Sponsorship Opportunities

The programs listed below can be tailored to fit a sponsor's brand as well as incorporate employee involvement.  For more information on becoming a sponsor, please contact Zahra Coburn Perez, Major Gifts Director at 214-654-4559 or zperez@girlsincdallas.org  or begin now by clicking here

7 Core Programs

  • Educational Enrichment
  • Self Reliance & Life Skills
  • Leadership & Community Action
  • Health & Sexuality
  • Career & Life Planning
  • Sports & Adventure
  • Arts, Culture, Heritage

  • EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

    Homework/Tutoring Tutoring webready
    Upon arrival at their campus, girls are provided with a snack and dinner. Volunteers and staff provide homework assistance and tutoring each day after school.
    Volunteer Help   Operation SMART
    Girls develop enthusiasm for and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through hands-on activities, girls explore, ask questions, and solve problems. They also consider careers in these fields by interacting with women and men pursuing such careers.

    Current/Past Funders
    ExxonMobil Foundation
    JCPenney
    JPMorgan Chase Foundation
    Junior League of Dallas
    Texas Instruments
    Travelers Foundation
    United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

    Investment Opportunities

    Homework/Tutoring $25,000
    Operation SMART $75,000
    Camp Scimatech $10,000
    Camp SMART $10,000
    Futures & Options Camp $10,000
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    For more information on becoming a sponsor, please contact Zahra Coburn Perez, Major Gifts Director at 214-654-4559 or zperez@girlsincdallas.org
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    SELF RELIANCE & LIFE SKILLS

    Project BOLD Project BOLD webready

    Through innovative programs in a non-threatening and supportive environment, girls learn to lead safer lives by developing skills and strategies for self-defense, including physical techniques and verbal assertiveness training. Girls also learn how to seek out and talk to caring adults about personal violence and to advocate against gender-specific violence issues. Components of the program include: Kid-Ability! (Kid Jr.), Action for Safety and Living Safe and Strong.

     Camp Thinking SMART  Media Literacy

    Girls increase their awareness of the scope and power of the media and the effects of media messages on girls and women. They learn to analyze critically what they see and hear in the media, advocate for change in entertainment, news, and advertising media, and create images that are more realistic and reflective of their lives. Components of the program include: Media and Me, Media Smarts, Girls Take Another Look, Girls Get the Message, and Girls Make the Message.

    Current/Past Funders
    Blockbuster
    Centex
    South Dallas Fair Park Trust Fund

    Investment Opportunities

    Media Literacy $25,000
    Project BOLD $10,000
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    For more information on becoming a sponsor, please contact Zahra Coburn Perez, Major Gifts Director at 214-654-4559 or zperez@girlsincdallas.org
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    LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY ACTION

    Leadership Discovery Dallas Ramp webready

    Girls build their leadership skills and create lasting social change through community action projects. In Discovery, girls ages 9 to 11, celebrate the heritage of girls and women as leaders and develop awareness of themselves as community resources and trustees of the common good.  In Our Own Hands, girl ages 12 to 14, deepen their understanding of girls and women as social change agents and of leadership as a collective process grounded in belonging to and having responsibility for one's community.

     conflict resolution1_backdrop  Conflict Resolution & Peer Mediation

    Girls learn how to resolve a situation in a non-violent manner before it becomes an angry or violent confrontation. Skills taught include the ability to compromise, listen attentively, and be assertive.

    Current/Past Funders
    GE Volunteer Foundation
    Bob and Jean Smith Foundation
    Starbucks Foundation

    Investment Opportunities

    Conflict Resolution $20,000
    Leadership Discovery $20,000
    Reaching Out Camp $5,000
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    HEALTH & SEXUALITY

    Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy HIV Workshop
    Girls acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to take charge of and make informed, thoughtful decisions about their sexual health. They learn to identify ways and reasons to avoid early pregnancy and to prevent sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. The program comprises three age-appropriate components, which are also available in Spanish.
     Camp Thinking SMART   Friendly PEERsuasion

    Girls develop skills to resist pressure to use harmful substances such as alcohol, tobacco, household chemicals, and other drugs. In this peer-education program, girls ages 11 to 14, learn healthy ways to manage stress and confront peer, media, and other pressures and then assume the roles of PEERsuaders for younger girls. The program is also available in Spanish.

