Sentences with phrase «social initiatives like»

«Despite being a young company, we have over 30,000 Facebook fans and a strong following on our social initiatives like the Warm Bellies program and our contribution to the International Fund for Animal Welfare,» she says.

Art Has No Boundaries (pictured), and other social initiatives like it, is on a mission to make a difference in the KC community and bring people together in fun ways.

Not exact matches

«Like many of our social impact initiatives, the innovation and inspiration comes from our partners who are volunteering in and contributing to their communities,» said John Kelly, senior vice president, Starbucks Global Responsibility, Community and Public Policy.

A survey conducted by WeSpire, an employee engagement platform provider, shows that although only 33 % of employees over 60 and only 44 % of employees over 50 say they'd like to get more involved in their organizations» volunteer, sustainability, well - being or social responsibility initiatives, a whopping 71 % of employees under 30 say they do.

Among numerous non-Catholic constructive responses to last Year's Islamic Open Letter «A Common Word» the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and Russia, Alexy II, has suggested that future dialogue be «on the doctrinal level, on important questions like God, Man and the world... and (on the practical level) on the defence of the role of religion in social life, the opposition of xenophobia and intolerance (and) the promotion of common initiatives for peace»

Preemptive wars, abridgments of civil liberty, cuts in social service, subsidies to churches, and other like initiatives are not just wrapped in the flag; together with the flag, they are swathed in the holy.

For social justice advocates who like to drink — a bottle of Fledgling wine supports literacy initiatives for children.

He created an office specifically to manage struggling schools, and has matched those schools with wraparound social services, much like Fariña has done by marrying the Renewal program to the city's community schools initiative.

Such initiatives have also been interspersed with attention to moderate social reforms, including gun control and paid family leave, dappled with more progressive policies like protections for transgender residents and a rejection of fracking.

To tackle complex problems like improving the compatibility of cattle and fish, the social and ecological systems of mountains and their river basins must be approached holistically, say ecologists working with the Mountain Social Ecological Observatory Network (MntSEON), a National Science Foundation funded initiative designed to build knowledge networks and foster resiliency in vulnerable mountain communsocial and ecological systems of mountains and their river basins must be approached holistically, say ecologists working with the Mountain Social Ecological Observatory Network (MntSEON), a National Science Foundation funded initiative designed to build knowledge networks and foster resiliency in vulnerable mountain communSocial Ecological Observatory Network (MntSEON), a National Science Foundation funded initiative designed to build knowledge networks and foster resiliency in vulnerable mountain communities.

We lose a lot of money again (which we do not have); and we lose lot enormous social capital (all the connections to the marginalized kids and families in our local neighborhood) because of this decision that was made by local authorities of the city of Berlin, claiming to have no money for initiatives like us (we are not the only ones suffering from such decisions).

A grant from the Kellogg Foundation will help to support the Collaborative for Integrated School Services (CISS), an Ed School (HGSE) initiative that works on behalf of the school - based counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses who serve children and young people like Madeleine and their families.

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.

Like most Americans who have ancestors from multiple countries or even continents, charters were born of disparate theories, education initiatives, and social philosophies.

The London 2012 Olympics helped to nudge the other side of the simple equation, «eat less and move more», and it has taken initiatives like the Stirling Primary School Daily Mile to underline the mental, social and physical gain of getting children motivated to exercise more.

Institutional theories take a different view, arguing that schools (like other major social service sectors) are so constrained by public expectations that they have limited options for becoming very different.137 Public agencies that have limited autonomy, owing to extensive public oversight, find it difficult to develop their own policies and initiatives for change.138 This does not mean that successful leadership activity in schools is impossible, but it does not come easily.

«It felt correct right away, like the right way to teach,» says Amber Weston, who has taught 8th grade language arts / social studies in the district since the literacy initiative was launched.

The expansion of the RSC's office is another move away from the original Govian model, as are a range of other DfE programmes designed to remedy the weaknesses of the original design, such as the regional partnerships the department has set up to tackle low social mobility and school underperformance, through initiatives like the 12 opportunity areas.

What do programs and district initiatives that support students» social and emotional learning look like, and how can other districts get started?

Over the course of the two - year program, participants worldwide engage in ongoing dialogue and job - embedded learning initiatives using social media - like functionality.

Social media, blogging, crowdfunding, book coupons, multi-author initiatives, and reader communities like Goodreads and Wattpad are tools that have something to offer authors who want a boost in getting the word out about their books.

It wasn't just the fact that the small social space that adjoined the gallery — a big table in the middle, and a bar to one corner seemingly constantly stocked with beers straight from the crate — looked like a sauna that made this artist - run initiative unique.

And, in general, Davidoff is spending a ton of money trying to get people like me and The New York Times to write about its arts initiatives, and I guess it's working because here's a story in the Times that mentions that Davidoff is «selling humidor boxes designed by the French artist Lison de Caunes, at 19,500 euros apiece» at Art Basel Hong Kong this week, and quotes a Davidoff executive at a lunch at Art Basel Miami Beach saying some mindless PR nonsense like «Art is part of corporate social responsibility» — and here I am writing this thing about Davidoff where I mention Davidoff a dozen or so times.

I think of the Goodwill t - shirt rack as a small scale gesture in the spirit of artists like Theaster Gates and Rick Lowe, who knit their respective communities together via «social practice» initiatives.

By sharing the initiative with Tweets, Likes, Posts, or Shares, the car gains «social fuel», which lets it use energy in proportion to that amount of social fuel, and in the process, helps to boost the visibility of programs like this.

She has also collaborated on projects with Green Business», and major companies like Converse Inc., Kohl's, Sears, Puma and more through their social and environmental responsibility initiatives.

«We're proud to partner with suppliers like Ibiden who recognize that renewable energy investments are good for the environment and good for business,» said Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president for Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives.

Like many of the best corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the idea to launch i - Probono bubbled up from the firm's grassroots.

objectives: 1) increase law library staff and partner active participation in law library social networking initiatives like facebook and Twitter to 25 percent of all staff by September 30, 2011.

In addition to providing information and training, the ministry has launched several recent initiatives that aim to increase the access to and efficiency of the justice system and to make changes that allow it to better deal with social outliers like the homeless and people dealing with mental health and / or substance abuse problems.

Companies are taking initiatives, like consumer meets, awareness campaigns, road shows, and social media promotions, to foster the concept of insurance amongst the people.

Free basics in India, is a part of social media giant's initiative Internet.org to introduce underprivileged citizens online, who are based in developing countries like India.

Other initiatives include better communication with creators, giving creators better monetization tools, the expansion of social features like the Community tab and Reels, and increased investment in educational content.

Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated system that connects families to needed resources to enhance the development of vulnerable children.

New ideas — like additional social - marketing campaigns on behalf of marriage, on the model of those undertaken to discourage smoking — should also be explored through the initiative.

Family Safety: Empowering Indigenous people to develop and support local initiatives advancing the social, cultural, and economic well - being of Indigenous families in combating violence and enhancing family cohesion via strategies like Indigenous controlled family support centres and increased recruiting, training, career development and retention of Indigenous employees in Child Protection Units in the Northern Territory.

There has been some chatter on Social Media with regards to this initiative, so we'd like to clarify CREA's role and position.

Continue to integrate your messaging thru multiple mediums like direct mail, and electronic communication and be sure to include your social media links in your traditional marketing initiatives to promote interaction and participation.