Sentences with phrase «new nonprofit supporting»

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It also gives new nonprofit founders the support they need as they make tough early decisions.

His ambitions got a major boost in 2014, when a friend from New Harvest, a nonprofit institute that supports work in cellular agriculture, offered to introduce him to Genovese, a stem cell biologist.

In tandem with the 100,000 Opportunity Youth Initiative, Starbucks has opened four stores with classroom and training space as part of its effort to support local economic development in diverse low - to - medium income communities across the U.S.. Each of these stores creates 20 to 25 new jobs with benefits, partners with a local women - and minority - owned supplier and contractor, and works with local nonprofits to provide job - skills training to youth.

Our new nonprofit partner ChildFund International has provided support to children in need for over 75 years.

Although it is not dispensing funds, HUD is providing technical assistance and staff support in what it calls a «new partnership» to «match the real strength of nonprofit and faith - based groups with the needs of America.»

Newest member further expands the breadth and depth of the national recycling nonprofit's base of support

«More hospitals are opening their doors to doulas because they know women want that kind of support,» says Maureen Corry, M.P.H., executive director of the Maternity Center Association in New York City, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving maternity care.

We became a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization this summer and launched the new PALS MeetUps, all while continuing all of our other support services.

Nonprofits and schools can embrace new provisions included in the 2010 child nutrition reauthorization law — the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act — that support summer food expansion and outreach efforts.

The New York Housing Conference Inc., a real estate - backed nonprofit group, has expressed political support for U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley's housing proposals that pivot the Government's commitment away from public housing and that offers a tax credit solution to tenants facing a rent burden.

Lerner's group this week sent a formal request for the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board to examine the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit group that Mayor Bill de Blasio set up to support his agenda.

Several of those who gave to the county committees in 2014 were also major donors to Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit organization created to support Mr. de Blasio's agenda.

Tax records show that in 2011, the NYPIRG Fund gave a nearly $ 12,000 grant for «general support» to the Center for Justice and Democracy, a nonprofit that according to its website works to «fight tort reform,» including in New York.

When allies of the mayor began to set up the Campaign for One New York, after de Blasio's election in 2013, they followed a model established by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — even hiring the same well - established election lawyer, Laurence Laufer, who had helped set up a similar nonprofit to support Cuomo's agenda three years earlier.

About QSAC Founded in 1978, QSAC is a New York City and Long Island based nonprofit that supports children and adults with autism, together with their families, in achieving greater independence, realizing their future potential, and contributing to their communities in a meaningful way by offering person - centered services.

As president of the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity of New York state, I want to be clear that our support for reforming the Scaffold Law is not about profit, and that reform will not endanger workers.

De Blasio just can't get enough of nonprofits: He's setting up a new one, the NYC School Support Services Corp., in what looks like another union payoff in the name of ending the long - running scandal of profiteering custodians.

The event is sponsored by Education Reform Now, a group that has ties to Taveras: the New York - based 501 (c) 3 nonprofit is helping support the national Mayors for Educational Excellence Tour, which is meant to highlight new educational efforts in four specific U.S. citiNew York - based 501 (c) 3 nonprofit is helping support the national Mayors for Educational Excellence Tour, which is meant to highlight new educational efforts in four specific U.S. citinew educational efforts in four specific U.S. cities.

The fundraising haul represents a significant lift for the state Democratic Party, which Mr. Cuomo has turned to for support as another deep - pocketed source of help, the Committee to Save New York, a business - backed nonprofit group, has pulled back its efforts this year.

The fact is, 100,000 people who provide support, guidance, and quality care to about 130,000 individuals with developmental disabilities in New York state are left out of Cuomo's campaign of «raising opportunity for workers and their families,» because, as it stands, the governor's plan doesn't include the necessary funding for nonprofits to support it, jeopardizing their staff, services and programs.

One area that he will not instruct it to examine will be the issue of outside nonprofit groups created to take donations to support an elected official's policies, like the Campaign for One New York, which was created for Mr. de Blasio, and whose efforts were later examined by state and federal investigators.

One year later, the New York Immigration Coalition and groups such as the Arab American Association of New York, the Islamic Center at New York University and HIAS, a global Jewish nonprofit that supports refugees, again gathered in Washington Square Park to mark the one - year anniversary.

Concert proceeds will support the Indian Country Action Fund, a new nonprofit organization which defends the civil, legal, economic and political rights of Native Americans.

CEO for the anti-corruption nonprofit Mayday PAC; She's an antitrust and media expert, covered extensively in her book, Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United; Director of Internet Organizing for Howard Dean's campaign; Cofounded «A New Way Forward», designed to break up big banks «too big to fail» which damaged small businesses after the 2008 crash; Involved with Occupy Wall Street; National director of the non partisan Sunlight Foundation which works to make Congress more transparent; Works to support education and backs the teachers and parents in the anti common core opt out movement; Helped to organize the movement to ban fracking in NYS;

«Every major university [and] nonprofit research institution in the U.S. — almost all of them have federal grants [to] support their research, so with time they are going to have to develop their policies» to reflect the new regulations, Dean says.

