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Left to right: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Susan Eisenhower, and Gen. David Petraeus [Photos: EarthX]
EarthX Announces Speakers for Next April’s Earthx2025 Conference
by Lance Murray | Oct 28, 2024
Slated for April 21-25 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Earthx2025 will feature four main conference tracks, three invitation-only summits, and several partner conferences and side events that convene leaders around a broad-range of environmental topics and initiatives.
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.
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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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Dallas’ Susan G. Komen Launches ShareForCures Breast Cancer Registry Alliance
by Lance Murray | Oct 24, 2024
The new alliance is aimed at boosting enrollment in ShareForCures, a secure, cloud-based research platform empowering those diagnosed with breast cancer to share their unique health data.
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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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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]
The Last Word: Karla Steinberg on the Groundbreaking for Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas’ New Home
by David Seeley | Oct 11, 2024
For nearly 75 years, Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas (JFS) has provided critical services to those in need. The nonprofit—whose services include primary medical care, individual counseling and group support, career and financial coaching, a food pantry, and more—has been a cornerstone of the community since 1950. But lately it’s been “bursting at the seams” in its home in Far North Dallas. That’s about to change, though—thanks to the recent groundbreaking of The Karla and Larry Steinberg Building, JFS’ new 100,000-square-foot home at 16301 Quorum Dr. in Addison.
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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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2025 Silver Cup Honorees Gayle Halperin (left) and Jim Nugent [Photos: Patron Magazine/Victoria Gomez]
TACA’s 2025 Silver Cup Award to Honor Leaders Shaping Dallas Arts
by Lance Murray | Oct 4, 2024
TACA will recognize Gayle Halperin and Jim Nugent as the 2025 Silver Cup Award recipients at a luncheon on May 7. Here's how their individual contributions have left a lasting mark on Dallas’s arts scene, from dance leadership to arts advocacy.
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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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