Sentences with phrase «present funding efforts»

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«If the entrepreneur is really doing it, not just presenting an idea but has put a lot of effort into making it happen already in real life and could use the funding to move their business forward, that carries a lot of weight with the judges,» Behnke says.

Such reform lies beyond the reach of any contract negotiation, of course, and would require the efforts of legislators, academic leaders, and funding agencies that currently tolerate, or even encourage, the present system.

The intense competition for funding presents a growing challenge for scientific researchers — those who receive financial support are in a better position to bolster their early research efforts and are more likely to identify solutions to the most complex scientific questions and to some of society's most pressing problems.

Horizon 2020 presents major organisational and funding challenges: research and funding institutions must position themselves to ensure that solutions for major European research and innovation efforts are not largely politically inspired.

These scale - up initiatives — including the White House's Social Innovation Fund, or SIF, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services» efforts on teen - pregnancy prevention and home visitation, and the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation Fund, or i3, — present a real opportunity for us to learn to do...

This is also in keeping with the government's efforts to present the policy in terms of improving chances for the poorest families, rather than funding an escape route for middle class families from the local school system.

Section 33 also continues that law so that Steven Adamowski, the former Hartford Superintendent and present «Special Master» in Windham can add four more years to his publicly funded pension even though he was not certified, made no effort to become certified and the law, as it now stands, only allows certified teachers and administrators to collect a pension.

State Policies and Practices Supporting Child Care for Infants and Toddlers presents findings that highlight the relative importance of policies, practices, and regulations that state Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administrators use in their efforts to increase the supply and quality of early care and education for children from birth through age three, with an emphasis on children from low - income families.

I think most shareholders would agree this presents compelling evidence Argo could return the majority of cash & investments to shareholders, and suffer no impairment to its future fund - raising efforts.

As part of the ASPCA ® Miami - Dade Community Partnership, Miami - Dade County Animal Services, the Humane Society of Greater Miami and The Cat Network, Inc. received a grant funding to participate in the 2015 ASPCA ® Mega Match - a-thon event, presented by Subaru, as part of large - scale adoption events held simultaneously nationwide in an effort to save more lives of shelter animals.

That effort, and the lessons learned, will be the subject of an April 6 Maddie's Fund webcast, What You Need to Know about the New York City Feline Influenza Outbreak, presented by UW Shelter Medicine Director Dr. Sandra Newbury.

Heidi Chen, General Counsel for Zoetis, was recently presented with the 2016 Justice in Action Award by the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, which recognizes outstanding achievements and efforts in advancing social justice in the U.S. Below is an adaptation of Heidi's remarks from the event.

You've been hinting at exclusive content for Nintendo platforms (on top of the exclusive features / modes already present on the Nintendo releases), and while that's great news for Nintendo users, this campaign was mainly targeted at PC gamers (the only version listed when the campaign launched), with (Nintendo) consoles announced later on (and Linux / Mac appearing as a stretch goal), and the majority of funding you received for the campaign was surely from PC gamers, yet what happened since then is that the PC version has been treated a bit like a «secondary» version in terms of your efforts.

These artist books also presented an opportunity to share the work - in - progress with a small gathering of collectors and patrons who've expressed an interest this work and in funding my efforts toward this project.

Ada Shen - Jaffe presented a video honoring their accomplishments, including Horowitz's tireless efforts in advocacy for marginalized populations and Andrew's and Hutcheson's role in establishing the LAW Fund.

• Handle fund raising activities by contacting sponsors and donors • Manage direct fundraising requests and handle initial pitches • Follow up on prospective donors through email and telephone • Draw up proposals and letters for acquiring funding • Provide support to the marketing and sales department with their awareness efforts • Present project information to donor heads in order to gain funds • Handle volunteers for fundraising projects • Manage and execute special programs and events in order to attract donors to a particular cause

Partnerships for Families: Stories and Lessons From Los Angeles Communities (PDF - 2,908 KB) First 5 LA (2010) Presents the findings of a case study of Partnerships for Families, an initiative funded by First 5 LA to prevent abuse and neglect of young children, and also examines the national context for parent engagement efforts.

In the note financing space, we continue to work in tandem with experienced distressed debt investors to acquire well secured first mortgage loans that present opportunities for significant upside through proper funding for renovations, aggressive leasing efforts, and a hands - on management style.»

After speaking about her organization's efforts to raise funds for the purchase of a new facility, Wendy Pratt was presented with $ 2,500