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«Because capital has been so hard to raise over the last four years, the simplest and most straightforward way has been to shrink assets, which means loans,» says James Chessen, chief economist for the American Bankers Association.

The subject of a seven - year - long campaign by the association, its elimination removed administrative hurdles for foreign investment and raised hopes that venture capital from private and sovereign wealth funds would soon stream across the border to buoy Canadian startups.

In the first half of the year, China - based ICOs raised about $ 400 million through 65 offerings with more than 100,000 investors, according to a report from the National Internet Finance Association of China.

Entrepreneurs listened, at least to the second part: U.S. - based companies raised more venture capital in the fourth quarter of 2014 than they did in any other quarter over the prior 13 years, according to the National Venture Capital Association.

It consists of a summary of key points raised at a PEF - sponsored panel at this year's Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott joined a growing list of Republican lawmakers Friday to endorse raising the minimum age for purchasing rifles to 21 years old, marking his first major break from the policy priorities of the National Rifle Association.

Next year, the Association is planning to make Canada's Employee Ownership Day truly national to raise awareness of a better business model, not only for our economy but people.

In 1971 Christian Evangelizers Association employed a professional fund - raising organization to develop the solicitation of audience members, that year spending $ 252,000 or 22.5 percent of its budget on fund - raising activities.

Hosted by the Napa Valley Vintners nonprofit association to raise funds for community health and childrens education, this year's Auction Napa Valley takes place May 31 - June 2, 2018...

Our partners at United Fresh Produce Association and Whole Kids Foundation work year round searching for and securing funds for Lets Move Salad Bars to Schools, this year alone raising an impressive $ 1.4 million!

Show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, saved the best for last in its most ambitious year to date, with four best in class events that raised the bar for North American packaging and processing trade exhibitions.

Sizzling Generosity Results in $ 14.3 Million Raised During Auction Napa Valley Weekend: The Napa Valley Vintners trade association announced that this year's Auction Napa Valley has raised $ 14.3 million for children's education and community health nonprofits during a weekend of feverish bidding and Latin - infused fun at the annual celebration of the best of America's leading wine regRaised During Auction Napa Valley Weekend: The Napa Valley Vintners trade association announced that this year's Auction Napa Valley has raised $ 14.3 million for children's education and community health nonprofits during a weekend of feverish bidding and Latin - infused fun at the annual celebration of the best of America's leading wine regraised $ 14.3 million for children's education and community health nonprofits during a weekend of feverish bidding and Latin - infused fun at the annual celebration of the best of America's leading wine region...

Throughout the past 61 years, the Connecticut Elks Association has raised over $ 4,398,000 to support Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

Most raise their prices for kids who can pay, according to research by the nonprofit School Nutrition Association, which found that nearly 60 percent of public school districts raised lunch prices in 2009, the last full year for which national figures were available.

A breastfeeding association has released a new video, joining several efforts over the past few years to raise the volume on the hindrances to breastfeeding in the black community nationwide.

Our partners at United Fresh Produce Association and Whole Kids Foundation work year round searching for and securing funds for Lets Move Salad Bars to Schools, this year alone raising an impressive $ 1.4 million!

Between August 1, 2013, and July 31, 2014, the dollars raised for the School Nutrition Foundation's Annual Fund tripled the sum raised in the prior twelve months; with over $ 22,000 raised, the School Nutrition Association has decided to extend the 2014 Annual Fund drive through the end of this year — December 31, 2014.

Commissioned in 1974 by the International Brigade Association in Scotland (IBASS), who raised the sculptor's # 3,000 fee through an appeal to trade unionists and supporters of the Labour movement in Scotland, it was unveiled by union leader and civil war veteran Jack Jones, who died earlier this year.

But she raised concerns about the most recent round of changes enacted in last year's budget, and also didn't protest when the state DAs Association (then headed by the GOP AG contender, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan) lobbied against them.

Mr. Cuomo, an aggressive and prodigious fund - raiser, did travel to Los Angeles last year to raise money from gay and lesbian supporters, and this year, in Manhattan, he was chairman of a panel for the Democratic Governors Association, an important networking group for politicians with national aspirations.

Answering questions from the audience at the Association for a Better New York breakfast today, Mr. Heastie pledged to continue to push to raise the age at which a person may be prosecuted as an adult, a bar currently set at 16 years - old — tied with North Carolina as the lowest in the country.

According to the American Lung Association, a 2015 report from the National Academy of Medicine found that raising the age of sale for tobacco products to at least 21 years old would reduce smoking by 25 percent among 15 - 17 year - olds and by 15 percent among those 18 - 20 years old.

The Democratic Governors Association reported raising $ 11,722,581 and spending $ 6,753,330 during the first quarter of the year.

Landlords of rent - regulated buildings, however, rely on raising rent 20 percent in vacant units to recoup the losses they have acquired by subsidizing other apartments for years without adequate rent increases, according to Frank Ricci, director of government affairs for the Rent Stabilization Association, which represents landlords of rent - regulated apartments.

