Sentences with phrase «up of nonprofit organizations»

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Perry Chen has been working with a team of volunteers every Monday night for the last year to come up with an organization that helps people discover and support nonprofits for $ 1 a day.

Full - time employees are allowed and encouraged to take up to four paid hours per month to volunteer with a charitable or nonprofit organization of their choice (part - time employees are offered two paid hours per month).

Hockley co-founded and works as managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Newtown that works toward preventing gun violence through education in, as Hockley says, «those days, weeks, months, years before someone decides to pick up a firearm and hurt someone else or themselves.»

Companies must consider how their core business practices influence society, and they also can't ignore the rise of ESG activism in their own boardrooms — in 2017, the nonprofit organization Ceres tracked more than 200 shareholder resolutions on ESG topics, up from 130 in 2013.

Yes, we retain 5 percent to manage all of the expenses CDP will incur as a nonprofit organization, including forming an advisory committee of subject matter experts, researching other donors and nonprofits, conducting due diligence on prospective grant recipients, awarding grants and following up to make sure contributions are well spent.

From now through March 31, 2018, when adult beer lovers share photos of their «Staches — self - grown and groomed, drawn - on, or Guinness - enhanced — on social media (tagging @GuinnessUS and using #StacheForCharity), Guinness will donate $ 1 (up to $ 100,000) to the Guinness Gives Back Fund *, which supports nonprofits that contribute to the common good in our communities, including Team Rubicon, a veteran - led disaster response organization.

The new study was conducted in partnership with the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the proportion of U.S. children growing up with their two married parents.

In 2011, the Cochrane Collaboration, a nonprofit independent research organization, analyzed the results of 15 randomized clinical trials that had evaluated whether omega - 3 — fortified infant formulas, fed to full - term babies for up to the first year of life, provide developmental benefits compared with nonfortified infant formulas.

Following up on last weekend's piece about the Parkland kids building a new kind of political organization, the folks at Blackbaud asked me to weigh in on the implications for more - traditional nonprofits.

I've held off on using it as a tool for my nonprofit organization, yet (that's about to change) because: a) most of my audience isn't on Twitter and doesn't get it; b) due to limited staffing, I've found it difficult to keep up with on a regular basis; and c) I haven't had a real goal in mind — something I wanted to accomplish by using it.

The coalition is made up of people from a variety of different nonprofit organizations in the area that work with those in poverty on a daily basis.

While the organization, which facilitates volunteer programs for public schools, nonprofits and various city agencies, is moving down in a geographical sense, it is moving up in terms of square feet.

In the months leading up to yesterday's coup in Albany, top members of Espada's party refused to earmark funds for organizations tied to him that they couldn't prove were real nonprofits.

The Let NY Vote coalition is made up of over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citzen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

The Catholic Church has argued that the 90 - day requirement is biased since current law gives an adult who was abused as a child up to the age of 23 to bring a lawsuit against religious organizations, the Boy Scouts and other private and nonprofit institutions.

To develop the classifications, the nonprofit organization Rescuing Biomedical Research (RBR) convened a working group made up of trainee advocates and university administrators and career - development program directors who are involved in collecting career outcome data.

«What is exciting about this is that it's the most up - to - date information,» says Lisa Cohen, executive director of the Washington Global Health Alliance, representing many of the world's leading global health nonprofit organizations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

James Baker, who is a physician and immunologist and CEO of the nonprofit Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), says his organization is tackling this problem by setting up 40 centers around the country to administer food challenges with all the necessary precautions.

EAST HANOVER, NJ --(May 15, 2017)-- Kessler Foundation, a major nonprofit organization in the field of disability, has once again been named one of NJBIZ's 2017 Best Places to Work in New Jersey — moving up 22 spots, from # 35 to # 13.

This is a huge vote of confidence in the biotechnology center model of bringing nonprofit organizations and start - up life science companies together that will help advance our mission, and benefit the entire cancer community,» said Block.

«With many major health plans, it is routine to deny coverage on the first submission, so if patients are not willing to move through an appeals process, they will end up paying,» says Nancy Davenport - Ennis, the cofounder and CEO of the Patient Advocate Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of patients whose health - insurance claims have been denied.

As part of a multi-year endowment from PCOS Diva, the nonprofit organization PCOS Challenge, Inc. will be offering grants of up to $ 500 to help women and girls struggling with hair and skin issues related to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).

With more than 20 years of successful senior leadership experience with nonprofit organizations at the state and national levels, Liz Heagy brings expertise to the start - up and scaling of large focused programs and organizations.

