Sentences with phrase «more advocacy work»

A «perfect storm» is about to hit, the report claims, because public bodies and large corporate are seeking to reduce their advocacy spend; solicitor - advocates are increasing in number, and will soak up more advocacy work; 2,000 instructing law firms may close this year, and larger firms may seek to do more in - house; family law legal aid firms are closing shop following the introduction of new contracting rules, and the Ministry of Justice is seeking to cull criminal legal aid firms, perhaps to a level of 70 %, reducing the pool of referral law firms; and tenancies will continue to decrease as chambers merge to consolidate their business position.

Solicitors are taking on more and more advocacy work, mostly to barristers» irritation.

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With the Senate voting on a provisional bill to fund the government for three more weeks, Sara Fagen, DDC Advocacy, and CNBC's John Harwood discuss the road ahead for getting a final spending bill and work on immigration.

Going in - house (as it's known in legal circles) at TD also allowed Saguil to do more for Out on Bay Street, an advocacy network for LGBTQ professionals working in finance, law and related fields.

The once - sleepy corporate funder has thrown big money behind advocacy work, water and sanitation projects, and more.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

After four decades of shareholder advocacy, we are bolstered in the knowledge that as the field of corporate social responsibility which ICCR members helped to promote in the early 1970s continues to evolve, so does the work of our growing coalition of active shareowners as they refine their methodology and design newer and more effective models for corporate engagement.

«««By voting to roll back the CFPB's work, senators have emboldened banks and finance companies to engage in racial discrimination by charging millions of people of color more for a car loan than is justified,» said Rion Dennis of Americans for Financial Reform, an advocacy group.

In comparison, gun control advocates are motivated by more abstract notions of reducing gun violence — although, Goss noted, the victims of mass shootings and their families have begun putting a face on these policies by engaging more actively in advocacy work, which could make the gun control movement feel more relatable.

She brings more than 15 years of experience working in nonprofit advocacy.

We need more science advocacy campaigns and supporters and public attention to why science works.

Gabor Figeczky, Advocacy manager, IFOAM — Organics International and Alisher Yuldashev, Rural service providerIFOAM - Organics International, ACF (Action contre la Faim / Action Against Hunger), the European Union and the governments of France and Kyrgyzstan shared experiences from their current work on the integration of nutrition challenges in... more

Nonprofit's work — supporting farmers with grants and political advocacy — is vital, but the nutrition industry must be more involved.

Karen's career and work as a mother, therapist, writer and more has been based in her deep understanding and advocacy of attachment theory.

(USBC) is a multi-sectoral, nonprofit coalition of more than 40 national organizations working to «advance breastfeeding on our Nation's agenda through Collaboration, Leadership, and Advocacy.»

Working tirelessly on behalf of children's safety issues for more than a decade, Pattie served as Community Outreach Director for the national child advocacy agency, Parents For Megan's Law, and is certified as both a C hild Visitation Monitor and Child Safety Educator.

After my posts garnered attention (and a retraction) from the USDA, I was contacted by Rep. DeLauro, a long time food safety advocate, and asked if I'd like to work more on this issue along with dedicated advocacy groups like Food and Water Watch and the Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention.

I would really like to do some advocacy work to encourage more daycares in Atlanta to accept cloth diapers.

She is excited to work alongside the incredible API team; working to develop advocacy materials to educate parents and raising awareness among policy makers and influencers to move towards a more child - centered society.

Second, it reinforced for me what I've always thought is the main difference between corporate social meda and the work we do in the electoral / advocacy / non profit space: Our audiences are way more engaged and invested in us than the audience of a corporate brand.

Editor Chris Nehls asked five questions about Epolitics.com, the communications environment we all work and how it's changing, social media advocacy and more, and I had a great time exploring some ideas that have been on my mind for a long time.

Editor Chris Nehls asked five questions about Epolitics.com, the communications environment we all work and how it's changing, social media advocacy and more, and I had a great time exploring some ideas...

I've been working on relatively small and short - lived advocacy sites for so long that I'd forgotten how much work goes into an actual organization site — more content always equals more features and more customization.

More and more, political advocates are learning the power of TARGETED communications with their supporters, with potential advocacy partners and with the actual targets of their advocacy wMore and more, political advocates are learning the power of TARGETED communications with their supporters, with potential advocacy partners and with the actual targets of their advocacy wmore, political advocates are learning the power of TARGETED communications with their supporters, with potential advocacy partners and with the actual targets of their advocacy work.

Since gaining acclaim during the 2008 presidential election through its Obama campaign work, the integrated digital marketing agency has veered away from political candidate campaigns and broadened its clientele to encompass more advocacy groups, non-profits, unions, sporting organizations, educational institutions, and corporate clients.

