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This topic came up recently at a meeting where everyone was bemoaning the funding cutbacks in social services in many cities and the fact that outreach efforts, awareness campaigns and other marketing initiatives were among the first things to be dropped.

Social entrepreneurship, the creation of new ventures with a social purpose, takes many forms, from clean energy start - ups to initiatives aimed at improving early educSocial entrepreneurship, the creation of new ventures with a social purpose, takes many forms, from clean energy start - ups to initiatives aimed at improving early educsocial purpose, takes many forms, from clean energy start - ups to initiatives aimed at improving early education.

Lisa Jackson, Apple's VP of environment, policy and social initiatives, said on stage at an Apple press event that the company has reached the 100 % renewable energy goal in 23 countries.

On Tuesday, he announced a new security and privacy initiative called the Digital Equilibrium Project aimed at developing a «digital constitution» to provide a legal and social framework for situations where security and privacy are at odds.

Cook will be joined at the Clinton event by Apple's vice president of environmental policy and social initiatives, Lisa Jackson.

«Social entrepreneurship is about people starting any initiative that has a social, environmental or community objective,» says Siri Terjesen, a professor at American University who co-authored the report, in a press reSocial entrepreneurship is about people starting any initiative that has a social, environmental or community objective,» says Siri Terjesen, a professor at American University who co-authored the report, in a press resocial, environmental or community objective,» says Siri Terjesen, a professor at American University who co-authored the report, in a press release.

Money to Burn suggests that federal biofuel initiatives cost $ 3.00 — 3.50 for every dollar of social and environmental benefits returned, and that's assuming there are any benefits at all — the report claims that it is hard to know if biofuels have a positive environmental impact:

April 9: Facebook also announces an initiative aimed at helping social science researchers gauge the product's impact on elections and political events.

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The company has at times appeared anxious to cultivate this image, pouring funding into «corporate responsibility» initiatives to produce «social change» — exemplified by Google Ideas.

The Scottish Government is not alone among advanced European democracies in legislating or creating new initiatives at every turn when some social problem arises.

Liz Leadbetter Kirkhaven's manager said: «We are delighted that our social work students at Kirkhaven are using their initiative and research to raise funds to enable our service users to sample some life experiences that a lot of us take for granted.»

And so, just as the Catholic Church rightly takes the initiative in promoting human unity in social and political trends already at work in the modern world, so she can also take leadership in the ecumenical movement, and interreligious dialogue.

The company won the award at the exhibition for its support of the Burneside Community Energy (BCE) project, a social initiative that saw the installation of a 250KW Solar PV Array on the roof of James Cropper's mill in the village of Burneside in the Lake District.

We invest in a range of corporate and social responsibility initiatives aimed at having a positive impact on our communities.

'' Dame Kelly Holmes was speaking at the PruGOals training rides, an initiative set up by Prudential to empower young people to drive their ambitions and fulfil their potential regardless of social or economic background.

Mr. Speaker, the 2018 - 2021 Budget is informed by the President's Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies which aims at creating a conducive environment for the private sector to thrive, propel growth and create employment opportunies, especially for the youth.In this regard, Government's policy objectives for the medium term will aim at: • Stabilizing the economy and setting it on a path of sustained, diversified and resilient growth; • Optimizing the key sources of growth in the economy on sustainable basis; • Enhancing a competitive and enabling business environment for private sector - led growth; • Formalizing the informal sector; • Building a strong and resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks; • Promoting agro-industrial enterprises as the basis for the «One District, One Factory» initiative; and • Creating entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, especially for the youth.

Key partners include: Greater Buffalo - Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); Erie County, Niagara County, City of Buffalo, City of Niagara Falls, Association of Erie County Governments, Niagara County Supervisors Association, University at Buffalo Regional Institute and Urban Design Project (UBRI / UDP), Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement (CSCCE), VOICE Buffalo, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Buffalo (LISC), Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA), Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, The John R. Oishei Foundation, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. (Belmont), Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), Empire State Development, New York State Department of State, Division of Smart Growth, Niagara County Department of Social Services, and Niagara Falls Housing Authority.

At 6 p.m., the first membership drive for the «21 in «21» initiative, which was launched by NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, is held and seeks to elect at least 21 women to the City Council by 2021, Sweetwater Social, 643 Broadway, ManhattaAt 6 p.m., the first membership drive for the «21 in «21» initiative, which was launched by NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, is held and seeks to elect at least 21 women to the City Council by 2021, Sweetwater Social, 643 Broadway, Manhattaat least 21 women to the City Council by 2021, Sweetwater Social, 643 Broadway, Manhattan.

Timoner has launched several community organizing and social justice initiatives at CBE, including a Dismantling Racism Team that was part of the successful campaign to Raise the Age of criminal responsibility in New York.

She's now deputy commissioner of strategis initiatives at the city Department of Social Services.

It's reported that Westchester County Executive Rob Astrorino and his Administration terminated contracts that has threaten summer initiative for youth and moved $ 5.8 million from the 2011 budget for the Department of Social Services to pay correction officers at the same time he wants to raise the parent share of subsidized child care under Department of Social Services.

Attorney General Andrew Guomo announces a new initiative to enable social networking sites to eliminate images of child pornography Thursday at the YMCA in Fayetteville.

Join us on August 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a one - hour live chat session where you'll learn how fellows impact policy initiatives on Capitol Hill, in federal agencies, and the judicial branch — and how you can apply your social science background to transform your career.

