to the community, from scholarships, to safety initiatives, to providing food for the hungry.

Both individually and as a group, we participate in civic and charitable endeavors, and contribute hundreds of hours to numerous pro bono matters, so that we may give something back to our community through leadership, volunteer work and our own initiatives.

Our lawyers and staff participate in civic and charitable endeavors, and contribute hundreds of hours to numerous pro bono matters, so that we may give something back to our community through leadership, volunteer work and our own initiatives.

Politics and personality do take on outsized importance in a large enterprise, such that the merits of any given initiative often take a back seat to figuring out which important people's interests require catering or flattering.

As a company that prides itself on giving back to the community through a variety of charitable initiatives, at Rogers Insurance we know how challenging it can be to run a volunteer organization.