Sentences with phrase «work of advocating»

Not to diminish the work of those advocating truth in science observations and exposing any kind of industry distortion / misinformation about cigarette smoking, but the elemental goal in attempts to create any sort of parallel here is that it must be established that skeptic climate scientists knowingly lie about the issue as a direct result of being paid to do so.

The organization was started by an endowment, and though they get additional funding from other sources, the endowment allows them to do their core work of advocating on behalf of students.

They do the hard work of advocating because that involves conflict resolution, time and effort, and maybe even some emotion.

The project, undertaken by PCN and AAAS, aimed to strengthen the work of advocates for the rights of Afro - Colombian and indigenous communities of the Northern region of the department of Cauca, the city - port of Buenaventura and the southern region of the department of Valle in Colombia.

«It is a tribute to the work of advocates and government agencies working in partnership to improve child well - being.

Not exact matches

Although this commitment is more modest than the one advocated in Making it Simple, a report I authored for the Mowat Centre, the goal of reducing input costs for manufacturers was identified as a key priority in the paper, which suggested there was more work to be done on this front:

Heitkamp has generally advocated for working with the president and his administration when possible and, in a meeting last spring, called the anti-Trump «Resistance» movement «a waste of my time.»

HELM puts its global tribe of brand advocates to work to spread its message; these people know they'll look good if they recommend HELM.

And small businesses, SBA partners, and advocates in Congress — Democrats and Republicans — fear that in its main line of work the agency is in fact doing less with less.

In his book «High Output Management,» Andy Grove, founder of Intel, advocates that «a manager should use his calendar as a «production» planning tool, taking a firm initiative to schedule work that is not time - critical.»

As a result, Finnegan is a big advocate of the concept of working backwards, «especially when thinking about building businesses based on emerging technologies and ideas that are truly radical and transformational.»

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who says there are 250 Dreamers at Apple, vowed to work with members of Congress to «advocate for a legislative solution that provides permanent protections for all the Dreamers in our country,» according to a note to Apple staffers that was obtained by Recode.

Advocates also argue that wage increases bolster loyalty to the employer and create more engagement at work, limiting the cost of turnover.

However, he has since become a staunch advocate for this type of work.

This is intended to encourage «good faith editors,» while hanging a scarlet «P» on the work of paid advocates.

«Young people often focus on today's cash flow, ignoring they have the work of their life ahead of them,» says Eleanor Blayney consumer advocate for the CFP Board, a non-profit that qualifies investment professional to become certified financial planners.

«He was a passionate advocate for the environment, and his legacy of conservation is one that we hope to help continue in the work we do every day,» the company said in post on its Facebook page.

Champions of entrepreneurship and advocates of diversity, sexual equality and work force empowerment, these ground - breaking women are making a big difference in business today.

«We are advocating in a modest way to work with government so that we can strand some of the oil in the oilsands,» said Williams on a conference call to discuss second - quarter financial results on Thursday.

The job also puts Gore in charge of Dell's global policy initiatives, empowers her to advocate for pro-entrepreneur regulations and has enabled her to reconnect with former colleagues at the U.N. «I've lived and worked in the humanitarian world for my entire career,» she says.

Prop F is the work of affordable - housing advocates who believe Airbnb is taking desperately needed housing inventory off the market by making it more profitable to host tourists and business travelers than to offer it for residential lease.

«This is a conversation that obviously needs to be had,» Franco said on the program in reference to the issue, as well as to the criticism he received online for wearing a pin advocating for the Time's Up movement of women in Hollywood working against sexual misconduct and gender imbalance in the industry.

Powell Jobs also has longstanding interests in environmental work, serving on the board of Conservation International, and has advocated causes including immigration reform.

So it came as a particularly harsh blow to advocates of work - life balance when Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly scrapped the company's ROWE policy earlier this year, calling it «fundamentally flawed from a leadership standpoint.»

Winston works with investors and companies to increase corporate adoption of clean energy and advocate for clean energy solutions to utilities and policymakers.

