Sentences with phrase «nonprofit groups like»

On the other hand, nonprofit groups like political groups as well as social and sports clubs do not qualify.

You can advocate for a cleaner electricity grid, responsible natural gas production, and an end to fossil fuel subsidies by supporting leading nonprofit groups like 350.org.

Over the past six years of his career, while working in government and for education nonprofit groups like StudentsFirst and TNTP, he has specialized in breaking down complex education reform policy issues into easy - to - understand concepts.

Nonprofit groups like churches, schools, etc. can buy Bel Soley products at wholesale prices and resell them to raise funds.

Whether consulting assignments come through a commercial agency like LabMate or a nonprofit group like BALSA, they can go a long way to providing that «something» those scientists seek.

Not exact matches

Too much of these hues — like painting an entire room in neon yellow — can be agitating, says Mark Woodman, president of the Color Marketing Group, a nonprofit association that forecasts color direction.

Joining group buying or collective purchasing groups, like SimpleBusiness for small businesses or Thrive GPO for nonprofits, should be part of every business owner's to - do list.

Between June 2010 and May 2011, Crossroads GPS spent about $ 42.3 million, including about $ 15.9 million directly for political ads and another $ 15.9 million on grants to 12 like - minded nonprofits and trade groups.

Go to your local Children's Hospital or any local nonprofit group that's well - respected and say you'd like to sponsor a fundraiser - a 10K run, a fashion show, a bingo party at the local church or a «souper supper» to feed the homeless.

In recent days, groups like the libertarian think - tank Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Washington - based nonprofit Coin Center have moved to oppose the effort in subsequent filings.

Matt Therian of Renaissance Capital, an IPO research firm based in Greenwich, Conn., noted that Zipcar has a relatively «capital intensive» business model, but its strong brand image and its head start in the car - sharing market — where it competes in some markets with for - profit rivals and such nonprofit entrants as Chicago's iGo and the San Francisco area's City Car Share, in addition, of course, to traditional rental incumbents like Hertz HTZ, -9.08 % and Avis Budget Group CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investors.

Conservative media and campaign finance reform advocates dinged the group when it was first announced because, like Bernie Sanders» Our Revolution and Barack Obama's Organizing for Action before it, Onward Together is a 501 (c) 4 nonprofit group that isn't required to disclose its donors.

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

In his first year, according to tax documents, the nonprofit disbursed $ 700,000 to groups like the Secular Coalition for America, the American Humanist Association and Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

The memo makes clear that religious protections are not just guaranteed to a narrow slice of groups, like churches, nonprofits, and organizations with solely religious work.

To honor its current veteran franchisees and operators, and in light of «Mission: Readiness,» a nonprofit group consisting of 300 of the nation's retired military leaders who want to tackle junk food vending, HUMAN Healthy Vending is now offering discounted machine pricing to current members of the US Military (any branch) as well as those veterans who have received an honorable discharge from a branch of the US Military and would like to start a healthy vending business.

«Having to hang a diaper to dry and put it back on your baby is really unimaginable for a mother to think about,» says Kelly Sawyer Patricof, the co-president of Baby2Baby, a Los Angeles - based nonprofit group that provides diapers and other necessities to families like Mora's.

I missed the significance of this at the time (as a long - time Photoshop user, I haven't needed to work with Canva), but it seems like a good development for nonprofit advocacy groups.

The Obama campaign's email strategy, and like so much else the campaign did online, built on the experience of previous political campaigns and nonprofit advocacy groups, relying on incremental improvements over past practice.

The training was for the web staff of the local chapters of a large national nonprofit, and we covered the basics of using tools like blogs, online video, social networking sites and email lists and discussion groups to promote their activities and help with membership and fundraising.

Party organizations are usually going to have focus much more on long - term list - development, and in that sense their position is more like that of a nonprofit or advocacy group than of a candidate.

The nonprofit advocacy group Riders Alliance helped popularize the #CuomosMTA hashtag through a campaign it launched last year to hold the governor accountable for subway failures, like soaring delays and tanking on - time performance ratings.

Super PACs like those, as well as secretive nonprofit groups — both spurred by the 2010 Citizens United decision and other federal court rulings — allowed extremely wealthy activists to play in presidential and congressional politics like never before.

With Obama campaign staff reporting a «ridiculously» high Return On Investment for list - building search ads and Google giving Grants to nonprofit advocacy groups like a crack dealer handing out freebies in a new territory (and for much the same reason?)

