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10 founders from 10 businesses in Impact Ventures Summer 2023 Impact Growth Accelerator.
From Candles to Eyewear, Tech to Fashion: Impact Ventures Names 10 Businesses To Dallas Growth Accelerator
by Lance Murray | Jun 14, 2023
Hailing from Dallas to Houston to Atlanta, founders from 10 diverse businesses will unite in the Summer 2023 Impact Growth Accelerator. Participating companies—tech or tech-enabled, consumer goods, or growth-oriented service-based—must be in business for at least two years with $50,000 to $250,000 in revenue.
by Quincy Preston |
Jun 13, 2023
It's Internet Safety Month. Fun fact: Match Group removes 44 spam accounts every minute across its brand portfolio that includes namesake Match, Tinder, OKCupid, and newer brands like Stir and Archer.
Match Group's partnership with nonprofit background check platform Garbo made it one of the winners of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards.
Match Group's partnership with nonprofit background check platform Garbo made it one of the winners of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 13, 2023
Concern has swept the nation since COVID hit about the pandemic's lasting affects on the mental health of children and adolescents. But that mental health crisis has actually been worsening for years, even before the pandemic. The Dallas Morning News' Marin Wolf explores what Children’s Health, UT Southwestern, Cook Children's, and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute are doing to get ahead of the problem.
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![Alautus Founder Alana Matthews [Photo illustration: DI; source photos: Elizabeth Sisk Photography]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AlanaCMatthews_970-02-Photo-Illustration–Alautus-19-970-360x203.jpg)
by Glenn Hunter |
Jun 12, 2023
The founder’s Alautus firm offers classic, luxury workwear that aims to "uplift, encourage, and cloak women in confidence."
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![FC Dallas Foundation – STEAM FC is one of the 2023 grant recipients. The FC Dallas Foundation, Frisco Independent School District, and the National Soccer Hall of Fame formally launched STEAM FC powered by NEC in 2019. [File photo: FC Dallas Foundation screenshot]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NEC-FC-Steam-940x436.jpg)
FC Dallas Foundation – STEAM FC is one of the 2023 grant recipients. The FC Dallas Foundation, Frisco Independent School District, and the National Soccer Hall of Fame formally launched STEAM FC powered by NEC in 2019. [File photo: FC Dallas Foundation screenshot]
NEC Foundation of America Announces More Than $500K in 2023 Grants
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 8, 2023
Irving-based NEC Foundation of America, the charitable giving fund of the NEC Corporation of America, has announced its 2023 grant recipients. With the grants, the foundation is dedicating more than $500,000 to Dallas-area schools and non-profit programs. See who got the grants—and how they're making a difference in Dallas and beyond.
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![Copper Breaks State Park is an international dark sky park located northwest of Dallas-Fort Worth in Quanah, Texas. [Image: AmitabhClickz/Shutterstock]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Copper-Breaks-State-Park_970_Shutterstock_Dark-Sky-Park-shutterstock_550258936-360x203.jpg)
by David Seeley |
Jun 8, 2023
In a recent centennial state parks commemorative issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, Lyda Hill offers her take on the power of parks. "Where parks are well-maintained and inviting, the surrounding communities are often also flourishing," she says.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 7, 2023
The award recognizes outstanding Bold Idea students who received hands-on learning and mentoring from volunteer industry professionals from top Dallas-area tech companies. The award winners
showed advanced computer science skills, built creative coding projects, and have big goals. See who won—and why one could make the FBI happy.
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TACA Raises Over $700K; Announces Catalyst Grants and Funding Milestone to Strengthen Arts in Dallas
by Lance Murray |
Jun 6, 2023
Here are the grantees and a gallery.
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Kelley Cornish, CEO of the T.D. Jakes Foundation. [Photo: T.D. Jakes Foundation]
T.D. Jakes Foundation Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
by Lance Murray | May 31, 2023
Kelley Cornish will lead the foundation, a Dallas-based workforce development and community building organization committed to building bridges to opportunity. "Bringing Kelley in to lead the foundation is a strategic and advantageous relationship that will help our efforts in a unique and inventive way," said foundation Chairman T.D. Jakes.
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by Lance Murray |
May 31, 2023
According to the city, the eligible neighborhoods hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic are Joppa, Five Mile, Tenth Street Historic District, and The Bottom. Up to 20 homes will be able to get funding under the American Rescue Plan Act program.
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by David Seeley |
May 24, 2023
The annual list from global nonprofit Points of Light showcases how leading U.S. companies are moving social impact, civic engagement, and community to the core of their businesses. Several that are either headquartered in North Texas or have strong presences here are among the honorees. See who made the list.
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 24, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies and TAMEST, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology, have launched the Hill Prizes. The new program will provide $2.5 million in funding to support the research of Texas scientists.
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On a Path to Its Centennial Celebration, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Appoints Chief Growth Officer
by Lance Murray | May 19, 2023
Dr. Kathy Limmer will be responsible for building, growing, and sustaining strong relationships with donors. Her appointment comes at a pivotal moment as the organization gears up to celebrate its first 100 years of service.
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by Lance Murray |
May 18, 2023
Plano-based Toyota Connected North America employees and family members drove in Eco or EV mode for a week to see how much earth-saving difference it can make. Turns out, it made a lot—the equivalent of 748 trees sequestering carbon for 10 years, with a savings of 5,091 gallons of gasoline.
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by David Seeley |
May 18, 2023
The Dennis Quaid-hosted "Viewpoint," which airs on public television stations nationwide, recently produced a video report featuring the Addison-based nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans. The video explains some of the core challenges and opportunities facing tribes today—both on reservations and in urban areas—and supports the need for Native representation in nonprofit funding decisions.
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by David Seeley |
May 17, 2023
After launching in Denmark and saving 20 million meals to date in Europe, Too Good To Go continued its U.S. expansion today by launching across Texas. Restaurant and grocery partners on the app pack their surplus food into "Surprise Bags" that are sold to customers at one-third of the item's retail value.
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