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‘Digital Rights Are Civil Rights’: Dallas Fed Inclusion Summit Aims to Close the Digital Divide
by Payton Potter | Aug 7, 2019
From building digital workforce skills to providing broadband access to students in low-income families and impoverished areas, a number of organizations and stakeholders are working to close the digital divide in Dallas and across the country.
by Lance Murray |
Jun 28, 2019
POETIC and The Artist Outreach are among the Foundation's 15 new partnerships that aim to break the cycle of poverty in the United States.
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by Natalie Le |
Jun 11, 2019
Last week, to celebrate the success of its 2018-19 campaign, United Way recognized its local volunteers and donors that played a part in making the financial milestone possible.
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by Natalie Le |
Jun 3, 2019
Dallas is one of five cities selected to receive the two-year grant, which was awarded to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas by the National Fund for Workforce Solutions.
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POETIC, an intensive aftercare model that works directly with the juvenile justice system to engage with girls before traffickers reach them, took home the grand prize of Social Innovator of the year. [Photo: Marcy Meeks/United Way]
The Pitch: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Awards $225K to This Year’s Top Social Innovators
by Alex Edwards | Apr 17, 2019
This year's third annual social innovation competition featured The Pitch, a live performance at Gilley's Dallas on April 16, and The Vote, a social media contest from April 8-15. We've got a breakdown of it all: the contestants, highlights from the pitches, next year's Accelerator participants, and which startups took home the prize money.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 10, 2019
TI's Rich Templeton says, “Innovation in this world is alive and well: It’s alive and well at TI, and it’s alive and well in North Texas,” as he works to promote STEM education.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 7, 2019
Roughly 10,000 are expected to attend the free, five-day event dedicated to connecting startups, founders, corporate and social innovators, investors, and community leaders.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at Arcosa, Addus Homecare, Darlington Ingredients, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Left to right: Steve Wanta, Michelle Williams, Sara Vassar, Salah Boukadoum, Kate Knight, Matt Myers (front), Benjamin Vann (back), Michael Thomas [Photo: Michael Samples]
Collective Impact: ‘Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.’
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 24, 2018
Roundtable | Our panel talks about what we can do better, right now. In the final installment of the latest Dallas Innovates roundtable series, we look at systemic issues that still need to be addressed, and the areas ripe for innovation. The discussion closes with a look into the future.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 22, 2018
ROUNDTABLE | In this three-part series, a panel of experts explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a destination for global impact work.
Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 5, 2018
In this roundup of DFW personnel, activity you'll also find details about personnel moves at SmithGroup, KingIsle Entertainment, the University of North Texas, and Read Fort Worth.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 22, 2018
The TI Founders Leadership Fellows program aims to build a pipeline of nonprofit leaders for years to come.
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Innovation Study: DFW Should Embrace its Sprawl & Work Together to Propel its Growth, Identity as ‘Hub for Innovation’
by Heather Noel | Jun 29, 2018
After a monthslong research study, the Dallas Regional Chamber, Southern Methodist University, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Accenture have released a “guidebook” to help North Texas’ innovation economy thrive into the future.
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by Heather Noel |
May 8, 2018
The AOL co-founder's traveling tour, designed to spur more growth in entrepreneurial ecosystems around the nation, made its first 2018 stop in Dallas Monday. Steve Case encouraged attendees to "seize the moment," and get engaged with helping local startups.
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by Heather Noel |
Apr 19, 2018
The “new power” structure put forth by Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans is impacting North Texas leaders from the corporate to nonprofit sectors who want their organizations to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world connected by technology.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Apr 13, 2018
ScholarShot and Education Opens Doors came away with the top awards in the second annual Shark Tank-style event from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' GroundFloor accelerator program.
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