Sentences with phrase «small grassroots group»

In 1969, a small grassroots group of British Columbians began a campaign to protect the spectacular forests and lakes of the Nitinat Triangle and West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island.

No small feat for a small grassroots group.

Holly has volunteered and worked in many different animal welfare arenas, ranging from small grassroots groups to large - scale public - private partnership efforts.

Holly has volunteered and worked in many different animal welfare arenas, ranging from very small grassroots groups to large - scale public / private partnership efforts.

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A grassroots group, the New Citizens Movement, uses the Internet and small demonstrations to press for greater transparency.

As the general public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding education, awareness and issues into the spotlight.

His large - scale Facebook outreach reached voters in groups large and small in critical areas of the country, and the bulk of the campaign's late funding came through grassroots donors identified and recruited via Facebook ads (even if they often gave the money in response to a subsequent email appeal).

Small progressive grassroots groups can collect far more useful information about their constituencies that massive commercial databases.

Last week I had the privilege of going on Karen Jagoda's Digital Politics Radio show, where we talked at length about the DSCC and other Democratic groups» grassroots outreach and media spending to try to salvage the 2014 elections, largely funded by small - dollar online donors.

The group, he said, is planning to swap its small protests for a grassroots offensive, which will include canvassing outside subway stations and across Democratic neighborhoods.

The group itself says it is funded by small - dollar donors raised from «grassroots» contributions.

With few employees and a strong cadre of community volunteers spearheading a grassroots effort to secure funding and build our mission, our small group of social workers and educators worked largely on a local level in the Puget Sound region.

Felix is one of a small handful of dogs that are rescued annually by grassroots animal welfare groups and shipped to eager families in America.

Grassroots Animal Rescue is a small group of dedicated animal lovers, based in the Chicago - area who are committed to providing high - quality care to rescued cats.

Through its community outreach programs and grants, the Petco Foundation has touched more than 8,000 organizations across the U.S. — many of which are small animal rescue groups whose grassroots efforts have had a tremendous impact on our communities with programs to help save or improve the lives of our animal companions.

The small group was inspired to form a new grassroots education, advocacy and activism network focused on climate change and other environmental issues.

Jibrell teaches a grassroots response to drought and water scarcity by teaching community groups, especially women and youth, to build small rock dams.

We learned from the PBS» «Climate of Doubt» that during the last four years, the momentum was lost by those who called for climate action and gained by a small group of skeptics who rallied the Tea Party grassroots movement to push the issue off the agenda.

Nikki has been informally organizing small groups for a decade, and she is ready to take on a state's worth of grassroots work.