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Benjamin Vann and Brandon Anderson (pictured second row, from left) were selected as Boston Impact Initiative fellows to join 24 other leaders throughout the nation working to build place-based integrated capital funds.
Economic Justice for All: Dallasites Ben Vann and Brandon Anderson Picked for Impact Fund-Building Cohort
by Maddie Preston | Apr 1, 2020
The 2020 Boston Impact Initiative Fund-Building Cohort aims to help activists, investors, and community foundations across the country put money to work—and close the racial wealth divide—in their local communities.
by Alex Edwards |
Apr 1, 2020
'North Texas Giving Tuesday Now' will be a one-day emergency donation blitz held this year on May 5.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 31, 2020
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention amidst the COVID-19 outbreak last month. We've got mask makers, UTSW's discovery of a protein that could stop the coronavirus, autonomous rideshare in Arlington, and more.
We also have eye candy for those who may be nostalgic for when offices weren't remote: 15 innovative spaces in our Office Envy feature.
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by Alex Edwards |
Mar 30, 2020
Better Block Foundation, a Dallas-based adaptive urbanism nonprofit, came up with a step-by-step guide for digitally fabricating face shields during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May the Trust Be With You: Plano Entrepreneur Shares His Latest Book on Kindle, Free
by Quincy Preston | Mar 26, 2020
But hurry: "The Book of Trust" is free on Kindle through March 27. Plano author Yoram Solomon also has seven timely tips for companies and leaders on how to operate with trust in a world gone virtual.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Mar 25, 2020
The Carrollton-based company plans to donate 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to Texas healthcare facilities, municipalities, and retail personnel in the next week.
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by Alex Edwards |
Mar 25, 2020
The shared portal is now open for North Texas Cares. To streamline the process for nonprofits in dire need, some of the region's most prominent funders will review the funding requests weekly and determine what they want to back.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 24, 2020
The research staff delivered 72,000 gloves and more to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas for distribution to hospital workers involved in patient care.
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Susan Hoff thinks about resources as brainpower. "Who in the community can we tap into?" she asks. "We're not going to solve the challenges we have today with the solutions we had yesterday." [Courtesy of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas]
United Way’s Susan Hoff: ‘We’re All in This Together.’ It’s Not a Catchphrase Right Now
by Quincy Preston | Mar 23, 2020
A new United Way Metropolitan Dallas Coronavirus Response and Recover Fund—seeded at $1.2M—came together in less than a week. We talk with UWMD's Susan Hoff about what it took, how the fund works, and what's next.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 20, 2020
Hubert Zajicek wants to tap the strong innovation community in North Texas to share know-how, combat shortages, and come up with new solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Mar 20, 2020
Texas Instruments Foundation, Bank of America, McKesson Foundation, Perot Foundation, Wells Fargo and Hoblitzelle Foundation are among corporate partners making an initial seed fund commitment.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 20, 2020
We spoke with David Aspinall about his plans as the information technology consultancy company's new CEO—and a possible North Texas expansion.
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Photo: metamorworks via iStock
‘We are All in This Together’: EarthX2020, the World’s Largest Environmental Gathering, is Going Virtual
by Alex Edwards | Mar 19, 2020
EarthX2020, hosted in partnership with the National Geographic Society, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This year's event will be an all-new virtual experience from April 23-25.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 18, 2020
The initiative is the brainchild of business leaders Anurag Jain and Patrick Brandt.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 17, 2020
Arlington was the first city in the nation to convert its entire mass transit operation into what's called micro-transit. Its new service will include a wheelchair-accessible vehicle and could let UT Arlington students ride for free.
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by Kathryn Chavez |
Mar 12, 2020
The one-day event is expected to include panels, TED talks, and special keynote speakers at the Bomb Factory.
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