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Pitch Perfect: North Texas Events Boosting Entrepreneurial Ideas

From formalized accelerator pitch days for startups to events encouraging social innovation, here are the notable events helping bring ideas to reality in North Texas.
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TI Foundation Funds $2.1 Million for Nonprofit Fellows Program
by | Jan 12, 2018
The fellowships were created in collaboration with the University of Texas at Dallas, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and the Dallas Museum of Art.
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Power, Purpose & Profit: bigBANG! Focuses on Putting Money to Work for Good
by | Oct 30, 2017
Speakers took on the concept of impact investing and what that looks like in the realm of real estate, foundations, and faith-based work.
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West Dallas Program Readies Young Adults for Health Careers
by | Jul 17, 2017
The official two-year pilot of the West Dallas Middle-Skills Pathways Initiative, backed partially by a $375,000 service agreement from the city of Dallas, will begin Wednesday with 14 participants.
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Better Together Fund Backs
Collaborative Nonprofits

by | Jun 9, 2017
The Dallas Foundation, Lyda Hill Foundation, The Meadows Foundation, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind funding concept in North Texas to provide a variety of resources to participating nonprofits.
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Akola, Bonton Farms Take Prizes
at ‘OneUp the Pitch’
by | Apr 7, 2017
The event, hosted by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, vied five social entrepreneurs for a chance to win $100,000.
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Meet the New Class of Social Innovators in United Way’s GroundFloor Program

by | Feb 8, 2017
The 10 fellows in this year's class are working on programs designed to tackle issues ranging from recidivism to food deserts.
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Toyota Introducing $1M Grant to Solve North Texas Mobility Issues
by | Jan 25, 2017
The automaker will help community organizations take on social and transportation mobility issues through the new grant program.
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bigBANG! 2016: Equity in Action Conference is Close
by | Oct 25, 2016
The social innovation conference will be held at Paul Quinn College.
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