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Erik Moss [Photo: Kim Leeson for The Dallas Foundation]
Water Cooler at Pegasus Park Has a New Director
by Lance Murray | Oct 25, 2024
Erik Moss brings more than 12 years of experience in the social sector to the position, where he will spearhead efforts to foster collaboration and community engagement, The Dallas Foundation and Lyda Hill Philanthropies said.
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Oct 25, 2024
The $262M public-private initiative—a partnership of Hillwood, TxDOT, NCTCOG, the City of Fort Worth, and the City of Haslet—aims to transform logistics with real-time tracking.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 24, 2024
TxN 20 recognizes the best and most innovative work in conservation coming from businesses based or operating in Texas. Texan by Nature Founder and former First Lady Laura Bush called the honorees "pioneers, collaborators, and changemakers."
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Texas Women’s Foundation President and CEO Karen Hughes White [Photo: Texas Women’s Foundation]
Texas Women’s Foundation Awards Nearly $877K to 23 North Texas Nonprofits
by Lance Murray | Oct 21, 2024
The foundation said it distributed $4.9 million of $6 million it collected in 2023-24 in grants to women- and girl-serving organizations—including those 23 local nonprofits, which impact around 13,000 women and girls in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 16, 2024
That brings to more than $96 million the amount the foundation has given since 1996 to support its two-fold mission: eliminating women-related cancers and ending domestic violence.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 16, 2024
Located near Ferris 20 miles south of downtown Dallas, the planned $70 million-plus OurCommunity is believed to be "the largest capital project for housing the homeless in North Texas history and a model for the nation," says Dallas-based faith nonprofit OurCalling.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 15, 2024
With seniors losing $3.4B to cyber scams yearly, the Dallas telecom giant teamed up with AARP and rallied employees to craft senior-savvy tech kits for nonprofits.
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JFS President and CEO Cathy Barker speaking at the groundbreaking for JFS' new Addison home, with platform party (left to right): Capital Campaign Chair Joel Litman; Rabbi Mordechai Harris, Addison Mayor Bruce Arfsten, JFS Board Chair Julie Gothard, Oliver Steinberg, Karla Steinberg, Larry Steinberg, and Ilana Steinberg. [Photo: Kim Leeson]
Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Breaks Ground on New Home in Addison
by David Seeley | Oct 11, 2024
“Today we are celebrating 75 years of impact,” JFS CEO Cathy Barker said at the groundbreaking of The Karla and Larry Steinberg Building, the nonprofit's new Addison home. The much larger new home will enable JFS to expand its services—including primary medical care, individual counseling and group support, career and financial coaching, a food pantry, and more.
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North Texas-Based AdvoCare Foundation Announces $330K in Grants to Family- and Kids-Based Nonprofits
by Lance Murray |
Oct 10, 2024
The Richardson-based foundation has provided $330,000 in 2024-2025 grants to enhance the quality of life for children and families in vulnerable communities. The grantees include five nonprofits in Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 10, 2024
“The $100 million milestone in free prescriptions is a powerful testament to the impact we’re making in the community and displays just how essential our services are,” said Luis Gonzalez, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 8, 2024
Kaufman County's John Bunker Sands Wetland Center, an innovative water treatment system and one of the country's largest manmade wetlands, is looking to up its public profile with an environmental art installation unveiling at a "Wings Over the Wetland" WOW Event on November 16.
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RobotLAB's Pepper robot may be among the pettable machines in the "robot petting zoo" at Saturday's Get Connected Dallas event at For Oak Cliff. [Video still: RobotLAB]
The Last Word: On Saturday’s 2nd Annual ‘Get Connected Dallas’ Event, Featuring Robot Petting Zoos, Tech Workshops, and More
by Lance Murray | Oct 3, 2024
The Oct. 5 event at For Oak Cliff in Dallas will bring the latest in tech, connection, and innovation to the heart of the community—including a robot petting zoo, tech workshops, the Innovate & Create Digital Art Challenge, DJ-spun music and arts entertainment, and more
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![Rockwall-based Patriot Paws, which helps veterans regain independence and find new purpose through life-changing partnerships with service dogs, received a $50,000 grant from the Texas Veteran's Commission on the TVC's Texas Tour on Wednesday. [Image: Screenshot April 2024 Patriot Paws video]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Patriot-Paws-VideoScreenshot-2024-09-27-at-10.14.27 AM-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 2, 2024
36 grants awarded to 32 organizations across North Texas will fuel services for veterans, including mental health counseling, home repairs, employment support, and more through organizations like Patriot PAWS, Meals on Wheels, Equest, Baylor Research Institute, and local governments.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 2, 2024
Children's Health and UT Soutwestern announced that a $100 million gift from The Rees-Jones Foundation will support the construction of the new pediatric campus, just months after the Jean and Mack Pogue family gave its own $100 million gift. This marks the first time in Texas that a not-for-profit construction project has received two individual leadership gifts of $100 million.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 1, 2024
The North Texas-based foundation aims to fight the "extinction crisis" with initiatives including Colossal Biovault—"the world's largest distributed biobanking initiative"—and an array of new efforts to both preserve and "de-extinct" wildlife.
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