Sentences with phrase «nonprofit initiatives with»

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This explains why Jopwell says it's not competing with corporate diversity initiatives, or other nonprofits, but rather hopes to «build on the work» that's already been done.

Recently I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Allyson Kapin and Craig Newmark about the Women Startup Challenge, an initiative of the nonprofit organization, Women Who Tech.

Several nonprofits across the country are working with companies to develop workplace initiatives to help curb domestic violence toward women and men.

Microsoft, which launched the YouthSpark initiative at last year's CGI to create jobs, education and entrepreneurship opportunities for 300 million young people by 2015, returned with a private dinner for young participants and nonprofit partners to discuss the progress so far.

In time, he thinks Haiti will attract more private investors, as well as partnerships with nonprofits that recognize the importance of economic initiatives.

The tech giant is teaming up with JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway on a nonprofit healthcare initiative, and it already sells over-the-counter medication, including an exclusive line called Basic Care.

PNC is committed to engaging with nonprofits to enhance educational opportunities, specifically through Grow Up Great, a $ 350 million initiative created in 2004 to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life.

Through her «Adopt - A-Family» initiative, Hill matched 25 clients with three churches and two faith - based nonprofit organizations.

Reverse Trick - or - Treating is an initiative launched by the human rights organization Global Exchange in cooperation with Fair Trade company Equal Exchange and is a collaborative effort of countless children, youth, and adults supported by institutions including nonprofit organizations, faith - based organizations, Fair Trade companies, and schools.

Through the new initiative, called the Community Diaper Program, e-commerce company Jet has offered to use its warehouse and logistics network to sell nonprofit groups bulk diapers with free two - day shipping.

Say Yes is expected to announce a new initiative with America's Promise Alliance, another nonprofit seeking to boost graduation rates in the U.S. where 83 percent of students finished high school in four years in 2015, up from 79 percent in 2011.

Schneiderman's office will be partnering with Enterprise Community Partners and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation — two nonprofit organizations focused on creating affordable housing in the U.S. and community development — to facilitate the program.

Cuomo said Camara is the «perfect» choice to spearhead the initiative, to help faith - based organizations apply for grants from state agencies, and coordinate with other nonprofit groups to secure funding.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new state initiative Sunday that will grant $ 50 million to nonprofit groups to help them with job creation and affordable housing programs.

The center, a $ 50 million initiative, with half of that going to building projects, will be a nonprofit cultural institution offering year - round experiential and interactive exhibits and programming.

U.S Chess Hall of Fame grandmaster Maurice Ashley is leading the new initiative with the help of nonprofit youth organization the Police Athletic League and the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.

Both nonprofits are registered as 501 (c) 4s with the Internal Revenue Service, meaning they can raise unlimited funds to lobby and advertise for political causes — specifically, for mayoral initiatives like universal pre-kindergarten and for his sweeping plans to rezone the city to boost below - market housing production.

In 2013, Kessler Foundation awarded a $ 450,000 grant to the nonprofit Ability Beyond to expand a disability employment initiative with PepsiCo, called Pepsi ACT (Achieving Change Together).

With the honor of leading this nonprofit organization Jennifer enthusiastically seeks partnerships, raises awareness in the community, supports ketogenic diet families & health care professionals as well as participates in guideline initiatives and research.

Grammy - award winning cellist and composer Yo - Yo Ma met with Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty last week to discuss education initiatives under his Silk Road Project — a nonprofit arts and educational organization with a vision of creating global connections by uniting artists and audiences around the world.

We imagined scenarios where students would work side by side with social entrepreneurs, startups, nonprofits, and government to innovate on existing initiatives and get their hands dirty doing important work with people from all over the world.

Calling their entrepreneurial venture the Happy Eating Place (HEP), the students originally set out just to prepare healthy snacks on campus and raise money for a yet - to - be determined nonprofit organization, but Malamud saw the opportunity for a service learning initiative with broader goals that would include social justice issues within our society.

The restructuring initiative was directed by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC), which contracted with for - profit organizations to manage 30 elementary and middle schools and with nonprofit organizations to manage 16 schools.

Civic Enterprises is a social enterprise firm that works with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments to develop innovative initiatives and public policies in the fields of education, national service, civic engagement, conservation, public health and more.

Seven universities are working with district and nonprofit partners as part of the four - year initiative to create new models for improving university principal training and learn lessons to be shared with the field.

Makiyah has consulted to the Scott S. Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University, is an Executive Scholar with the Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and is a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer.

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

One of our current initiatives is an emerging partnership with the great folks at First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides access to new books for children in need.

