Sentences with phrase «through coalition building»

NBCDI supports and works primarily with Black children birth through age eight and their families, through coalition building with community - based organizations, foundations, corporations, school systems, elected officials, government, child care, Head Start and many other public and private partnerships.

He believes strongly in the transformative power of education and is ready to get to work on education reform in Rochester through coalition building and engaging families to demand and secure high quality educational choices for their children.

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The organization cited St. Louis» BioSTL bioscience economic development coalition — established in 2001 to build on plant and life science strengths — as a model for cities endeavoring to create economic growth through regional strengths.

Its Energy, Environmental Health, Waste, and Human Rights programs create positive, industry - wide change through corporate dialogue, shareholder advocacy, coalition building, and innovative legal strategies.

Coalitions build cities» capacity through an education program, providing cities with: tools; support by connecting them with organisations who can prepare them for green bonds issuance; and a platform for knowledge and best practice sharing between cities» treasuries.

Wouldn't it be great if we could move whole jurisdictions towards better practices through coordinated, multi-stakeholder coalitions, endorsed by engaged local governments, and built on effective land use planning?

Through strong member support, an informed and science - based approach, supply chain collaborations and continuous outreach, The Sustainable Packaging Coalition ® endeavors to build packaging systems that encourage economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials.

CCSD Best Practices Tip: Sustainable change happens through holistic, incremental change, communication, and coalition building.

If you are interested in joining me for the SNF / Walmart Foundation sponsored webinar «Coalition Building: How to Build and Strengthen Partnerships within your School Community» I hope you will click through to create an account and sign up.

After 28 years working to get kids into college, Thacker left his job as a high school counselor in 2004 to write «College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy» and found the Education Conservancy, through which he is building a broad - based reform coalition of educators at both the supply (high school) and demand (college) sides of the equation.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) has been working with the Mayor's Office to bring the Good Food Purchasing Program to Chicago over the past three years and building support for the policy through a local coalition made of a broad representation of the voices of Chicago's food system.

Eight existing home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rating.

(ii) at the same time, ensuring it links the solidarity and interests of the bottom and the middle, so that it is possible to build winning coalitions to support universal services, redistribution through progressive universliam and tackle eg rewards for failure at the top, to the extent that entrenched privilege and advantage is not convinced by what might appear an altruistic appeal.

Fair Wisconsin Inc. works to build a fair, safe, and inclusive Wisconsin for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people by advancing, achieving, and protecting LGBT civil rights through lobbying, legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, coalition building and electoral involvement.

The coalition, dubbed Let NY Work, singled out the usual suspects blamed for the state's high property - tax burden, and called for scaling back the Triborough Amendment, an end to state mandates, cheaper construction through design - build and a defined benefit program under a proposed Tier VI plan for public employees.

«The governor's progressive accomplishments are national in scope and were achieved through compromise and coalition building,» he said.

«I think what you've got to do is build off the foundational cultural shift that's represented by the Problem Solvers Caucus in the House and the Common Sense Coalition in the Senate and through those relationships, have good faith negotiations to deal with the issues of the day,» Reed said.

PACE seeks to advance G&T education through advocacy, outreach, and coalition building.

The New Deal for NY has been working over the last year to fight for progressive revenue raisers in New York, including the extension of the Millionaire's Tax, through direct action, coalition building, and more.

Through lobbying, advocacy, coalition building, citizen education and policy development, EPL / Environmental Advocates has been New York's environmental conscience - ensuring that environmental laws are enforced; that new measures are enacted when necessary; and that the public is informed of, and participates in, important environmental policy debates.

Through her leadership and coalition building, the model has expanded (PDF) since 2000 from one innovative elementary school to a network of seven schools — with an eighth coming in the fall 2013 and four more in the works — in three regions of the city.

We do the same, providing examples of how savvy chiefs have built new coalitions in the state Capitol, helped district leaders and innovators find ways through bureaucratic tangles, and facilitated collaborations at the local level.

Adults in schools can learn advocacy and coalition building skills through Meaningful Student Involvement.

«We look forward to the opportunity to expand the base of support behind an approach where UTLA leads the fight for quality schools and respect for educators through powerful organizing and coalition - building,» Caputo - Pearl told LA School Report.

