San Antonio Area Foundation

Collaborative leadership for nonprofits focuses on working together with others to achieve shared goals and outcomes. It involves building relationships, fostering partnerships, and creating a culture of collaboration within and outside the organization.  In a nonprofit context, collaborative leadership is particularly important because many organizations depend on the support of various stakeholders, including donors, volunteers, […]

What role do Grit and Resilience play in Non-Profit Leadership?  From our studies and experience we would say a great deal.  We all know the extreme challenges we face with non-profit leadership – decreasing budgets, challenges to maintaining top talent, emotionally taxing world-changing causes, high turnover and high burnout.  These are just a few of […]

An annual budget is a planning tool that helps nonprofit organizations develop short-term financial plans to reflect and reach long-term financial goals related to the organizaiton’s programs, mission and strategic plan.  This course will provide basic steps in developing, implementing, and executing an effective budgeting process for your nonprofit organization.  In this interactive and introductory-level […]

In this class, learners will be provided with a comprehensive understanding of the financial statement audit process. We aim to demystify the auditing process by sharing proactive strategies for seamless and effective audit experiences. Empowering nonprofit organizations with this knowledge, this will contribute to their financial health, aid their efforts to meet regulatory obligations and […]

The potential to grow as a leader is not an “IQ” contest. Being the smartest or best at something is not requisite for being an effective leader. Effective leaders integrate skills and ability with Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to maximize leadership impact. Through a guided discussion, this workshop focuses on combining work acumen with Self Awareness, […]

This course will describe what is meant by employee engagement and cover the elements that are important to engagement. Elements discussed will include addressing diversity, an innovative culture, retaining diverse generations, making connections, employee development, and coaching (versus managing). Objectives: Describe the demands and desires of today’s employees and how these have changed Explain the […]

Nonprofit organizational readiness is crucial to effective fundraising. Organizations that have a clear mission and goals, strong leadership, financial stability, effective programs and services, and strong relationships can create a strong foundation for fundraising success. Objectives: Understand the importance of nonprofit organizational readiness and its role in effective fundraising. Participants will learn how having a […]

One of the most important responsibilities of a board is to ensure that it continually adds qualified new members to its roster and keeps them engaged. Board building and best practices in governance is an ongoing process that requires deliberate and thoughtful attention. This workshop guides participants through a process that focuses on the different […]

At some point, every nonprofit leader, board member, or nonprofit stakeholder, will likely face their own unique version of a tough or impossible decision. It may be due to a sector-wide challenge, such as an economic recession, civil unrest, donor lethargy, etc. It can also be an organization – specific hardship, such as the loss […]