bigBANG! 2014

Social Venture Partners is a partnership of professionals, social entrepreneurs and foundations who are committed to strengthening our community through the thoughtful application of our collective dollars and business expertise.

Social Venture Partners Dallas

For community leaders who are actively working to improve the quality of life of North Texas children and their families, bigBANG! is the must attend event of the year that spotlights innovative approaches and cultivates collaborative action to accelerate the impact of leaders and social enterprises in our community. No other single event in North Texas convenes leaders from across business, philanthropy, civic and non-profit sectors to discuss strategies, discover innovations and devise collaborations.
 
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bigBANG! 2014 will focus its spotlight on effective efforts to reverse the effects of poverty on children and on the social innovators working to eradicate its root causes.
 BACKGROUND More than 16 million children in the United States – 22% of all children – live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level - $23,550 a year for a family of four. Texas ranks among the states with the highest rate of child poverty – a shocking 26%. In North Texas, there are 360,000 children living in poverty – enough to fill Cowboys stadium four times over. Dallas County lags among its neighbors with the highest child poverty rate in the region at 29%  The cumulative effects of poverty can impede children’s ability to learn and contribute to social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Poverty also can fuel poor physical and mental health. Risks are greatest for children who experience poverty when they are young and/or experience deep and persistent poverty. Research is clear that poverty is the single greatest threat to children’s well-being. But effective public policies – to make work pay for low-income parents and to provide high-quality early care and learning experiences for their children – can make a difference.
 FORMAT bigBANG! provides a dynamic platform that convenes leading solution providers in the greater Dallas area. Presenters scheduled to contribute include Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, composer and philanthropist Peter Buffet - son of noted investor Warren Buffet - and Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell. Social sectors leaders will deliver informative breakout sessions about children living in poverty while social innovators will pitch creative approaches to alleviating the practical realities of poverty.

Paul Quinn College

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