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From left, Blake Harvey and Matthew Rial. [Courtesy photos]
Dallas Startup Studio Launches Latest Company With Plans to Form Multiple Impact-Focused Ventures Annually
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 21, 2022
Dallas-based Novel Ventures announced the launch of Myte, a “one-stop donation platform” connecting nonprofits across the country with donors. Novel plans to launch two or three impact-focused startups annually, managing director Blake Harvey told Dallas Innovates.
by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2021
Pursuant's 2021 Giving Outlook details last year's record giving. As America plans for a post-pandemic "Great Resumption," innovations in donor choices may have changed fundraising forever. To keep up, nonprofits need to pivot—from capturing data to leveraging sophisticated AI models.
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by Dave Moore |
May 11, 2021
Nonprofit BUiLT is hosting the event to highlight the success and possibilities of Black tech talent in the region. “There is no talent pipeline problem,” says Peter Beasley, co-founder of the Blacks United in Leading Technology International. “Black tech talent is widely available, especially in North Texas.”
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 19, 2021
Here's a round up of resources that can help in North Texas' unprecedented winter storm.
You'll also find updates on funding, grants, and assistance for navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
You'll also find updates on funding, grants, and assistance for navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Photo: Courtesy American Heart Association Foodscape Innovation™ Awards
Dallas-Based Restorative Farms Is in the Running for American Heart Association’s Foodscape Innovation Awards
by Riley Farrell | Oct 13, 2020
Nonprofit Restorative Farms, which creates agri-systems in underserved communities, is among the three finalists for the American Heart Association's contest for leaders in the food ecosystem. Voting for the Foodscape Innovation Awards ends Oct. 15.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 15, 2020
Founder and CEO Benjamin Vann says the startup accelerator aims to create more diverse and inclusive ecosystems.
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by Riley Farrell |
Sep 2, 2020
What started as an idea with backing from community organizers and restaurant owners, Get Shift Done has rallied support to give meals and livelihoods to at-risk groups in 11 cities.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 3, 2020
Bruce Graham's 12-year career at a Plano-based company that provides technology for the public sector led him to find a new, but similar, passion at Plano neighbor Both Ends Believing. The nonprofit helps governments in developing countries move children from institutions to permanent families—all through the use of technology that Tyler helped develop.
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United Way Dallas and CoSpero Consulting Come ‘Together for Tomorrow’ to Solve Educational Problems
by Chantal Canales | Jul 22, 2020
The Together for Tomorrow cohort is comprised of ten education-focused nonprofits that will collaborate on how to support parents, students, and teachers throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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by Capital One |
Jul 22, 2020
McKinney-based nonprofit instills hope, confidence during COVID-19.
sponsored by Capital One
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 21, 2020
Founded by social entrepreneur Michelle Corson, On the Road Garage intends to fix cars affordably, while tackling underemployment and transportation challenges among vulnerable populations. The first location in Irving is now open, and applications for technology-forward apprenticeships and training are online.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 16, 2020
Dallas Innovates is highlighting startups in Impact Ventures' accelerator program, which aims to assist the underrepresented startup community. First up is Exgratias, a first-of-its-kind financial platform for the entertainment industry that helps contractual workers get paid quickly and effortlessly.
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Minority-Focused Startup Accelerator Aims to Help Underrepresented Startups
by Alex Edwards | Jul 16, 2020
Founder and CEO Benjamin Vann was motivated by the opportunity gap: "As of 2018, just 2 percent of minorities received venture capital funding and 2 percent of minorities were represented in the tech industry workforce,” he says. A Dallas Innovates series highlights startups in Impact Ventures' first spring program.
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by Capital One |
Jul 15, 2020
In this four-part series, Capital One shines a spotlight on nonprofit leaders addressing the most critical community needs from food and hunger relief to workforce development, digital access and small business support. In Part One, leaders tackle the hunger crisis head on.
sponsored by Capital One
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by Riley Farrell |
Jun 11, 2020
Meet the nonprofits that were given more than $23,000 of fully unrestricted grants to support operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 29, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Wingstop, the City of Dallas, Caddis, Access Physicians, Fort Worth Now, and others.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
