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Coalition Announces First Downtown DPD Command Center, Marking One Year of Safe in the City Results
Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI) and the Safe in the City coalition today announced the imminent opening of the privately funded Dallas Police Downtown Command Center — the first dedicated physical presence for the recently created Downtown patrol division.
CFT’s 2026 Professional Seminar
We had a full house at the 2026 Professional Seminar, hosted annually by Communities Foundation of Texas and bringing together professional advisors from across the region. This year’s theme, *“No Good Deed Goes Unexamined: Defusing Conflicts and Reducing Litigation Exposure in Estate, Trust and Charitable Planning,”* featured distinguished speaker Sharon L. Klein, Executive Vice President at Wilmington Trust, N.A.
All Neighbors Coalition Announce Homelessness Strategy to Keep Public Spaces Vibrant and Safe During and After FIFA
The Housing Forward-led All Neighbors Coalition hosted its 2026 State of Homelessness Address. During the annual event, Coalition leadership highlighted the community’s specialized strategy to prevent people from sleeping outside by creating real pathways off the streets.
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CFT’s W.W. Caruth, Jr. Fund Named 2024 Hunt Family Visionary Award Recipient by the Retina Foundation
CFT in the Media
New CEO at Communities Foundation of Texas aims to take philanthropic force to next level
- Dallas Business Journal
Educate Texas: Teacher Residency programs work and deserve more state funding
- Rio Grande Guardian
60+ Leaders Embark on SMU, Communities Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Program
- Dallas Innovates
Kaleidoscope Park launches Founder’s Circle ahead of summer 2024 opening
- Frisco Enterprise
Why better preparation, more experience is critical for teacher retention
- The Dallas Morning News
North Texas college presidents seek diversity without affirmative action
- The Dallas Morning News
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Our team actively speaks in public settings and participates in panels and forums designed to spur charitable giving and community involvement. Learn more about our leadership team and areas of speaking expertise. To invite a foundation representative to speak at your event, email Nicole Paquette.
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