Sentences with phrase «policy organization while»

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Coin Center, a non-profit research and advocacy organization in Washington, has met with members of Congress and their staff about the bill to argue that while the policy goals make sense, the language as drafted isn't needed, said Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research.

While large organizations have snapped up policies there is a steep drop off in adoption among small - and mid-sized business.

About 28 percent of gun owners have contributed to an organization that takes a position on gun policy, while only 10 percent of non-gun owners have.

While each travel and expense policy must reflect the specific goals and culture of an organization, the most effective ones are sturdy enough to help drive the objectives of the organization while remaining sufficiently flexible to encompass industry changes and technological developmWhile each travel and expense policy must reflect the specific goals and culture of an organization, the most effective ones are sturdy enough to help drive the objectives of the organization while remaining sufficiently flexible to encompass industry changes and technological developmwhile remaining sufficiently flexible to encompass industry changes and technological developments.

Some organizations prefer a strictly mandated policy that deeply restricts traveler choices and punishes noncompliance, while others take a softer - handed approach, allowing travelers more latitude to make decisions that will benefit them and the organization.

This however does not necessarily negate the fact that policies are not available for these organizations, it just so happens that there may be some providers that will not cater to particular groups while others will be able to cover any organization regardless of the type.

, are volunteer - run, and simply have not had the time or interest to engage with organizations who have refused to publicly acknowledge the harm caused by current breastfeeding policies while blaming mothers when their babies are harmed by complications.

We have limited resources, are volunteer - run, and simply have not had the time or interest to engage with organizations who have refused to publicly acknowledge the harm caused by current breastfeeding policies while blaming mothers when their babies are harmed by complications.

While this project has achieved its objectives, further work is required to assist organizations to develop and implement policies and procedures for balancing breastfeeding and work, so that breastfeeding mothers who are returning to work can continue to breastfeed as long as they and their baby require it.

While youth - serving organizations like ours have internal child - protection policies and multifaceted staff - screening procedures, too many organizations have lacked access to FBI fingerprint - based background checks.

Third Thursday Training (DC): Advocacy Rising Discussion: This moderated discussion will explore how can activists can harness this unprecedented energy to move policy while strengthening our organizations during this heated presidential election year.

New York's 29 Democratic electors may have been heartbroken while casting their votes for Hillary Clinton after her bruising loss to Donald Trump last month, but they made sure to send a final riposte to the president - elect's anti-immigrant rhetoric — by donating their Electoral College salaries, a total of $ 435, to a prominent immigrant policy and advocacy organization.

Under questioning, de Blasio pledged that he would never again form an issue - advocacy organization like the Campaign for One New York, which was the subject of a federal investigation, all while stressing the worthy policy goals that the group helped achieve, chiefly universal pre-K.

While there are roughly 670,000 businesses owned by women citywide, only 1.48 percent of federal contract dollars goes to those firms, according to a recent study by Women Impacting Public Policy, an organization which advocates on behalf of women?

«While significant effort is being put into developing treatments to slow or block the progression of Alzheimer's dementia, little work has been done to get the medical system ready for such an advancement,» said Jodi Liu, lead author of the study and a policy researcher at RAND, a nonprofit research organization.

While the emblems of both organizations appear on IPCC documents, the organizations have little power to actually change IPCC policy or hire or fire its leaders.

While in Iran from 6 - 13 June, they spoke at elite universities and civic organizations and met with top government and science policy officials, scholars, and students.

While retired, because of my ongoing interest in the importance of credible, sound science driving public policy and regulation of food safety related issues, I joined with other academic colleagues and helped to found a 501c3 non-profit organization we call Academics Review.

A 2006 national survey by the Center on Education Policy, an independent advocacy organization in Washington, DC, found that in the five years after enactment of NCLB, 44 percent of districts had increased instruction time in elementary school English language arts and math while decreasing time spent on other subjects.

This past year, while a student in the Education Policy Management Program, Cotignola was also an intern with I'm First, a nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C. that focuses on helping first - generation college students get to and through college.

Barreiro, a member of the Mind, Brain, and Education cohort, had a teaching background in preschool and early elementary, while Zuniga, a member of the Education Policy and Management cohort, brought several years of working in organizations building bridges between parents and their children's educational experiences.

While in New Zealand, she hopes to begin a comparative case study examining the work of Indigenous policy organizations leveraging resources in support of student and community success.

Finally, advocacy involves partnering with national civic and policy leaders and grassroots organizations in communities to build a field committed to this new vision of education while also identifying policy barriers and opportunities to implementing a more comprehensive system of supports for children in communities across the country.

At The New Teacher Project (TNTP), we believe it is possible for organizations to implement ground - level reforms on a meaningful scale even while advocating for more fundamental policy changes.

