nonprofits

North Texas Giving Day 2025 lights up downtown Dallas. [Photo: Joseph Haubert]

North Texas Giving Day Sets Records for Giving With $74.2M for 3,500 Nonprofits

by | Sep 19, 2025
Causes ranged from education, health, and social services, to arts, the environment, and animal welfare.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Offering Human Help to Talk to Machines 
by | Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours. 
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RKD Group Brings Back Nonprofit Innovator as SVP, Head of Digital
by | Feb 26, 2025
Charles Lehosit has more than two decades of experience as a digital transformation leader and previously spent 10 years with RKD developing technology solutions that answered clients' business needs, the company said.
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Dallas’ Texas Capital Foundation Announces $250K in Grants to Four Texas Nonprofits

by | May 7, 2024
The awards provide grants totaling $250,000 to support nonprofits addressing community needs across Texas—including a Dallas nonprofit that helps military veterans enter industry careers and a Tarrant County organization with a mission to end domestic violence.
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RKD Group Announces Promotion, New Hires to Leadership Team
by | Feb 2, 2024
CEO Chris Pritcher said that along with the three leadership moves, RKD "is taking steps to better enable success for our nonprofit clients, exceeding their expectations for their experience with a more proactive strategy and acceleration of growth."
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas’ 2024⁠-⁠2025 Blue Impact Grant Application Open for Nonprofits
by | Jan 30, 2024
Last summer, the BCBSTX program awarded nearly $3M in funds to 101 organizations across the Lone Star State—including many in North Texas. The deadline for nonprofits to apply for Blue Impact 2024-2025 grants is Feb. 9. Other impact-aligned community, business, and provider organizations are invited to request sponsorships. 
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Dallas to Host National Gathering of Social Changemakers: The 2023 Upswell Summit

by | Nov 6, 2023
The Upswell Summit is coming to Texas for the first time on Nov. 15–17. The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Independent Sector is joining forces with community partner Social Venture Partners Dallas for a three-day conclave of minds, missions, and movements. After three years of virtual events, the annual summit is back in person.
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Dala Communications Launches Nonprofit Practice Group with Hiring of Key DFW Nonprofit Leader
by | May 5, 2023
Stuart Williams' appointment to the role of Vice President of Operations and Senior Fundraising Consultant at Dala Communications brings over 17 years of nonprofit fundraising experience to the firm. Williams' impressive track record of securing donations in the five and six-figure range attests to his deep understanding that fundraising is both an art and a science.
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Industry Veteran Joins Plano’s RKD Group as VP of Strategic Engagement
by | Mar 31, 2023

Bart Lillie has joined Plano-based RKD Group, a leading fundraising and marketing solutions provider to nonprofits in North America, as vice president of strategic engagement.

He joins RKD with three decades of experience in nonprofit storytelling, analytics, and relationship management.

The company’s SVP of Strategic Growth, Lori Read, described Lillie as a dynamic advocate for nonprofits....

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Bank of America Contributes Nearly $4M to North Texas Nonprofits in 2022
by | Dec 28, 2022
Bank of America has donated nearly $4 million to North Texas nonprofits this year, including local food banks and two 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder® awardees.
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Bank of America Invests $900K to Support North Texas Nonprofits

by | Nov 9, 2022

Bank of America announced that it has invested nearly $900,000 to support nonprofits in North Texas that focus on community needs such as affordable housing, community revitalization, small business, and the arts.

The funds should help nonprofits already beleaguered by the COVID-19 pandemic to overcome the effects of inflation.

“Dallas nonprofits dedicate their time and energy to solve the complex societal challenges, build up our neighbors in need, and promote economic advancement,” Jennifer Chandler, Bank of America Dallas president, said in a statement....

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Water Cooler at Pegasus Park Tenants Get North Texas Giving Day Surprise
by | Sep 26, 2022

Last Thursday, Water Cooler tenant leadership teams and boards gathered together at Pegasus Park and were surprised with more than $200,000 in prizes to support the missions of their nonprofit organizations....

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Southwestern Medical Foundation President and CEO Kathleen Gibson has joined the board of nonprofit LaunchBio. [Image: Southwestern Medical Foundation; istockphoto]
Southwestern Medical Foundation President and CEO Joins LaunchBio Board
by | Apr 29, 2022
LaunchBio, a life science and biotech nonprofit that expanded to North Texas in 2021, has announced four new board members, including Dallas-based Kathleen Gibson, along with a new board chair.

LaunchBio is working to accelerate the entrepreneurial support network in the region through collaborations with BioLabs, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, J. Small Investments, BioNTX, DLA Piper, and others.
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