Sentences with phrase «on voluntary organizations»

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Many governments, businesses and social organizations rely on the data, and opposition groups argue the Conservatives are attempting to influence future public policy decisions since low - income earners and immigrants will be less likely to fill out a voluntary form.

This voluntary initiative is designed to help organizations and individuals apply key recommendations on how to advance the role of women in leadership and board positions from the B.C. Economic Forum to your organization (as appropriate) and measure the progress.

Other Affiliated Organizations American Board of Pediatric Dentistry The American Board of Pediatric Dentistry is the organization which verifies to the public and health professions that a pediatric dentist has successfully completed both an advanced educational program accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation and a voluntary examination process designed to validate the knowledge, application and performance requisite to the delivery of proficient care in pediatric dentistry

None of them have legal authority; they will be accepted by universities and funding organizations, if they are accepted at all, on a voluntary basis.

Upon dissolution or winding up of said corporation's affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, all of its assets then remaining in the hands of the board of directors shall, after paying or making provision for payment of all of said corporation's liabilities, be distributed, transferred, conveyed, delivered, and paid over only to educational, scientific, literary, or charitable organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and which are not private foundations within the meaning of section 509 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, on whatever terms and conditions and in whatever amounts the board of directors may determine, for use exclusively for educational, scientific, literary, or charitable purposes, except that no distribution shall be made to organizations testing for public safety.

While the authors focused on how adults learn civic skills on the job or through participation in voluntary organizations, it is in school that people are most likely to learn them when young.

Religious organizations and schools that rely on voluntary participation and contributions are likely to flourish.

ERCA conducts voluntary surveys on career aspirations among secondary school students to connect them with institutions of higher learning and other organizations and to provide guidance about what comes next after high school.

Unparalleled in scope, this encyclopedia makes an important contribution to African American studies by pulling together information on a variety of voluntary organizations.

As an alternative to true government regulation, private organizations like Green Seal and the Green Business Bureau offer voluntary certifications for companies interested in displaying their ecological consciousness on their product labels.

Accreditation is a voluntary commitment practices make to their clients and patients, and AAHA is the only organization in the U.S. and Canada that accredits companion animal hospitals based on standards that go above and beyond state regulations.

Commenting on the award to Professor Zorko, WSAVA President Dr. Walt Ingwersen said, «Professor Zorko has made an outstanding contribution to the development of veterinary medicine in Slovenia through his long service to voluntary veterinary organizations and his commitment to teaching and his research.»

The Brooklyn Rail, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, distributes its journal free of charge, and our devoted staff, editors, and contributors work on an entirely voluntary basis.

Prior to her current responsibilities, Lori was integrally involved in AGA's pipeline safety and environmental advocacy, including participating in the development of the EPA STAR program to encourage voluntary operations reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, serving on the executive steering team of the Department of Transportation's distribution integrity management program, and participating in the launch of the Common Ground Alliance — a collaborative organization with the goal of reducing excavation damage of underground facilities.

According to its Web site, «NERC has operated successfully as a voluntary organization, relying on reciprocity, peer pressure and the mutual self - interest of all those involved.»

On October 13, the nation's leading manufacturers of residential central air conditioners, furnaces, and heat pumps signed an historic, voluntary agreement with the nation's leading energy efficiency advocacy organizations supporting new federal standards for those products.

Examples of non-regulatory governance mechanisms include non-binding resolutions by intergovernmental organizations; voluntary codes of conduct for researchers; rules and requirements imposed by funders, universities, or professional associations; memoranda of understandings between nongovernmental organizations, governments, or international organizations; and so on.

Agreed to on the sidelines of COP16 in Cancun and signed on New Year's Eve, the deal between the two organizations proves their mutual commitment to making 2011 the year voluntary carbon offset trading grows to record levels.

«Outcomes are expected to include: a political declaration on pollution, linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); resolutions and decisions adopted by Member States to address specific dimensions of pollution; voluntary commitments by governments, private sector entities and civil society organizations to clean up the planet; and the Clean Planet Pledge, a collection of individual commitments to take personal action to end pollution in all its forms.»

Hence, if the European legislator sets the legal so - called «essential requirements», which all economic operators have to meet — whether they are using harmonised standards or not — to ensure free circulation of their products on the Single Market, it leaves to CEN, CENELEC or ETSI (i.e. the recognised European standardization organizations (ESOs)-RRB- to develop voluntary standards that can give technical solutions, accepted by the relevant industry, to ensure compliance with these essential requirements.

The Canadian Bar Association is a professional, voluntary organization which was formed in 1896, and incorporated by a Special Act of Parliament on April 15, 1921.

Community and Professional Involvement: Judge, Robson Hall Negotiation Competition at the University of Manitoba Law School; Learning Group Facilitator, CPLED, Law Society of Manitoba; long - time member and supporter of Manitoba W.I.S.E. (formerly LEAF Manitoba), a voluntary sector non-profit organization, which advances the equality of women and girls in Canada through legal education and progressive law based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Instead, they're faith - based organizations that operate on a voluntary cost sharing idea (that's an important distinction that we'll come back to in a bit).

The Mises Institute, a nonprofit organization, exists solely on voluntary contributions.

«Although we will not comment on the specifics of this matter, generally when we identify a potential violation of the Act, the Competition Bureau is prepared to work with organizations to reach a voluntary resolution that will fix the competitive problem,» says Greg Scott, senior communications advisor for the bureau.