Sentences with phrase «match donations to the fund»

Not exact matches

Many of those donations likely came from first - time donors, some of which responded to matching fund offers from tech stars like venture capitalist Chris Sacca.

The company's foundation is also matching employee donations up to $ 50,000 each, which will be given to the AT&T Employee Disaster Relief Fund and Team Rubicon.

The company is matching employee donations, up to $ 100,000, to the Coca - Cola Employee Disaster Relief Fund, which will go to company associates affected by the storm.

The Goldhirsh Foundation is also providing funding by matching up to $ 250,000 in donations to SEED with aims to inspire and galvanize others to join them in supporting the exploration of a guaranteed income.

Ultimately, Morgan Stanley raised about $ 160,000 for Escola Vidigal this year from employee donations and a firm match, funds that Muniz plans to use to grow the school and expand its programming.

Under Hope Starts Here, the company is committing to match up to $ 1.25 million of donations from its valued guests, team members, suppliers and partners in order to substantially help All Hands Volunteers (hands.org), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit relief organization, and Happy Hearts Fund (happyheartsfund.org) deliver early relief response for the Florida Keys, and rebuild safe, resilient schools in the Caribbean islands impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

It is available to match donations raised on a # 1 per # 1 basis; bosses hope this will see more funds raised.

Tottenham Hotspur is making a donation to the Burns Unit and the Premier League will be matching funds raised by fans collecting before the game outside White Hart Lane.

With the help of Double the Donation's matching gift plugin, the Lazarex Cancer Foundation transitioned from passively matching gifts as bonus funds to actively seeking them and saw a 200 % increase in matching gifts.

An aspiring Queens pol, would - be NYC Councilwoman Celia Dosamantes, who was accused of faking donations in order to get matching taxpayer funds for her losing 2015 campaign, went on trial yesterday.

The bus tycoon made good on his promise to match small donations to the SNP, giving a significant boost to the «yes» campaign's funding which had trailed the «no» camp.

In particular, the group's applaud the six - to - one match for donations up to $ 250, restrictions on public funds for candidates who face little opposition and the requirement that participants in the program commit to a public debate, among others.

It is important to note that under Speaker Sheldon Silver's bill, (1) receiving public funds depends on the candidate's ability to raise money from numerous small donors, so only donations up to $ 250 are matched with taxpayer dollars and that (2) candidates are limited to a maximum amount of public funds ($ 400,000 for Senate candidates and $ 200,000 for Assembly candidates in the general election race).

Norden emphasized that matching small donations with public funds in New York City has made candidacies independent of political machines and unbeholden to special interest donors possible.

Comprehensive reform would not only to reduce these outrageous contribution limits but also provide an incentive for candidates to be responsive to their constituents, by matching donations up to $ 250 from district residents with public funds.

If reform legislation can be passed that allows small donations to be matched with public funds, then candidates would become less dependent on big donors and more so on their constituents.

In the 2014 State of State handbook which accompanied the speech, the governor detailed these as well as other reform initiatives, emphasizing that matching small donations with public funds would give «voice to small donors» and «help enable a diverse pool of candidates with substantial grassroots support, but little access to large donors, to run competitive campaigns.»

Although the IDC has introduced wide - ranging reform legislation — which includes public matching funds for small donations — and held public hearings on the matter, they've refused to bring the bill to a vote without approval from the Senate Republicans.

Donations of up to $ 150 would be matched by a new federal fund.

The millionaire Republican, who has homes in the city, Larchmont, N.Y., and in Massachusetts, said he plans to opt out of the city Campaign Finance Board's matching funds program and use his own money and donations to underwrite his campaign.

They would like the state to adopt New York City's system of government funded matching grants for candidates, who collect small donations for individual donors.

When matching funds are dispersed, up to $ 175 of eligible donations are matched six to one.

Just days before Hurricane Sandy struck the city last October, Queens District Leader Albert Baldeo (D), who ran for the City Council twice before, was accused of trying to boost his matching funds by using phony donations.

As part of the matching funds program, NYC provides candidates that can raise enough small donations from constituents in their district with $ 6 for every $ 1 raised per donation up to $ 175.

