Sentences with phrase «private philanthropic initiative»
It is, in short, a private philanthropic initiative playing aggressively in a very public arena.
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The Initiative is modeled after President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative for young men and the city's Young Men's Initiative — and will be funded with $ 20 million in City Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.»
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, and the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus hosted the 90 - minute session on Dec. 1.
AAAS and the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, hosted the AAAS symposium and the congressional briefing, which was held in conjunction with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington state Republican, and Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat.
The House briefing was the third hosted this year by the AAAS Office of Government Relations with the support of the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, and in conjunction with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington state Republican, and Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat.
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.
The event was hosted by AAAS and the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives.
In addition, a public - private partnership, Thrive Washington, has coordinated business, philanthropic, and government leaders who fund and administer early learning initiatives.