Posts Tagged ‘2021’
San Antonio Area Foundation Welcomes New CFO
Cindy Campbell brings 30+ years of accounting experience in nonprofit & for-profit sectors SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Area Foundation is pleased to announce the hire of its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Cindy Campbell brings more than 30 years of accounting experience, including executive and leadership roles in both nonprofit and for-profit sectors. …
Read MoreSA Nonprofit Focused On Empowering Girls Receives $10K Grant
Area Foundation’s Women & Girls Development Fund Recognizes Girls Empowerment Network MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: The Women & Girls Development Fund (WGDF), a community outreach fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, announces the Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) as its 2021 $10,000 annual grant recipient. GEN helps girls stay in school, get on track and reach their…
Read MoreNew Report Details Area Foundation’s Decisive Pandemic Response
Nearly $6.5 million raised through COVID-19 Response Fund, benefiting 200+ nonprofits SAN ANTONIO — When the pandemic began wreaking havoc on our community last year, elected officials knew they could count on the San Antonio Area Foundation to serve as the command center for an effective philanthropic campaign to quickly help those amongst us most…
Read MoreIntroducing The Inaugural SA Equity Fellows Class
New Area Foundation professional development program emphasizes diversity and inclusion SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Area Foundation has always valued diversity and inclusion but now the organization is making a decisive turn toward incorporating equity across all areas of its philanthropic work. Those factors already play a key role in grantmaking decisions. A new effort…
Read MoreOvercoming A Tumultuous Journey
Area Foundation 2020 Digital Impact Report Looks at success through adversity AN ANTONIO — Despite facing the challenge of a lifetime in the coronavirus pandemic, the San Antonio Area Foundation rose to the occasion as a community leader in helping raise and distribute nearly $72 million in grants and student scholarships in 2020. The Area…
Read MoreAging in Place: Everyone’s Doing It
New public awareness campaign shows all of us can help older adults thrive at home SAN ANTONIO — The the San Antonio Area Foundation is launching a new public awareness campaign as part of its advocacy work on behalf of older adults, focused on the concept of “aging in place.” In recognition of National Aging in…
Read MoreArea Foundation Takes Part In Unprecedented New Equity Campaign
Corporate Partners For Racial Equity focuses on education, economic opportunity and justice SAN ANTONIO — A dozen San Antonio area business leaders joined efforts to form Corporate Partners for Racial Equity, a new community effort with a mission of improving racial equity in our area. As part of this effort, business members took a close look at…
Read MoreArea Foundation Supports Nonprofits Promoting STEM Learning
By James Courtney SAN ANTONIO — As we previously reported, the Area Foundation is proud to join UP Partnership to boost, via our first-ever Youth Leadership Development (YLD) grants and Artist Fellowship grants, nonprofit organizations whose work empowers and amplifies the talents and voices of young people across our community. In what we’re calling the YLD Spotlight Series…
Read MoreTop Fundraiser for SA’s Black Community Back in Action
Renaissance with the Stars dance-off combines entertainment with philanthropy SAN ANTONIO — Only a global pandemic last year could put a stop to the decade-long run for one of the top annual fundraising events for the local African American community. Renaissance with the Stars, a local spinoff of the popular national TV show Dancing with the…
Read MoreSan Antonio Area Foundation Empowers Youth-Serving Nonprofits
Grant funding provides almost $500,000 to more than a dozen community organizations SAN ANTONIO — More than a dozen youth-serving community nonprofit organizations were selected for first-ever Youth Leadership Development grants as part of a large-scale $8 million effort to ensure that all youngsters in our area grow up with a real chance to reach their…
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