Partnership Helps Bring $1.4 Million in Volunteer Services to Nonprofits – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
A new partnership in Dallas brings much-needed assistance to hundreds of nonprofits in North Texas.
The Dallas Foundation has partnered with the Communities Foundation of Texas and Lyda Hill Philanthropies to provide over $ 1 million worth of volunteer services to 300 local nonprofits.
This is a big deal because many of these groups lost volunteers and money during the pandemic.
“As you know, our nonprofit partners struggled mightily during the pandemic. They lost their volunteers, they lost fundraising opportunities, and yet the community expected more from them. They expected to serve more families, serve more meals, and really get our community through the pandemic, ”said Matthew Randazzo, President and CEO of the Dallas Foundation.
The foundations stepped in to work with the Catchafire organization to virtually bring together hundreds of volunteers to help with time-sensitive COVID-19 recovery work.
The online and remote volunteers from around the world have helped nonprofits in North Texas save more than $ 1.4 million to date.
“A lot of nonprofits had to figure out how to move around and still support the community when we were physically distant and not necessarily able to be safe together,” said Randazzo. Everyone was hands on deck to support our community during the pandemic. “
For example, a youth organization had to reinvent its sleepaway camp for middle school girls interested in science, technology, engineering, and math.
“Obviously we are not sending our children to sleep camps in the middle of a pandemic. So this organization partnered with Catchafire and their volunteers to really think about how to develop an online component, ”said Randazzo.
In another project, volunteers were able to help a nonprofit that helped women owned by veterans.
The AES Literacy Institute, a North Texas nonprofit that helps individuals 17 and older who have graduated from high school, was also able to use the manpower and expertise of volunteers to help adults complete their Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency to acquire.
AES literacy institute
Like AES, other nonprofits were able to get free help with graphic design, website, and finance, among other things.
“So these are a few examples of nonprofits that have the expertise they need to really change their programming and yet created this moment in our community at a time of great uncertainty,” said Randazzo.
In 2020, the Dallas Foundation invested more than $ 65 million in the community in partnership with the 400+ fund owners.
If other nonprofits still need help with volunteering and other free services, they can send an email grants@cftexas.org to learn more.
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