Sentences with phrase «of public fundraising»

Yinka Shonibare's ship in a bottle is to remain on public display in the UK after the success of a public fundraising appeal, it has been announced.

The process hasn't been slow and neither has it been steady, but digital crowd sales (commonly known as token sales or ICOs) continue to emerge as a form of public fundraising mechanism.

Not exact matches

Attendees will also be able to donate to Planned Parenthood through a special fundraising page, which is, of course, available to the general public as well.

Shortly after Mitt Romney's loss to Barack Obama that year, Trump had his lawyers trademark the slogan, «Make America Great Again» for «political action committee services, namely, promoting public awareness of political issues and fundraising in the field of politics,» The Washington Post reported last year.

«Some engaged in illegal fundraising for illegal and criminal activities under the guise of funds, cheating the public,» the note added.

The fundraising round comes less than two months after Reuters reported Sun Basket hired bankers for an initial public offering in the back half of this year.

The law firm is advising the company on «all of Aramco's fundraising activities», one of the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the information was not public.

This unique fundraising platform is a combination of the relatively new initial coin offering with the more traditional initial public offering (IPO).

So this round of private fundraising lets Uber access most of the investor classes that it could have accessed in a public offering.

An ICO, similar to an initial public offering of stock, is a fundraising process through sales of tokens linked to existing cryptocurrencies.

VCs understand the business of building a business, which is a different skill set to successfully performing a public fundraising exercise.

Regulators haven't quite figured out how to deal with the newfangled fundraising method, which blends elements of crowdfunding via cryptoassets and traditional initial public offerings.

In order to facilitate public fundraising for its family of funds, 500 has also partnered with SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform.

Anthony has served on a variety of charitable boards focused on university fundraising and entrepreneur advisory boards, as well as several public company boards.

The heart of the dispute is whether the museum should add nine new directors for fundraising purposes without letting some of them be chosen by the Artists Guild, the Elmhurst Park District and the Elmhurst Public Library.

As cofounder of Attachment Parenting International (API), she has served as the executive director for thirteen years, focusing on program development, public relations, and fundraising.

Organized in 1931, the party targets residents who want to avoid the burdens of political fundraising, partisanship and campaigning but who would like to serve in public office.

As cofounder of Attachment Parenting International (API), she served as the executive director for thirteen years, focusing on program development, public relations, and fundraising.

As for the end result of all of that enthusiasm, we already know the story: online fundraising allowed Barack Obama to opt out of the public campaign financing system and outspend John McCain by hundreds of millions of dollars in the general election.

In the advocacy world, most outreach efforts involve one or more of three basic goals: trying to affect government legislation and / or regulation, trying to build a base of supporters for long - term fundraising and / or grassroots action, and trying to influence the broader public policy discussion.

The practice, part of a broader inquiry into the fundraising practices of Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies, was recommended for criminal prosecution by the chief enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections in a memorandum made public last week.

Instead of social networking, the online technology that's really shaken up 2008 is fundraising: the candidates» ability to raise almost unlimited amounts of money online has been a true game - changer, allowing Barack Obama to opt out of public financing and to begin to build a significant Democratic financial advantage for the first time in political memory.

Though it's not a web widget, so it can't be an in - your - face public promotional tool, this desktop widget looks to be a great way to keep in touch with dedicated supporters, since it allows messaging, fundraising and just about any other form of online outreach that'll fit in an RSS feed.

The buzz plus the fundraising provided an opportunity, despite the occasional stumble and the beginnings of the «celebrity» meme, and they combined with solid debate and other public performances to place him alongside Edwards and Clinton in the ranks of Top Candidates.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli made no secret during a CapTon interview last night of the fact that he prefers the service end of public service to the political fundraising aspect.

Thursday's filings lay bare those donations and other jaw - dropping financial details of the first modern presidential campaign in which donors could give unlimited contributions for political ads and in which both major party candidates declined to participate in a Watergate - era public financing system designed to limit fundraising.

Those include measures of congressional voting (not relevant for Pataki), fundraising and public issue statements.

