For 37 years, Big Thought has created programs and experiences designed with youth, where their voices lead, their ideas matter, and their creativity drives change.
We prioritize youth voice because young people are experts in their own lived experiences, and when they help design the spaces and opportunities around them, those experiences are more relevant, impactful, and transformative. This is how we CREATE GREAT.
From afterschool and summer learning to leadership development and workforce readiness, Big Thought offers programs that meet young people where they are and help them grow. This includes Thriving Minds After School, which provides enriching afterschool experiences; Dallas City of Learning, a citywide network of out-of-school opportunities; Creative Solutions, our 30-year arts-as-workforce program; and the National Opportunity Youth Incubator, which amplifies youth voice in shaping local and national solutions.
Your gift this North Texas Giving Day fuels opportunities for youth to share their voices through poetry, art, and storytelling, to lead projects that shape their communities, and to learn in environments where their lived experience is valued.
To make imagination a part of everyday learning.
$25 – Provides a year of supplies for a young person an after school poetry program.
$50 – Provides supplies for 25 young people in a design workshop.
$100 – Provides the stipend for a professional teaching artist to lead a creative workshop.
$250 – Sponsors a hands-on, youth-led community care project.
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
Youth & Children
Operating Budget
$3,000,000 - $9,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
1409 Botham Jean Blvd Suite 1015
