Sentences with phrase «work building coalitions»

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.

Not exact matches

Leaders need to work with others and build coalitions if they want to get things done.

United Republic will be coalition building, organizing across the country, as well as issuing grants to home - grown activists to help give you the resources to get our work done.

The creation of the FlexJobs 250 coincides with the third anniversary of 1 Million for Work Flexibility, the first nationwide movement building a coalition of companies, nonprofits, government agencies, business leaders, and individuals who embrace flexible work optiWork Flexibility, the first nationwide movement building a coalition of companies, nonprofits, government agencies, business leaders, and individuals who embrace flexible work optiwork options.

If he wants to spend some of it on building a coalition, to maximize the likelihood that his activism will work out, then that's his call.

Be picky about who you work with Designers do it (Donna Wilson recently worked with local school children to design Aberdeenshire Tartan), pop stars do it (Pharrell has practically built a career on it), Rob Ryan and Tatty Devine did it, politicians do it (remember the Coalition?)

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.

Firstly, Merkel and Sarkozy need to start understanding or remembering how strategic political coalition - building, collaboration and decision - making works at the level of both 17 and 27 member states.

We will be submitting some sensible recommendations for reform and will be working to build a coalition in support of them.

At 10:30 a.m., Sen. David Valesky and Assembly Aging Committee Chair Donna Lupardo join AARP and the Alzheimers Association New York State Coalition to announce their commitment to work toward passage of anti-elder financial exploitation legislation this session, 3rd floor, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Stewart - Cousins, who would become the first woman to lead a legislative majority in Albany, was confident the coalition built to push for a Democratic takeover in her chamber — including the former IDC, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Working Families Party — will be able to hold together on that one shared goal.

Common Cause / NY is an active member of the Fair Elections Coalition, working for the passage of a broad package of campaign finance measures, built around a core of small donor matching fund public financing of elections.

«I've made my career off large - scale implementation, managing large teams, building coalition and all of that work — it's about relationship building, it's about understanding where the needs are, it's about knowing the data and making sure you're matching supply - and - demand, knowing where the needs are,» she said.

Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 726, ATU Local 1056, ATU Local 1179 ATU Local 1181 - 1061, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Asian Americans for Equality, Center for Working Families, Citizens Committee for NYC, Common Cause / NY, Construction Industry Council, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, DC 37, DC 37 Local 375B, DC37 Local 1655, Empire State Transportation Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, General Contractors Association of New York, League of Women Voters of the City of NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, Long Island Contractors» Association, Inc. (LICA), MTA Coalition of Unions, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, New York Building Congress, NY League of Conservation Voters, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, NYS Council of Machinists, NY State Legislative Conference Board, NYS Transportation Equity Alliance, PCAC to MTA, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, Teamsters Local 808, Transit Riders Action Committee, Transportation Alternatives, TWU Local 100, TWU Local 252, TWU Local2001, TWU Local 2054, Transport Workers International Union of America, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, UPROSE, We Act for Environmental Justice, Women's City Club.

Hillary Clinton on Monday announced her decision to spend the next few years at the helm of Onward Together, a new progressive organization working to build a major national coalition of liberal voters.

The purpose of Project Blueprint is to help work out how to build this election - winning Conservative voting coalition.

It's surely better to consolidate and build upon the 10 % who wish the party well and hope the Coalition succeeds and are pleased with Lib Dem «wins» in areas like the Pupil Premium, civil liberties and taking poorer working people out of punitive tax rates.

«I am grateful for the support of the Working Families Party as we continue to build a broad coalition to take back this seat and restore honor and integrity to Washington, D.C..

Nick Clegg seems to think that this is a coalition built on ideological coherence, rather than just two parties working together.»

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 UK is working to build a broad coalition of governments, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and businesses which share the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and to forge agreement on how we will work together to make it happen,» the department said.

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.

Mr Bercow should build on this work and leave a legacy which will survive the end of coalition government and give backbenchers enduring influence when the House falls back into the control of a single party.

