"This is one of those times where saying 'We're all in this together' is not a catchphrase," Susan Hoff, COO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, told Dallas Innovates in a Q+A.
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Last year, McKinney-based VOMO and Sony Pictures launched the "Be a Neighbor" campaign to encourage Americans to live out Mister Rogers' legacy through volunteerism. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, VOMO has redirected—Be a Neighbor is now a free volunteer management platform for any organization around the world to help out.
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During a time of COVID-19 social distancing, the local startups wanted a way for the North Texas community to grow together—literally.
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Hubert Zajicek wants to tap our strong innovation community in North Texas to share know-how, combat shortages, and come up with new solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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You'll also read about a group of researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington examining the social support link between economic abuse and hardship in our weekly roundup on research and development activity by North Texas organizations.
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COVID-19 COVERAGE
The First U.S. Company Has Announced an Upcoming Home COVID-19 Test
Dallas native Julia Cheek’s (pictured above left) home health testing company Everlywell, which got a "Shark Tank" investment from Lori Greiner (right), will be offering at-home tests for COVID-19 starting on Monday. In order to buy a test, a telemedicine doctor can prescribe it through PWNHealth. The test kit will be sent within two days at the base price of $135. After samples are collected, they're sent overnight to an FDA-approved lab for testing within 72 hours. Around 30,000 COVID-19 tests are ready to be sent out, according to Everlywell, with hopes to ramp up to 250,000 a week. Read more here.
Coworking During the COVID-19 Era
Among DFW’s coworking spaces having to make business adjustments is Her.HQ, a female-focused coworking space in Bishop Arts. Although the space shut down earlier this week, it’s still making the most of its situation by offering its members virtual meetups, according to D Magazine. It also plans to host digital group meditations and provide members with a form of coworking through Google Hangouts and Slack.
To read more (and get our week's Top 10), head here.
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Mark Cuban
Dallas Mavericks Owner
Shark Tank Investor
...on getting emails "every minute" from organizations wanting to help out during the coronavirus pandemic, via D CEO.
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Cuban praised leaders and companies volunteering to step up during COVID-19 during a chat with CNN’s Chris Cuomo. He recognized event organizations offering their facilities to hospitals and employers helping those who have lost their jobs—but he also encouraged able companies to step up.
Cuban has been a consistent leadership voice for businesses during the pandemic, Christine Perez notes on D CEO. He's been sharing his ideas on social media channels, even taking questions from small business owners via LinkedIn one day. He wants us to #HelpEachOther.
"Reminder to Bosses: your employees are just as freaked out and concerned about themselves, family, and friends as you are," he wrote in a post. "Reminder to Employees: your bosses are just as freaked out and concerned about themselves, family, and friends as you are."
Cuban also has been helping out within his own businesses, too. The Mavs and its foundation are donating $100,000 to local nonprofits once a month until the team plays again, and he is making sure all event workers get paid, Perez writes.
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