Sentences with phrase «of an advocacy group with»

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In addition, our approach to connecting business with social change is based on addressing the priorities of a wide range of stakeholders including employees, business partners, shareholders, government regulators, advocacy groups and consumers.

Graham Richard, chief executive officer of clean energy advocacy business group Advanced Energy Economy, said the report «seriously overstates the challenges associated with new energy resources.»

Last year there was a string of serial rapes and we are speaking with some of the local advocacy groups and developing a plan to keep the space open and staffed Friday and Saturday nights until an hour after the bars close so that if there is anyone feeling uncomfortable or threatened by a situation can come and use the space as a safe haven and have the option of being walked home at the end of the evening.

Owners may also feel better about borrowing when they see what the Trump administration and Congress can accomplish in terms of taxes and regulations, says Raymond Keating, chief economist with the advocacy group Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.

«In order to trade securities, they need to be a broker - dealer,» said Jerry Brito, executive director at Coin Center, a digital currency advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. «I could imagine [Coinbase] could sell a number of other tokens» with the license.

Following Chan's appearance, the founder of ethics advocacy group Democracy Watch said he plans to file a formal complaint with the lobbying commissioner.

In the months and weeks leading up to the congressional debate, she's met with dozens of lawmakers, conservative advocacy organizations, and business groups to build consensus and support for a plan that adopts parts of a 2015 proposal by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee.

Meanwhile, Craig Aaron, president and CEO of the net neutrality advocacy group Free Press also voiced dissatisfaction with the ruling, saying it allows phone and cable companies to «block and discriminate» against their customers» communications.

The National Rifle Association has released a series of reimagined Brothers Grimm fairytales in which the gun advocacy group tones down the stories» violence with the help of firearms.

With critics blasting CKE's treatment of employees, Puzder has taken to blocking labor advocacy groups on Twitter, BuzzFeed reported.

Although many of these drone advocacy groups differed with the FAA and DOT on the finalized registration process, Swanson said a number of groups banned together and agreed to be on the registration task force to «forestall more serious and tighter regulation from the Hill.»

Zuckerberg, who has been making political headlines with his political advocacy group, FWD.us, has been lobbying members of Congress to push for comprehensive immigration reform.

Most recently, the advocacy group held a Blockchain Education Day event in Washington, DC, in which members of Congress mingled with representatives from more than 70 leading companies in the blockchain industry to promote the use of new innovations like blockchain and distributed ledger technology.

The Consumer Federation of America plans to file an amicus brief in the court case in conjunction with other advocacy groups this week, highlighting reasons it believes the case was wrongly decided.

In the same article we reported that while the Citizens United case was pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Thomas, the wife of the Justice, created a nonprofit Tea Party advocacy group, Liberty Central, Inc., with a former lawyer for the Charles G. Koch Foundation, Sarah Field, acting as her General Counsel and a former Koch lobbyist, Matt Schlapp, serving on her board at inception.

Dogwood's criticism of B.C.'s lax donation system began in 2001 with the group's advocacy for public disclosure of campaign contributions.

Investors have filed a record number of shareholder proposals on ESG issues this year, with a focus on climate change and corporate political activity, according to the As You Sow shareholder advocacy group.

The FCC will continue to work with Internet and broadband providers, consumer advocacy groups, and others to hammer out the details and determine the best course of action for the future of broadband in America.

Muslim Advocates, a legal advocacy group, presented the social media giant with a list of 26 different groups that they viewed as hate groups in December of 2017, but 24 of those remain active, they say.

Standing with advocacy groups working to stop the expansion of industrial fossil fuel projects.

BROOKLYN - The New York City Department of Transportation has been partnering with Uprose, a Sunset Park - based advocacy group, for the past two years on a new project to improve the neighborhood.

But even the expansion of rent controls to newer buildings, which has been welcomed by tenant groups, hasn't made finding an affordable rental easier, said Mary Todorow, research / policy analyst with the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario.

Survivors of the school shooting in Parkland organized the March for Our Lives in DC, on March 24 with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun law reform advocacy group.

Survivors of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School organized the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC, on March 24, with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun law reform advocacy group.

He is the founder and convener of the Asylum Advocacy Group which works closely in partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief.

As a result, Jewish groups, though usually nervous about evangelicals» intentions regarding public schools, have pointedly distanced themselves from the position of People for the American Way — one of the active liberal advocacy groups — that parents with religious concerns should enroll their children in private schools.

