Building Your Future

A program of the San Antonio Area Foundation, the Center for Nonprofit Support helps to build responsible, sustainable and engaged nonprofit organizations to support the Area Foundation’s mission of helping donors achieve their charitable goals for the greater benefit of San Antonio and South Texas. 

"Your Mission is Our Mission" 

Helping with Your Assessment Results 

The San Antonio Area Foundation launched its Strengthening Nonprofits Grant Initiative in 2011 to help nonprofits address the challenges they face and build the strength of their staff, managers, leaders and ultimately, their organization.  This two-step grant process involves taking an organizational assessment, the Core Capacity Assessment Test (CCAT), then applying to the Area Foundation for a grant to take action. 

The Area Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Support (CNS) can help organizations through the grant process by:

·         Demystifying the process of taking the CCAT

·         Helping organizations interpret results

·         Expanding organizations’ awareness of capacity-building and strengthening   activities

·         Identifying consultants, trainers, and coaches in the community who can help

·         Providing consulting and training services to address organizational needs

Programs:

Weekly

CNS offers low-cost workshops to provide tools for nonprofits to apply to their programs immediately to maximize their organizational effectiveness, including:

o   Fundraising and Grantwriting – Federal, State and Private

o   Financial Literacy

o   The Principles Workshops: Guidelines For Board Governance

o   Technology, including Social Media, Quickbooks, Online Fundraising, and management tools and apps to help your nonprofit

o   Marketing

o   Organizational Development

Monthly Special Events

o   Dialogue With Donor Series – Providing opportunities for networking between donors and nonprofits on their issue areas, including animals and the environment; the arts, veterans issues

o   Rackspace Technology Summit

o   Marketing Summit

o   The Legal and Accounting Institute

In-house Training Services

Customized training for your board, staff, and other members on critical issues your organization is facing