Sentences with phrase «together as an advocacy»

Through education and awareness, athletes now have a team of parents, coaches, administrators, doctors and trainers working together as an advocacy team on behalf of every athlete to identify and treat head impacts.

Not exact matches

«A new U.S. rule aimed at restoring consumers» ability to band together to sue financial companies has survived its first challenge, as a top banking regulator on Monday said he would not petition for it to be suspended... «The rule is a well thought - out response to the serious consumer harm of forced arbitration,» said Brian Marshall, policy counsel for advocacy group Americans for Financial Reform.»

I see more vividly than before that our redemption requires that this power come to us, and through us, in healing and liberation, advocacy and friendship, love and sisterliness, in the most badly broken and frightening places of our life together and as individuals.

In early 2007 the committee unveiled a Spiritual Advocacy Handbook covering such topics as working together for change, visiting an elected official, attending a public forum, and influencing the media.

We can understand Russell's later cautious advocacy of an explicitly metaphysical position as in part resulting from a consistent and continued commitment to, and application of, this method of logical construction, together with a dispassionate exploration of its full implications, rather than writing off this later phase as entirely distinct and grossly inconsistent with the earlier phases of Russell's career.

Dr Matthew Rees, advocacy policy officer at Open Doors, said: «As many nations come together to take part in the Winter Olympics, let us not forget that every day over 300,000 Christians are denied the right to take part in the religious observance of their choice.

Together with families, providers and communities, the Brazelton Touchpoints Center develops and applies knowledge of early childhood development to practice and policy through professional and organizational development, evaluation, advocacy and awareness and serving as a resource for proven practices.

Together, we have enjoyed warm light moments as well as the passion and intense advocacy and practical work for children's Rights.

Our campaign will use images of King's midwives breastfeeding, which also points to our commitment as a community of women together — midwives and women — and hopefully steer away from some of the negative feelings around midwives» use of «advocacy rhetoric» which women can unfortunately sometimes experience as pressure and judgment.

My own panel, «How to Act Like Obama Online When You DO N'T Have a Billion in the Bank» (which will talk about applying Obama 2012 lessons to this year's advocacy and electoral campaigns), is coming together nicely — we just signed up Ethan Roeder, Obama's chief data manager for the presidential race and who's now gone back over to the New Organizing Institute, as a speaker.

An article in the new blog Together We Can Make a Difference finds 2,030 videos tagged on YouTube as «non-profit» (an increase from 76 in August) and also collects examples of advocacy videos from around the world.

A coalition of New York public health, environment and healthy schools advocacy groups have banded together as they push state government leaders to take action.

«Together with our Department of Social Services, the Child Advocacy Center, the Sheriff's Office, the District Attorney's Office, local law enforcement and community partners such as the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley, we work diligently all year long to raise awareness of child abuse, prevent its tragic occurrence and support victims.

All have been affected by mental illness and its stigma and have been brought together as part of a national public awareness campaign sponsored by McLean Hospital, in collaboration with Boston Logan International Airport and several mental health advocacy groups.

The Producers Guild has more than 5,700 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members with employment opportunities, seeking to expand health benefits, promoting fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts such as encouraging sustainable production practices.

«The power built by the advocacy coalition we put together last year was instrumental in securing another large increase this year, as well as an increase in vital OST funding,» added Kerry Savage, PAVE policy analyst.

Over twenty charities and teaching unions work together as the GCE UK coalition, delivering the Send My Friend to School campaign and undertaking parliamentary and advocacy work.

Just as our educators must work together to drive collaboration and improvements in our system, our superintendents, principals and presidents must provide advocacy and support to underwrite these bold endeavors.

As Ed Week reported: «Californians Together, a research and advocacy group for the state's 1.6 million English - learners, is the brain trust behind this bill and catapulted the long - term ELL issue into the national spotlight a few years ago with its report showing that large numbers of such students were languishing in California's public schools.

Since its founding in 2011 by former ConnCAN Chief Operating Officer Marc Porter Magee, 50CAN has emerged as a vibrant network of locally led and nationally supported education advocacy campaigns that learn and grow together.

The purpose of the Executive Order is to ensure that regulatory agencies and the SBA Office of Advocacy work closely together as early as possible in the regulatory drafting process to address disproportionate impacts on small entities and appropriately reduce their regulatory burden.

