United Way Institute

Research. Innovation. Capacity Building.

We’re working to transform the way the North Texas understands community needs, designs solutions and delivers impact.

The United Way Institute is a centralized innovation hub for research, data, program development, and design. Our focus is on equipping local nonprofit organizations with access to critical technologies and tools that allow them to embrace creativity, experimentation and adaptability while providing resources to strengthen program management and evaluation.

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Institute Priorities

Research: We’ll produce community-centered research and actionable data visualization and analysis for program evaluation and impact reporting.

Innovation: Institute participants will have access to AI and Virtual Reality tools that bring their ideas to life in new ways.

Capacity Building: The Institute offers labs, workshops, cohort-based collaboration sessions and individualized technical assistance, while providing peer and expert feedback.