Sentences with phrase «others lead nonprofits»

While some run businesses, others lead nonprofits and government offices and agencies.

Not exact matches

If a nonprofit doesn't share your values, you'll need to find other ways to build rapport or perhaps simply look at other leads that are a better fit.

With courses from Harvard University, MIT, The University of California Berkeley, and other universities, edX is the only leading Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider that is both nonprofit and open source.

InCharge Debt Solutions, a leading nonprofit organization, offers free and impartial debt relief solutions to consumers struggling with credit card or other unsecured debt.

According to U.S. best practices, nonprofit boards should be comprised of at least five people who have little overlap with an organization's staff or other related parties.70 However, there is only weak evidence that following these best practices is correlated with success, and if they are correlated, that may be because more competent organizations are more likely to both follow best practices and to succeed — rather than because following best practices leads to success.

«Chief Collaboration Officer Rodney Youckton, as well as other executive team members, leads by example and sit on local nonprofit boards such as Community Youth Services, the Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters or United Way,» Miles says.

The Perennial Pepperweed Control Handbook was created in 2011 for municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and others who will lead the effort to identify and control pepperweed in their given jurisdiction.

Yellow and green items were the most likely to have high lead levels, says Judy Braiman, president of the Empire State Consumer Project, a nonprofit group that lab - tests consumer products for lead and other heavy metals.

Wikipedia and a slew of other sites may have shut down today to protest SOPA, but that's not the only big story in the online advocacy space this week: yesterday Blackbaud announced that the company would be buying Convio, a leading provider of email advocacy and online fundraising for nonprofits and trade associations (disclaimer: my current employer uses Convio for our email - list management).

That hasn't led other similar nonprofits to comply with the provisions of the state's public - access laws.

Those include a lead paint scandal at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the city's involvement in a discussion about whether to lift a deed restriction on a nonprofit AIDS hospice, the Administration for Children's Services» (ACS) mishandling child neglect cases, and former Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Joseph Ponte and other agency brass using city vehicles for personal trips.

Sometimes personal interests, like supporting other young scientists, can lead to a nonprofit career, like it did at the time for Marta Maczel, who helped set up the main office of the World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) in Budapest.

«A big part of this upswing also was due to aggressive marketing by drugmakers and other advocates,» says Andrew Kolodny, M.D., a psychiatrist and medical director of Phoenix House, the nation's leading nonprofit provider of substance abuse treatment and prevention services.

That's why, as the leading nonprofit exercise professional and health coach certification organization, carrying out our mission is in everything we do, from empowering our fitness professionals to help others live healthier lives; to advocating for greater access to high quality physical activity and science - based health and fitness resources in all communities; to elevating the role of physical activity in healthcare.

The nonprofit KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas both within the KIPP network and with partners including other public schools, non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher learning.

The three other options included solo proposals from the district and Crown Prep and one from Academia Moderna, a nonprofit charter led by a local teacher.

The nonprofit KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations.

Berry cited a CTQ survey of administrators from more than 30 school districts and nonprofits that held federal leadership grants that revealed a narrow approach to teacher leadership: ``... The vast majority of interviewees could not envision teachers leading in roles other than instructional coach or, perhaps peer evaluator.»

These roles may include, for example: team leader, who takes responsibility for team and student growth; reach teacher, who takes responsibility for larger - than - average student loads with the help of paraprofessionals; master educator, who develops and leads professional development and learning; peer evaluator, an accomplished educator who coaches other teachers, assesses teachers» effectiveness, and helps his or her colleagues improve their skills; and demonstration teacher, who models excellent teaching for teachers in training.11 According to the Aspen Institute and Leading Educators — a nonprofit organization that partners with schools and districts to promote teacher leadership — teacher leaders can model best practices, observe and coach other teachers, lead teacher teams, and participate in the selection and induction of new teachers.12

Alonso's speech marked the first public acknowledgment that the city hopes to model its construction funding plan on a groundbreaking schools project in Greenville, S.C. Transform Baltimore, a coalition of education advocates led by the American Civil Liberties Union, has been lobbying city leaders to carry out Greenville's plan, which would require a nonprofit or other entity to float the bonds on behalf of the school system.

Earlier this week, a group of about 100 principals, deans of students and other school leaders gathered at Alverno College's Sister Joel Read Center for a summer training session led by the local nonprofit Schools That Can Milwaukee.

This includes nonprofits, parents, student - led education organizing groups, and others.

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.

She has been involved with leading the How to Start and Run an Animal Sanctuary Workshop since 1998, as well as teaching fundraising workshops and consulting with other nonprofits on fundraising.

The volunteer - based nonprofit Heading Home Animal Rescue is SCCAS» leading animal placement partner, taking in and adopting out more pets in need from the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter than any other partner.

Animal nonprofits, research veterinarians, and other experts agree: killing in pounds and shelters is the leading cause of death of all cats in the United States.

After incorporating as a nonprofit in 1988, HRS began publishing the House Rabbit Journal, which led to volunteers emerging first locally, in the San Francisco Bay area, and then from other areas of the country.

Ms. Graham's desire to contribute to the cultural, spiritual and intellectual development of society while simultaneously recognizing the important role women play in that development, also led to the establishment of the Bette Clair McMurray Foundation, which awarded grants to other nonprofit organizations for programs that shared the same mission.

This point, frequently made by lawyers from Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental legal group, combined with widely expressed public opposition to any more coal - fired power plants in Florida, led to the quiet withdrawal of four other coal plant proposals in the state.

The National Center for Victims of Crime, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit and a leading authority on how victims are compensated for loss, will advise the committee, assist with ongoing fundraising efforts, administer victim application and vetting processes, and coordinate the distribution of proceeds from the Foundation's official GoFundMe campaign, other fundraisers, and third - party donation sources.

Teacher — Duties & Responsibilities Teach financial management classes focused on budgeting, credit, home buying, and foreclosure prevention Instruct leadership development classes utilizing the DISC Personality Profile Assessment Model Administer DISC Assessment Tool, analyze students results, and build student leadership profiles Implement multiple teaching techniques to reach audiences of varying learning styles and abilities Design and implement challenging and captivating curriculum resulting in student engagement Responsible for one on one instruction and lecture - based learning for classes as large as 50 students Experienced in both youth and adult education instruction techniques and subject matter Plan and administer Bible based education and development classes for Abundant Life Church Lead classes in vision, program, mission, and leadership development for church members and leaders Actively serve on multiple nonprofit boards focused on education and community development Lecture on leadership development, financial responsibility, and other topics at community functions

The DQC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, national advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, leads a partnership of nearly 100 organizations that supports state policymakers and other key leaders to promote the development and effective use of statewide longitudinal data systems that link early childhood, K — 12, postsecondary, and workforce data.