Sentences with phrase «years of advocacy for»

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Not only have sales been meager, but the pill and its manufacturer — Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx)-- rate poorly on several measures that should be of concern to women and doctors, according to an advocacy group that on Thursday released a report card for the drug's one - year anniversary.

It's the biggest health reform legislation passed by Congress since Obamacare and has galvanized a similarly motley crew of industries and lobbying outfits — including big pharma (the legislation's most ardent proponent), patient advocacy groups, mental health organizations, and medical researchers — who fought for its passage over the last three years.

The former global operations CIO at Barclays landed on our 40 Under 40 list last year for his impressive background, quick achievements as CIO of Nike, and his advocacy and influence in the gay community (Watson is out, and was the first non-U.S. citizen to score a seat on the board of GLAAD).

Jonathan Zaid, the executive director of patient advocacy group Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, said the enhanced coverage comes after years of litigation to gain this level of acceptance for medical marijuana.

Other highlights for the year included the introduction of GVBOT's Pillar Partners, the expansion of the Company of Young Professionals program to Richmond, North Vancouver, and the Tri-Cities, a new advocacy initiative with the Canadian Global Cities Council, and the WE FOR SHE Conference on gender diversifor the year included the introduction of GVBOT's Pillar Partners, the expansion of the Company of Young Professionals program to Richmond, North Vancouver, and the Tri-Cities, a new advocacy initiative with the Canadian Global Cities Council, and the WE FOR SHE Conference on gender diversiFOR SHE Conference on gender diversity.

Arguably, all of that user data should have been private from day one, a «privacy by default» experience that some internet advocacy groups have been begging Facebook to implement for years.

With almost 20 years of experience in shareholder advocacy, Jonas is responsible for leading and coordinating Trillium's extensive advocacy program, which works to engage companies on their environmental and social performance.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

Nordstrom, the $ 14 billion apparel retailer long famous for its strong customer advocacy, has grown its revenue by 50 % over the past five years in part through a series of investments to get even closer to customers.

BROOKLYN - The New York City Department of Transportation has been partnering with Uprose, a Sunset Park - based advocacy group, for the past two years on a new project to improve the neighborhood.

While the idea of Employee Advocacy has been around for years, organizations across all industries are taking notice of the positive benefits of employee advocacy through sociaAdvocacy has been around for years, organizations across all industries are taking notice of the positive benefits of employee advocacy through sociaadvocacy through social media.

Whether it was the Board's strong advocacy for the Canada Line or the devolution of YVR, the hundreds of active volunteer Members on our policy committees proudly and actively help shape public policy at every level of government, every year.

Vanguard, an asset - managing firm that is famous for its advocacy of passive, has seen inflows of nearly $ 170 billion over the past year, more than all other fund families combined, according to an analysis of Morningstar Direct data.

A Christian advocacy group has called for the murderers of a Pakistani Christian politician to be brought to justice, more than four years after his death.

Ben Rogers, East Asia Team Leader at advocacy charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide, told Premier: «The Islamic Defenders Front, they for years have been pushing this agenda, trying to shut down churches, attack the Ahmadiyya community - who're a sect of Islam that other Muslims disagree with - and also often raided nightclubs and bars and want Sharia law to be established.

People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group and dedicated Bachmann opponent, resurfaced the petition earlier this month after news that the congresswoman would remain on the high - profile panel despite spearheading a controversial campaign against Muslim members of President Barack Obama's administration last year.

I have been dealing with victims of spiritual abuse for about 10 years now (spouse abuse for many years prior, too, involved in advocacy) and will admit your position is a new one to me.

Pro-life members of Congress outmaneuvered President Clinton for one of the rare occasions during his seven years in the White House, and only a small percentage of United States funds for international family planning will go to abortion advocacy organizations as a result.

But in the thirty years I've known him, I've always had the impression that it was his advocacy for those who were both persecuted and voiceless that kept him in the game and offered him the deepest of satisfactions in his public service.

After five years of watching bad science, defensiveness from both sides, and extremist advocacy rather than balance, I've written an article which is an appeal for nuance on the issue of low carbohydrate diets.

And homebirth advocacy organizations, including Citizens for Midwifery (CfM), the Center for the Childbearing Year, and the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) are duly offering copies of the Guide on their websites.

Dr. Lane has also received awards from the Indiana Perinatal Network for advocacy work within the field of maternal and child health, and as the chair of the Tri-County Breastfeeding Coalition, she was awarded Indiana Breastfeeding Coalition of the year.

Previous award categories have included the «The Jennifer Rosenberg Babywearing Advocate of the Year Award,» «The Vijay Owens Babywearing Advocacy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Promoting Babywearing,» «Best Babywearing Outreach Program,» «Best Blog or Website,» «BWI Volunteer of the Year».

Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles: I served 3 years as president of the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles, which is the largest professional breastfeeding task force in the U.S., offering education and advocacy for breastfeeding in Los Angeles County and beyond.