Some of the money is ticketed for utilities like Con Edison to repair infrastructure and fund a planned performing - arts center, economic development and nonprofit groups downtown.

Also involved: Left - leaning nonprofits and advocacy groups like Make the Road NY, Citizen Action and Strong Economy for All.

And online fundraising isn't just a game for presidential campaigns: sites like ActBlue on the left and Slatecard on the right are extending internet fundraising to candidates at all levels, while nonprofit advocacy groups have access to a broad array of tools to build supporter lists and plumb them for cash.

«Take your time — I like it nice and slow, too,» replied Johnson, who had overseen a Seabrook nonprofit group's compliance with a $ 350,000, city - funded contract to boost minority employment.

«The Pride Agenda, like many other nonprofit organizations, appreciates that fundraising challenges naturally coincide with mission victories,» the group stated.

The city's Campaign Finance Board says Mayor Bill de Blasio's outside nonprofit group did not break campaign finance laws, but the board chairwoman had tough words for the mayor Wednesday and urged city officials to crack down on groups like de Blasio's.

Until she was interviewed for this story, Patricia McGinnis, a former CEO for the now - defunct Council for Excellence in Government and a co-signer on DeMaio's 2000 transition report, believed DeMaio's company was a nonprofit like her organization and most other good government groups.

Paterson reiterated that he would like to help some of the nonprofit and advocacy groups he was forced to hurt with budget cuts during his time in office, and also said he might like to return to teaching.

Many families have settled there in recent years after fleeing violence in African nations like Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, drawn by family ties and the work of a nonprofit group that has resettled families there for decades, the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees.

Perry points out that the bill is further confusing because the areas of law regarding political spending by groups like Super PACs and nonprofit advocacy groups are completely separate and yet the bill puts them side by side.

Nonprofit community groups throughout the City and State worked hard on this bill and really feel like it is a good piece of legislation.

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.

Most of the cash, which goes towards assisting hundreds of nonprofit groups citywide, is earmarked for progressive causes like bilingual education services, legal services for immigrants and aid for gay, bisexual and transgender persons.

The nonprofit arm of America Rising, known as America Rising Squared, oversees some of the group's most controversial work on climate change: deploying «trackers» to videotape activists like Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, and Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and Democratic donor.

Thirty - three states have strategic plans for dealing with climate change, but only five of those currently include a public - health response, according to the Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C. «We only respond after a Katrina - like crisis,» says Jeffrey Levi, the trust's executive director.

The chief executive officer of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit group that advocates upgraded Internet access for schools, articulates what many educational technology leaders like to remind educators, policymakers, parents, and students: «Schools don't have the expertise they need to effectively design and implement a network,» says Evan C. Marwell.

His nonprofit is also creating partnerships with non-Hollywood groups that can also make a difference, like Teach For America, which places young teachers in high - needs schools, as well as influential companies that create tests for schools.

These include large urban school districts like Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and New York, and nonprofit education - focused groups such as Achieve, Jobs for the Future, KIPP, the New Teacher Project, the New Schools Venture Fund, and Teach For America.

New York City has only had scattered groups of community schools in the past, run by nonprofits like the Children's Aid Society and Harlem Children's Zone.

The city has also worked closely with groups like Boston - based Building Excellent Schools, a nonprofit that recruits and trains charter school leaders.

Some, like Head Start and migrant programs, are sponsored by federal agencies, and others are run by nonprofit groups such as churches and charitable organizations.

«The district came back and said, «We would like a second chance to turn this school around,»» said David Phelps, spokesman for Parent Revolution, the nonprofit advocacy group that bankrolled the 24th Street push and lobbies for parent trigger legislation nationwide.

However, the distinction between for - profit and nonprofit is often messier than groups like NAPCS readily admit: Nonprofit charters can still hire for - profit management companies to run theirnonprofit is often messier than groups like NAPCS readily admit: Nonprofit charters can still hire for - profit management companies to run theirNonprofit charters can still hire for - profit management companies to run their schools.

Charter management organizations (CMOs) are nonprofit groups that operate multiple charter schools like KIPP, Uncommon Schools, and Achievement First.

Nonprofit advocacy groups like Advocates for Children and Resources for Children with Special Needs can also offer free, spot - on advice.

«That's scary to me,» said Charlotte parent LauraLee McIntosh when she learned of Ridnouer's involvement in the state's Innovative School District, a controversial program that would allow outside groups — including private nonprofits like AAC and, possibly, for - profit companies — to take over struggling traditional public schools.