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Dallas College's Eastfield Campus. Dallas College is one of the recipients of $1.7 million in total grants from the Santander Consumer USA Foundation. [Photo: Dallas College]
Santander Consumer USA Foundation Announces $1.7M in Grants
by Lance Murray | May 29, 2024
Santander said the grants represent the latest step in the foundation’s longstanding commitment to investing in Dallas and helping the most vulnerable in local communities across the nation "to learn, grow, and prosper."
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 25, 2024
At the annual Innovation Awards event, Dallas Innovates and D CEO revealed the winners in 17 categories and recognized all 74 North Texas finalists.
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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 David Seeley |
Oct 2, 2023
Sanders recently marked the eighth anniversary of the Dallas Innovation Alliance by posting on LInkedIn, eight years to the day after DIA "formally launched at the White House during President Obama's $168 million commitment to smart cities across several agencies."
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Dallas Innovation Alliance Executive Director Jennifer Sanders [Images: DIA; ilexx/istockphoto]
Connected Dallas Announces First Community Anchor Site, Expanded Website
by Lance Murray | May 19, 2023
The site in South Dallas' Innercity Community Development Corp. will provide access to computers, WiFi, one-on-one support, and digital training programs. The Connected Dallas program is supported by philanthropic investments by AT&T, Santander Consumer USA Foundation, and The Dallas Foundation.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 19, 2022
In a partnership with the City-Business Climate Alliance, the newly formed group met last month to begin pursuing initiatives aimed at climate targets in line with the Paris Agreement.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says the alliance will "help establish Dallas and its businesses as national leaders in implementing data-driven climate solutions to promote a vibrant, healthy, and resilient city.”
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Aug 25, 2022
Up to 42% of Dallas households lack a fixed connection to the internet. Without the tools and know-how to connect to the digital world, people can be left behind, especially in economically disadvantaged parts of the city. DIA is working to change that with its Digital Ambassador program.
Now, with help from the Dallas Foundation and Santander Consumer USA—and a $1 million grant from AT&T—DIA aims to get people not just connected, but thriving.
Now, with help from the Dallas Foundation and Santander Consumer USA—and a $1 million grant from AT&T—DIA aims to get people not just connected, but thriving.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 10, 2022
South by Southwest has opened its 2023 "PanelPicker" for crowd-sourced community voting through August 21. You could be among the people who vote to decide which panelists will take the stage next March at SXSW.
Out of the thousands of session proposals up for voting, many have Dallas-area ties. We share just 10 of them—including ideas from Mark Cuban, the Dallas Cowboys, Venture Dallas, Dallas Innovation Alliance, CollateralEdge, Kanarys, Zirtue, Masterplan, and more.
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Techstars Seeks Physical Therapy-Focused Startups for Its First North Texas Cohort in Fort Worth
by Kevin Cummings | Feb 25, 2022
Applications opened to startups everywhere on Tuesday.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 18, 2022
Santander Consumer will partner with tech and community nonprofit Comp-U-Dopt to provide free high-speed Internet connectivity to up to 10,000 Dallas student households, along with free laptop computers, training, and support to eligible low-income residents.
It's the first step in a two-year program to include several other cities, funded by a total of $35 million in grants from Dallas-based Santander Consumer's foundation.
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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.
sponsored by Capital One
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Dec 19, 2019
Trey Bowles and Jennifer Sanders have announced InnoCity Partners, a new boutique consulting firm providing counsel to public and private organizations to design, build, and execute smart city programs.
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The Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator Announces its Inaugural Cohort of Companies
by Alex Edwards | May 21, 2019
The DEC's Innov8te incubator aims to be a driving force in the region's smart city technology research and development. Meet the startups chosen to participate in the six-month program kicking off next month.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Nov 8, 2018
In addition to the report, Dallas Innovation Alliance and Amazech Solutions announced a dashboard that will make the lab's data available to the public.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 17, 2018
Toyota’s work on connected vehicles is an important part of the company’s presence in Plano. By 2021, it plans to add Dedicated Short-Range Communications systems on Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in the U.S.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 8, 2018
The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals officially starts Friday, and though all the happenings are in Austin, there’ll be plenty of North Texas presence.
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