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program thus explicitly recognizes that superintendents, state education policymakers, nonprofit advocates of school reform, and even private investors are all involved in enhancing education — and that the leaders in each sector need to master multiple skills and disciplines, not just education content.

Not exact matches

The nonprofit policy advocate Coin Center, meanwhile, posted a handy tracker that compares digital currency policies across different states to that of New York.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, one of the oldest nonprofits advocating for digital rights, said «the legislature demonstrated that they put the profits of Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast over the privacy rights of their constituents.»

I decided to identify some of the big - name culprits; this data gathered by Catalyst, a nonprofit that advocates for more female representation in business, was particularly helpful.

Representation of white women in leadership roles improved by 17 % over the nine year period, but for black, latino, and Asian men and women, percentages declined across the board, according to research by the nonprofit Ascend Foundation, an organization that advocates for Asians in business.

«The idea is that by adopting this suite of recommendations, chickens will have much better lives,» said David Coman - Hidy, executive director of nonprofit farm animal advocate The Humane League.

Through cultural exchanges, Rossotrudnichestvo, which operates under the jurisdiction of the Russian Foreign Ministry, was bringing young Americans — including political aides, nonprofit advocates, and business executives — on trips to Russia.

Both Jay and I are long - time advocates of partnering with nonprofits whose values align with our work.

Founded in 1962, Catalyst was America's first nonprofit advocate for improving the status of women in the workplace.

Sibyl is also the cofounder of Black Female Founders and the President of DC Web Women (DCWW), one of the longest - running tech nonprofits for women in D.C, which supports and advocates for women and girls in technology by providing a community in which they can develop and promote their leadership, technical and professional skills.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2015 / PRNewswire - USNewswire / — To protect Main Street from predatory lending, today a coalition of nonprofit and industry lenders, credit marketplaces, brokers, think tanks, and small business advocates launched the Small Business Borrowers» Bill of Rights at a special event in Washington DC.

«It's undeniable that a celebrity endorsement brings a new audience into the world of crypto currencies,» said Peter Van Valkenburgh, the director of research at Coin Center, a nonprofit that advocates for Bitcoin and related technology.

Over the summer, The Advocate investigated the financial dealings of Planned Parenthood and made some shocking discoveries about the clinic - owning «nonprofit.»

She adds, «As API comes into its 20th anniversary as a dynamic and mature nonprofit, and attachment science continues to flourish, I am honored to be a member of the Resource Advisory Council, and serve alongside the scholars and advocates of the API research team.»

Visit helpful sites like one set up by the Military Child Education Coalition, a nonprofit that advocates for military kids in the school system, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Military Child Support site.

Anthony is also on the Board of Directors of Men Having Babies, a nonprofit organization created to educate the public and advocate for men having children through non-traditional means.

Mary Green, Executive Director of the Real Diaper Association, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that advocates for the use of reusable cloth diapers, [email protected].

We advocate an ethically sourced and equitably distributed supply of donor human milk, set guidelines and practices, and accredit member nonprofit milk banks.

Lake is a well - known advocate in the birthing community having served on the board of the nonprofit organization, Choices in Childbirth for many years.

NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is poised to announce that Harold Ickes, a veteran Democratic operative and former top aide to President Clinton, has agreed to serve on the board of his office's nonprofit arm, the Fund for Public Advocacy.

He also worked as an attorney and advocate at Demos, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, on a nationwide effort to secure the voting rights of low - income citizens, and was a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Election Law Committee.

Among those present were Barrett's family, including his wife, Fran, who works in Cuomo's office as interagency coordinator for nonprofit services, and a long list of elected officials, including: Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Carolyn Maloney, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green, Counsel to the Governor Alphonso David, Cuomo's Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and dozens of journalists.

De Blasio had three nominees pending with the Senate to serve on the state - run authority, which manages transit — buses, subways, trains, bridges and tunnels — in New York City and surrounding areas including, Long Island: David Jones, a leader with the nonprofit Community Service Society who has advocated reduced transit fares for low - income New Yorkers; Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who chairs the chamber's Transportation Committee; and Veronica Vanterpool, director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and a member of the MTA's «reinvention» commission.

Another national co-chair, Carmen Perez, is the co-founder of Justice League NYC and executive director of the Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit founded by singer - advocate Harry Belafonte.

JoAnne Page, president and CEO of the Fortune Society, a nonprofit that advocates for formerly incarcerated individuals, also welcomed the announcement.

Blackbaud's Jeanette Russell and I have you covered: earlier this year, she and I had the pleasure of putting together the first comprehensive guide to creating nonprofit super - advocate / super-ambassador programs that I've been able to find.

