San Antonio Area Foundation

Cultivating Psychological Safety on Your Team - Sinclair Ceasar III
2025-04-29 13:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | San Antonio Area Foundation, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301, San Antonio, TX, 78216, United States
This class explores the importance of psychological safety as a foundation for effective teamwork and well-being in the workplace. Participants will learn how to foster an environment where team members feel comfortable sharing ideas, taking risks, and providing feedback without fear. Through practical strategies and real-world examples, attendees will discover ways to build trust, enhance collaboration, and empower individuals to bring their full selves to work.
Objectives:

Participants will be able to define psychological safety, understand its benefits for workplace trust and performance, and identify barriers to creating a safe team environment.
Participants will learn actionable steps to foster open communication, encourage vulnerability, and create a culture where team members feel valued and supported.
Participants will gain tools to empower their teams to share ideas, take risks, and provide constructive feedback, resulting in improved collaboration and innovation.

Who should attend: Nonprofit Management Program participants, executives and management staff, and anyone interested in psychological safety.
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Crafting Your Dream Team - Best Practices in Board Recruitment
2026-03-31 09:00 - 12:00
Building a board isn’t just about filling seats – it’s about finding the perfect fit for your organization’s mission and creating an environment where every member feels valued and motivated. In this interactive workshop, we’ll walk through a hands-on process for recruiting passionate, skilled board members and keeping them engaged. With insider tips on governance models, board structures, and committee roles, you’ll gain the know-how to create a dynamic, effective board that’s ready to make a real impact!
Objectives:

Understand the steps to finding, recruiting, and engaging nonprofit board members to increase board capacity and effectiveness.
Gather ideas for improving the effectiveness and composition of the board to reflect the community and constituency served.
Learn that there are a variety of ways to organize a board, and to articulate why there is no “right” governance model for all boards.
Understand how meeting tools such as dashboards and consent agendas can help to avoid common board meeting problems and increase engagement.

Who should attend: Nonprofit Management Program participants, board members, nonprofit staff and volunteers and those interested in learning more about board building and engagement.
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Fundraising Essentials – Certificate
2026-05-14 09:00 - 2026-05-15 16:00
This two-day course is focused on learning practical and hands-on strategies for successful organizational fundraising. The expanded course will address traditional fundraising strategies, the donor cycle, an introduction to grant research, writing and management, individual giving with an emphasis on major gifts, corporate partnerships, earned income, crowdfunding, and more. Through interactive sessions and real-world examples, attendees will develop actionable plans to create a balanced and sustainable funding portfolio, ensuring long-term organizational success.
Who should attend: This workshop empowers nonprofit leaders and fundraisers, including board members, to build financial resilience by exploring diverse funding sources.
Investment: $250 *includes lunch on both days!
Objectives:

Diversify Funding – Build a balanced portfolio for sustainability and risk management
Expand Revenue Streams – Individual giving, major gifts, grants, corporate partnerships, earned income, crowdfunding, events
Create Actionable Strategies – Align with mission and capacity; develop step-by-step plans
Master Grant Writing – Research opportunities and craft compelling proposals
Leverage Tech & Culture – Use digital tools, integrate stewardship, engage board, staff, and volunteers

Funding Support may be available. Contact learning@saafdn.org to inquire.
Discount eligibility: ask about how to become a member at membership@saafdn.org
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Part 2: Master Storytelling with Data
2026-09-01 13:30 - 16:30
This interactive afternoon session builds on insights from Part 1: Understanding Generative AI for Nonprofits and focuses on the craft of data storytelling. Participants will learn how to transform complex data into compelling narratives that drive action and highlight impact. Through hands-on activities, attendees will explore practical techniques and AI-powered tools to enhance nonprofit communications and make data more accessible, engaging, and persuasive.
Objectives: Develop practical skills for telling impactful stories with data to make reports and presentations more engaging and persuasive.
Who should attend: This training is ideal for nonprofit professionals at all levels – CEOs, program directors, fundraisers, and communications staff – who want to unlock the potential of AI for storytelling and data-driven engagement.
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Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements
2026-09-29 09:00 - 12:00
Financial management for nonprofit organizations is becoming more important due to increased donor sophistication and access to information, increased competition, and reliability of financial data for executives and board members to make key decisions. This course will provide a basic overview of financial statements and key financial metrics applicable to nonprofit organizations.
Objectives:

Understand key financial concepts applicable to nonprofit organizations.

Using financial ratios and metrics to assess the financial health of the organization.

Learn the differences between a financial statement, audit, review, compilation, and agreed-upon procedures

Who should attend: Nonprofit Management Program participants, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Controllers, board chairs, and others interested in minimizing risk.
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