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THE
Showcase

Spend an evening with the founders, funders and fellows building North Texas’s social impact future.

  • Thursday,
    June 18, 2026
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • The Astoria
    3216 Royalty Row, Irving, TX 75062

  • Tickets for $25

The Showcase is a curated exhibition celebrating 10 years of entrepreneurial problem-solving across our region—and a first look at what’s coming next. You’ll move through experiential zones, engage with live demonstrations, spark conversations with innovative founders, and see the people and programs reshaping how this community tackles its toughest challenges. 

This is the first year of what we intend to make an annual gathering of the full United Way of Metropolitan Dallas social innovation network: Accelerator and Incubator alumni, current Social Innovation fellows and Innovation Studio partners, and the community, all in one room. 

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Who The Showcase is for

father showing sons how to build, United Way Stock the School

Funders

Meet ventures actively looking for partners and see where your dollars have already gone to work. 

Founders and nonprofit leaders

Trade notes with innovators who are navigating the same path. 

two boys playing with a robot

Corporate partners

Find concrete ways your organization can plug into work already underway.

Students and the curious

Get an honest look at what building social change actually involves.

    Immersive Zones

    Explore themed spaces organized around education, financial stability, healthcare and community-driven solutions. Step into VR simulations, a live barber training school, a pop–up urban farmers market, writing workshops, hands-on demos and interactive activations designed to put you inside the work. 

    The Pollinator Speakeasy

    An intimate networking hub for real connection—where civic leaders, funders and founders meet as co-creators.  

    Founder Conversations

    Honest sessions with innovators on the pivots, the hard calls and the lessons you only learn by building. 

    Main Stage Programming

    Lightning talks, fireside chats, and live music and dance marking 10 years of impact. 

    Reserve Your Spot 

    Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are just $25 and include full-access to: 

    – Immersive zones, the Pollinator Speakeasy, Founder Conversations and Main Stage Programming 

    – Access to food and drinks from local food trucks featuring Dallas entrepreneurs