Through fair trade practices and working with nonprofit organizations, the proceeds of this handbag provide education and training to help women up - skill and lead more fulfilling lives.

(Sales of Gigi's metallic lace - up boots benefit Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit organization that builds schools around the world.)

From the first generation of baseball fans that tore open newspapers to gobble up box scores through the generations News, articles and list of member organizations for this statewide nonprofit association of emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, housing and

There will be up to 20 members on the committee, including experts in various fields of science and engineering and and representatives of industry and nonprofit organizations.

So, state governments and governors teamed up with a few nonprofit organizations to create a rubric that all participating states could follow, which would then create data to paint a far more complete portrait of how American students are performing.

Grants of up to $ 20,000 to Sonoma County, California nonprofit organizations for arts and creative programming serving youth entering the first grade through high school (ages 6 - 18) during the upcoming summer term.

Asked for his response, Ryan Smith, executive director of the Education Trust — West, a nonprofit advocacy organization, said: «I was troubled by those comments because although we have local control, it's up to all of us at both the state and local level to ensure that LCFF has positive results.

The team is made up of the organization's CEO / Executive Director, Coordinator of Professional Learning Services, and Director of Operations, who support the nonprofit by leading and assisting in various areas.

Previously, Ms. Morgan was director of youth programs at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, where she oversaw the development and management of up to $ 7.5 million annually in grants to other nonprofit organizations as well as the foundation's scholarship program helping low - income students attend highly selective colleges and universities.

redefineED's stated editorial mission is to represent the interests of a Florida nonprofit organization named Step Up For Students which administers a scholarship for 51,000 low - income children.

Well - known nonprofit charter management organizations (CMOs)-- which make up 24 percent of the sector — include Success Academy, KIPP, and Achievement First.

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

She currently serves as the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, a nonprofit organization that builds the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up.

7) National: A nonprofit organization, ECMC, is buying up some of the assets of Corinthian Colleges, the bankrupt for - profit education company.

i3 funds are competitive grants (Development, Validation and Scale - up) given to LEAs and nonprofit organizations that have significantly closed the achievement gaps between economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with limited English proficiency, students with disabilities; or have demonstrated success in significantly increasing student academic achievement for all groups of students; or have made significant improvements in other areas such as graduate rates or increased recruitment and placement of high - quality teachers and principals.

To help school officials gain such skills, the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN), a nonprofit organization that helps schools integrate technology, came up with a certification exam based off a framework of 10 essential skills it believes education technology leaders need to have, which include business management and understanding how teaching works.

(b)(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States and public or nonprofit organizations and agencies to pay up to 90 per centum of the cost of projects for providing vocational training services to handicapped individuals, especially those with the most severe handicaps, in public or * nonprofit REHABILITATION facilities.

It's not a name that comes up often in the nonprofit organizations I'm involved with,» said UW regent Sally Jewell, chief executive of Kent - based outdoor - gear retailer REI.

Romance Writers of America, a nonprofit organization, reports that the romance genre makes up 13 percent of the adult fiction market, with women comprising 84 percent of romance buyers.

First the dogs are fostered then re-homed, as the nonprofit organization upholds its mission of protecting the lives of good - natured companion animals who wind up in kill shelters.

With millions of people coming to GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit organizations, the GuideStar Exchange allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up - to - date information with GuideStar's vast on - line audience of grantmakers and individual donors.

Grace A Mano Jewelry is committed through our «Gem Up, Give Back» program to supporting nonprofit organizations who are true to their purpose, offer complete transparency in the allocation of their funds, and who meet only the highest standards from our research based and backed choices in regards to philanthropy.

Dr. Knight is the founder of Link - Up Education Network (now called Safe Pets Safe People), a nonprofit organization of professionals trying to break the link between animal abuse and violence to people, and is a founding member and past board member of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and a board member of the Afghan Stray Animal League.

Kip Andersen & Keegan Kuhn — filmmakers behind the documentary «Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,» which examines how the animal agriculture industry dwarfs all other causes of global climate change (and other ills), and how the most prominent environmental nonprofit organizations look the other way, and worse — discuss their respective backgrounds and how they teamed up for this project.

YampaValleyGives.org is a year - round webpage within ColoradoGives.org that links to profile pages of Routt and Moffat County nonprofits, providing comprehensive, objective, and up - to - date information about each organization, and providing an easy way to support them online.

Animal shelters are nonprofit organizations, so they depend on their volunteers to help take care of the animals, do the day - to - day jobs and help clean up the facilities.

Charity Charge World Mastercard, for example, donates 1 percent cash back to any nonprofit, K - 12 school, university or religious organization of your choice — and lets you select up to three organizations for your contributions.