Critics of the system are calling on Cuomo and the Legislature to impose stricter donation limits and allow for matching public funds.

Meanwhile, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School plans to push for a system of public funds to match smaller donations as a way to limit the influence of big money donors in campaign fundraising.

An aspiring Queens pol accused of faking donations in order to get matching taxpayer funds for her losing 2015 campaign went on trial Wednesday.

The funds will fulfill a community match need to receive a $ 5 million donation from SRC, Inc..

Here's how this election reform plan would work: Instead of needing large corporate contributions or immense personal wealth to run for office, candidates who gather enough modest grassroots donations from real New Yorkers would get matching funds from the state so they can compete on Election Day.

Although incumbents tend to have a leg up in fundraising, the Campaign Finance Board's public matching funds program ensures that first - time candidates and those with little access to wealthy donors can run serious campaigns by matching small dollar donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio up to a certain amount.

Although she is an opponent of public financing of campaigns in general, Malliotakis told POLITICO she plans to participate in the city's public matching funds system, which matches donations of less than $ 175 from city residents at a rate of 6 to 1.

In addition to accepting and falsely submitting the straw donations, Alvarez allegedly stole at least $ 4,500 in public matching funds as a result of the straw donations submitted to the NYCCFB; the straw donations were all made at a level that would qualify toward Alvarez's receipt of public matching funds.

The commission also singled out matching small private donations with public funds for election campaigns as an effective strategy to generate greater citizen participation.

In response to the inadequacy of the current system to address pay - to - play politics, the commission recommended several reforms including public funding to match small donations.

The proposals to be considered include an increase in state funding for political parties, with the taxpayer matching small donations to encourage the parties to seek new members and small - scale donations, rather than relying on individuals giving vast sums.

The matching funds program is meant to encourage New Yorkers to run for office or help candidates rely on donations from city residents as opposed to special interests with large pockets.

We certainly hope her election will push state lawmakers to support public campaign financing — especially a Clean Money Clean Election approach where funds are provided based on obtaining a small number of donations (as opposed to the 6 to 1 matching approach used in NYC).

«Actually, I think the story from the last filing period is the overwhelming number of donations I received from people in the district, who helped ensure that we will receive our full share of public matching funds, over $ 92,000,» he said in an email to DNAinfo New York.

That's when donations are matched by public funds in order to level the playing field for candidates who may not have as much money as their opponents.

Any donation under $ 175 is matched six - to - one with city funds under the campaign finance system.

More than half of the contributions were small donations of $ 250 or less, with about $ 50,000 eligible to be matched by the city's public matching funds program, the campaign reported.

As the September 12 primary elections approach and campaigns kick into high gear, a vast majority of candidates for the city's elected offices will have their coffers bolstered by the Campaign Finance Board's (CFB) public matching funds program, which matches eligible donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio.

The vast majority of the donations came from residents in New York City and thus would be subject to matching funds for the campaign.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has already committed himself to reform; he proposed that the state adopt a system similar to that of New York City, where small donations are matched with public funds.

Massey is among the best - funded of de Blasio's potential challengers, many of whose fundraising pales in comparison to his haul, and to the mayor's own impressive fundraising — $ 1.06 million in donations over the past six months, $ 2.2 million in cash - on - hand and what de Blasio's campaign estimates will be more than $ 5 million when public matching funds are added in.

A young Queens politico who ran for City Council in 2015 was arrested Tuesday for faking donations to get 6 - for - 1 matching taxpayer funds for her losing campaign, authorities said.

A matching fund for state offices could be like that in New York City, where candidates must raise a lot of small donations to qualify for a larger pool of matching tax dollars, with low ceilings on overall spending.

Though she is a participant in the public matching funds program, which matches certain eligible donations at a 6 - to - 1 ratio, Malliotakis has not hit the matching claims threshold of $ 250,000 of qualifying funds needed to unlock the additional money, and her lack of a primary opponent would render her ineligible to receive funds yet even if she did hit it, leading her campaign to stress it is not a concern at this time.

Due to the budget crisis, how about suspending matching funds for campaigns beginning in, say, January, after the incumbents collect on donations at Christmas parties?

If he had succeeded, eligible donations would have been matched 6 - to - 1 by public funds.