Sentences with phrase «when people and communities»

The foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged.

When people and the community talk negatively about a school, administrator, or teacher it undermines their authority and makes them less effective.

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When I see other people walk by trash or drop cigarettes in the middle of the street, I can't help but think that they're marginalizing their agency and the impact they can make in their community by just implementing one mundane action.

My mentees — or the people in the community who are watching and aspiring — they're very encouraged when they see things like this.

Therefore, the key is not necessarily to immediately force people to act as if they're happy when they're devastated, but rather promote an overall culture and community that accepts failure as a means to self - improvement.

«When communities enable aging adults to work, learn, volunteer, and participate socially and economically, the benefits accrue to younger people and the broader society as well,» the report reads.

«We see this very often, that people start from the heart... but then when it comes to the question of using the community, engaging the community, sometimes that gets lost and there's a top - down approach that occurs where there's a disconnect with the realities on the ground,» he told «Power Lunch.»

«Over the last 10 to 20 years, because of blogs and the applicant community and discussion forums, people have developed a really good sense of what the admissions process looks like, down to what kinds of questions are asked and how they manage the interview,» Vice Dean Karl T. Ulrich explained in an interview when the school announced the new test.

But the power of what Dinner Lab is doing comes into focus when you step back a bit and look at the community of people who participate in the Dinner Lab experience.

The poll results suggest that people want more officers conducting background checks; they want the same standards applied to those who buy a gun from a person at a gun show or online or at a physical store; they want to remove the background check work - around of buying a gun through a trust or corporation; and they want the feds to do a better job of notifying local law enforcement when people in their communities who are prohibited from purchasing a gun attempt to buy one.

That was down slightly from 24 percent in the previous three months, when the World Cup helped drive traffic to the service, and remains well behind Facebook's Inc's community of more than a billion people.

Speaking at schools and community centers across America, I was inspired to write this book when I saw an underserved need for a guide that would show aspiring and current entrepreneurs how to leverage their personal habits and goals to make themselves into the type of person a successful entrepreneur is.»

«People look at the growth of the Hispanic community in the U.S. and their eyes will glaze over when they see the disposable income numbers,» he says.

Back in the late 1990s, Dotzler had been a young college dropout working in a market research firm in Austin when he joined Mozilla's community of «bug reporters» — people who volunteered to download the latest prototype of the product and submit technical reports of what needed fixing.

«I also took advantage of the fact that I was widely admired in my and their community, which disabled them from sharing their story and brought hardship to them when they tried because people who look up to me didn't want to hear it.

But what I liked best about the book is how it engages with what I see as one of the most important and difficult social - policy questions of our time: How do we unstack the deck and, at the same time, get people to take ownership over improving their own lives and communities even when they reasonably believe that the deck is stacked against them?

Well, at a time when people are saying that the arrival of that robot is a net loss because of displacement, you ought to be willing to raise the tax level and even slow down the speed of that adoption somewhat to figure out, «OK, what about the communities where this has a particularly big impact?

And there's growing evidence that when mining debris and waste gets into water supplies, the toxic metals can have dire health impacts for the people and mostly rural communities living nearAnd there's growing evidence that when mining debris and waste gets into water supplies, the toxic metals can have dire health impacts for the people and mostly rural communities living nearand waste gets into water supplies, the toxic metals can have dire health impacts for the people and mostly rural communities living nearand mostly rural communities living nearby.

Wednesday, or «10/4,» is National Coffee with a Cop Day, a time to note that events to forge connections between police and the people they serve have been held in all 50 states and in Europe, Australia and Africa since 2011, when the program began in Hawthorne, Calif., in response to officers brainstorming ways to boost interaction with the community.

«When a young person is starting his or her career, that individual needs advice, inspiration, and connections with others in the business community.

When workers like their jobs, they tend to spread the joy around to coworkers, family, friends, and the community because their schedules afford them the time to devote energy to the people and activities they love.

The list of what Amazon wants is extensive, including leaning toward a metro area of more than 1 million people, a stable and friendly business environment and «communities that think big and creatively when considering locations and real estate options.»

Despite telling media when announcing the cuts that his approach would be to «look people in the eyes and talk to them about why it's necessary,» Transportation Minister Todd Stone failed to show up to a single meeting with affected communities, said Trevena.

