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Blue Meridian
Area Foundation Invests in SA’s Critical Workforce Needs
The City of San Antonio’s Ready to Work program is a great new tool meant to address growing workforce needs, primarily stemming from the lingering economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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By Hernan Rozemberg
March 19, 2022
Legacy Scholarship Fund
Building A Legacy: Area Foundation’s Scholarships Program Reaches New Heights
It was such big news that the San Antonio Area Foundation took to the road to spread the word far and wide. Last fall, the Area Foundation ushered a public […]
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By Hernan Rozemberg
February 11, 2022
New Report Underscores Inequity in San Antonio
Groundbreaking study offers in-depth look at the state of the local African American community The local African American community continues to face a significant challenge in closing socioeconomic opportunity gaps […]
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By San Antonio Area Foundation
January 26, 2022
Guy Clumpner
Taking It From The Top: Diverse Cohort Completes Area Foundation Executive Leadership Program
Congratulations to this year’s slate of local CEOs and senior-level managers for completing this year’s HOLT Advanced Leadership Program!  This year’s 28-member cohort was the largest and most diverse group […]
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By Cecilia Martinez
December 20, 2021
Donors In Focus: Former Scholarship Recipient & Board Member Lissa Martinez Leads By Example
It’s a quiet Thursday afternoon when a bespectacled Lissa Martinez, an investor and entrepreneur, appears on my computer screen. She’s in her home office. A poster about tree planting is […]
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By Jade Esteban Estrada
A Celebration of SA heARTS: San Antonio Chamber Choir Stays In Tune
The closing line to the popular poem “I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman goes thusly: Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs. These poetic words help to support the […]
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By Roland Barrera
December 9, 2021
Donors In Focus: Richard Goldsmith Planted The Seed For San Antonio’s Philanthropic Bastion
He walks around from one end to another of his home office, pointing out family portraits in one corner, then pivoting to stacked bookshelves filled with historical documents in another. […]
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By Hernan Rozemberg
December 6, 2021
Area Foundation Supports Making San Antonio Safer & Accessible Through Cycling
In May 2019, cyclists, civic leaders and government officials assembled for the launch of a bicycle safety awareness initiative called Live 2 Ride. While the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic slowed the rollout […]
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By Travis E. Poling
December 1, 2021
Christina “Ommy” Strauch
Donors In Focus: Christina “Ommy” Strauch Helped Institute Area Foundation’s Sound Business Acumen
Former longtime San Antonio Area Foundation Board Member Christina “Ommy” Strauch first became familiar with the philanthropic organization in the 1990s when she was a human resources executive at Valero […]
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By Blithe Wiley
November 23, 2021
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