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William Solomon, chairman, president, and CEO of the O’Donnell Foundation [File Photo: Southwestern Medical Foundation]
Dallas County Promise Announces Education, Workforce Training Investments Topped by $60M from O’Donnell Foundation
by Lance Murray | Dec 6, 2024
The Dallas County Promise—powered by Dallas College and the Commit Partnership—said the O’Donnell Foundation investment is "one of the largest education investments supporting economically disadvantaged students in North Texas history."
by David Seeley |
Mar 7, 2024
Christopher has held key fundraising and relationship building posts over the past 25 years at Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Morning News, and WFAA, and is the the former chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Leadership Dallas Alumni.
On February 1, she became the inaugural president of TWU's Dallas campus, the T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center, located in an eight-story, 190,000-square-foot building in the heart of the Southwestern Medical District.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
The Dallas Foundation, in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, handed out $455K in "pay it forward" grants to Water Cooler at Pegasus Park nonprofits. The unique investments aimed to kickstart change—the kind that shows teamwork can multiply impact.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 17, 2022
The multi-floor space for nonprofits, philanthropies, and social impact organizations now has 26 tenants with around 500 employees. The six new ones range from the Nature Conservancy of Texas to the Lone Star Justice Alliance to SWAN Impact Network and more.
“This dream of ours just keeps getting bigger and better,” says Lyda Hill, founder of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion have always been important components of Girls Inc. programming. In July, the organization launched relevant and age-appropriate online courses to help students find their voice and have meaningful conversations about systemic racism and social justice.
The Digital Divide: How Local Leaders Are Bringing the Internet to Students Who Need It Most
by Capital One | Dec 9, 2020
In the third installment of a five-part series, Capital One shines a spotlight on community leaders addressing the growing digital divide in North Texas.
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sponsored by Capital One
by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 8, 2020
Dallas life science startups are invited to apply to ThinkLab's winter cohort, which will begin in late January 2021.
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by Michael Wood |
Nov 18, 2020
The inaugural event discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the North Texas economy and innovative efforts to address regional workforce needs.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Jul 16, 2020
California-based Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation—a venture philanthropy group—will expand to Dallas with the move. Dallas-based founding tenants Commit Partnership, The Dallas Foundation, United to Learn, and Uplift Education served as thought partners during a multi-year planning process.
Prospective Water Cooler tenants may receive reduced rent and access to a 'What-Else-Do-You-Need-to-be-Awesome' fund.
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Taylor Toynes, community impact specialist with the The Commit! Partnership and founder of the nonprofit, For Oak Cliff talks to volunteers during a MLK Service Day event. Toynes and his work to alleviate food insecurity is featured in the upcoming documentary film, Where's the Food?! [Photos courtesy of Brent Baxter Photography]
Dallas Filmmakers Shining Light on Food Insecurity
by Heather Noel | Apr 21, 2017
Clips from the documentary still in production will be screened Sunday as part of the inaugural EARTHxFilm festival.
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by Heather Noel |
Jan 11, 2017
The U.S. Department of Education is teaming with Dallas-based The Commit! Partnership for the first regional initiative in its teacher recruitment campaign.
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