Sentences with phrase «philanthropic organizations as»

Among the commission's projects is the research agenda, which organizers hope will aid academics and philanthropic organizations as they find new directions for the work.

It can be duplicated by any charitable or philanthropic organization as well by other types of organizations, like educational intuitions and business incubators, in order to offer legal services in fulfillment of the organization's mission and objectives.

Not exact matches

His philanthropic service includes founding and serving as former chairman and current board member of the Robin Hood Foundation, director of JUST Capital Foundation, as well as current advisory, chairman, director and trustee roles with a number of not - for - profit, educational and other charitable organizations.

As the year draws to a close, there are no shortage of charities and other philanthropic organizations seeking financial support.

But Kwak also goes on to negatively compare Zuckerberg and Chan's move to other massive philanthropic bequests of the past such as those made by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, who «donated directly to charitable organizations or to charitable foundations.»

It's all part of the pop star's BeyGOOD foundation, which was started in 2013 as the overall organization for her global philanthropic work.

But all three businesses also could turn to private - sector grants from philanthropic organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

We represents leading global corporations, growth and middle - market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals.

Rodney Bullard is a United States Air Force veteran, former Assistant U.S. Attorney and White House Fellow and currently serves as the Vice President of Community Affairs for Chick - fil - A and as the Executive Director of the Chick - fil - A Foundation where he shepherds the organization's extensive philanthropic and social responsibility efforts, which primarily focus on youth and education.

The Company actively engages in philanthropic initiatives around the world through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) organization, The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide), which uses sport as a catalyst to provide resources and opportunities to the world's most underserved populations and actively works to «Empower from Within.»

Lending his talent to multiple charity events and organizations, Lindsay has supported philanthropic events such as the Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner, Children's Home Society Caring Chefs, Tom Coughlin's Jay Fund Foundation and First Coast Premier Wine Extravaganza benefiting the Children's Cancer Fund.

Make it at some odd hour like 2:00 AM to mark it as special, provide lots of teen friendly food like pizza or chicken wings, information on philanthropic organizations of interest to kids and leave the room.

In recent years, they've become philanthropic, donating to parent - founded charities such as The Way Home, Inc. and longer - running organizations like the March of Dimes.

Chicago Children's Museum is proud to partner with local and national nonproft organizations, city and state municipal agencies, as well as the philanthropic community to increase museum access and inclusion for Chicagoland families.

The May 9 Foundation, a philanthropic organization that champions the memory and welfare of national disaster victims as well as...

After leaving State service, Commissioner Egan will serve as president of Renaissance Corporation of Albany, a philanthropic organization.

The group's efforts are being funded through the Audacious Project, a joint effort of the non-profit group TED and philanthropic organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The endowments of major philanthropic organizations have also taken a serious hit in recent months as a result of the shrinking stock market; smaller endowments mean less money to support research.

NIH is also in active discussions with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization set up by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan as well as international organizations, about a project to assemble the atlas of human cells, something Collins likened to a «Google map of the human body.»

The initiative is an extension of Biden's 2016 appointment as head of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative, an assignment President Barack Obama extended, aimed at pulling together federal agencies and private, academic and philanthropic organizations to identify new cancer research topics, break down barriers slowing advances and pinpoint necessary investment areas to advance the fight against cancer.

In the aftermath of NASA's abandonment private organizations such as the nonprofit SETI Institute in California continued programs of their own, sustained by modest research grants and occasional philanthropic donations.

As Judith Rodin, president of the philanthropic Rockefeller Foundation, noted at her organization's event about «resilient livelihoods» on September 25, tungsten is the «metal that puts the buzz in your cell phone.»

As a not - for - profit Gladstone can engage in sponsored research, create VC - backed start - ups and raise donations, said Freedman, but the institute can not accept philanthropic funding from an organization that wants an ROI or partner with a company.

Core funding for the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium comes from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), along with numerous grants from governmental and charitable organizations, as well as philanthropic donations.

The annual party raises money for the organization's educational and philanthropic programs, as well as its advocacy for gender parity in show business.

Hundreds of millions of philanthropic and federal dollars are flooding toward such national organizations as KIPP and Teach For America as well as to local and state - specific ventures in a hundred places.

With a $ 5.9 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, a local philanthropic organization, they set out to transform the prevailing vision of what preK - 12 education is for — as one district official put it, «to meet the needs of the kids» future, and not the teachers» past.»

Along with their statutory role as labor unions and stated role as professional organizations, NEA and AFT fill the role of philanthropic benefactors for a host of causes, most of them left - leaning (see sidebar).