Colin Delany, Founder, Epolitics.com For Delany, who does digital consulting work for progressive advocacy, nonprofit, and electoral clients, 2009 was less about any one platform, and more important for the ways in which digital media was — or wasn't — used.

«Environmental advocacy organizations, including Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, NRDC, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and many others have highlighted these widespread expert opinions on the cleanup and concur that more work needs to be done.»

And 12 years in the nonprofit space in DC has shown me that MORE women work for progressive advocacy groups than men (far more of my clients over the years have been women than men, for instanMORE women work for progressive advocacy groups than men (far more of my clients over the years have been women than men, for instanmore of my clients over the years have been women than men, for instance).

Today, we serve more than 2,000 at - risk youth each year from more than 300 zip codes in New York and throughout the tri-state area, and an additional 8,000 young people through outreach efforts — as well as countless lives changed by our advocacy, training and capacity building work around the world.

Newberry said more resources from foundations and other funders would enable civic and advocacy groups to do more work in the community.

«I think I'm more of service and can be more influential being a voice for Puerto Rico here, and really advocacy working to develop an agenda to put pressure on Congress and this administration, working with philanthropy,» she said.

On the growth of the city budget, Stringer defended his oversight work, saying he had pushed the de Blasio administration to find more savings, and said that due to his advocacy the city currently held its largest total amount of savings in its history.

On Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., City & State NY will host its annual «40 Under 40» awards, given to «exceptional individuals working in NYC government, advocacy, media, and more» (list of honorees).

«Their consulting, digital platform, and issue and candidate advocacy work will help our candidates win in Saratoga County, where we're facing more than 25 competitive elections this year.»

Schroeder recognized this is a re-election year for Cuomo and told WBFO gun rights advocacy groups like SCOPE are already mobilizing with voter registration campaigns and, later this fall, will work phone banks to spread their message an encourage more favorable voter turnout.

But she has always wished her scientific work afforded more opportunities for advocacy and outreach, and was already considering a career pivot even before the M4S fell into her lap.

Possibly even more important for Weinberg, the organization has made space for teen advocacy, working with high school students from across the United States and Canada on projects to get youth involved in science.

The all - day meeting showcased the work of more than 100 experts from academia, federal and regulatory agencies, government research agencies, pharmaceutical and biotech industry, and patient advocacy community who have worked together over the past several months to prepare draft consensus recommendations on how to address the regulatory issues around HIV cure research.

U.S. soda sales have dropped 25 percent since 1998, no doubt due to successful public health advocacy, and this makes the current scandal all the more scandalous, as it's an attempt by a high - level health official to undo all the work that's already been done to protect the public health.

The 411: Through three pillars of advocacy, lifesaving services and entrepreneurial business, Housing Works puts itself... (read more)

The Producers Guild has more than 5,700 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices.

I would love to do more work on the teamwork side of things and it would be great to see us become an advocacy or support group for gamers or just people who feel like they're doing everything alone.

Derrell Bradford is the executive vice president of 50CAN: The 50 - State Campaign for Achievement Now, and the executive director of its New York branch, NYCAN, with more than fourteen years working in education reform policy and advocacy.

In the Human Development and Psychology (HDP) master's program, you will work closely with an extraordinary faculty comprised of prominent voices in early childhood development, organizational psychology, emotional, cognitive and moral development, trauma and child advocacy, and much more.

Because of this talk and his subsequent if short - lived advocacy, Shanker is often credited with conceiving the very concept of charters, although he drew on work published more than a decade earlier.

In my advocacy work I also find that more and more parents whose kids don't fit the cookie cutter mold of their neighborhood school are increasingly interested in the option of high - quality education online — even if it means missing teacher - led instruction.

NAF cited Schwartz's long history of advocacy for high quality school - to - career programs, especially in his current position cochairing Pathways to Prosperity, a foundation - funded initiative designed to increase public support for the creation of multiple pathways linking work and learning to enable more young people to successfully complete high school and go on to obtain a meaningful postsecondary credential.

Our multi-pronged campaign will permeate all aspects of our work: Advocacy, Children's Programs, Leadership Development and Membership Services, as well as the supports and services we provide members, including newsletters, social media, webinars, cohort communities, and more.

We will take into account the results of this survey — the parent voices that it has gathered — as we continue to create informational materials, fact sheets and position papers that can be used in our advocacy work, and that more accurately reflect the concerns and hopes of parents whose input is too often neglected.

Orientation will introduce the Key Work of School Boards, and immerse members in the basics of school law, policy, finance, advocacy, and more.