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Dallas City of Learning Summer 2022 Report

By Lindsey Holzmeister

Annual Dallas City of Learning Report Finds a Rebound in Access and Dosage with the Return to Face-to-Face Programming Dallas City of Learning (DCoL), launched in 2014, represents a collection, or ecosystem, of organizations focused on providing programming to youth during out-of-school time and other non-traditional learning spaces. Through these learning experiences youth have the

A Case for More Youth Justice Programming

By Lindsey Holzmeister

According to the Code of Corrections, the goal of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate youth offenders, and if possible, restore them to a state of useful citizenship. However, in the past decade, Texas and County juvenile systems have seen an increasing trend in incarceration of these juvenile offenders, and more importantly overcrowding of

Dallas ISD, SMU, Big Thought and City of Dallas to Share Insights From the Dallas City of Learning Program on February 24, 2023

By Lindsey Holzmeister

This article first appeared in Business Wire. DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Big Thought, Dallas ISD, SMU and the City of Dallas are hosting the 2023 State of Summer: Building Skills, Building Futures community event where they will share insights regarding the impact of summer and out-of-school time learning on February 24, 2023 at the Latino Cultural Center in

Report on Innovative Practices For Funding Nonprofits Shines Spotlight on Big Thought

By brandon.mcknight

The Blueprint for Enterprise Capital makes the case to foundations, major donors, corporations and other funders of social enterprises that enterprise-level grants and investments—in essence, funding that comes with fewer strings and aims to strengthen the organization overall—represents the most effective form of funding to support the work and expand the impact of grassroots nonprofits.

Blueprint for Enterprise Capital: A Strategy for Aligning Capital & Capacity to Magnify Nonprofit Impact

By brandon.mcknight

By: Andrea Levere, with Corey Baron, Elizabeth Davidson, Bryan Fike, Alexandra Sing and Vicky Zhang Published: December 2020 Meeting the Needs of This Moment Our nation is in crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the deep disparities in our society created by a confluence of factors—structural racism, wealth inequality, the disinvestment in public systems and

Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning

By brandon.mcknight

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​See early findings and lessons from 38 sites working to implement social and emotional learning support for students across schools and out-of-school-time programs.  ​​Six communities across the country—Boston; Dallas; Denver; Palm Beach County, Fla; Tacoma, Wash.; and Tulsa, Okla.—are exploring whether and how children benefit when schools and out-of-school-time programs intentionally work together to build students’ SEL