Sentences with phrase «of issue advocacy»

State and local associations have, over the years, launched dozens of consumer - facing websites similar to fairhousingforall.com for all types of issue advocacy.

He was previously a key part of issue advocacy and communications efforts for large companies, including Microsoft and GE, and before that served as AIPAC's Deputy Midwest Political Director.

So far, I'm impressed, since even out of the box it's more than adequate for the kind of issue advocacy sites I'm starting to build clients these days (bidness has started coming in nicely, a source of some relief here in the e.politics bunker).

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There was also the report recently issued by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre that found internet and other telecommunications services are unaffordable for a large number of Canadians.

Eisenberg pointed to Trump's advocacy of states» rights on many issues.

Health Care: «I don't think there is much doubt as to where Senator Clinton is on the issue of health care,» says Raymond J. Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, a small - business advocacy group based in Vienna, Virginia.

Framing the issue as one of self - advocacy — that it's on women alone to lean in and pull themselves up the corporate ladder — absolves employers of their responsibility to create environments in which women are not punished for doing so.

«Jeb Bush has a big interest in Latin America, and I expect he would follow in the footsteps of [his] father and brother in being more internationally focused on trade issues,» says Todd McCracken, president and chief executive of the National Small Business Association, a business advocacy group.

«There should not be unequal voting rights as they could allow management or minority share owners to override the wishes or best interests of majority shareholders for personal benefit and compromise accountability, leading to potential entrenchment issues,» Mary Leung, head of advocacy for Asia at CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, said in a statement.

Insights on key issues, proxy votes and shareholder advocacy from the California State Teachers» Retirement System, Ceres, ICCR, Sustainable Stock Exchange, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Trillium Asset Management, As You Sow, Walden Asset Management, Center for Political Accountability, AFSCME, Arjuna Capital, Miller / Howard, Oxfam, Calvert, ClearBridge, Green Century, UAW, Mercy Investments, Sisters of St. Francis, Azzad Asset Management, International Campaign for Rohingya, Responsible Sourcing Network, Sustainable Investments Institute, Proxy Impact, and more.

The indexed dataset of more than 30 million voting records supports research into a wide range of issues related to investor advocacy and corporate governance.

Conrad MacKerron has more than a decade of experience managing corporate dialogues and shareholder advocacy initiatives on cutting - edge social and environmental issues.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

Our staff and members are often invited to educate new audiences about the practice of shareholder advocacy and, more specifically, to represent the responsible investor voice on all of the issues we address.

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 SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to make investors aware about the potential risks of investments involving Bitcoin and other forms of virtual currency.

For more information, see an Investor Alert that the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued today regarding celebrity endorsements.

The foundation's mission is, as stated on its website, «to prevent Virginia Tech - type shootings through education and advocacy; to employ comprehensive educational efforts to expand community and student awareness of campus safety issues; and to offer compassion, support, and hope to those affected by violence.»

The EU - ABC has established, and continues to develop, a series of Advocacy Groups covering both individual commercial sectors (e.g. Automotive; Insurance; Healthcare; Financial Services) and cross-industry issues (e.g. IPR / Illicit Trade; Human Capital; Customs Procedures & Trade Facilitation).

year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

Currently celebrating our 47th year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an Investor Alert in August 2017 warning investors about scams of companies claiming to be engaging in initial coin offerings: https://www.investor.gov/additional-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-alert-public-companies-making-ico-related.

The bill is the culmination of months of strong advocacy by Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan, who first raised the issue in June.

Consumer Union, the consumer advocacy division of Consumer Reports, issued a report last week which stated that Tesla needs to improve the safety of its autopilot.

Rachel Wolbers is the policy director at Engine, a nonprofit that supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through economic research, policy analysis and advocacy on local and national issues.

He brings simplicity and clarity to a number of issues that arise when planning an employee advocacy program.

The report's purpose is to provide information and encourage dialogue; it is an academic and not an advocacy document, and it sets out to offer a straightforward and honest assessment of how often sensitive issues are framed and discussed.

After the appearance of the interview, Mother Teresa issued a clarification, noting that the advocacy of divorce «is clearly against Catholic teachings and my own convictions.»