Democrats took no new significant public steps to support Jones on Thursday or Friday, though a series of prominent Senate Democrats sent out fundraising emails for him.

NYC Votes Contribute (Contribute), a project of the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB), is a first - of - its - kind platform — a fundraising tool for candidates built as a public good.

Thanks to a «protect the First Amendment» theme in the wake of statements by a member of the Trump administration, WAMC / Northeast Public Radio completed a record - breaking $ 1 million fundraising drive yesterday in just over 12 hours.

While public awareness of charities is dominated by big organisations such as Cancer Research UK, NSPCC and Oxfam, organisations such as these with trained professional fundraising staff are in the minority.

That ever - shrinking but always vocal constituency within the Labour party that is impressed by such a show of fundraising largesse would be well advised to stop for a moment, consider what tactics brought a dip in our membership, a loss of intellectual dexterity in power, & loss of trust & support among the wider public, & to not be jellylegged by the implied promises of favour from vested interests that such large donations are supposed to signify.

He has, however, become more selective and calculated in his support of candidates — both in fundraising / contributions and public endorsements.

Of course, their fundraising tactics during that election cycle led to complaints that opened the door to a wide - reaching public corruption investigation.

Over the past few weeks, a series of loosely related public corruption investigations coordinated by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara have spilled into public view, with targets including high - ranking New York Police Department officials, the union representing city jail guards, and the political fundraising activities of several people with ties to New York City's mayor.

Rangel, who will now embark on a 21st term, had counted on the loyalty of the Harlem community as he faces a public trial for allegedly failing to pay taxes on a vacation home in the Dominican Republic, keeping multiple rent - stabilized apartments and conducting improper fundraising, among other House ethics charges.

There is no question that while the investigation revealed serious issues with regard to fundraising and the manner in which it was conducted, including the use of public resources, I am confident that Mr. Levy did not personally profit... The decision to allow Mr. Levy to complete his term was carefully considered and involved weighing his conduct, the need for stability in government in these difficult economic times while affording a smooth transition after the 2011 elections.»

The DCCC's emphasis on fundraising seemed to ultimately hurt the candidate, who did relatively little in the way of public appearances or outreach.

Rodriguez was a public funds participant but he had two primary opponents, explaining his expenditure of $ 242,365 from his total fundraising of $ 255,423.

Meanwhile, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School plans to push for a system of public funds to match smaller donations as a way to limit the influence of big money donors in campaign fundraising.

The group wants the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to «urgently propose a bill that would specifically regulate and bring transparency to any future presidential library fundraising process, and make public disclosure of major donations towards the establishment of any such library mandatory.»

In a gaggle, Cuomo said there were «significant questions» stemming from the mayor's fundraising activities on behalf of Senate Democrats in 2014 and that de Blasio smeared public servants in his claims.

Lack of appropriate planning and private sector fundraising threatens UK athletes» success in the 2012 Olympic Games, according to a Committee of Public Accounts (CPA) report.

If it actually did take on the question of Cuomo's fundraising, how could the public have confidence in any exculpating findings?

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim announced earlier this month they would not press charges against de Blasio over his political fundraising, although they highlighted a number of ways the mayor had apparently circumvented election law and delivered public favors for donors.

«We are so pleased the Nickel City Professionals have selected the Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries as their organization of choice to promote and fundraise for,» said Library Director Mary Jean Jakubowski.

After an inquiry on Thursday questioning the approval of a political fundraising event on public school property, the City Department of Education (DOE) revoked the permit erroneously given to the event's organizers.

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library announces Systemwide programs during National Library Week (April 8 - 15) including an online fundraising auction, noon hour presentations and tours of the downtown Central Library.

Part of the investment at Kleinhans would be a pilot program that would include the hiring a fundraising consultant for the city to help coordinate public - private partnerships.

He has also announced he's cease political fundraising while the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity investigates his fundraising practices — a move that isn't much of a hardship on the Democratic DA, given the fact that he faces only token opposition in the general election next month from a write - in candidate, former Brooklyn sex - crimes prosecutor Marc Fliedner.