The main federal investigation, which covers fund - raising by Mr. de Blasio and his staff since his 2013 election campaign, is examining whether donors were promised or received favorable municipal treatment in exchange for their contributions.The nonprofit is in the process of closing down, the mayor said last month, explaining that its work advocating universal prekindergarten and affordable housing was finished.

The firm gave $ 10,000 to de Blasio's Campaign for One New York — a now - shuttered nonprofit that ethics advocates decried as a «shadow government» — and two of his clients soon did the same.

«I would think that people would put betting on horses and playing bingo on a par with a right to a healthful environment,» said Peter M. Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York, a nonprofit lobbying group based here.

«Anything that can be done to improve New York's appalling voter participation rate is worth doing,» said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit that advocates for better election laws.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS), a statewide nonprofit membership organization that advocates on behalf of people with brain injuries, announced that Brian Rieger, Ph.D. has been appointed co-chair of the agency's statewide Concussion Initiative.

He additionally spent time at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, which advocates for improving end of life care and is the largest nonprofit membership organization of its kind in the United States.

MTA board member Veronica Vanterpool, who also works as executive director of the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said that rather than picking a fight with its fellow transportation provider, the MTA and Cuomo should advocate on Amtrak's behalf, including by pushing for emergency financial assistance from the federal government for the summer repairs at Penn, which Amtrak has said will cost between $ 30 million and $ 40 million.

BUSHWICK — Public Advocate Letitia James said that her office is investigating the nonprofit operator of the shelter apartment where two little girls were killed by the steam from a malfunctioning radiator.

On Wed., Jan. 20th, parents of 13 students, along with Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James, City Council Education Committee Chairperson Daniel Dromm and five legal assistance nonprofits, filed a federal civil rights complaint against Success Academy for systemic practices that violate the rights of children with disabilities.

Months after their father's sentencing in 2011, Desirae Brown and Deondra Brown, who has a 7 - year - old daughter, created The Foundation for Survivors of Abuse, a nonprofit group that advocate for victims» rights.

«There is motion now in Republican - controlled legislatures to support an amendment,» said Jonah Minkoff - Zern, co-director of the Democracy Is For People campaign at Public Citizen, a nonprofit group that led a coalition of advocates calling on state lawmakers to support an amendment.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's affordable housing proposal — a key component of her mayoral pitch — is being supported by a nonprofit housing advocate group that Quinn granted funds to for three consecutive years, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Sections of Harris Field, a heavily - used park sandwiched between Bronx High School of Science and Lehman College, were found to have four times the federally - established legal limit of lead contamination for public play areas, according to documents obtained by the Norwood News with the help of the nonprofit New York City Park Advocates.

Keller was endorsed by Our Revolution, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the policies of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I - Vt.)

Pataki announced in April 2010 that he was creating a nonprofit organization, Revere America, that would advocate repeal of the recently enacted United States Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which he said was a «horrific» and costly bungle.

With the release of New York City Mayor de Blasio's executive budget looming, we sat down with Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and executive director of FPWA, to discuss where the nonprofit sector stands following the approval of the New York state budget and what her network of organizations will be looking for and advocating around as the city budget moves toward finalization.

Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo successfully advocated for the passage of a $ 15 minimum wage plan with the help of major labor unions and a nonprofit they created called The Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice.

Local parents and community activists organized through the nonprofit organization Advocating For Change met at the First Baptist Church of Spring Valley at 7 p.m. on the evening of January 7 to address problems faced by students in the East Ramapo School District.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Local parents and community activists organized through the nonprofit organization Advocating For Change met at the First Baptist Church of Spring Valley at 7 p.m. on the evening of January 7 to address problems faced by students in the East Ramapo School District.

A new nonprofit group created to advocate for the Harlem community is controlled by workers and allies of local elected leaders, The Post has learned.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester Parks Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates for Westchester County's 18,000 acres of parks, trails and open spaces, today announced that Thalle Industries has volunteered to be the sponsor of its anti-

The bureaucratic skirmish, intertwined with the political sniping between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has troubled nonprofit operators of shelters and other advocates.

New York, NY — Reshma Saujani, founder of the national nonprofit Girls Who Code and a Democratic candidate for New York City Public Advocate, today launched Up to Us, a new campaign to empower women voters to shift the political climate and conversation away from the sex scandals that have turned New York City's summer campaign season into a national spectacle.

Media Advisory: Reshma Saujani, former Deputy Public Advocate and Founder of Girls who Code, organizes a day of action and advocacy with elected officials, celebrities, nonprofits, tech startups and community leaders to not only aid recovery in Far Rockaway but give the families a day of Therapeutic Healing giving Hope & Love.