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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."

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JCPenney Celebrates Women’s History Month with Community Grants

by Lance Murray | Mar 7, 2024

In honor of women going above and beyond to serve the community, Plano-based JCPenney said it is awarding five female changemakers a $2,000 donation to the nonprofit of their choice. Applications opened on March 1, and winners will be announced on May 1.

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Children’s Health Innovators Program Lifts Veil on Health Care Research and Breakthroughs

by Dave Moore | Oct 6, 2020

Health Wildcatters CEO Hubert Zajicek, Perot Jain Principal Cindy Revol, Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO Nicole Small, and others will be on a panel about how the health care and tech industries have been innovative during COVID-19 as part of the new Children’s Health program launch on Oct. 8.

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AT&T Gifts $500,000 to Dallas Agencies That Help Black and Underserved Communities

by Quincy Preston | Sep 18, 2020

Donations are being made through AT&T's "Believe Dallas" initiative.

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Capital One, GoFundMe, and National Urban League Unite in Coalition for Small Business National Advocacy Program

by Sandra Engelland | Sep 1, 2020

The new nationwide movement and advocacy program called Small Unites aims to help small business owners and entrepreneurs “thrive in the new normal” with a $50M collective investment from a diverse group of companies.

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Frito Lay’s Joan Cetera [DI composite. Photo: Frito Lay]

Q+A: PepsiCo Foods North America’s Joan Cetera on Frito-Lay’s Local Community Efforts

by Dave Moore | Jul 16, 2020

Through Southern Dallas Thrives and Frito-Lay's collaboration with Volunteers of America, the Plano-based company continues to support causes in the Dallas region and beyond.

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Local Economic Recovery Task Force Launches Dallas Forward Initiative to Help Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

by Alex Edwards | Jun 23, 2020

According to Mayor Eric Johnson, restoring Dallas' small and medium-sized business ecosystem is the key to our economic recovery from COVID-19. The new online portal hosts resources on supplies, funds, reopening and more, including what was donated by some of Dallas' leading companies.

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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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United Way Launches COVID-19 Response Fund With $1.2M From Partners

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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