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Social Innovation Incubator

The Social Innovation Incubator invests human, social and financial capital in early-stage (discovery and experimentation stages) entrepreneurs in the social innovation sector. The program is designed for entrepreneurs who have experienced systemic racial and gender inequities and who strive to drive impact in education, income and health in North Texas.

The Incubator provides organizational and leadership development and seeks to correct historical opportunity and resource gaps, as well as systemic racial and gender inequities, in North Texas’ social innovation sector. The program includes personalized mentorship and a learning platform that guides participants through the process of developing a validated business plan.

Results & Impact

100%

of Incubator entrepreneurs
in the 2023-24 cohort were women-led ventures

90%

of Incubator entrepreneurs
in the 2023-24 cohort identify as people of color

100%

graduation rate
in 2023-24

175

hours of mentoring and coaching
provided to participants last fiscal year

9,512

North Texans
served by Incubator alumni in 2023-2024

    100%

    of Incubator entrepreneurs
    in the 2023-24 cohort were women-led ventures

    90%

    of Incubator entrepreneurs
    in the 2023-24 cohort identify as people of color

    100%

    graduation rate
    in 2023-24

    175

    hours of mentoring and coaching
    provided to participants last fiscal year

    9,512

    North Texans
    served by Incubator alumni in 2023-2024

    The Social Innovation Incubator collaborates closely with three talented community partners—Dallas College, Southern Methodist University and eqALL—that support, invest in and provide resources to North Texas social entrepreneurs.

    Dallas College provides full access to an entrepreneurial community with their new Dallas College Venture Club. SMU’s MADI Program brings to the Incubator a unique approach to human-centered design, teaching methods and techniques for creative problem solving and business development, while eqALL steers the program’s strategic processes to drive connection and access to resources.

    Incubator Alumni

    2023

    • Any Step Community Services
    • FASTell Girl
    • Parent2Parent Cafe
    • Primos Dallas
    • Project Beauty
    • Rootines App
    • Royalty Health Inc.
    • The Learning Bridge
    • Unstudios Technology

    2022

    • Code Pink Productions Inc.
    • Commissary is Very Necessary
    • Cortina’s Venture
    • Delighted to Doula
    • ENPWR U
    • FearLess Dallas
    • Generational Shift USA
    • Helen’s Project
    • Mind Molders
    • Mindset Solutions Multimedia
    • Notre Dame School STAR Program
    • Nspire Tutors
    • Queens In Training
    • Reading Huddle
    • S.E. Charities
    • SerenelyStar Publishing
    • TLACA (The Leadership Academy of Creative Arts
    • Wholly Informed Sex Ed
    • World Explorers of America

    2021

    • ATLAST
    • Be Natural Wellness
    • Create + Co
    • DFW Kids on the Move
    • Dallas Free Press
    • Destination Known Workgroup
    • Geared Up
    • Harmoni Health Education Services
    • Heart of Courage
    • Jacob’s Harvest
    • MEE
    • Parent Work Space
    • Premium Tax Service
    • Rally Funds
    • Reading to New Heights
    • Reducing the Gap
    • TMJ Dance Project
    • The Smart Project
    • We are Poderosas

    Our Mentors

    • Olaitan Akintola  
    • Abeer Albashiti  
    • Jamey Applegate  
    • Rezeq Asali 
    • Valerie Ballard  
    • Kathleen Batel  
    • Yvonne Booker  
    • Jordan Dsilva  
    • Tania Garcia 
    • Inne ten Have  
    • Cathy Kang  
    • Eundeok Kim  
    • Bora Laci  
    • Dixon Milner 
    • Ann Montgomery 
    • Ana Salazar 
    • Ashley Sharp 

    Interested in joining the Social Innovation Incubator?

    The application for the 2024 cohort has closed. Interested in learning more about our social innovation programs? Send us your contact information and we’ll be in touch.

    Invest in Lasting Change

    Together, we can improve access to education, income and health so all North Texans can thrive.

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    Social innovation is at the heart of the work we do 365 days a year. Our programs provide financial, human and social capital to help identify, develop and grow social ventures that are implementing new and innovative solutions to the most urgent challenges facing North Texas in education, income and health.

    Provides entrepreneurs with resources—funding, mentorship and community connections—to accelerate the growth and stability of their ventures.
    Creates impact in Southern Dallas by providing healthy meals, quality childcare, career opportunities & resources to ensure students succeed.
    The Social Innovation Alumni program is designed to continue the investment of human, social and financial capital in Social Innovation Lab.

      The Social Innovation Incubator is sponsored by:

      Charles Schwab & Co Inc.  Comerica Women of Tocqueville Fund for Women and ChildrenThe Eugene McDermott FoundationTarget Corporation Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.  
      In partnership with:
      Dallas CollegeSMU MADIeqALL