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«Instead, we risk significant fines for missing EU targets as well as considerable reputational damage in view of the international climate negotiations in Paris at the end of this year» said Sorley McCaughey, head of policy and advocacy at Christian Aid.

Paige Kowalski, director of state policy and advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign, said that «these systems are pretty new» (built within the last six years).

And the charter school sector shouldn't duck the issue, says Chad Aldis, vice president for Ohio Policy and Advocacy at the Washington, D.C. - based Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

The budget proposal still leaves room for the renewal of year - round Pell, «mathematically speaking,» said Carrie Warick, director of policy and advocacy at the National College Access Network (NCAN).

Andrea Arroyo is the Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at Georgia Charter Schools Association.

«What we don't want to do is simply put a tablet on top of a textbook and call the job done,» said Phillip Lovell, vice president for policy and advocacy at the Alliance for Excellent Education, an advocacy organization that supported increased funding for E-rate.

Prior to this work, she served as the Policy Director at the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and the Director of Policy and Advocacy at New Schools for New Orleans.

The Hunt Institute held weekly conference calls between the players that were directed by Stefanie Sanford, who was in charge of policy and advocacy at the Gates Foundation.

«The end result is the same — federal tax dollars going to private schools,» said Sasha Pudelski, assistant director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, who called the program «a backdoor voucher.»

Janice Nolen is the assistant vice president of national policy and advocacy at the American Lung Association; she directs the organizations annual State of the Air report.

Sonya Sceats is the director of policy and advocacy at Freedom from Torture.

The staffers include Ben Kalish, the group's former director of development, who has left to work at the Fortune Society, and Jamin Sewell, the firm's director of lobbying and government relations, who has left to serve as counsel and managing director of policy and advocacy at the Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies.

Her background includes experience in grassroots organizing, policy and advocacy at the local, regional, state, and federal levels.

Today, we look at how the resettlement process works, with the help of Jenny Yang, vice president of policy and advocacy at World Relief.

Adrienne Silnicki is the National Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC), a non-profit organization that works to protect, improve and expand public health care in Canada.

However, Andy Blocker, executive vice president of policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, told ThinkAdvisor Friday that the memo «fails to address the potential impact» of DOL's redraft «on everyday investors, which has been our concern all along.»

«Our biggest concerns are reduced access to advice for the lower end of the investor spectrum and higher costs for individuals,» said Andy Blocker, executive vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Not exact matches

His advocacy work includes direct communications with company leadership, investor education and awareness, filing shareholder proposals, and public policy advocacy at the municipal, state and federal levels.

AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill is a rare opportunity for AWEA members and others who want to help advance wind energy to participate in advocacy training and then put that training to work to educate legislators and their staff on the wind industry's top policy initiatives at both the state and federal level.

A useful piece on the «new» Danish Economy and why it works by Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at the (American) New Republic and a senior fellow at Demos, a US - based national, non-partisan public policy, research and advocacy organization.

Through policy development, education, and advocacy, the Institute is building support for meaningful action at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Mr. Slusarchuk is a past TEDx speaker on the topic of capital markets, was a senior advisor at a top tier Canadian brokerage firm, and is a member of multiple mining industry advocacy associations in emerging markets, through which he has regularly advised various governments on the formation of mining policy.

«The overarching message here is we don't just have a jobs deficit; we have a «good jobs» deficit,» said Annette Bernhardt, the report's author and a policy co-director at the National Employment Law Project, a liberal research and advocacy group.

At the direction of the board of directors and supported by management, the Policy Council is the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's lead public policy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princPolicy Council is the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's lead public policy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princpolicy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princpolicy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic principles.

Whether it was the Board's strong advocacy for the Canada Line or the devolution of YVR, the hundreds of active volunteer Members on our policy committees proudly and actively help shape public policy at every level of government, every year.

Rachel Wolbers is the policy director at Engine, a nonprofit that supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through economic research, policy analysis and advocacy on local and national issues.

«There is a lot of fear about resettling Muslim refugees,» Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief, previously told CT. «There is fear about them becoming terrorists or implementing Shari'ah law.»

That's changing, says Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief, as more churches only want to help their fellow believers.

Listen to Policy and Advocacy Officer for Israel and Palestine at Christian Aid, William Bell, speaking to Premier's News Hour here:

Policy and Advocacy Officer for Israel and Palestine at Christian Aid, William Bell, told Premier's News Hour: «Some of the medical relief organisations that we support are able to get out, albeit in a pretty precarious situation and often under fire, to offer some immediate assistance.