«I think we need to pause and think through the risk pathways to disease more clearly,» says Dolores Malaspina, director of the social and psychiatric initiatives program at New York University Langone Medical Center.

Also at the conference Tuesday, a major alliance of science, research and United Nations bodies launched a 10 - year initiative — Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability — to commence next year to coordinate scientific research into the major social and environmental challenges from climate change as they emerge over coming years.

Most hiring managers at life sciences companies recognize LinkedIn as a legitimate source of job candidates, and companies are increasingly using LinkedIn to search for future employees, says Ruby Gadelrab, leader of social media initiatives and head of marketing for international markets for the genomic analysis company Affymetrix in Santa Clara, California.

Even projects that did not win funding profited from the initiative, says Helbing, a physicist and social scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

In a recently published paper in the Washington and Lee Law Review, Kesan and co-authors Carol M. Hayes, a research associate in the College of Law, and Masooda N. Bashir, the assistant director of the Social Trust Initiatives at the U. of I.'s Information Trust Institute, propose creating a legal framework that would require companies to provide baseline protections for personal information while also taking steps to enhance users» control over their own data.

«Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications at Kessler Foundation.

«Our Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

«Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that generate innovative ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» said Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

«Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that yield pioneering ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities,» remarked Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

The Bone Marrow Failure Program at Dana - Farber / Boston Children's In addition to providing information and access to local and national research initiatives, our clinic offers multidisciplinary care (physician specialists, dentists, nurse practitioners, social workers) and consultative services for patients with Diamond - Blackfan anemia.

In the report, entitled, «Social Enterprise Businesses: A Strategy for Creating Good Jobs for People with Disabilities,» authors Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grant Programs and Special Initiatives at Kessler Foundation, and Ronnie Kauder, Senior Practitioner in Residence at the Heldrich Center, discussed the strategies that lead to a successful social enterSocial Enterprise Businesses: A Strategy for Creating Good Jobs for People with Disabilities,» authors Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grant Programs and Special Initiatives at Kessler Foundation, and Ronnie Kauder, Senior Practitioner in Residence at the Heldrich Center, discussed the strategies that lead to a successful social entersocial enterprise.

In addition to funding the creation of new projects highlighting the work of global change - makers addressing the world's most pressing problems, the initiative brings together leaders in both independent filmmaking and social entrepreneurship at key gatherings globally, including the Skoll World Forum (SWF), the Sundance Film Festival, and intensive workshops at the Sundance Resort.

To be clear, I continue to question whether the ed reform movement at large is properly viewed as a race - focused «social justice» movement or a broad school improvement initiative benefitting all children, thereby serving social justice ends.

These top - of - the - morning meetings, which under his initiative came to take up the first 45 minutes of each school day at Bruns and later at Newell Elementary, are a central feature of a revamped curriculum that puts an emphasis on social - emotional learning — that is, development of character, empathy, selfmanagement, and other life skills that lie outside the domain of the three R's.

Early - education policy in the Unites States has its roots in the social - welfare initiatives that began at the turn of the 20th century and continue to this day with successful programs like Head Start.

The efforts described in the group's report, «Joining Forces: Linking Education and Human Services to Help Children and Families At Risk,» include governors» initiatives, interagency commissions, memoranda of understanding between agencies, and specific programs linking education and social welfare.

Initially launched in October 2015, the «Life Beef Carbon» initiative, inspired by France's Dairy Carbon Program, aims at promoting innovative livestock farming systems and associated practices to ensure the technical, economic, environmental and social sustainability of beef farms, and thus to reduce the contribution of livestock production to GHG emissions.

For the last 13 years Matt has worked in charity leadership as a director of local youth and community services, as Operations Director at School Councils UK, a national education charity specialising in youth participation and active citizenship in schools, and more recently leading on the delivery of ThinkForward, the successful Social Impact Bond funded, five year education - to - employment initiative.

Ramon Paje and Ms. Gina Lopez (for her «social entrepreneurship initiatives»)-- will be feted during the awarding ceremonies at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel.

The heart lesson Button teaches is part of the curriculum of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), an initiative of Educators for Social Responsibility, which started at Daly and two other New York City schools in 1985.

Duhon has directed higher - education service - learning programs, taught at the high school and college levels, and led and collaborated on several community, social justice, and faith - based initiatives in New York and Cleveland.

For the last 13 years Matt has worked in charity leadership as a director of local youth and community services, as Operations Director at School Councils UK, a national education charity specialising in youth participation and active citizenship in schools, and more recently leading on the delivery of ThinkForward, the successful Social Impact Bond funded, five - year education - to - employment initiative.

We all acknowledge these challenges and numerous reformers at every level of government as well as in the non-profit sector support countless efforts to address them, from expanded health care to initiatives that link social services to schools.

He writes, speaks, and consults extensively on the challenges of leading transformative initiatives (generally from his viewpoint as a principal), and he is an expert at mediating sustainable change through the use of Web 2.0 technologies, most notably social media.

During the Summer Institute, educators heard about the latest trends in education from a variety of noted experts, including Trace Dominguez, Host of TestTube's DNews, Discovery Digital Networks; Hall Davidson, Senior Director of Global Learning Initiatives at Discovery Education; Steve Dembo, Director of Social Media Strategy and Online Community at Discovery Education; and Dean Shareski, Community Manager at Discovery Education Canada.

Primary pupils from 15 schools across United Learning came together to celebrate their social action initiatives at a special graduation ceremony held at Barclays HQ in Canary Wharf, London, in March 2017.