Parks for Downtown Dallas has invested time and resources to transform Pacific Plaza from a surface parking lot to a public park in order to introduce more green space to the city's center. The design of Pacific Plaza will also have special...
St. David’s Foundation announced today a $10 million grant to People’s Community Clinic (PCC) to fund expansion and relocation to a new headquarters clinic facility in northeast Austin.
With the U.S. poverty rate at its highest in 50 years, we must focus on new and innovative ideas to build healthy, resilient and sustainable communities. The ground-breaking book Investing in What Works for America’s Communities Off-site presents...
Houston, TX - Philanthropy Southwest member, The Episcopal Health Foundation invests $3.2 million to help nonprofits have a bigger, long-lasting impact on health of Texas.
Dear Philanthropy Southwest Members and Supporters, On behalf of the board of directors, I am very pleased to announce that Sandra Y. Nathan has been unanimously selected as interim executive director of Philanthropy Southwest....
This summer, Philanthropy Southwest was pleased to partner with Council on Foundations and Albuquerque Community Foundation to present: Philanthropy’s Impact in the Southwest: Strengthening Local Communities to Achieve Global Goals .
Rural communities face different challenges than their urban counterparts, ranging from access to healthy foods, lack of adequate housing, lack of public transportation and jobs. The list is extensive, and each of these challenges requires unique...
By Matthew Randazzo, President & CEO, The Dallas Foundation
For 20 years the philanthropic sector has increasingly focused its giving on big strategic initiatives – population level outcomes, systems change, influencing policy, etc...
Philanthropy Southwest’s Spring Summit Service Project focused on innovation in grantmaking with a two-part session at The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in Little Rock, AR and a follow-up roundtable discussion at the Capital Hotel.