I am part of a coworking community of 30 people and even when we are at full capacity, there have been times when concentration has been at a maximum and you could hear a pin drop.

When we asked Katy about the Pure Barre community of owners, she said «Pure Barre attracts a certain type of person; outgoing, kind and smart.

Besides the amazing workout - and it is amazing --(the results, when coupled with a nutritious, clean, healthful diet are undeniable; I've never been stronger, leaner, or more defined) Pure Barre has introduced me to incredible friends, and given me a community of like - minded, driven, positive people.

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Community is the heart and soul of a marketplace, even though it's probably not the first thing that comes to people's heads when starting a marketplace.

And when asked where the ideas came from, the company's executives always said something like «we see behaviors from our community and we try to build on top of them» or «I don't spend too much time looking at what other people are doing or not doing.&raqAnd when asked where the ideas came from, the company's executives always said something like «we see behaviors from our community and we try to build on top of them» or «I don't spend too much time looking at what other people are doing or not doing.&raqand we try to build on top of them» or «I don't spend too much time looking at what other people are doing or not doing.»

And people have a tremendous tolerance (ability to hold opposite ideas in tension) when they feel community.

The moral challenge that faces many faith communities is how to accept and love people when you disapprove of their behavior.

Community of the kind Christ desires can only occur with another when He is shared as more necessary than breath amidst all persons present, whether they be the person «giving» or the one receiving — Christ must not be fore - fitted to some other monstrous conceit that is paraded as «communion» and «fellowship» — the common bane of our religious activity.

«What people have really discovered is that when they drop in to worship or visit they find a community that is welcoming, open and inclusive.

Churches in the inner city have been there for people when the government has disappointed them and other citizens fled for greener pastures in the suburbs; they continue to be a crucial part of organizing and ministering to needs in the community.

The most ironic is that when they listen in on our conversation with an unbelieving world and discover that our community is overflowing with people so far from God that they normally wouldn't darken the doors of a church — and they conclude we must be emergent.

A person is never going to fully agree theologically, in every way, with any community of believers however, when choosing a community for myself and my family to be a part of, I certainly looked for the church which had the most points of agreement.

When no person or team of persons provides leadership, communities and congregations are disabled.

Sometimes we pin on people that their desire for community and others is a lack of God, when in reality, this is exactly what God wants for us!

Also, we don't want to judge and condemn the people who enjoy going to a local church, but every time we try to go, it seems like such a waste of time, money, and energy when there are so many tangible needs in our community.

From Agnostic to Islam and I have seen examples in the past... so my humble request to you is not to stop... keep learning or studying the new stuffs... an advice to you when you decide to study or learn about Islam — do not point to the people who does wrong things as wrong doing people are there in everywhere regardless of faith, but look into the scripture and go to someone who has knowledge if you have any question that bothers you but make sure that person is well educated to his community... i ask The Almighty God to open your heart...

* so they could join a church and thereby convince the community that they were «upstanding citizens», when in fact they were part of the mob, an assassin, having multiple affairs, a dishonest business person, etc..?

-- like the Republican evangelicals who all think their church is the most Christian, the most right, the only ones going to heaven yet ignore the real teachings of Jesus by judging others, ignoring charity and the needs of their community, not understanding when the Lord's Prayer begins with «Our» Father — the «Our» is not just white people.

This weekend, 26 people were killed and at least 20 more were injured when a gunman opened fire on the congregation of a small community church as they worshipped during a Sunday morning service.

A few years ago when people were writing books critiquing what many of us were trying to do with our churches, I would regularly contact these folks and invite them to come and spend some time with our community or stay at my house and we could talk about all their concerns.

Rauf, the founder of the Cordoba Initiative, an organization dedicated to improving understanding among people of all cultures and faiths, fell under intense scrutiny when plans to build an Islamic community center adjacent to Ground Zero were unveiled.

«If people are involved and invested in their community, they're more inclined to report nefarious activity when they see it.»

Imagine a community where whatever your race, whether black, or white, or Hispanic, or Asian, when people looked at you, they just saw a heart, a soul, and a spirit.

When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith - community, we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.»

The values of community life and creative work are destroyed for the sake of the greater wealth that can be produced when people behave in the manner of Homo economicus.

When we invite people into our communities and promise them that they will experience true community with all its benefits, including unconditional love, we should mean it.