• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Advertising

My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

  • Home
  • Photo Gallery
  • Event Calendar
  • Fundraisers
  • Health
  • Heroes
  • Contact

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

JUST IN: Communities Foundation Of Texas Awards $9.7M+ To Area Non-Profits For Healthcare Services

Jun 26, 2025 11:56 AM by Jeanne Prejean Leave a Comment

Communities Foundation of Texas is continuing to spread philanthropy across North Texas. In its latest show of support, this morning it was announced that $9,705,000 is being provided to "non-profits committed to expanding access to North Texas health services.” Most of the funds (or $9.25M) went to five organizations: Children’s Medical Center Foundation — … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Communities Foundation Of Texas Awards $9.7M+ To Area Non-Profits For Healthcare Services

Affordable Housing Leader Ashley O. Brundage Named CEO Of Dallas Area Habitat For Humanity

Apr 12, 2024 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Since William Eubanks III’s departure as CEO of Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity in October, Dallas Habitat Executive Committee Board Member Roy Whitehead has led a search committee for a replacement. The five-month search just ended with the hiring of Ashley O. Brundage, who has been a leading force in Dallas’ “affordable housing sector.” As the founding board chair … [Read more...] about Affordable Housing Leader Ashley O. Brundage Named CEO Of Dallas Area Habitat For Humanity

Tocqueville Society Luncheon Kicks Off Local United Way’s 99th Annual Fundraising Campaign

Oct 19, 2023 5:30 PM by Glenn Hunter

You can't say President and CEO Jennifer Sampson doesn't try her best to get folks fired up on behalf of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas — and on behalf of its Tocqueville Society of heavyweight donors who give the cause at least $10,000 annually. At a luncheon back in 2015, Sampson urged guests to help Dallas' Ruth Sharp Altshuler Tocqueville group recruit more … [Read more...] about Tocqueville Society Luncheon Kicks Off Local United Way’s 99th Annual Fundraising Campaign

United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas Board And Foundation Leadership and New Members Revealed

Sep 18, 2023 3:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

The United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas and its foundation have a slate of new officers, committee chairs and board members for its 2023-2024 fiscal year. According to United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas McDermott-Templeton President /CEO Jennifer Sampson, “The region’s top business and community leaders continue to reinforce their commitment to creating the access for … [Read more...] about United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas Board And Foundation Leadership and New Members Revealed

United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas Celebrated 97 Years At The Star With Standout Honorees And Results

Jul 20, 2022 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas resurrected its Annual Celebration and Unite Forever Campaign Awards event on Thursday, May 12, to celebrate its 97 years of bringing companies, donors and volunteers together for the betterment of Dallas. And what a party it was! With more than 800 folks dining on the floor of The Star, one of … [Read more...] about United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas Celebrated 97 Years At The Star With Standout Honorees And Results

United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas Welcomes Aboard New Directors

Oct 12, 2021 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ (UWMD) ranks of leadership are growing. In addition to United Way with its Aspire United 2030 in its sights to “improve education, income and health,” its foundation — United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas (UWFMD) — is adding to its own board. According to UWMD McDermott-Templeton CEO/President Jennifer Sampson, “As we continue to … [Read more...] about United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas Welcomes Aboard New Directors

A Passing: Mary Anne Sammons Cree

Jul 21, 2021 11:14 PM by Jeanne Prejean

In the days ahead, there will be much reported about philanthropist Mary Anne Cree's countless acts of generosity. But to treasure her legacy, it’s necessary to start back in the late 1800s, when her father Charles Addison Sammons was born in Ardmore. It was just 12 years later he found himself an orphan and moved to his aunt’s farm in Plano. It didn’t take long for the boy to … [Read more...] about A Passing: Mary Anne Sammons Cree

“Get Shift Done” Got It Done Thanks To A Couple Of Innovative Entrepreneurs And A Lot Of Smart Calls

Mar 31, 2021 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

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: 2021 Cherish The Children Virtual Luncheon Honorees And Keynote Speaker Revealed

Mar 10, 2021 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

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

Emma Lazarus Resilience Fund Provides $600,000 For 16 Dallas Nonprofits Helping Immigrants And Refugees

Oct 27, 2020 11:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

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

North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Joins The Global #GivingTuesdayNow To Support Area Nonprofits On May 5

Apr 1, 2020 7:49 PM by Jeanne Prejean

As if Communities Foundation of Texas and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas didn’t already have enough on their plates with North Texas Cares, they’ve partnered up with the Dallas Cowboys to be part of the global #Giving TuesdayNow program. Instead of holding the annual Giving Tuesday program in November, they’re arranging to put on North Texas Giving Tuesday Now to “raise … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Joins The Global #GivingTuesdayNow To Support Area Nonprofits On May 5

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

We cover the people, organizations and activities that make the North Texas area unique thanks to philanthropic and nonprofit endeavors. We limit our coverage to only news that directly impacts and benefits the area, but we do it with an "honest but friendly" hand...

MySweetCharity does not cover activities or news of a controversial nature.

Materials on this site are © copyrighted. Images contained on this website are not within the public domain. To republish, please send request to [email protected] for permission.

Disclaimer: We are provided gratis invitations from organizations without any expectations on their part of any coverage.

Subscribe for Email Updates

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Follow MyTweetCharity on Twitter
Follow MySweetCharity on Facebook

MySweetCharity

Resources

  • After-School All-Stars North Texas
  • Baylor Scott & White Health
  • Callier Center
  • Children's Health
  • Community Partners of Dallas
  • Dallas CASA
  • Dallas Film Society
  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra
  • Equest
  • Family Gateway
  • Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
  • Goodwill Industries of Dallas
  • Housing Crisis Center
  • Leukemia Texas
  • North Texas Giving Day
  • Southwest Transplant Alliance
  • Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas
  • Texas Women's Foundation
  • The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
  • The Dallas Opera
  • The Family Place
  • The Magdalen House
  • Trinity Park Conservancy

Categories

Archives

MySweetCharity sponsorships

  • Callier Cares Luncheon
  • Celebrating Women
  • Community Partners of Dallas
  • Crystal Charity Ball
  • Equest
  • Healing Hands Luncheon
  • KidneyTexas
  • Mad Hatter's Tea
  • North Texas Giving Day
  • Texas Women's Foundation Annual Luncheon
  • Turtle Creek Park Conservancy
  • Women's Auxiliary of The Salvation Army Dallas Fashion Show And Luncheon
Copyright © 2010-2024 My Sweet Charity · Website Design by Shauna Callaghan