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Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder and CEO of Generation Hope (left), and Caroline Griswold Short, VP of family programming for the nonprofit. [Photos: Generation Hope/LinkedIn]
Washington-Based Generation Hope Expands to Dallas with College Scholar Program for Teen Parents
by Lance Murray | Sep 16, 2024
The Generation Hope Scholar Program offers teen parents much needed support, including one-on-one mentoring, tuition assistance, and a vibrant peer community, the nonprofit said. Dallas marks the third site for the program after the Washington, D.C., region and Greater New Orleans.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 9, 2024
Dallas-based Susan G. Komen said the "Dallas North Texas Race for the Cure" will take place in Plano on Saturday, Oct. 19, and the Fort Worth "More Than Pink" Walk will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5. Komen is the world’s leading breast cancer organization.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2024
Once intended to become Dallas' first Mandarin Oriental hotel, the property sits between the historic Rosewood Mansion and the planned Four Seasons Hotel & Residences. Opening Oct. 25, the Kips Bay Decorator Show House will showcase the work of noted interior designers while benefitting nonprofits.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 23, 2024
Twenty-six Dallas County organizations secured support for causes spanning animal welfare to breast cancer assistance. Now, the foundation is gearing up for its Summer Grant Cycle, targeting nonprofits focused on early childhood development, family homelessness, workforce readiness, and more.
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Susan G. Komen Announces $10M+ in Grants To Advance Breast Cancer Treatment & Precision Medicine
by Lance Murray | Jun 26, 2024
Dallas-based Komen said the 32 grants will further cutting-edge breast cancer research being done at 27 prestigious institutions worldwide and continue its longstanding support of breast cancer researchers early in their careers, as well as the world’s leaders in the field.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2024
The search for a new leader has been a significant focus for Dallas-based Texas Women’s Foundation since 2023. The appointment of Karen Hughes White, a veteran nonprofit executive, as the new president and CEO of the organization marks the conclusion of its extensive search process.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 22, 2024
Dallas LIFE, a local homeless recovery center, is giving a bear and a book to kids in shelters across the country. The nonprofit has the ultimate goal of providing them to 1 million children.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 9, 2024
Legal scholar David Leebron succeeds former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, bringing two decades of organizational leadership to Texas 2036, a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy organization founded by Tom Luce.
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Mansfield-Based Mouser Electronics Partners with ADI to Plant Up to 50K Trees for U.S. Reforestation Projects
by Lance Murray | Jul 24, 2023
The new program extends the companies' 2023 charitable initiative underway in Europe, where 65,000 trees are already slated to be planted in Germany, England, and Ireland.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
Annam Manthiram, the incoming CEO of Dallas's CitySquare, plans to weave a 'safety net of love and community' to tackle poverty and homelessness, driving forward a mission born from her own personal journey of overcoming systemic adversity.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
The newest members of the Goodwill Dallas leadership team are Joel Ibañez, who'll specialize in improving store operations, collections, and workplace culture, and Lance Anderson, who'll focus on elevating post retail experience, logistics, centralizing processing of goods, and real estate matters.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 6, 2023
EarthX, an international nonprofit committed to environmental awareness and education, has hired Juan Uriburu Quintana to strengthen its global mission and build partnerships in Latin America, in line with CEO Nathan Loftice's efforts to promote sustainability worldwide.
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Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center Taps Nonprofit Veteran as Chief Program Officer
by Lance Murray | Feb 15, 2023
Madeline Reedy has taken the role of chief program officer at Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, where she will supervise and lead programs that directly improve the lives of abused children in Dallas County.
The center said those programs provide services that include reading and coordinating a multidisciplinary response for all Dallas County child abuse reports that meet agency criteria; neutral, legally defensible, and developmentally appropriate interviews of child victims and witnesses to violent crimes; ongoing case management and case navigation support; free evidence-based, trauma-informed mental health treatment; and data tracking, analysis, and reporting....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2023
VolunteerNow is a nationwide provider of volunteer recruiting and management software. The nonprofit said that in a typical year, it mobilizes more than 310,000 volunteers who give 1.6 million hours to 3,500 local nonprofits.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 3, 2023
Big Thought, a Dallas-based impact education nonprofit and accessories retail giant Fossil Group are hosting the community arts event Works of Heart on Feb. 9 at Fossil’s headquarters in Richardson....
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