At 12:30 p.m., the Climate Works for All coalition and NYC Council members Donovan Richards, Ben Kallos, Barry Grodenchik, Carlos Menchaca, Brad Lander and Alan Meisel call for mandatory energy efficiency retrofits of large buildings, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«But now I see, from the last few years working independently and the great coalitions we've built, that we do need a little push in power.»

«Thank you, Anthony G. Speelman, Robert W. Newell Jr. and UFCW Local 1500 for their strong support and commitment to our effort to build a coalition to make a difference for our working families our immigrants and our youth in Queens,» stated Ramos.

Southern Tier Solar Works is an initiative of the Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition (BRSC), a not - for - profit educational organization that works together with community partners to build resilience and prosperity in our reWorks is an initiative of the Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition (BRSC), a not - for - profit educational organization that works together with community partners to build resilience and prosperity in our reworks together with community partners to build resilience and prosperity in our region.

«They need to work to bring back Democrats before they can build a coalition.»

When asked for the argument he would make to get more support in Congress, he said he would work across party lines to build coalitions.

It remains to be seen whether de Blasio will be amenable to implementing some of the ideas from Brawley's coalition — Metro IAF has worked with the city to build multiple affordable housing complexes before.

The first - past - the - post system is brutal to a party like us, we've got a lot of work to do on that and to build up our stronger areas, but who's to say that in 2015 Ukip may well be needed in a coalition?

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.

I've known her and I've watched her and its clear that whether as a civil rights attorney working on gender discrimination cases or a grassroots community organizer, Jenifer has demonstrated time and again her ability and her interest and her willingness and her energy in building diverse coalitions to tackle community problems and to lead.

Yet Labour have plenty to worry about too - the disaffected working - class vote Farage has tapped into is one the party badly needs to build a stable, majority - winning coalition.

Members interested in this area of work aim to expand the impact of the Coalition's work by growing the Coalition membership and building bridges with scientific, engineering, and health professionals as well as the human rights community.

Are they working to build coalitions with other scientific societies so that collectively we have a voice?

In 2005, SHRP began building a coalition between human rights groups, scientific societies, and academic associations working on domestic human rights issues in the United States in order to foster better communication among groups producing scientific data and those looking to use such data.

We are looking forward to working together in 2018 to develop new and engaging global campaigns by integrating our activity, teams and support bases, building on what we have learned from the coalition's previous campaigns.

EAST HANOVER, N.J. January 18, 2017 — Kessler Foundation has awarded a two - year, $ 200,000 Signature Employment Grant to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to launch NYC: AT WORK — an initiative to connect people with disabilities to meaningful, living - wage jobs across the city's five boroughs by working with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to build partnerships and expand coalitions.

RAVINIA, GA. — A national coalition formed by educators and school facility planners is working to garner public and legislative support for building new schools and upgrading existing ones.

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.

Moore also urged that all stakeholders — teachers, administrators, parents, and community leaders — encourage coalition - building and resource sharing and work to transform their schools into community hubs.

LFC supports a wide range of educational choice initiatives by building strong legislative coalitions and working closely with allies.

José will build on the strong foundation of community schools work across the country and lead the Coalition to ever increasing its visibility, resources, and impact in the lives of children, youth, adults, and families.

She is a founding member of Mecklenburg Area Coming Together for Schools (Mecklenburg Acts), a four - year - old grassroots coalition of parents, citizens and organizations working to build community commitment to equity and excellence in all of Mecklenburg County's public schools.

«The mayor has worked really hard to build a strong coalition of people around reform,» said Goren.

Broome County Promise Zone in upstate New York is one of the Coalition for Community Schools» many partners and is working to build a countywide community schools network to support children, families, and neighborhoods.

Milwaukee Teachers» Education Association (MTEA) blended teacher quality and standards programs with political advocacy, internal growth and strength work, and led with partnerships and coalition building in the community.

In that role, she has managed ConnCAN's nationally recognized work in education research and policy development, as well as strategic partnership and coalition building.»