As North Texas is slowly opening up, today marked the officially closing of the books for Communities Foundation of Texas’ Chief Giving Day Officer Susan Swan Smith. After a decade of rallying her North Texas Giving Day team to provide an astonishing $342M+ for North Texas non-profits, plus creating a pop-up effort that garnered nearly $80M for non-profits impacted by COVID-19, … [Read more...] about Communities Foundation Of Texas Gave Susan Swan Smith An Outdoor Send-Off As She Moves To Head Up My Possibilities Foundation
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“Get Shift Done” Got It Done Thanks To A Couple Of Innovative Entrepreneurs And A Lot Of Smart Calls
Ross Perot Jr. was late getting to North Texas Food Bank (NTFB)’s Jan’s Garden late yesterday afternoon. He admitted that he’d “never really liked traffic ‘til currently, but now I see traffic and think ‘Wow, we’re getting back to normal.’” The occasion that drew Ross and other philanthropists and non-profits to the Plano site was the first anniversary of entrepreneurs … [Read more...] about “Get Shift Done” Got It Done Thanks To A Couple Of Innovative Entrepreneurs And A Lot Of Smart Calls
JUST IN: Pandemic-Born Get Shift Done To Receive Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award
The recipient of the Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award has been announced and it’s a timely one. 2021 Can Do Luncheon Chair Jan Worrall has just revealed that the award will be presented to Get Shift Done. If Get Shift Done is new on your North Texas nonprofit list, it was birthed as a result of the past year’s pandemic. Founded by Patrick Brandt and Anurag Jain, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Pandemic-Born Get Shift Done To Receive Wilkinson Center’s 2021 Can Do! Award
JUST IN: 2021 Cherish The Children Virtual Luncheon Honorees And Keynote Speaker Revealed
Leave it to Dallas CASA to be timely in recognizing people and causes. It has just been revealed that the annual Caroline Rose Hunt Cherish the Children Award will be presented to the North Texas Cares Funders Collaborative. It you’ll recall when the pandemic started, it was pretty harum-scarum. Nonprofits were seeing their fundraising efforts being canceled and the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2021 Cherish The Children Virtual Luncheon Honorees And Keynote Speaker Revealed
Communities Foundation Of Texas’ Parking Lot Turned Into A “Wonderful Life” Drive-In
Back on Friday, December 4, North Texans just thought it was chilly. Still, they mustered through with outdoor events to warm the heart. Communities Foundation of Texas staffers showed their appreciation for their supporters who stood by them during the pandemic by hosting a drive-in movie. And what better place but the CFT parking lot? As guests arrived, they were provided … [Read more...] about Communities Foundation Of Texas’ Parking Lot Turned Into A “Wonderful Life” Drive-In
JUST IN: Communities In Schools Dallas Region Receives A $500,000 Grant From W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund
Since Santa has been so busy preparing for the big Christmas deliveries, he had W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas deliver an early surprise for Communities in Schools Dallas Region. It needed no hoity-toity gift wrap. The $500,000 grant is splendiferously beautiful all in itself. The grant will be used to “to fund CISDR’s program services for the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Communities In Schools Dallas Region Receives A $500,000 Grant From W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund
Emma Lazarus Resilience Fund Provides $600,000 For 16 Dallas Nonprofits Helping Immigrants And Refugees
Back in July when COVID-19 was in overdrive, the Emma Lazarus Resilience Fund was created “to provide financial assistance to individuals and families who are impacted by COVID-19 and are ineligible for federal COVID-19 relief programs.” It was initially launched thanks to an initial $500,000 contribution from the New York-based Open Society Foundation (OSF). Recently it … [Read more...] about Emma Lazarus Resilience Fund Provides $600,000 For 16 Dallas Nonprofits Helping Immigrants And Refugees
2020 North Texas Giving Day Leaderboard Is Busting With More than $42M Thanks To 145,000 Generous Donors
With the final six hours still to go, North Texas Giving Day is continuing its march to show the world that despite COVID-19 North Texas generosity is a global success story. At 6 p.m. the NTGD tally was passing the $42M marker benefiting more than 3,000 nonprofits. If you haven’t checked the Leaderboard, you’ve missed some changes among the leaders. Folks, this is … [Read more...] about 2020 North Texas Giving Day Leaderboard Is Busting With More than $42M Thanks To 145,000 Generous Donors
2020 North Texas Giving Day Tackles Killer Year For More Than 3,300 Area Nonprofits
Thursday launches North Texas Giving Day as if your email boxes haven’t already ballooned in overload with notices. But this year’s slam-bang push is totally different. Thanks to the March hit by COVID-19, the area charities have been decimated. Nearly eight months of fundraising has been wiped out due to health concerns for residents. Some organizations might not … [Read more...] about 2020 North Texas Giving Day Tackles Killer Year For More Than 3,300 Area Nonprofits
North Texas Giving Day Booster: The Clubhouse For Special Needs
According to The Clubhouse of Special Needs Founder Darlene Hollingsworth, The Clubhouse for Special Needs [The Clubhouse] was founded 2006. Throughout the past six years, North Texas Giving Day through their on-line giving event has provided the opportunity for people across the globe to help The Clubhouse with their operating expenses as well their expansion program. … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: The Clubhouse For Special Needs
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Denton Community Chorus
According to Denton Community Chorus Director Tim McGaugh, The Community Chorus was first organized by the Cultural Affairs Division of the Denton Chamber of Commerce in 1967. During the early years of the chorus, concerts were limited to an annual December performance of Handel’s Messiah and a spring performance at the Fine Arts Festival. By 1970 the chorus was … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Denton Community Chorus