Nearly a hundred and twenty thousand patients waiting for transplants are on a national list maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a private, nonprofit organization established by Congress to ensure equitable organ distribution.
"We want to achieve a more democratic and equitable arrangement," said a draft of the proposed plan for the 133-nation organization, which is holding the first top-level meeting in its 34-year history.
Accountable landscape-level institutions and organizations (Armitage 2008; Dietz and others 2003) are necessary to ensure equitable governance of rural landscapes (Görg 2007; Watts and Colfer 2011).
We should demand a more equitable system.
The second, just as important, is what would be equitable within your organization.
These new riders, leaders and organizations are making biking accessible and inviting to all Americans, while making the case for a safer and more equitable transportation system in communities nationwide.
The recently announced proposals to reform the way the City Council allocates its discretionary funds balance the need for increased accountability and transparency with speedy and equitable financing for nonprofit organizations in New York City.
But these are cultural assumptions, and by questioning them and changing work practices to reflect a different set of assumptions, we not only make organizations more equitable, we often enhance their effectiveness as well -- as we've seen from study after study that shows when women are in charge, profits rise.
They were assured in part by a promise from President Nicos Anastasiades when he was elected in February that he would soon arrange an equitable bailout with the international organizations that have guided the euro zone through four previous bailouts while keeping bank depositors whole.
The inter-agency funding mode of DevInfo should be pursued and equitable burden-sharing among UN organizations should be ensured.
"The base, often led by young people, often people of color, are pushing for a vision in which the people who represent us not only look like us but also represent our vision," said Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, the executive director of the California Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that fights for equitable investment in the state's communities of color.
