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Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Small Businesses Fellows Internship Program in Dallas
by David Seeley | Sep 17, 2021
Kicking off during National Small Business Week, the program will partner locally with Dallas College. Its goal: Create paid internships for underrepresented community college students and address the skills gap faced by small businesses during the pandemic.
by Alex Edwards |
Sep 17, 2021
You'll also read about the FC Dallas Foundation opening a soccer field for My Possibilities, Hari Mari partnering with St. Jude's, North Texas Food Bank Starts Its New $500M Campaign, and more organizations making a difference in Dallas-Fort Worth right now.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 16, 2021
The North Texas regional winners include 10-year-old Madison Denise from Waxahachie, the founder and CEO of Esined tween fashions; and Hurst's Vanessa Bouche, co-founder of Savhera, a line of wellness products that impact the livelihoods of human trafficking survivors.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 16, 2021
Clack your way down this page to see the Perot Museum's LEGO skyscrapers; Arlington's viral, eye-popping LEGO city budget video; a 12-year-old LEGO-obsessed NASA intern prodigy; a "tech is sexy" Dallas native who starred on FOX TV's "LEGO Masters," and more!
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Amazon Is Investing $1.2B to Provide College Tuition and Skills Training for Its Employees
by David Seeley | Sep 9, 2021
43 percent of Texas workers say they'd leave their jobs if another company offered free skills training opportunities. In a tight labor market, Amazon's move could attract talent nationwide—including people like Tory Bias, a Dallas-based Amazon UX apprentice we spoke with today.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 8, 2021
On Sept. 10 and 11, Carry The Load will hold two events—both nationally and locally—to honor the military, veterans, first responders, and their families.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 2, 2021
WiNGS will use the funding to pair women in Southern Dallas with trained financial coaches and build an online portal dedicated to reducing barriers to reaching economic opportunities.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 30, 2021
Apple selected Argent Associates to be one of the 15 Black- and Brown-owned businesses on its first-ever Impact Accelerator class. The goal: combating systemic barriers to opportunity, while advancing innovative solutions for communities most impacted by climate change. Founder and CEO Beatriz "Betty" Manetta reveals the secret to her company's success.
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Dallas Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Lyda Hill Philanthropies Partner With Catchafire to Support Local Nonprofits
by Alex Edwards | Aug 16, 2021
Catchafire puts volunteer talent into the social impact sector to help social good organizations get the professional help they need, when they need it.
Thanks to the North Texas partnership, the volunteer skills matchmaker has brought virtual support to more than 300 nonprofit organizations in North Texas, so far.
Thanks to the North Texas partnership, the volunteer skills matchmaker has brought virtual support to more than 300 nonprofit organizations in North Texas, so far.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2021
Pursuant's 2021 Giving Outlook details last year's record giving. As America plans for a post-pandemic "Great Resumption," innovations in donor choices may have changed fundraising forever. To keep up, nonprofits need to pivot—from capturing data to leveraging sophisticated AI models.
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by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards |
Jul 22, 2021
Three Dallas-based organizations are behind the campaign: the Island Resilience Partnership, March for Science, and EarthX. The SC1.5NCE Not SILENCE campaign mobilizes world leaders and national governments to support the IPCC 1.5C Special Report, a study that looks at the impacts of global warming. That report has been blocked at the last two annual United Nations climate change conferences, says March For Science President Matt Tranchin.
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by Prisma Garcia |
Jul 20, 2021
More companies are seeing that skills-based volunteering is the future, but there is still little training and coordination of these programs, Prisma Garcia says. Though older generations think of millennials as the "selfish generation," Garcia sees them and Gen-Zers as the generations that can break down the barriers to giving.
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Meet the Entrepreneurs Who Took Home Funding at Impact Ventures’ Startup Showcase
by Alex Edwards | Jul 19, 2021
The live virtual event titled “Equity in Motion” hosted finalist entrepreneurs from Impact Ventures' Spring 2021 cohort. See who took home capital from the pool of $50,000.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 13, 2021
SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson says treating pets like family has changed our laws, the number of children we have, and even where we choose to work. Her new book could make the fur fly for pet lovers and detractors alike.
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by Bella Pinera |
Jul 7, 2021
Dallas-based POETIC, an aftercare program dedicated to supporting vulnerable youth, is continuing its partnership with the Texas Bar Foundation to enhance its programs and aid its goal to end child exploitation and trafficking in the community.
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by David Seeley and Alex Edwards |
Jul 7, 2021
Catastrophes like Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey can cause massive human misery and death. With the National Science Foundation grant, SMU Professor Halit Üster will explore ways to use data to help move millions safely out of harm's way—with enough supplies available to meet their needs.
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