She served on the Women's Sports Foundation Board of Directors for 7 years and was a WSF advocacy consultant for two years, with a focus on Title IX, childhood obesity, and athletes» rights issues.

Advocacy These days, one of the biggest decisions parents have to make is what they are going to push that adorable bundle of joy in for the next three - plus years.

When I came across the word «doula,» it really felt like it brought together all of the skills I had been cultivating for those past years — deep listening, advocacy, bringing comfort, etc..

But when we emphasize support, we can see this advocacy as a way to meet moms where they are, regardless of whether they want to breastfeed for three weeks, three months, three years or not at all.

Sasha brings to this role more than 15 years of experience managing media and advocacy strategy for civil society and international organizations.

Peggy Garland, CNM, MPH is a retired midwife who worked for 30 years in home and hospital births, participated in maternity care research, taught midwifery students in a variety of settings and held many leadership roles in professional advocacy for midwives at the national and state level, including with MANA and NACPM.

For almost 20 years, Pam has been a member of the Loan Fund for YouthBuild, USA, a not - for - profit organization that provides youth training and advocacy throughout the United States and internationalFor almost 20 years, Pam has been a member of the Loan Fund for YouthBuild, USA, a not - for - profit organization that provides youth training and advocacy throughout the United States and internationalfor YouthBuild, USA, a not - for - profit organization that provides youth training and advocacy throughout the United States and internationalfor - profit organization that provides youth training and advocacy throughout the United States and internationally.

In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month (NBM), each year the USBC hosts a social media advocacy and / or outreach campaign inviting breastfeeding coalitions, member / partner organizations, and individual supporters to join online actions and conversations to build support for the policy and practice changes needed to build a «landscape of breastfeeding support.»

Forward - thinking electoral and advocacy campaigns are gathering supporters» cell numbers now, to use them in a couple of years for applications we haven't yet imagined.

With the most successful campaigns of the past several years in both the political and advocacy spheres having a viral component (remember that time all of your Facebook friends changed their profile pictures to equal signs to show their support for marriage equality?)

Field organizing has been a top priority this year of Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group backed by the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and other wealthy donors.

Besides noting that predicting the death of email is a sure - fire way to get media attention (particularly if you're a company that might stand to benefit from such a development), I'll just close with a cautionary tale for would - be futurists — if I remember correctly, online guru Seth Godin predicted the death of email advocacy within five years at the GetActive user conference... in 2005.

But earlier this year, several of the e-advocacy consulting firms and service providers released a joint study of the use of email for advocacy, communications and fundraising by nonprofit organizations.

These results are obviously useful for the campaigns themselves, but they can also help issue advocacy groups that are trying to piggyback off of the high level of political interest this year.

Using his more than ten years of experience at the cutting edge of online advocacy and communications, Colin Delany will help you to craft a web - based strategy to retool your campaign or organization for the 21st century.

Earlier versions of this guide focused on strategies for MySpace and the plethora of other social networks, but over the past two years Facebook has come to dominate the social side of online advocacy to an unprecedented degree.

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Next Thursday I'll join RadCampaign's Allyson Kapin and Jeanette Russell of SalsaLabs at Salsa's DC lair for a post-webinar, pre-happy hour discussion about how nonprofits and advocacy organizations can leverage the election - year media frenzy to promote their issues and themselves.

With another election year on the way, it's time for a «Winning in 2012» follow - on to the 2010 book, for a start, along with plenty of drive - by potshots at candidates, campaigns and advocacy groups in the blog pages.

The real power of the blogosphere, as the US has proved ten years on from the Lewinski scandal is the power of grass roots organisation, online advocacy and peer to peer networks (especially for fund raising).

And 12 years in the nonprofit space in DC has shown me that MORE women work for progressive advocacy groups than men (far more of my clients over the years have been women than men, for instance).

Stepping back from the email precipice for a minute (that Cap Ad study has been stirring up some BIG waves in the online advocacy world), ealier this year the Bivings Report conducted a study of how campaigns for U.S. Senate were using the internet that's worth checking out.

«It's been a historic year,» said Lynn A. Faria, interim executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, the largest statewide advocacy group for NewYork's LGBT community.

Our non-profit environmental advocacy client Environmental Action has been running a three - message welcome series for years now, but I chose to focus on the last 6 months of data.

Lawmakers, animal advocates seek Buster's Law felony, punishable with 2 years in jail for harming pets during commission of another felony; Announce they will hold NYS Animal Advocacy Day on June 7 in Well of LOB in Albany

But more than a dozen advocacy organizations — including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, New York Civil Liberties Union and Sunlight Foundation, as well as New York - based good government groups — sent a letter to the governor late last month, arguing his policy was technologically unnecessary and out of step with the federal government, which saves emails from rank - and - file employees for seven years.