Holder frequently meets privately with advocacy groups, minority representatives, and others wanting the ear of the nation's top law enforcement official.

Consumer advocacy group Choice said only 13 % of Australians actually drink Milo with skimmed milk, while 55 % drink their Milo with full cream milk.

Washington DC — Wine Institute, the public policy advocacy group for California wineries, applauds today's announcement by the U.S. government requesting formal World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with the Government of Canada to ensure that both imported and British Columbia (B.C.) wines have equal access to B.C. grocery store shelves.

In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, it is in our interest to farm responsibly with the best science available,» said John De Luca, president and CEO of the Wine Institute, a public policy advocacy group, representing more than 600 California wineries.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

As Campaign Manager of The Big Push For Midwives Campaign, Katherine has worked with advocacy groups in multiple states, providing guidance and other assistance on such areas as drafting legislation, building strong grassroots networks, and utilizing savvy legislative strategies to advance and pass legislation to license and regulate CPMs.

If you have trouble finding parents of kids with similar challenges, consider joining an online support or advocacy group for families of kids with special needs.

Advocacy Groups: If there's a national advocacy group for people with your child's diagnosis, they will probably be able to direct you to good sources of respiAdvocacy Groups: If there's a national advocacy group for people with your child's diagnosis, they will probably be able to direct you to good sources of respiadvocacy group for people with your child's diagnosis, they will probably be able to direct you to good sources of respite care.

Katie has been trained in disability advocacy by the ARC of King County, is a Parent Trainer through the Finding Your Voice program of the Washington State Education Ombudsman, and has founded several parent support groups for parents of children with disabilities.

Jodine serves on the board of her local breastfeeding advocacy group, for the Best for Babes Foundation, and volunteers with ILCA, INFACT Canada, and Friends of the WHO Code.

As GOLD Lactation enters its 12th year, we're excited to continue our work of exploring the latest research, trends, new ideas and hot topics in the world of human lactation, along with bringing you cultural perspectives of breastfeeding around the world and updates from advocacy groups and non-profit organizations dedicated to breastfeeding support and promotion.

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.

Democrats also benefit from the growth of progressive nonprofit advocacy campaigns over the past decade: not only have advocacy groups experimented with just about every tool or tactic in the book, but the existence of so many independent groups clamoring for effective technology has created a vibrant market.

We, the members of SAVE NPP NOW, a youth advocacy group within the NPP are scandalized with the unprintable insults which were recently heaped on a female radio presenter by the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong.

The online advertising world is moving so fast that I can't hardly keep up with it — just in the last few days, the MarketingVox e-newsletter has delivered a slew of stories that suggest new opportunities for campaigns and advocacy groups to spread their messages online:

A group calling itself, Volta Coalition for Research and Advocacy (VoCRA), is raising issue with attempts to split the Volta Region, saying it poses threat to the security of the good people of the region, as well as the country.

As a consultant, he has worked with scores of nonprofit groups, candidates and companies to help them achieve their advocacy, electoral and communications goals using digital tools.

And I'd argue as usual that a single online action like this one is usually going to function best if it's just one piece of an overall blitz including emails, letters, phone calls, Tweets, blogger outreach and (as this group wisely knew to do) personal meetings with the advocacy target.

The IDC, however, insisted the one - house budget resolution of its own should not be read as a break with the Senate GOP as liberal advocacy groups press for juvenile justice reform and other long - sought issues this session.

Today's Internet Advocacy Roundtable zeroed in on effective web political video, with presenters David Livingston of Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network and Dan Manatt of PoliticsTV joining organizer Alan Rosenblatt to speak before a group sprinkled with experienced online video producers.

With another election year on the way, it's time for a «Winning in 2012» follow - on to the 2010 book, for a start, along with plenty of drive - by potshots at candidates, campaigns and advocacy groups in the blog paWith another election year on the way, it's time for a «Winning in 2012» follow - on to the 2010 book, for a start, along with plenty of drive - by potshots at candidates, campaigns and advocacy groups in the blog pawith plenty of drive - by potshots at candidates, campaigns and advocacy groups in the blog pages.

Promising to open lines of communications with advocacy groups working on the clemency issue, David explained that applicants would have to produce evidence of their rehabilitation and of community support for them after leaving prison.

«We've seen Sen. Sanders consistently stand up for the community in which he serves and we always stand with the candidates who stand with us on our issues,» said Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action of New York, adding that the progressive advocacy group liked that he was an early Bernie Sanders supporter.