There is much advocacy around the issue of cost containment as we enter the great debate over health care «reform.»

As for the «narrow public witness» against which John Murdock rightly cautions, I really don't think «prioritizing» equals «ignoring,» such that to prioritize the defense of religious freedom and the right to life excludes other issues from the Church's social witness and public policy advocacy.

I complained to HR about this and in a meeting with the executive director of the organisation was told what I had practiced was «self - appointed advocacy» which he regarded as a conduct issue and talked of the easiest solution being for me to resign.

Third, the lecture will deal with a few of the methodological issues in the advocacy scholarship of liberation theologies and how this scholarship corresponds with the turn to dialectics and praxis in contemporary philosophical reflections on science.

Over nearly twenty - five years of public advocacy involving sanctity - of - life issues, I have met many people who, like those mentioned above, struggled in the bioethics - sphere.

The enthusiastic advocacy by the Lubavitch Hassidim of menorahs on public property and public funds for yeshivas has shattered the once monolithic «Jewish» position on church - state issues.

You recently wrote about how you feel like after being outspoken about advocacy of some of these big issues that are happening in the country, you felt like there were some people, even your own fans, that turned on you.

The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (CCI) is ready to cooperate for the enhancement of the work at the national level (communication: written and electronic media, formation of present and future leaders, dialog and «Tagung», research and development, evangelisation, human rights issues and advocacy, urban - industrial mission, etc.).

Though legally independent, it is the university umbrella organization for service and advocacy, encompassing dozens of member organizations that address almost every conceivable issue, from the environment, to gay rights, to Palestinian statehood.

«Working alongside pro-choice women on issues of human trafficking, domestic violence, genocide, foster care, and even special needs adoption has been among the most meaningful work I've been a part of,» said Kelly Rosati, Focus on the Family's vice president of advocacy for children and a speaker at the Evangelicals for Life conference this week.

Declared by Time magazine in 2005 to be one of the 25 «most influential evangelicals in America,» Barton has constructed a providentialist interpretation of American history to go with the issue - based advocacy of the religious right.

FPA has many advocacy priorities including ensuring the flexible packaging industry is represented in legislative and NGO discussions on solid waste management, material composition transparency, sustainability, the role of packaging in reducing food waste, and food safety issues.

The Wine Institute's Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy Program addresses issues affecting virtually every aspect of the wine industry: from bottling and labeling, to advertising and marketing, to distribution.

«We are proud of WNBA players» engagement and passionate advocacy for non-violent solutions to difficult social issues, but expect them to comply with the league's uniform guidelines,» said WNBA President Lisa Borders in a statement.

«We are proud of WNBA players» engagement and passionate advocacy for non-violent solutions to difficult social issues, but expect them to comply with the league's uniform guidelines,» WNBA President Lisa Borders said in a statement at the time.

After five years of watching bad science, defensiveness from both sides, and extremist advocacy rather than balance, I've written an article which is an appeal for nuance on the issue of low carbohydrate diets.

This double «Voices of Breastfeeding» issue spotlights both the cultural explosion of breastfeeding advocacy as well as the challenges still to overcome.

In this issue of Attached Family, we take a look at the cultural explosion of breastfeeding advocacy, as well as the challenges still to overcome.

In this issue of Attached Family, we take a look at the «other side» of breastfeeding advocacy — championing compassion for the mother who encounters challenges in breastfeeding and who may not be able to breastfeed at all.

Working tirelessly on behalf of children's safety issues for more than a decade, Pattie served as Community Outreach Director for the national child advocacy agency, Parents For Megan's Law, and is certified as both a C hild Visitation Monitor and Child Safety Educator.

In this double issue of Attached Family, we take a look at the cultural explosion of breastfeeding advocacy, as well as the challenges still to overcome, with features such as: The Real Breastfeeding Story, Extended Breastfeeding Around the World, When Breastfeeding Doesn't Work, Breastfeed, Chicago!

She served on the Women's Sports Foundation Board of Directors for 7 years and was a WSF advocacy consultant for two years, with a focus on Title IX, childhood obesity, and athletes» rights issues.