Both Jay and I are long - time advocates of partnering with nonprofits whose values align with our work.

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

It is you and those alike you that ditched the idea of Bitcoin system in favor of something completely different, fact that r / bitcoin and all of Blockstream advocates and associates use propaganda, name calling and openly do and call for regulation and censorship, proves that all of you shit on Bitcoin system and its idea, but love to pretend to be the ones protecting it... well your propaganda won't work, there are plenty of us who do love and support Bitcoin (CASH) system and we will continue to expose your lies and propaganda.

Chris is a long - time journalist and a hard money advocate and through his tireless efforts at GATA he is working to expose the manipulation of the gold and silver markets.

With members in scores of different occupations, SMART advocate for fairness in the workplace, excellence at work and opportunity for all working families.

Steady, sustainable growth that can provide customers with a great product and security and a good quality of life to those who work at Basecamp is what Fried has focused on for his own company, and has advocated in his writing.

This work, in turn, fuels a stronger economy as WBEs add jobs and contribute to their communities,» said Pamela Prince - Eason, President and CEO of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for WBEs as suppliers to the nation's leading corporations and government entities.

Eric Holder has been working on behalf of Uber since at least last June, when he and his firm were hired to advocate on behalf of Uber to lawmakers concerning using fingerprints as part of background checks on drivers.

While he may decide to give Congress time to come up with a permanent resolution, immigration advocates and economists warned that the possible demise of DACA could lead to the deportation of as many as 800,000 people, many of whom are working legally in industries across the United States.

Engagement with stakeholders — including patent holders, research institutions, consumer advocates, public interest groups, and the general public — is also an important part of our work moving forward.

Advocates point to the large role these business play in Canada — employing close to half of the working population — and Canadians appear to share some of this enthusiasm.

Because of the nascence of impact investing, I often found myself advocating to create a defined job focused on sustainable and impact investing across the organizations that I worked for, rather than filling a well - defined position that already existed.

The Ontario Real Estate Association's five - year strategic plan, which includes beefing up the image of Realtors, creating strong government lobbying efforts and working as an advocate for homeowners, was revealed recently in a livestreamed event.

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

This work included representing two First Nations in a successful legal challenge to the federal government's approval of Northern Gateway, as well as advocating for a strong federal oil tanker ban law on BC's north coast.

He just wrote a book advocating for the idea of giving every working person in the U.S. $ 500 a month.

The government has been working for more than a year on a plan to support homeless veterans and those at risk of becoming homeless, who advocates say need and deserve extra attention after serving in uniform.

Clark advocates for us with insurers who want to know the types of work we do, how we operate, and the health of our company.

Specifically, with respect to racial equity — which is what Encompass focuses on — it's important for organizations to recognize that advocates of color face unique pressures in our movement in part because there are so few of us and because the people we work with often don't understand the nuances of the challenges we face.

Part of this work involves making sure that our findings are as available and accessible to advocates as possible.

In a note to employees, meanwhile, Apple CEO Tim Cook similarly said he is «deeply dismayed» by Trump's decision — and pledged the company would «work with members of Congress from both parties to advocate for a legislative solution that provides permanent protections for all the Dreamers in our country.»

Yet while Prime Minister Harper said during his recent visit to China that his work as a vocal advocate of human rights in China is «paying dividends,» critics remarked no one important was listening.

The authors are also proponents of «what goes around comes around» in the link building world — called «preciprocration» by them — advocating that you freely and willingly look for places to cite work done by others, link to useful sites, etc., when appropriate and relevant.

He is also a passionate advocate for youth, promoting the benefits of work - integrated learning and supporting the development of RBC Future Launch, a 10 - year, $ 500 million commitment to help young people build the skills and capabilities required to succeed in a changing world.

In a highly publicized pushback on flexible work, Yahoo made the move to ban work - from - home options in 2013 — a change the company unveiled in an internal memo that advocated the advantages of «working side - by - side.»