Sentences with phrase «public philanthropic efforts»

In fact, Swift made several decisions that served to counter her influence: She deleted a tweet supporting the Women's March, her political voice was limited to a single «go vote» post and her usual public philanthropic efforts were more muted than in years past.

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All the more misplaced... are the efforts by some supposedly Jewish organizations to arouse, through their battles against Christmas symbols in public places, the ill will and resentment of Christians» at the very time when the Christian religion, more than at other times of the year, inspires its followers with irenic and philanthropic sentiments.»

The honor recognizes Bloomberg's public health policies — from banning smoking in bars and restaurants to eliminating trans fats in city eateries — along with his philanthropic efforts to support public health education and global anti-smoking campaigns.

Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent who heads up Boston Public Schools, says large school districts get funding from a variety of philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these funders to align their efforts to support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.

Across the nation, religious and lay leaders are creating new schools, new networks of schools, new governance models for existing schools, new pipelines of talent, new philanthropic efforts, new public programs, and much more.

But he will best be remembered among educators for record - setting philanthropic efforts aimed at promoting improvement of the nation's public schools.

Almost 20 years ago, I wrote a long public letter to Bill Gates that drew lessons from earlier philanthropic efforts in K - 12 education — including many billions of dollars wasted by the likes of Ford, Rockefeller, and Annenberg.

Public funding should be used to expand and sustain these philanthropic efforts.

The campaign, a joint public and philanthropic effort, works to raise awareness about opportunities under the Flexible Pathways Initiative by creating and disseminating promotional materials, convening school teams to create communications plans and providing training to lead school change efforts.

PwP unites the general public with some of the world's most renowned investors in an effort to bring global awareness to impactful philanthropic causes.

This philanthropic effort is generously provided to the public by the board certified Diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists who donate their time, staff and services to provide free screening ocular exams to qualified service and working animals.

The ACVO / Stokes National Service Animal Eye Event is a philanthropic effort provided to the public by the board certified Diplomats of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists; ophthalmologists who donate their time, staff and services to provide free screenings and ocular exams to qualified Service and Working Animals.

The ACVO / Stokes National Service Animal Eye Exam event is a philanthropic effort generously provided to the public by the board certified Diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists who donate their time, staff and services to provide free screening ocular exams to qualified Service and Working Animals.

These significant philanthropic contributions have leveraged public funding — including funds from the San Francisco International Airport wetlands mitigation agreement — to make this ambitious, multi-year restoration effort possible.

In 2014, four public land agencies (National Park Service, California State Parks, Marin County Parks, and the Marin Municipal Water District) teamed with the Parks Conservancy to form the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative — an initiative that brings together their resources, talents, and philanthropic efforts to support the stewardship, conservation, and enjoyment of Mt. Tamalpais.

The latest revamp has been paid for by a major Heritage Lottery Fund grant and scores of donations from trusts, private donors, and members of the public — an effort that Tate chairman Lord Browne described as a model of how to achieve major projects through philanthropic giving.

For more information on the natural partnership between civil legal aid and philanthropic efforts to improve bedrock economic, social and health conditions for low - income people, see Natural Allies: Philanthropy and Civil Legal Aid by the Public Welfare Foundation and the Kresge Foundation.