Sentences with phrase «year philanthropic initiative»

Some 400,000 teachers worldwide will be trained to apply computers and Windows - based software to classroom lessons, under a three - year philanthropic initiative led by Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp., both companies announced last week.

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We fear that Ms. Portman's decision will cause our philanthropic initiative to be politicized, something we have worked hard for the past five years to avoid.»

Their dedication to philanthropic initiatives is evident in fundraising concerts and dinners hosted at the winery each summer, as well as sponsorship of numerous wine events throughout the year.

The House briefing was the third hosted this year by the AAAS Office of Government Relations with the support of the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, and in conjunction with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington state Republican, and Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat.

RAND has funded the Gun Policy in America initiative — underway for two years — using income from its operations and unrestricted philanthropic gifts.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Southern Research, a non-profit organization marking its 75th year of operation in 2016, today launched a broad - based philanthropic outreach initiative that includes a significant employee giving campaign.

The three - year commitment by the philanthropic arm of the Purchase, N.Y. - based PepsiCo Inc. will provide support for Diplomas Now, an initiative expanding to Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and San Antonio.

In recent years community colleges have gained meaningful support — from the federal government and from a good number of philanthropic organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation — to develop important initiatives geared toward helping students earn credentials that have labor - market value.

PetSmart expects to donate more than 60 million meals ** through this initiative — the biggest philanthropic campaign in its 30 - year history.

Mallis served as executive director of the CFDA for 10 years, where she furthered the organization's charter to promote American fashion as a «recognized branch of American art and culture» and helped to implement the foundation's burgeoning philanthropic goals to raise money for breast cancer and AIDS charities, design scholarships, and numerous other initiatives to benefit designers and the industry at large.