With support from a New York City — based nonprofit called the Lost Bird Project, Bresnahan and Cyronak have developed a surfboard fin that contains a temperature sensor, a GPS device, a circuit board with a microcontroller, a Bluetooth chip, and a rechargeable battery; eventually, they plan to add sensors for pH, chlorophyll, salinity, and oxygen.

Dozens of new community groups and nonprofits have sprung up in recent years to support amateur science.

«The approval of a vaccine to treat cancer is a victory in the history of cancer therapy, and signals the beginning of a new era in cancer medicine,» said Jill O'Donnell - Tormey, Ph.D., executive director of the U.S. - based Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a nonprofit organization founded in 1953 that has provided decades of significant support to cancer immunology researchers around the world so that the development of cancer immunotherapies such as Dendreon's Provenge might one day be possible.

«There's a piece of grief and loss in every single aspect of [this experience],» notes Robin Hershkowitz, program director for women's cancers at CancerCare, a national nonprofit support services group based in New York City.

«Hope is helpful, even if it doesn't add a second to your life, because it adds to the quality of your life,» says Robin Hershkowitz, program director for women's cancers at CancerCare, a national nonprofit support - services group based in New York City.

«A lot of people discover aspects of themselves they didn't know existed,» says Robin Hershkowitz, program director for women's cancers at CancerCare, a national nonprofit support services group based in New York City.

F&M's approach to retaining and graduating minority students is modeled directly on the work of the Posse Foundation, a New York City — based nonprofit that sends group of students, a posse, to college together to act as a support system for one another.

Gilder Lehrman, based in New York City, is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting history education.

The New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is a national, nonprofit organization that works to provide systematic support to new teachers, and more recently principals, through the use of full - time mentoNew Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is a national, nonprofit organization that works to provide systematic support to new teachers, and more recently principals, through the use of full - time mentonew teachers, and more recently principals, through the use of full - time mentors.

Last year, Oberstein was appointed executive director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA), the New York — based nonprofit that supports the work of the Grammy award - winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Since 2002, Kim has provided one - on - one coaching for principals, mostly in New York City in affiliation with New Leaders, a nonprofit that recruits, trains, and supports urban principals.

The White House launches the New American Schools Development Corporation, a nonprofit, business - led group seeking to raise $ 150 million to $ 200 million in private money to finance research in support of President Bush's education - reform plan.

In New Orleans, a nonprofit called EdNavigator helps low - income parents support and advocate for their children at school.

Overall, 393 new charter schools started up this fall, according to the Center for Education Reform, a nonprofit organization in Washington that supports charter schools.

Manor New Tech is part of the New Tech Network, a nonprofit that works with schools and districts around the country providing services and support to help reform learning through project - based learning (PBL).

In an initiative now being piloted in six cities across the country, communities are working to redesign their municipal systems and form new citywide partnerships so that everyone — elected officials, nonprofit leaders, healthcare professionals, social workers, parents, business owners, and educators — takes on the responsibility of supporting children and closing the opportunity gap.

Sonia Essaibi Prevention Science and Practice, Counseling Strand Hometown: Boston Then: Nonprofit work in Boston and New York City, supporting first - generation college - goers from low - income families Now: Working on licensure to become a school counselor at an urban public school

A research - practice partnership between MDRC and New Visions for Public Schools (a nonprofit organization supporting district - run high schools in New York City) operated in 2015 and 2016 to tackle challenges related to high school graduation.

In December, a New York - based nonprofit research organization called Public Agenda released a report about trustee engagement that concluded that most board members believe their role is to select and support a good institutional leader rather than directly question administrators or initiate reform.

These nonprofits were started in part thanks to local philanthropists looking for a new way to support inner - city Catholic schools.

After graduating from the Special Studies Program this past June, Groff headed to the United Kingdom on a Fulbright Scholarship to spend nine months at Futurelab, a nonprofit organization that develops innovative resources and practices to support new approaches in 21st century learning.

A vast array of nonprofit organizations came of age to support public school innovation: Teach For America, TNTP, dozens of high - performing charter school networks, new - school incubators, advocacy organizations, and much more.

We provide additional support to E4E and other nonprofits by providing research and information on emerging education advocacy efforts and trends, which we offer through America Forward - New Profit's policy arm.

The Mind Trust has received a $ 588,000 award from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to support Enroll Indy, a new nonprofit that will provide families with a central hub for information on public school options and how to enroll their child in one of those schools.

The nonprofit EduGuide is pleased to provide a grant to support half the costs for the first 10 new middle schools, high schools, virtual schools, colleges, GEAR UP programs, and other groups to be approved for its program to raise achievement by strengthening student's grit and related core learning skills.