North Texas Giving Day is Thursday, September 17, 2026 and Early Giving is open now.
Each year, North Texas Giving Day brings our community together to support thousands of local nonprofits. For Dallas Street Dog Advocates (DSDA), it’s an important opportunity to raise the funds that allow us to continue rescuing abandoned and neglected dogs across Dallas and North Texas.
This year, DSDA has set a goal of raising $45,000 — and you don’t have to wait until September 17 to help us reach it.
What Is North Texas Giving Day?
North Texas Giving Day is an annual community-wide giving event organized by Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT). It connects North Texans with nonprofits working across more than 25 cause areas in 20 counties and has grown to become the largest community-wide giving event in the nation.
In 2025 alone, more than 100,000 North Texans donated $78 million to more than 3,500 local nonprofits. Since North Texas Giving Day began in 2009, the event has raised more than $712 million for nonprofits across our region.
When Is North Texas Giving Day 2026?
North Texas Giving Day is September 17, 2026. Early Giving opened August 27, which means donations made today count toward this year’s Giving Day campaign.
There’s another benefit to giving through the North Texas Giving Day platform: CFT, sponsors and generous givers cover transaction and technology fees, ensuring 100% of each donation made on the site goes to participating nonprofits.
What North Texas Giving Day Means for DSDA
DSDA is a foster-based rescue. We don’t have a traditional shelter, and our ability to help the next dog in need depends on our fosters, volunteers, veterinary partners, donors and supporters.
Many of the dogs who come to us have been abandoned or neglected. Some have survived on the streets for weeks or months. Others arrive sick or injured and need significant medical care before they’re ready for adoption.
And the need hasn’t slowed down in 2026.
Since last year’s North Texas Giving Day, DSDA has:
- Rescued 140 dogs — including 102 puppies and young dogs under one year old
- Cared for 19 major medical cases
- Provided more than $170,000 in veterinary care
Behind each of those numbers is a dog who needed someone willing to help.
Help Us Reach Our $45,000 Goal
This year, our North Texas Giving Day goal is $45,000.
Those funds help cover veterinary treatment, medications and preventatives, food and supplies, training, boarding when necessary and the many other expenses that come with getting a dog safely off the street and into a loving home.
For dogs who come to DSDA seriously injured or ill, medical expenses alone can reach thousands of dollars.
Reaching our Giving Day goal helps make sure we’re ready when the next dog needs us.
Why Donate Early?
North Texas Giving Day is September 17, but there’s no reason to wait.
Early donations count toward our $45,000 goal and help us build momentum before Giving Day. More importantly, dogs need help every day — not just on September 17.
If you’ve been looking for a way to support a Dallas dog rescue or give back to a local North Texas nonprofit, Early Giving is an easy way to make an impact now.
Support Dallas Street Dog Advocates This North Texas Giving Day
North Texas Giving Day shows what’s possible when our community comes together to support the causes that matter to us.
For DSDA, that support means another dog can receive medical care. Another dog can leave the streets for a foster home. And another dog can get the chance to find a family of their own.
Early Giving is open now. Help us reach our $45,000 North Texas Giving Day goal and give more Dallas street dogs the second chance they deserve.