«Our candidates team looked at thousands of candidates last year and generally associations such as this would raise a red flag.

Harry Nespoli, president of the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association, praised de Blasio for reaching a pension and pay raise deal with the union last year that brought nearly 80 percent of the municipal workforce under contract, calling him a «union - friendly mayor.»

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A: For years, I had been involved in promoting professional recognition for early - career researchers, raising awareness of alternative careers, and bridging the gap between academia and industry through grassroots associations in France and the United States.

This year, PCOS Awareness Association is planning a plethora of activities aimed at raising worldwide, public awareness of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Since about as many Americans have a stroke as a heart attack each year, The American Stroke Association provides several ways for individuals to help raise awareness and show support during National Stroke Awareness Month.

The winter meeting of the National Governors» Association kicked off a year in which the association will explore states» best practices through a series of regional meetings on educational technology and accountability, said Gov. Thomas R. Carper of Delaware, who has made raising student achievement a key platform issue in his term as the chairman Association kicked off a year in which the association will explore states» best practices through a series of regional meetings on educational technology and accountability, said Gov. Thomas R. Carper of Delaware, who has made raising student achievement a key platform issue in his term as the chairman association will explore states» best practices through a series of regional meetings on educational technology and accountability, said Gov. Thomas R. Carper of Delaware, who has made raising student achievement a key platform issue in his term as the chairman of the NGA.

The Redford Union High School Alumni Association has been in existence for three years and has been active in fund raising, reunions, public relations, and the general dissemination of information about Redford Union graduates, including members of the first graduating class, 1933.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

On the panel were (right to left in photo) Monica Espinoza and Joanna Brown from Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Lynn Morton from Community Organizing and Family Issues, yours truly, Wendy Kattan from Raise Your Hand, and Latrice Watkins, LSC chair of Piccolo Elementary, who led the Occupy Piccolo protest earlier this year (Cecile Carrol from Blocks Together arrived after this pic was taken).

Assistant Superintendent Dan Stepenosky said the CSPT contains «nothing controversial or objectionable,» and was adopted after two years of negotiations with the Las Virgenes Educators Association unnecessarily «raised the angst level» of union members.

Annual dues were raised to $ 2.00 in 1922, and in that year the group changed its name to the National Association of Supervisors of Student Teaching.

The association is demanding state lawmakers freeze scheduled tax breaks for corporations and those earning more than $ 200,000 a year until legislators raise teacher salaries and per - pupil spending to the national average.

That's a lot of money — the video campaign raised 30 times more in two summer months than the association raised in the entire 2013 fundraising year.

The LIBOR is determined by the British Bankers» Association and, reports Bloomberg, the BAA «has been under pressure to overhaul the 24 - year - old system after the Bank for International Settlements said in a March report some members understated their rates to avoid being perceived as having difficulty raising financing.»

OTTAWA - The Canadian Real Estate Association has raised its outlook for homes sales this year as it reported an 11.1 per cent jump in August sales compared with a year ago.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association raised its home sales forecast Monday on the back of stronger than expected sales in recent months after a slow start to the year.

American Humane Association is challenging 1 million people to take the Kindness 100 Pledge online at www.Kindness100.org to protect and better the lives of animals in four distinct areas, including 10 billion farm animals by seeking out humanely raised foods, the 6 - 8 million animals abandoned each year by adopting from a shelter, the more than 100,000 animal actors who entertain, educate and charm us in film and television each year by looking for the «No Animals Were Harmed ®» end - credit, and the many endangered and disappearing species of the world by cultivating caring and understanding of magnificent creatures by taking their children to accredited zoos, aquariums, and conservation centers.

He has raised sheep for commercial production for a number of years and is a member of the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners.

With your help we have raised an amazing amount for Best Friends Animal Society, World Vets and Military Working Dog Team Support Association Inc in the past year!

Each year, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Foundation brings together more than 600 members of the video game industry to raise funds for scholarships and other critical education and digital learning programs at Nite to Unite (NTU).

In a statement posted in Portuguese here and in English here, the association said that money raised from the sale of forest carbon credits is already flowing to roughly 20 initiatives, most of which were laid out in the 50 - Year Management Plan that the carbon project was created to support.

For several years, Berman fought efforts by the voter registration / community organizing group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) to raise the minimum wage at the state and federal levels.

However, EPA's $ 24.7 million in grants to the ALA over the past 15 years should raise questions about the association's credibility and integrity on climate and pollution.

The Ontario Crowns Attorneys Association has been raising the alarm on the under - resourcing of the Crown's offices for many years.

In Provincial Court Judges» Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), the government proposed raises of 1 per cent, 1 per cent and then 1.5 per cent over the three - year period of 2014 - 17, which was less than what the Judicial Compensation Commission, an independent body that oversees judges» remuneration, had recommended.