Skype (School Library Journal, January 2008) It's a Mad Mad Wordle (School Library Journal, July 2009) Ramping up Your Library Website (School Library Journal, January 2010) Empowering Students for Life (Multimedia Schools, March 2010) Everyday Advocacy (School Library Journal, August 2010) Checking Out the iPad (Multimedia Schools, November / December 2010) Librarians as Leaders (TechEdge, February 2011) E-Books: Just Jump In (Library Media Connection, Jan / Feb 2011) Tech Tools for Tough Times (TechEdge, November 2011) Learning Together: the Evolution of a 1:1 iPad program (Internet @Schools, January 2012) Backchanneling on the Front Burner (Library Media Connection, May / June 2012) Power of Gaming (Internet @ Schools Idea Watch column, May / June 2012) BYOT to the Library (Tech Edge, September 2012) Data Delivery: Getting the Story Out (Internet @ Schools Idea Watch column Sept 2012) iPads for Everyone (School Library Journal, October 2012) The 1:1 Experience (Internet @ Schools Idea Watch November / December 2012) Innobrarians: Librarians as Innovators (Internet @ Schools Idea Watch Jan / Feb 2013) From Professional Development to Personalized Learning (Library Media Connection Jan 2013) Live - Blogging Learning (Internet @ Schools Idea Watch March / April 2013) For E-books the Future is Now... Maybe (Internet @ Schools May / June 2013) Project Advocacy column: What are We Afraid Of?

Yep, you're right, and it's a special event, really, when somebody is able to help a lot of folks in such a diverse community come together for «organized advocacy» of each other's interests, as the Author Earnings site puts it.

He was left at a shelter as a pup, then rescued by Even Chance, a San Diego - based pit bull advocacy center, which paid for surgery to help correct the deformity by fusing his two toes together.

• We have: o Made TNR mainstream and accepted as the only effective approach to outdoor cat populationso Established the Feral Friends Networko Brought together experts and advocates for the first community cat conference in Americao Transformed shelters through advocacy and guidanceo Established the ongoing Boardwalk Cats Project in Atlantic City, NJo Founded National Feral Day, a national day of action that has grown to include events in all states and many countries worldwide.

«Traditionally, in highly regulated industries such as pet, leaders within the industry have gotten together and decided that political advocacy and involvement is the key to the long - term success of the industry,» Canning adds.

His participation in arts organizations included his role as a founding member of Spiral, an association of African American artists that came together in 1963 to support the civil rights movement; his 1964 appointment as the first art director of the newly established Harlem Cultural Council, a prominent African American advocacy group with several hundred members; and his role in concert with artists Ernest Crichlow and Norman Lewis (with seed money from the Ford Foundation), as a founding member of Cinque Gallery which supported young minority artists.

It was remarkably timely and reaffirming of our Rail Curatorial Project with the artist Patricia Cronin, Shrine for Girls at the 56th Venice Biennale, on two fronts: (1) Patricia's lifelong advocacy of women's liberation and gay marriage has come true (made famous by her Memorial to a Marriage, a bronze sculpture of her and her partner, our fellow artist Deborah Kass, embracing each other as a permanent declaration of self - marriage at a lot they bought together at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx in 2002).

As usual with the green press, it is more a matter of weaving together a series of half truths, omissions and advocacy, than of outright lies.

From our position as an independent solar advocacy group, Vote Solar has an important role to play in bringing diverse interests together toward the common goal of solar growth.

The coalition was created in 2003, originally by five different organizations that came together because they recognized there was a need to have more organization advocacy around the right to counsel that was happening across the nation, but not necessarily in an organized or centralized way, and the Public Justice Center agreed to staff the coalition, even back then, and currently is the operator of the coalition through my position as coordinator.

NLADA's Litigation and Advocacy Leaders biannual conference draws together experienced advocacy directors, senior litigators, and policy analysts, as well as emerging leaders and managing attorneys, to share cutting - edge advocacy strategies, explore trends affecting low - income people, and discuss effective planning and leaAdvocacy Leaders biannual conference draws together experienced advocacy directors, senior litigators, and policy analysts, as well as emerging leaders and managing attorneys, to share cutting - edge advocacy strategies, explore trends affecting low - income people, and discuss effective planning and leaadvocacy directors, senior litigators, and policy analysts, as well as emerging leaders and managing attorneys, to share cutting - edge advocacy strategies, explore trends affecting low - income people, and discuss effective planning and leaadvocacy strategies, explore trends affecting low - income people, and discuss effective planning and leadership.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

As noted by the Association for Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP), part of a national coalition of advocacy groups that worked to garner Congressional support, «Together these programs provide critical investments in the health of women, children and families.»

TVC's Statewide Youth M.O.V.E. staff worked together as coaches and mentors for youth councils by assisting in program development, activity planning, advocacy training, and mental health case management.

NAR's Sustainability Program pulls together extensive resources — including publications, research, advocacy, grants, and links to existing NAR programs — all designed to help you respond to growing consumer and professional interest, and to position your brokerage for success as market shifts continue to urge adaptation.

The Alliance is an advocacy group that brings together members from fields such as public health, environmental protection, and affordable housing in an effort to safeguard children from exposure to household environmental health hazards.