Hiring Mixers

Connecting Under-Championed Talent with Opportunities

Resources for gainful employment and ongoing learning are key to ensuring that our communities have workforce and career opportunities that support their growth and financial well-being.

Key Initiatives

We focus on connecting professionals from various backgrounds with companies eager to build inclusive and innovative teams.

Partnership & Resources

We partner with local, national, and global companies that are seeking talent, and connect them to diverse pools of job-ready candidates. Resources for gainful employment and ongoing learning are key to ensuring that our communities have workforce and career opportunities that support their growth and financial well-being.

Hiring Mixer event table
Diverse woman at hiring mixer

Workshops

With online pre-mixer workshops on skills such as networking and making meaningful connections, buying a home while paying down debt, and creating and communicating a compelling value proposition, we equipped jobseekers with additional skills and materials for their searches for new opportunities and resources.

Testimonials

“I got my current role at the October 2023 “You’re Hired!” Hiring Mixer. To come back this year as an employer is such a fullcircle moment for me.”

~Recruiter from a Dallas Employer

“This is my first time coming to a job fair and it’s been amazing. I’m very interested in several programs and employers here. I see potential opportunities. There were plenty of options.“

~ Marisol, Jobseeker in Dallas

Hiring Mixer Booth

Our 2024 Impact

Resources for gainful employment and ongoing learning are key to ensuring that our communities have workforce and career opportunities that support their growth and financial well-being.

2,000+

Jobseekers

Connected with employers in industries including government, financial services, transportation, healthcare and more.

33%

Growth

Increase in employer attendance from 2024 vs. 2023.

175

Development

Jobseekers equipped with additional skills and materials for their searches of new opportunities and resources.

Be a STAR. Change a Life.

Choose Your Impact:

$250 — Community Supporter
Name listed on community supporter roll

$500 — Dedication Star
Personalized engraved star with custom message
Permanent placement on dedication wall

$1,000 — Supporting Partner
Engraved star with priority placement
Name recognized on dedication wall

$5,000 — Community Builder
Large star placement
Sponsor wall recognition
Invitation to select TORI events

$10,000 — Pathway Leader
Premium large star placement
Name or logo prominently displayed
Event invitations and quarterly impact updates.
Leave a Legacy (Limited Availability)

Huddle Rooms — $15,000
Offices — $25,000
The Classroom — $55,000
Includes permanent naming rights and premium recognition. Limited and assigned first come. Your support directly funds case management, housing and food assistance, and workforce training. Stars and placements are limited and permanently assigned.

Be a STAR. Change Life.

Support the TORI Community Office and be permanently recognized on our Dedication and Sponsor Wall. Every contribution funds case management, job readiness, and critical support services for individuals rebuilding their lives. Every donor receives a star. Placement and visibility increase by level.

$250 — Community Supporter
Name listed on community supporter roll

$500 — Dedication Star
Personalized engraved star with custom message
Permanent placement on dedication wall

$1,000 — Supporting Partner
Engraved star with priority placement
Name recognized on dedication wall

$5,000 — Community Builder
Large star placement
Sponsor wall recognition
Invitation to select TORI events

$10,000 — Pathway Leader
Premium large star placement
Name or logo prominently displayed
Event invitations and quarterly impact updates.
Leave a Legacy (Limited Availability)

Huddle Rooms — $15,000
Offices — $25,000
The Classroom — $55,000
Includes permanent naming rights and premium recognition. Limited and assigned first come. Your support directly funds case management, housing and food assistance, and workforce training. Stars and placements are limited and permanently assigned.

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