Fortunately, pioneering schools, such as Summit and LPS, are pushing the OER ecosystem to make it easier to create customized learning solutions that address students» personalized learning needs, and many of the philanthropic organizations funding OER efforts are directing that funding toward solutions that aim to improve student learning outcomes.

As a mark of the expected value of OER, a number of major philanthropic organizations, including the Hewlett Foundation, Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC), and the CK - 12 Foundation, are investing in the creation and development of OER content and OER curation tools; and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has a project, called the Learning Registry, which helps make OER content easier for teachers to find.

(November 2016) The University of Pennsylvania's Center for High Impact Philanthropy featured AppleTree Institute as one of 11 organizations in its 2016 High Impact Giving Guide designed to help donors make a bigger difference with their philanthropic dollars.

As the leader of an anti-poverty organization, Elise and her team unite civic, civil rights, labor, philanthropic and community leaders to prioritize closing gaps in access, achievement and lifetime opportunity for students in Los Angeles.

About Advance Illinois Leaders from more than a dozen civic, philanthropic, business and education organizations from across the state came together to found Advance Illinois in 2008 to serve as an independent, objective and nonpartisan voice promoting a healthy public education system that prepares all students for success in college, career and civic life.

As a result of this type of support from Congress, state legislatures, and philanthropic organizations, a steadily increasing number of principals will be affected by compensation systems that offer additional compensation based on student achievement, professional knowledge and skills, and service in high - poverty and other hard - to - staff schools.

The University of Pennsylvania's Center for High Impact Philanthropy featured AppleTree Institute once again as one of 11 organizations in its 2017 High Impact Giving Guide designed to help donors make a bigger difference with their philanthropic dollars.

But conservatives in the business world, politics, and the finance and philanthropic communities saw charters as an attractive vehicle for circumventing teacher unions, organizations they see as harmful to children.

In recent years community colleges have gained meaningful support — from the federal government and from a good number of philanthropic organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation — to develop important initiatives geared toward helping students earn credentials that have labor - market value.

As Great Public Schools Now formulates its plans to help expand high - performing public schools that serve students in high - poverty areas, the organization today released a list of schools — and corresponding data from those schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic giving.

YouthTruth joins seven other nonprofit organizations — out of 200 total applicants — as the recipients of the «Practice of Feedback Loops» grant, awarded to organizations that collect and produce relevant information from important stakeholders to enable better philanthropic efforts from foundations.

Additionally, we seek strategic partnerships with other organizations, such as the Council of Chief State School Officers, Achieve, and KnowledgeWorks, and philanthropic foundations to help support our mission of improving student learning through high quality assessment and accountability systems.

Under his leadership, the organization solidified its position in a rapidly changing media environment as Knell leveragedNPR's network of member stations, drove cross-platform journalism and cultural programming, and grew philanthropic and corporate underwriting support.

In late 2012, the Wallace Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports efforts nationwide to improve school leadership, awarded AACTE a grant to serve as one of its communications partners for its Principal Pipeline Initiative.

Previously, Houck served as the coordinator of the K — 12 Teacher of Reading Program at the University of Minnesota, the state reading specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education, and was the program director for the Education and Learning program at a leading philanthropic organization.

ERIN, which is currently in beta mode, provides user - friendly information in five key areas, including: education research, education policy, reform organizations, education technology, and philanthropic support across 13 key topics ranging from issues such as blended learning to teacher evaluations.

The ERIN Project gives users the opportunity to dive into important issues and questions in education reform such as, charter school effects on student performance, the laws shaping teaching and recruitment, the top 20 philanthropic organizations working to improve curriculum, and many others.

She has also served as director of a philanthropic organization, directing funding toward clinical veterinary trials.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation was established in 1978 as a 501 (c) 3 charitable and philanthropic non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the well - being of animals and strengthening the human - animal bond in partnership with Texas Veterinary professionals.

As the philanthropic sister organization of the Student Youth Travel Association (SYTA), the Foundation depends almost entirely on outside contributions for their services.

As part of the ADAA's philanthropic partnerships, all admission from The Art Show and proceeds from the Gala Preview benefit the Henry Street Settlement, one of New York's leading social service, arts, and health care organizations.

Mallis served as executive director of the CFDA for 10 years, where she furthered the organization's charter to promote American fashion as a «recognized branch of American art and culture» and helped to implement the foundation's burgeoning philanthropic goals to raise money for breast cancer and AIDS charities, design scholarships, and numerous other initiatives to benefit designers and the industry at large.