Big Thought - An Impact Education Nonprofit, Worth Your Investment... No Matter the Size.
Driven by the mission to make imagination a part of everyday learning, Big Thought is an impact education nonprofit dedicated to closing the opportunity gap for youth in Dallas and beyond. At its core, Big Thought empowers youth to build their creative muscle, develop social and emotional skills, and discover their authentic voice.
Throughout its 30+ year history of innovation, Big Thought has become a national model in arts education, out of school time systems, summer learning and juvenile justice intervention. Currently, Big Thought is one of six community partnerships in the U.S. helping scale national best practices in social and emotional learning (SEL) with The Wallace Foundation.
To bridge the opportunity gap, Big Thought offers direct-to-youth programs as well as learning systems that respond to community needs. This intersection uplifts the communities Big Thought serves by creating wider access to learning opportunities, increasing the time youth spend in programming outside of school and ensuring availability of high-quality programs.
Each Big Thought program builds skills that make up the Creator Archetype, Big Thought’s description of the skills, competencies and experiences that equip and empower youth to create their best lives and world. The Creator Archetype contains skills under five tenets:
With your support, we are tackling the opportunity gap in innovative ways. In doing so, we are igniting young imaginations and inspiring children to envision a brighter future for themselves and their communities. THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH BIG THOUGHT THIS NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY!
To make imagination a part of everyday learning.
$25 - provides one-on-one opportunity advising for youth-led learning experiences
$50 - provides supplies for one professional teaching artist to facilitate high-quality learning for 25 elementary school children
$100 - provides a stipend for one professional teaching artist to facilitate a workshop for 25 middle and high school youth
$250 - helps sponsor a community partner to facilitate a hands-on special project at a campus summer camp
$500 - provides round trip transportation for 50 students to attend a field trip to a local cultural landmark like the Frontiers of Flight Museum
$1,000 – provides scholarship support for youth to attend high-quality afterschool programming for a school year
$2,000 – provides a high-quality professional learning experience to build the capacity of 40 youth development workers at partner agencies
Our long term vision and driving force is that ALL youth in marginalized communities will be equipped to imagine and create their own best lives and world.
Organization name
Big Thought
Causes
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Youth & Children, Education - K-12
Operating Budget
$10,000,000 or more
Counties Served
Dallas, Collin, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
1409 Botham Jean Blvd Suite 1015