     Project STRONG (Strategy To Reduce Obesity Nationally in Girls)   Project STRONG moustaches_backdrop

    Girls participate in educational and physical activities in the areas of health, nutrition, obesity and fitness. The curriculum is unique in that it combines nutritional education and exercise in each session.

    Current/Past Funders
    The Dallas Foundation
    Dean Foods
    General Mills
    Junior League of Dallas
    Texas Dept. of Criminal Justince and State Health Services
    United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

    Investment Opportunities

    Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy $10,000
    Friendly PEERsuasion $10,000
    Project STRONG $10,000
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    CAREER & LIFE PLANNING

    Economic Literacy Economic Literacy_backdrop

    Girls learn to manage money, invest, and begin to develop an appreciation for global economics. Girls as young as six explore how the economy affects us locally and globally and develop skills needed to be economically independent. Girls learn these skills through four age-appropriate components: She's on the Money!; Dollars, Sense, and Me; Equal Earners, Savvy Spenders; and Futures and Options.

       College Fair 2010 College Career Readiness

    Girls, ages 6 to 18, are involved in preparing for their future through a structured process and age-appropriate activities that will assist girls in pursuing their college and career goals after high school. From teens keeping a Daily Dozen Portfolio file to all ages planning and participating in a college fair, girls receive expanded information regarding scholarship opportunities and required preparation, monthly workshop/seminars on financial aid interviewing techniques, choosing the right career, and more.

     YWCo (Young Women's Company)   pics\YWCO_backdrop

    Allows girls to operate businesses of their choosing, elect officers, make purchases, keep financial records and handle all sales.  Girls develop entrepreneurial skills through the development of business plans, break-even analysis, market segmentation and product manufacturing.  Earned income is used to support their week-long summer college-bound trip.

    Current/Past Funders
    Capital One
    JPMorgan Chase Foundation
    Citi Fund Financial Education
    Hall Financial Group
    NBCUniversal Foundation
    UBS

    Investment Opportunities

    College Career Readiness $20,000
    Economic Literacy $50,000
    Enterpreneur BizCamp $15,000
    YWCo
    Young Women's Company
    $25,000
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  • SPORTS & ADVENTURE

    Sporting Chance Sports & Adventure

    Girls learn to appreciate an active lifestyle as they develop movement and athletic skills, cooperative and competitive spirit, health awareness, and interest in sports and adventure. Girls also explore career opportunities related to sports and experience the benefits and excitement of taking healthy risks. Through three age-appropriate components Steppingstones, Bridges, and Girls enCourage; all ages build a foundation for a lifetime of enjoying physical activity and participation in sports and adventure.

       Health and Sexuality Photo Mind + Body

    Girls learn about:
    (1) regular physical activity
    (2) nutrition and healthy eating
    (3) healthy stress management
    (4) positive body image
    Programming engages parents through focus groups, stand alone activities and events, by sending educational health-related information home with thier daughters.

    Current/Past Funders
    CarMax Foundation
    Dallas Stars Foundation
    Mavs Foundation
    Nike

    Investment Opportunities

    Sporting Chance $10,000
    Mind + Body $10,000
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  • ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE

    Art Exploration Culinary Arts Camp

    Through the art program, girls broaden their experiences in the arts through:

    ~Poetry
    ~Painting
    ~Sculpting
    ~Dance
    ~Art
    ~Drama

    As both observers and performers.

       Culture & Heritage Culture & Heritage

    Girls develop an appreciation for their heritage and the diversity of cultures around them. Programs provide opportunities for girls to participate in cultural activities and attend civic and arts events. Recognizing diverse forms of creative expression, girls further recognize the contributions of women to history and culture. Through field trips to museums, art galleries, nature centers and civic and art events, girls are exposed to a wide range of culture and the arts.

    Current/Past Funders
    The Dallas Foundation
    High Profile, Inc.
    The Links, Inc. - Trinity Chapter
    United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

    Investment Opportunities

    Art Exploration $50,000
    Cultural Events $10,000
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    For more information on becoming a sponsor, please contact Zahra Coburn Perez, Major Gifts Director at 214-654-4559 or zperez@girlsincdallas.org