Sentences with phrase «people and companies donating»

He has also expressed support for a tax credit for people and companies donating money to public schools and private school scholarships.

Trustees of Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish organization, told Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, a Sheepshead Bay Democrat, during an Albany meeting in April that he would be the target of a 2016 primary if the education investment tax credit, a bill that would give a tax break to people and companies donating money to public schools and private school scholarship funds, does not become law this session.

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The company has donated people - hours and expertise in building out the platform itself and has also made cash donations to the International Rescue Committee and to UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency — but it's the hosts that will make the biggest social impact.

This fall, the company — doubtlessly aware that young people distrust brands that don't give back and eager to signal its commitment to gender equality — launched what it calls the 50/50 Founders» Fund, donating a dollar from each sale to a pool of seed money evenly distributed between startups led by men and women.

All three phrases are popular concepts in the corporate philanthropy space (where companies with the «buy one, give one» philosphy donate a product to charity for every one they sell, and companies with the «triple bottom line» philosophy are working to consider people, planet and profit).

Across the country, supermarkets, restaurants, and food service companies are adopting innovative new approaches to reduce the amount of food that goes unsold, recover more wholesome unsold food to donate to people who need it, and recycle food discards for energy generation or composting.

Food companies have long donated money and surplus food to fight hunger in Africa, but some of the biggest firms are now plowing people and money into a new strategy aimed at helping the continent feed itself.

In addition, this past summer Tito's Handmade Vodka, which has demonstrated a profound commitment to animals and animal rescue through its «Vodka for Dog People» effort, and Martignetti Companies of New Hampshire made a commitment to donate $ 1 for every Tito's Handmade Vodka & Lemonade drink sold this summer at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford.

It is highly ironic then, that Nestle, a company that has for decades contributed the malnourishment and deaths of countless people, offered to donate food to the program.

«Most people will see this bill for what it is — a cynical attempt to deflect growing public concern about the behaviour of rich corporate lobbyists representing hedge funds and private health companies, many of whom donate substantial sums to the Conservative party,» general secretary Frances O'Grady said.

Here's one of the more interesting applications that's come across the e.politics desktop this week — a company called AktNow.com is promoting technology that allows people to donate their Facebook status and Twitter feed to a political campaign.

One area of interest, according to these people, was a 2013 request for proposals that was written in a way that would have disqualified many possible bidders, and favored a construction company whose chief executive had donated tens of thousands of dollars to Mr. Cuomo.

While individual persons can't donate more than $ 50,000 to candidates for governor, LLCs associated with companies like the Durst Organization and Extell Development have given big bucks to the campaigns of Governor David Paterson and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, respectively, according to the New York Daily News.

In addition, there is a company called WorldReader that is donating thousands and thousands of e-readers to children and people who want to read.

Nearly 10,000 companies in the United States offer this benefit to their employees and many people who donate to or volunteer at their favorite charities are often unaware of this.

The place was packed with nice people bidding it up for the animals and going home with some tremendous items donated by generous companies and individuals.

The company has already trained 35 young people, including some with disabilities, and is donating many bikes to local community members to ensure that kids can get to school.

The company is donating food to people in need, while at the same time supporting 500,000 farmers with Climate Smart Agriculture practices and committing to 45,000 employee volunteer days.

Every time someone purchases a Waka Waka, the company donates a Waka Waka to a disaster area or region in a developing nation; to date they've donated 81,000 units to help people in 25 countries including Haiti, the Philippines, and Syria.