«We believe we represent a convergence of evangelical belief that care for [refugees] is a central part of our Christian faith,» said Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

The shifts in trade policy will help increase the resilience of the New Zealand wine sector by creating more opportunities to grow exports and diversify markets said Jeffrey Clarke, General Manager Advocacy at New Zealand Winegrowers.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

The UN Breastfeeding Advocacy Team (UNBAT) members are NGOs, that take action to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding at the grassroots, professional, and policy level.

The Advocacy department has offices at Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester, where our Shaping the Future of Your Community program is based, and at Mass Audubon's headquarters in Lincoln, where we focus on sustainable development and other statewide policy issues.

At first I assumed that he spent his spring break at SXSW and had mistaken your promotional materials for a Crystal Stilts fanzine, but he swore it was assigned reading for his public policy advocacy cliniAt first I assumed that he spent his spring break at SXSW and had mistaken your promotional materials for a Crystal Stilts fanzine, but he swore it was assigned reading for his public policy advocacy cliniat SXSW and had mistaken your promotional materials for a Crystal Stilts fanzine, but he swore it was assigned reading for his public policy advocacy clinic.

At 9:15 a.m., Regent Judith Johnson and Regent Nan Mead will participate in a discussion on legislative policies and proposals affecting schools and students at the first - ever Scarsdale Public Schools Parent Teacher Council Legislative Advocacy Breakfast, Quaker Ridge School, 125 Weaver St., ScarsdalAt 9:15 a.m., Regent Judith Johnson and Regent Nan Mead will participate in a discussion on legislative policies and proposals affecting schools and students at the first - ever Scarsdale Public Schools Parent Teacher Council Legislative Advocacy Breakfast, Quaker Ridge School, 125 Weaver St., Scarsdalat the first - ever Scarsdale Public Schools Parent Teacher Council Legislative Advocacy Breakfast, Quaker Ridge School, 125 Weaver St., Scarsdale.

At the same time, we want our users to be part of the effort, to know what we're saying and why, and to help us refine and improve our policy positions and advocacy strategies.

«We are proud to be part of the effort to close Rikers through our policy advocacy and through our programs to prevent recidivism and unnecessary incarceration through services at Rikers and post-release, supportive housing, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and alternatives to incarceration and detention,» Page said.

«The delay is creating chaos in a system that was already overburdened,» said Elie Ward, director of policy, advocacy and external relations at the New York State American Academy of Pediatrics.

From left: Kevin Douglas, co-director of policy and advocacy for United Neighborhood Houses; Councilmember and Immigration Committee Chair Carlos Menchaca; and Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna at the Borough Hall rally.

Prof. Funmi Para-Mallum, its National Coordinator, who disclosed this at a High Level Advocacy and Policy Dialogue initiated by the Plateau government, said that the cases were recorded from 2015 to early 2017 by CWEENs» Observatory Steering Committee (OBSTEC).

Ortiz is a past president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, the state's largest LGBTQ political club that works with elected officials in all five boroughs and is active in policy advocacy at City Hall and in Albany.

«If we had a national paid leave plan, it would potentially put into the economy $ 21 billion annually,» Gillibrand said at a conference hosted by the Center for American Progress, a progressive public policy and advocacy organization.

Her previous experience includes serving as the Deputy Director of Advocacy and Policy at the ACLU where she managed a team of policy counsels and political stratePolicy at the ACLU where she managed a team of policy counsels and political stratepolicy counsels and political strategists.

Bobbie Sackman, director of public policy at LiveON NY, a senior citizen advocacy organization, said the Cuomo proposal would lead to a cut in the number of meals served to the city's aging population as well as a reduction in services, including social activities, eviction assistance and help with health care.

A coalition of advocacy groups led by the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, the Fiscal Policy Institute, and the Human Services Council are leading an effort to have state - funded nonprofits pay workers at least $ 15 / hour.

Nancy Rankin, the vice president for policy, research, and advocacy at the Community Service Society, a leading advocate for the legislation, said her group estimates that 350,000 workers will be left out of the bill as a result of increasing the threshold from five to 15 workers.

In the news, LES residents (including members of the neighborhood advocacy group, GOLES) testified yesterday at a City Council hearing on the NYPD's controversial «stop and frisk» policy.