The DEI Expert Hub informs and connects leaders of schools, school systems, nonprofits, funders, and ed tech companies with experts who bring deep experience assessing, designing and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in education organizations.

CSO College Center CSO College Center is an initiative of Center for Student Opportunity, a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote college access and opportunity among first - generation and historically underserved student populations.

CHOW DOWN AND LISTEN UP: The nonprofit oral history project StoryCorps has launched a new initiative, the Great Thanksgiving Listen [http://bit.ly/1NnDL04], asking high school teachers to encourage their students to sit down over the Thanksgiving holiday and record a meaningful conversation with an older family or community member.

Aaron Walker is CEO of Camelback Ventures, a nonprofit that backs diverse entrepreneurs with education initiatives, including charter schools, in four cities: Chicago, New Orleans, New York and Oakland.

Prior to the nonprofit organization, Anissa was a project coordinator at the University of Texas System Institute for Public School Initiatives working specifically with low - performing schools around the state of Texas providing training, coaching, instructional supports, grant coordination, school reviews, and policy guidance.

CHANGE THE EQUATION (CTEq) is a nonprofit, non-partisan, CEO - led business sector initiative to ensure that all students are STEM literate by collaborating with schools, communities, and states to adopt and implement excellent STEM policies and programs.

Seven Oaks is not alone in this regard — federal, state and private groups struggle to keep up with demand when financing for charter schools, according to a recent report by the nonprofit group Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

We work closely with districts, schools, nonprofits, and community based organizations to create comprehensive initiatives through a proven instructional model, social emotional learning platform, and powerful professional development.

The Academies also may be completed in conjunction with other improvement programs offered by nonprofits or to meet locally mandated initiatives.

In interviews with several hundred business, nonprofit, philanthropic, and education leaders, the author identified seven «survival skills» that 21st century students need to succeed as workers and citizens: (1) critical thinking and problem - solving; (2) collaboration and leadership; (3) ability and adaptability; (4) initiative and entrepreneurialism; (5) effective oral and written communication; (6) accessing and analyzing information; and (7) curiosity and imagination.

First Book, a new nonprofit, White House - led initiative, has joined forces with publishers, other nonprofits, and the New York Public Library to create an app called Open eBooks that will bring free literature to students across the country.

The initiative will be funded with support from nonprofit organizations, including Maddie's Fund, PetSmart Charities, Petco Foundation, GreaterGood.org, and the 20/22 Act Society.

The GuideStar Exchange is an initiative designed to connect nonprofits with current and potential supporters.

In addition to transporting animals, the nonprofit is also working to reduce the number of animals needing relocation with innovative initiatives targeting the sources of pet overpopulation, including support for low - cost spay / neuter programs and lobbying for improved local animal regulations and enforcement.

Help Two Heroes» — a fall initiative to benefit Paws and Stripes, a nonprofit organization that pairs combat - wounded military veterans with shelter dogs, which the veterans train at Paws and Stripes.

And, through nonprofit initiatives such as Tracey's and Erick's, young minorities need to be educated about the benefits of travel, and help provide them with opportunities.

Partnering with local nonprofit, Clean Coast Collective, 10 % of all sales will go towards preserving the beauty of this region by supporting initiatives such as local cleanups and a campaign for Plastic Free Byron.

Here at Fairmont Austin, we embrace our social responsibility by supporting nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on green initiatives, groups that support children in need and local animal and pet advocacy organizations.

For Girls Who Code, the nonprofit that works to educate, inspire, and equip high school girls with the skills and resources to pursue opportunities in computing fields, an annual report is not just a document — it's proof that their initiatives are working and that their investments are paying off.

Bradford expresses his vision through both artworks and social action initiatives, such as the nonprofit educational platform Art + Practice he co-founded in Los Angeles and, here in Venice, the Process Collettivo project he is developing in partnership with Rio Terà dei Pensieri, a nonprofit social cooperative that focuses on reintegrating incarcerated people into society.

With a background at Pace Gallery and Phillips, Heather collaborates with companies and nonprofits on various art initiatiWith a background at Pace Gallery and Phillips, Heather collaborates with companies and nonprofits on various art initiatiwith companies and nonprofits on various art initiatives.

Recently one of the city's most historic institutions, the Brockman Gallery (1967 — 1989), saw a modest revival of its legacy as its former Degnan Boulevard storefront was relaunched as Art + Practice, a nonprofit initiative cofounded by artist Mark Bradford, social activist Allan DiCastro, and philanthropist Eileen Harris Norton, in partnership with the Hammer Museum.