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![Social entrepreneur Byron Sanders, a former nonprofit exec, is CEO of Arete Health, launched in January 2025. [Photo: Michael Samples]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/27_ByronSanders-STEM-STEAM-STREAM-970_courtesy_Oct2019-1-940x436.jpg)
Social entrepreneur Byron Sanders, a former nonprofit exec, is CEO of Arete Health, launched in January 2025. [Photo: Michael Samples]
The Last Word: Arete Health CEO On a First-of-Its-Kind Health and Wellness Program for Dallas Creatives
by Quincy Preston | Oct 28, 2025
Creatives Care Dallas brings virtual care, behavioral health, 2,000+ medications with zero copay, and more to Dallas County's gig workers. The community initiative is powered by Arete Health Shield in partnership with the Dallas Music Office.
by Quincy Preston |
Jul 14, 2023
Hutchins was an inaugural class member of Engage Dallas, a network of leaders committed to advancing equity and impacting Dallas through civic engagement and service in Dallas. Her many contributions to the city, including her championing of the Trinity Park Conservancy, will live on following her passing in 2020 at age 35. The TKH Scholarship Fund is launching to memorialize her qualities—and promote new Dallas leaders.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 15, 2023
The city of Dallas was one of 10 U.S. cities to win the honor, marking its first win since 1970. The city was recognized for its efforts to engage youth in meaningful ways via the Dallas Youth Commission, the Welcoming Strategic Plan, and the Dallas Cultural Plan. See who flew to Denver to pitch the city—and why they came back with a win.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 28, 2023
The inaugeral Inclusive Capital Summit will kick off with a VIP event on May 3rd, followed by two days of inspiring keynotes from national leaders, solution-based conversations, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Check out the lineup.
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L to R: Byron Sanders, Kimberly Williams, and Taylor Toynes are the subjects of three "Giving Voice" short films in a series called "Black CEOs, In Their Own Words." The latest doc, tracking the life of Toynes, will be screened this Thursday at the Texas Theater in Oak Cliff. [Photo: The Dallas Foundation]
Docu Series ‘Giving Voice: Black CEOs in Their Own Words” Highlighted at Dallas Event
by David Seeley | Jan 25, 2023
Part of The Dallas Foundation's Voices of Hope initiative, the event at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Cedars featured screenings of "Twice as Good" and "Technicolor," about the lives and work of Interfaith Family Services CEO Kimberly Williams and Big Thought CEO Byron Sanders.
A third short film about Taylor Toynes, co-founder and executive director of For Oak Cliff, is in the works.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 25, 2023
Mustapha Beydoun has been named chief operating officer of Dallas-based Big Thought, an impact education nonprofit.
Beydoun will partner with Big Thought CEO Byron Sanders in this role leading key departments across the organization, including finance, people and culture, information technology, and operations....
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 19, 2020
In North Texas, the grants will go to Boys and Girls Clubs of Tarrant, Collin, and Dallas Counties, and Big Thought. The $920,000 is part of a four-year, $1 billion commitment Bank of America is making to foster workforce readiness and development in low-to-moderate-income communities.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 1, 2020
The combination of two pandemics—one centered on a virus and the other on race—has led to a pivotal point in history. Dallas Startup Week's Social Impact Track tackles the question of how this year's events could lead to meaningful and lasting change.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
