The Data Capacity Building Initiative
The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Century Project, the Data Capacity Building Initiative (DCBI), equips community-based organizations with the tools and knowledge needed to analyze local challenges and develop sustainable, collaborative solutions.
This partnership with PCCI (Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation) brings together community-based organizations (CBOs) in learning cohorts to leverage data from the Community Vulnerability Compass (CVC).
Applications for Cohort 2 open in February 2025.

Program Details
Each DCBI cohort consists of 12 to 18 organizations, each at different stages of capacity building, located within a specific geographic area in North Texas. Participants will attend a 6 month program designed to enhance their ability to use data and evaluation effectively.
This program will provide access to:
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The Community Vulnerability Compass
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A comprehensive curriculum
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Technical assistance
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A supportive community of community-based organizations to share experiences in data capacity building
DCBI Goals
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Strengthen CBOs’ ability to use data to target high-need and priority interventions.
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Incorporate CBOs’ local knowledge to guide CVC-informed programs and actions.
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Build CBOs’ capacity to measure program performance, leading to refined services and improved operations.
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Foster collaboration among CBOs to achieve shared community-level goals.
The Community Vulnerability Compass


Data is our compass. It’s our North Star. It’s guiding us from good intentions to measurable impact.
McDermott-Templeton President & CEO,
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Data Capacity Building Initiative Funders
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Communities Foundation of Texas
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The Addy Foundation
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The Edward Rose Foundation
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Hoblitzelle Foundation
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The Eugene McDermott Foundation
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The Meadows Foundation
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Texas Instruments Foundation
Cohort 1 Participants
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Beacon Hill Preparatory Institute
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Black Heart Association
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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas
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Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region
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Empowering the Masses, Inc.
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Families to Freedom Inc.
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Lone Star Justice Alliance
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Miles of Freedom
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New Friends, New Life
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T.R Hoover Community Development Corporation
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The Concilio
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Youth with Faces