But Kayla McGannon, the director of advocacy for Stand for Children Colorado, said that while backing candidates who supported SB 191 was a «big priority» for the group, it also favored incumbents or challengers who shared the organization's broader views of education policy, not just on teacher effectiveness.

While organizations and policy makers can shape strategies to bring about that vision, the cultures shaped by individual teachers will ultimately determine if the strategy ends up working — or ends up as breakfast.

These relationships allow us to understand our clients» contexts so that we can best apply our technical and policy expertise, while building the capacity of the individuals and organizations with whom we work.

It helps the workforce to understand the company's policies and procedures effectively while delivering the consistent message across the organization.

Developing that ability is a process that evolves over time and requires that individuals and organizations have a defined set of values, principles, policies and structures that enable them to work effectively in a cross-cultural manner; demonstrate the capacity to value diversity and manage the dynamics of difference while also engaging in self - reflection and adapting to changing contexts; and incorporate these concepts into all aspects of leadership, policymaking and practice.

He leads Advance Illinois» policy development including work on teacher quality, standards and assessments, and college and career readiness while working closely with partners and stakeholder organizations across the state.

While the NCTQ board of directors is made up of Democrats, Republicans and independents, the report was funded by organizations such as The Walton Family Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that are strong supporters of a number of polarizing reform policies the report directly touches on, including the controversial Vergara ruling.

So while the tenant may purchase the renters policy, the owner or the corresponding organization has just as many rights to that coverage as the tenant does.

While the Better Business Bureau rates organizations based on complaints from the public, transparency (honesty about business practices), government licensing, advertising policies (again, are they honest?)

While in many shelters Pit Bulls are over represented in comparison to other pure breeds this is not due to an over population issue but more due to bad internal adoption policies within many humane organizations and of a lack of understanding about the breed resulting in an unnatural deflatation in demand.

While this sounds a little scary to many, it really is sound policy because not doing so creates unnecessary liability issues for the adopting organization:

While there are national organizations working to protect the industry and the rights of reptile keepers, these proposed bans and changes in policy must be taken seriously.

While many of these organizations spend a lot of their time arguing about other policies, on this, they are in complete agreement.

While this captures their views, it is incorrect and inaccurate to present these policy statements as a consensus of these professional organizations.

«The homerun for us is applying our knowledge and tribal knowledge to understand energy sites, and then partner with three or four developers to persuade and compel the U.S. Forest Service to use a rational renewable policy and implement it consistently in a decentralized organization while the U.S. Forest Service espouses support for renewables in their D.C. office, but the field offices are not in lockstep, an easily solvable problem,» Debenham said.

At NYLPI, Eddie organized numerous grassroots coalitions and campaigns, including the Organization of Waterfront Neighborhoods (OWN) and Communities United for Responsible Energy (CURE), two citywide coalitions of community - based organizations which blocked the siting of mega-waste transfer stations, large power plants, incinerators and sludge plants in environmentally - burdened, low income communities of color, while changing City and State solid waste and energy policies.

While at Promethium Carbon she advised international organizations on greenhouse gas reporting, climate change policy analysis and strategy development.

The Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum convened representatives from more than 400 civil society organizations, while the Science, Policy, Business Forum highlighted key opportunities for green investment.

«While we wouldn't comment on alliances with particular organizations, Peabody has a track record of advancing responsible energy and environmental policies, and we support organizations that advocate sustainable mining, energy access and clean coal solutions, in line with our company's leadership in these areas,» Vic Svec, Peabody's senior vice-president for global investor and corporate relations, wrote in an email.

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is building a solar homeowner coalition across eight states and the District of Columbia to help people install solar while giving them an organization to fight anti-solar legislation and policy decisions around the country.

Environment Northeast (ENE) is a non-profit organization that researches and advocates innovative policies that tackle our environmental challenges while promoting sustainable economies.

While there is no bright - line test regarding the duty to preserve, legal personnel should ensure their organizations have appropriate records retention policies that define procedures that meet both business and legal requirements.

While these holes should certainly be found and patched, it is ultimately users and the policies, controls and security awareness that govern their behavior which determine how easily an organization will be breached from day to day.

While the content of cloud policies varies, key areas typically include: (i) the purpose of the cloud policy; (ii) a description of the scope of the cloud policy; (iii) the actual procedures of the organization relating to cloud services, i.e., considerations and limitations; and (iv) compliance requirements for the employees / contractors of the organization, including potential sanctions.

Where further information about a person's disability is required, the Policy Statement indicates that «the information requested must be the least intrusive of the person's privacy while still giving the organization enough information to make an informed decision about the accommodation.»

While the COC is now focused on reviewing its workplace policies even though the formal complaint has been withdrawn, the organization should have addressed the harassment complaints 4 years ago when management initially became aware of such allegations.