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Dotted was the big winner at United Way's 2026 "The Pitch" competition. Its founder and CEO, Dejanae Parkman, is in the red dress, second from right. [Photo: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas]
Dotted Takes Big Win at United Way of Metro Dallas’ 2026 Pitch Competition
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.
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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by Lance Murray |
Apr 15, 2025
The Pitch is the culminating event of United Way’s Social Innovation Accelerator, a program designed to empower and equip social entrepreneurs with resources, funding, and mentorship. This year's big winner: Vangelic Parker of Housing Connector.
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2024 finalists from left: Cessilye Smith, Abide Women’s Health Services; Courtney Hamilton, Tech Savvy DFW; Prinscilla Moore, Delighted to Doula; Robin Head, Entryway DFW; and Roy Scott, Healthy Hip Hop. [Image sources: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas; DI Studio]
Meet the Finalists: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas To Host ‘The Pitch’ May 2 in Irving
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 28, 2023
Today is Giving Tuesday, and to celebrate it, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas announced a new $20 million Southern Dallas Thrives fund that aims to support the nutrition, education, and workforce development needs of the Southern Dallas community for years to come.
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Clockwise from left: Nancy Best, Pascal Desroches, Tony Canales, Ronit Ilan, and Trey Cox. [Photos via United Way]
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Announces New Board Members, Leaders
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.
“The region’s top business and community leaders continue to reinforce their commitment to creating the access for all North Texans to thrive by investing their time to serve on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas,” said Jennifer Sampson, McDermott-Templeton president and CEO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas....
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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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by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2023
Five finalists. One mission. United Way's Social Innovation Competition brings together innovative North Texas minds in social entrepreneurship for a chance to change the future. In a Shark Tank-style showdown, they'll pitch their solutions to improve education, income, and health in the community.
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A rendering of the new Comerica BusinessHQ collaborative space on R.L. Thornton in Dallas. [Image: Comerica Bank]
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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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 7, 2022
Five organizations took the stage last night at the sixth annual The Pitch competition, after honing their skills through the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ Social Innovation Accelerator program.
Here's who pitched, who won what, and why it matters to the communities these innovators are striving to serve.
Here's who pitched, who won what, and why it matters to the communities these innovators are striving to serve.
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