The Coalition have recently published the revised Careers Guidance and Inspiration in Schools, that is very welcome and is a positive move towards supporting schools through, for example, further support to build stronger connections with employers and clarifying the role of governors to ensure that independent career guidance is provided to young people.

In addition, potential district contractors are able to promote school bond measures through California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.), whose membership «contains over 1,500 school districts, county offices and private sector businesses, including architects, attorneys, consultants, construction managers, financial institutions, modular building manufacturers, contractors, developers, and others that are in the school facilities industry... C.A.S.H. has sponsored or supported over $ 52 billion in statewide school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.»

Founded in 2010, AUCC works to build capacity in Arkansas» immigrant and multiethnic communities through grassroots organizing, trainings, awareness - and coalition - building campaigns and guided practice in community building.

CTQ improves student learning by shaping policies through developing teacher leadership, building coalitions, and conducting practical research.

Stand qualified Measure 98 for the ballot; built a broad and diverse coalition, including communities of color organizations, labor, and business; and ran a strong campaign that netted the endorsement of nearly every major newspaper and reached voters statewide through TV ads and mail.

CASH — or the Coalition for Adequate School Housing — is leading the referendum, along with the California Building Industry Association through a new political action committee called Californians for Quality Schools.

Verrinder's task was to support the spread of spay / neuter for pets through new, cooperative programs, and building a stakeholder coalition.

SALDF chapters raise awareness of issues affecting animals through activities such as holding events for ALDF's weeks of action, like Speak Out for Farmed Animals Week; tabling; leafleting; screening films; organizing symposia and guest speakers; and building coalitions with other law school student organizations.

The McKnight Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grant - making, coalition - building, and the encouragement of strategic policy reform.

In the longer term, I will work with the Cooper Union board, staff, alumni and students to identify ways to make our community's common visions and goals a reality through reasoned decision - making, collaborative fundraising, and schoolwide coalition - building.

Take Back NYU coalition demanded the university to be more transparent through various issues that included having an open account of the university's budget and investments and building a finance committee consisting of students.

Jiang provides strategic and narrative direction for the coalition through action planning, media support, partnership building, and direct advocacy.

Through their work building coalitions and alliances, the environmental groups were able to forge a network of organizations that spent a combined $ 229 million on lobbying across all issues.

The Coalition's diesel initiative is also building on the U.S. EPA's Smart Way program, which has become a global model for increasing efficiency and reducing pollution from freight through a portfolio of readily available technologies and practices.

Build a strong coalition of pragmatic energy - environmental centrists who will champion and sustain a comprehensive policy correction through subsequent administration transitions 3.

Our Farm Power project is not only exploring the role that farms could and should play in the UK's energy system; but is building a diverse coalition — from farmers through to multinationals — to tackle the barriers to sustainable farm - based energy in innovative ways.

A coalition of scientists and local land conservationists calling itself Solar Done Right envisions roofing homes, commercial buildings and parking lots throughout the Southwest with a vast network of photovoltaic panels, each connected to the rest through the power grid.

We can build upon the consumer advocacy movement that Taylor inspired, but only by working together, through a coalition.

Eight existing home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rating.

Working through states and local communities, MIECHV home visitors help parents nurture their children, building strong relationships that form the foundation for success in school and in life,» said Matthew Melmed, Executive Director of ZERO TO THREE (r), a coalition member.

The project will build on current state efforts and partnerships to improve the developmental health of young children and family well - being in high - need neighborhoods through Florida MIECHV, Florida Help Me Grow, local Early Learning Coalitions and Early Head Start, Title V, federal and state Healthy Start, community residents and funders.

Cradle Through College Coalition, of which Committee for Children is a member, sent letters to House and Senate leadership in response to their respective budget proposals urging them to make stronger investments in high - quality early learning, K — 12 education, pathways for postsecondary education, stability for vulnerable students, and building a strong pipeline of education from early childhood to early adulthood.

Schuyler Center achieves its reforms through creative and detail - conscious policy analysis, coalition - building and advocacy to elected officials, agency executives and stakeholders.

Commissioner Calma said the targets build on the positive steps already undertaken with the Government through the Indigenous Health Equality Summit, the signing of the Statement of Intent, and the recent launch of the National Indigenous Health Equality Council, which includes a number of health experts from the Close the Gap coalition.

He offered sound advice and through his integrity he has built a coalition of like minded honest mortgage brokers, contractors, and insurance providers which he introduced us to.