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Skratch, Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County Start Pilot Program
by Lance Murray | Aug 29, 2017
The program will enable teens in the organization to find quick, safe, skills-based ways to earn extra money with “gigs” inside club locations in Plano.
by Heather Noel |
Aug 25, 2017
Ranch Hands Rescue may be the only nonprofit in the world pairing abused and neglected animals with human mental health therapy.
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by Heather Noel |
Aug 23, 2017
The exhibit documents the transformation of Bonton Farms' new acreage from concrete dumpsite to a farm.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 22, 2017
It’s the largest giving day in the nation, and has generated $156 million for North Texas in the past eight one-day events.
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TI Giving $6.2M for STEM Education, With Majority Focused on Teacher Effectiveness
by Heather Noel | Aug 16, 2017
TI also announced it had partnered with retired NFL football player John Urschel to kickoff a STEM contest.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 14, 2017
Applicants must be North Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, Ad 2 Dallas says.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Aug 14, 2017
Nine barbershops in areas with underperforming schools will provide patrons with a bookshelf of choices.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Aug 11, 2017
The nonprofit started in 2009 and now has grown to 10 college chapters around the country helping kids in "dream desserts" realize their full potential.
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Illustration: VLADGRIN via iStock
Plano’s YourCause Buys Corporate Giving Competitor
by Heather Noel | Aug 10, 2017
Similar to YourCause, the Charleston, South Carolina startup builds software platforms aimed to organize corporations' philanthropic efforts.
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![Emily Vacher, director of trust and safety at Facebook, was the keynote speaker at the Crimes Against Children Conference Monday morning at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Dallas. [Photo: Chase Mardis]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Emily-Vacher-Vert-No-Crop-Full-Res-0826-copy-e1502157216251-360x203.jpg)
by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Aug 8, 2017
New artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technology being developed at Facebook could turn the tides for law enforcement, as they sift through the millions of reported cases, suspects, leads, and false alarms.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 8, 2017
The program started in North Texas in 2014 and has now spread nationwide.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 3, 2017
Rent 'em, ride 'em, leave them anywhere. Bike-share programs offer users flexibility to pedal around town.
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Welman Project Turns Discards into Classroom Treasures
by Lance Murray | Jul 26, 2017
Roughly 71 percent of materials discarded in the U.S. can be reused, the Welman Project says.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jul 25, 2017
In the first ever Summer Experience in Antibiotic Discovery and Development program, local Girl Scouts learned about bacteria growth and its role in developing antibiotics.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jul 25, 2017
According to CBRE’s fourth annual Green Building Adoption Index, 31.7 percent of office spaces in DFW met "green" standards under an EPA Energy Star certification, LEED certification, or both.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jul 21, 2017
The free July 29 event at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas will include local comic writers and artists, short film screenings, and of course, a Latino cosplay contest.
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