Engage Dallas

Engage Dallas, formerly Mayor's Star Council is the leadership program exclusively delivering training focused on developing leaders informed of the history of Dallas and critical opportunities for making an impact. These leaders are committed to acting on the knowledge through civic engagement, all through a racial equity lens. Engage Dallas is a long-term strategic partnership with The Dallas Foundation to build the next generation of leaders of Dallas. Since 2012, over 300 alumni have been through the leadership program. Alumni from the program have served on city and county boards and commissions, Dallas Independent School District school board trustees, Justice of the Peace, Constable, and leading nonprofit organizations and businesses.

Engage Dallas comprises a group of diverse leaders aged 25-40 from eight different areas of cultural and professional influence: Arts & Entertainment, Business, Education, Government, Hospitality & Tourism, Media, Religion, and the Social Sector. 

Engage Dallas is prioritizing building connected and engaged leaders who are seeking to:

1. Be EDUCATED about the history of Dallas
2. Be COMMITTED to racial equity and diversity
3. Be the direct pipeline of CIVICALLY ENGAGED community members
4. Be of SERVICE to the community
5. Be leaders FOCUSED on prioritizing serving Dallas

Your support of Engage Dallas allows for more impactful work that helps develop effective and informed leaders who serve and impact Dallas.

Our Needs

GENERAL SUPPORT - $25, $50, $100
We appreciate your assistance in our ongoing general support. Engage Dallas is committed to prioritizing the whole leader through individual, corporate, and civic engagement development. Also, we are committed to assisting leaders in gaining a deeper understanding of the following:

• Systems Change
• Racial Equity
• Leadership
• History of Dallas
• Civic Engagement
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Government Systems, with a priority of Dallas

TIERNEY KAUFMAN HUTCHINS SCHOLARSHIP FUND - $100, $500, $1000
Tierney Kaufman Hutchins, age 35, and her unborn child passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, due to complications during pregnancy. Tierney was in the first class of the Engage Dallas. In her honor, Engage Dallas formed a scholarship fund that will annually award class membership to a young woman focusing on communication, connection, and leadership. Click here to view the Dallas Innovates article highlighting the scholarship fund.
PLEASE WRITE "SCHOLARSHIP FUND" AND THE AMOUNT IN THE NOTES SECTION TO DIRECT YOUR GIFT.

CLASS MEMBER SPONSOR - $2,000
Provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a 25-40 leader in Dallas to learn about Dallas, connect with like-hearted diverse professionals to participate in a ten-month leadership program that consists of a two-day retreat, monthly full-day sessions, issue-specific content with homework, content immersion, relationship building, and an impact project.