Dallas Urban Debate Alliance
Philanthropic Fundraising ServicesTexas, United States11-50 Employees
The Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, based in Dallas, Texas, operates in the philanthropic fundraising services sector and focuses on expanding access to academic debate for Dallas ISD students. The program develops critical thinking, advanced research techniques, argument construction and refutation, questioning strategies, and refined listening and oral presentation abilities. By fostering these skills, it aims to help students become informed leaders in their schools and communities and to advocate for themselves and others. The organization maintains a partnership with Dallas ISD to bring debate opportunities to local students. In December 2023, Dallas ISD and the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance launched Community Action Debate, a new format centered on local issues. The team is described as relatively small, reflecting its local focus.