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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ 2027 Social Innovation Accelerator fellows are: (clockwise from top left,) Kalvin Bridgewater, Kimberly Brown, Dominique Johnson, Von Minor, Shelby Patrice, Brian Reynolds, David Stenson and Kimberly Wells-Collins. [Photos: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas]
United Way’s 2027 Social Innovation Accelerator Helps Entrepreneurs Solve Some of Dallas’ Toughest Problems
by Sandra Engelland | Sep 3, 2026
The program equips social entrepreneurs with tools to improve education, income and health across North Texas. Since its founding in 2013, the Social Innovation Accelerator has helped 113 local innovators through mentoring, coaching and seed funding.
by David Seeley |
Apr 30, 2026
The Dallas-based reproductive health platform offers a cycle-tracking app for logging cycles and managing conditions like endometriosis and PCOS. It was one of five finalists taking part in North Texas' premier social innovation competition.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 25, 2025
Dallas becomes the national nonprofit's 15th location, backed by Mark Cuban, the Perot and Troutt families, Mackenzie Scott, and dozens of local foundations and businesses.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 13, 2025
The event culminates a yearlong recognition of United Way’s century of service in improving education, income, and health across the region. Tickets are officially sold out for Saturday, but some media partners are still doing ticket giveaways, and United Way has supplied its service providers with thousands of tickets.
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AdvoCare supports North Texas Food Bank with a $10,000 donation and day of service packing snacks for the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program. [Photo: Business Wire]
North Texas-Based AdvoCare Foundation Announces $330K in Grants to Family- and Kids-Based Nonprofits
by Lance Murray | Oct 10, 2024
The Richardson-based foundation has provided $330,000 in 2024-2025 grants to enhance the quality of life for children and families in vulnerable communities. The grantees include five nonprofits in Dallas.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 24, 2024
One startup mixes hip-hop with learning. Another offers postpartum support to mothers in need. Others focus on STEM education, maternal healthcare, and homelessness solutions. But only one will be named the 2024 Social Innovator of the Year in a competition for $275,000 in total prizes.
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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 |
Dec 1, 2023
Rebecca Billings will join United Way of Metropolitan Dallas as chief financial officer, the social change organization announced.
Billings comes to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas from the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc.,...
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AdvoCare's 2023-2024 grants included this one to the North Texas Food Bank. [Photo: Business Wire]
Richardson’s AdvoCare Foundation Announces $330K in 2023-2024 Grants
by Lance Murray | Sep 20, 2023
The foundation said the grants will be used to improve the well-being of children and families living in vulnerable communities by implementing initiatives focused on access to healthy food, exercise, and nutritional education.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 15, 2023
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas starts its 2023-24 fiscal year with new senior executives as well as a new slate of officers and committee chairs who are dedicated to creating the opportunity and access for all North Texans to thrive....
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by Lance Murray |
May 19, 2023
Dr. Kathy Limmer will be responsible for building, growing, and sustaining strong relationships with donors. Her appointment comes at a pivotal moment as the organization gears up to celebrate its first 100 years of service.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 21, 2023
The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' nearly yearlong social innovation accelerator program came to a close this week at "The Pitch" with the awarding of more than $275,000 in prize money and the award of Social Innovator of the Year. The competition's five finalists are social entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for improving access to education, income, and health. See who won what—and how they're working to improve lives in North Texas.
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Here Are the Winners of The Innovation Awards 2023
by Lance Murray | Jan 17, 2023
Dallas Innovates and D CEO celebrated 68 honorees and revealed the winners of our fourth-annual Innovation Awards at an event held at On the Levee in the Dallas Design District.
Here's a full list of winners and finalists.
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Comerica Bank Is Creating a ‘BusinessHQ’ Collaborative Space for Small Businesses in Southern Dallas
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 9, 2022
Southern Dallas small business owners are about to get a new space to connect, collaborate, and help grow their companies.
Comerica Bank is transforming the first floor of its R.L. Thornton location into Comerica BusinessHQ—an 8,000-SF collaborative space offering a mix of coworking spaces, incubation fellowships, and technical assistance. The center will address three big needs: "capital, cultivation, and connectivity."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 30, 2022
The gift was the largest ever received by the regional United Way organization in its 98-year history.
"This investment is a testament to the meaningful impact United Way and its trusted network of community impact partners create," said Carolyn Perot Rathjen, VP and executive director of the Perot Foundation.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 3, 2022
Now in its fourth year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 68 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
Finalists will be recognized in the January/February issue of D CEO magazine and online at DallasInnovates.com. Winners will be revealed at an exclusive awards event in January.
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