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Thank you AFP San Antonio | |
A special thank you to the AFP San Antonio Chapter and St. Peter-St. Joseph's for hosting our annual July workshop!
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Reserve Rental Equipment for Your Fall Event
Reserve your fall event date on KMAC's calendar, so we can
hold floor easels and other auction display equipment for you!
Discounts are available for rental of multiple items.
Click here for a list of display equipment for rent.
NEW This Month! You can now find us on Facebook.
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Greetings!
"Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die."
~ Tom Clancy, Author
Can you believe it? In less than a week, most of the kids in our community will be heading back to school. Time flies! For many families, the end of summer is a flurry of activity - getting our back-to-school gear, stocking up on school supplies, and squeezing in some last-minute fun before the school year starts.
But, as our children rejoin their classmates and get back into the swing of things at school, it's time for us to do the same for our nonprofit organizations, and in our careers. Consider it "back to school" for grownups: a time to review our challenges and triumphs of the past, renew our enthusiasm and energy in our mission, and focus on the future.
In this month's newsletter, we'll give you some tools for enhancing your professional growth and some best practices for renewing your passion and enthusiasm for your mission. We'll also provide information on a series of continuing education workshops I've developed - scheduled throughout the coming months - designed to help your staff and board members enhance your organization's fundraising and development plan.
Do you have a plan for your continued education?
"Learning is like rowing upstream:
Not to advance is to drop back"
~ Chinese Proverb
Sincerely,
Kathy MacNaughton, CFRE |
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Professional Growth | |
"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Remember when you were a kid, and heading back to school for a new year? Chances are you greeted the first few days of school with a mix of dread and excitement. After all, like most children, we loved our summers - easy, breezy times to pal around with friends and enjoy time away from school. At the same time, it was always nice to get back to our routine, and see classmates we hadn't kept up with during the summer break.
As you pack your children off to go back to school, you may be feeling the same things: excitement about what lies ahead, but dread at all the work yet to do before the year wraps up.
That's why we believe in the power of continuing education; the need for each of us to work on our professional and personal development as a way of continuing to reach our goals, as individuals and as part of our teams.
"It's all about relationships."
I believe in the need to nurture relationships as a way to build continued strength and success for organizations, but many times, people simply don't know where - or how - to start.
To help you and your organization get started on the process of renewing, reenergizing and recommitting to more dynamic relationships, I've developed a series of workshops addressing this vital building block to nonprofit organizations.
With these workshops, it's about...read more
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Kathy's Commentary |
What inspires you to continue to grow - personally and professionally?
How do you know your organization is on the right track when it comes to renewing their energy for the challenges and opportunities ahead?
Is your nonprofit group nurturing those vital relationships with your supporters that will enable it to sustain its fundraising needs?
Do your key staff and volunteers understand your long-term strategic goals and your organization's mission? Are they able to articulate it? Are they effective, enthusiastic cheerleaders who can advocate for your organization?
We challenge you to take our "Best Practices - Continuing Education Assessment" to gauge your nonprofit group's strengths and its areas of improvement. Where are you hitting the mark? What can you improve upon to help propel your organization to the next level?
We hope you're inspired to head "back to school" and reenergize yourself, your organization and your community supporters. In that spirit, we want to take a few moments to introduce you to three organizations that highlight the importance of education and personal development. Communities in Schools, SA Youth and City Year all enjoy a broad base of support in our city, and all are recognized as having a real impact in our community. We applaud their efforts to focus much-needed attention on the issue of education in our community. |
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Profile: Communities in Schools | |
Back to School:
Communities In Schools of San Antonio
Communities In Schools is the nation's leading dropout prevention organization, and the only one proven to increase graduation rates and decrease dropout rates. By connecting at-risk students and their families to critical community resources, Communities In Schools of San Antonio served more than 74 schools and 7,455 students and their families during the 2010-2011 school year. Of the case-managed students who participated in the program nationwide, 97% remained in school and 91% moved on to the next grade.
"Stuff the Bus Kick-Off" with Broadway Bank and the Hispanic Chamber
Jeannette Westbrook (Sr. V.P., Community Reinvestment, Broadway Bank & CIS Board Member), Jerry Brown (Board President, CIS),
Nancy Reed (Executive Director, CIS)
"We have one purpose...read more
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Profile: SA Youth | |
Back to School Means Many Things for
The Children and Youth at SA Youth
For the 3,000-plus children in our community learning centers, preparing to go back to school means staying fit during the summer, keeping in shape academically by continuing to learn, and exploring new ideas such as solar energy and water conservation. It also means preparing for the school year by supplying those children - most of whom are from very low-income homes - with backpacks and school supplies.
For young adults who have quit school, going back to school means reenrolling this academic year. "Many of our youth haven't been in school for many years," said Cynthia Le Monds, CEO of SA Youth. "So returning to school takes a lot of courage and motivation for young adults who are low-income, unemployed and undereducated." SA Youth's YouthBuild program...read more |
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Profile: City Year | |
Back to School: City Year San Antonio
San Antonio has the highest high school dropout rate in Texas.
In the San Antonio Independent School District, 48% of students drop out before graduating. City Year San Antonio has an innovative, cost efficient, peer-to-peer solution for keeping kids in school and on track to graduate.
City Year recruits and trains 17-24 year olds for 10 months of full-time service. These AmeriCorps members come from all over the country with the passion, maturity and leadership skills needed to take a supportive role in the classroom and a leadership role during before-school and after-school activities.
Corps Members (CMs) are trained to address the three early warning indicators of the drop out crisis...read more
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Resources for Professional Development Opportunities* | |
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Professional Development - AFP - In addition to conferences, courses and a wonderful resource library, AFP International provides access to a number of webinars conducted by national speakers, which are available at a minimal cost through your local AFP chapter.
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) San Antonio Chapter
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Austin Chapter
Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE)
Greater Giving | Free Fundraising Webinars
San Antonio Nonprofit Council (SANCouncil)
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Action San Antonio
*There are many opportunities for continuing education and professional development, these are just a few with whom we have extensive experience and know provide high quality programming.
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Upcoming Events | |
KMAC Events
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Minority Business Seminar
Claude W. Black Center
"The Art of Building Partnerships Between Nonprofit Organizations and Community Businesses"
Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ecumenical Center
"Productive Relationships + "WALLOP!" = Sustained Funding"
Register Now
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Cancer Center Council Board
"The Art of Building Partnerships Between Nonprofit Organizations and Community Businesses"
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Summit XI in the Texas Hill Country
"Productive Relationships + "WALLOP!" = Sustained Funding"
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Ecumenical Center
"So What? Who Cares? Identifying Your Target Audience & Prospective Supporters"
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ecumenical Center
"A Recipe for Success: Key Ingredients for Your Next Development Activity"
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ecumenical Center
"Recruiting, Cultivating & Cherishing Your Volunteer Leaders"
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Ecumenical Center
"Creating & Nurturing Partnerships Between .COMs and .ORGs"
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Other Events
Saturday, September 24, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic
Looking Back - Moving Forward
25th Anniversary Celebration
Sunset Station Depot
For more information, call Ellen Lueck, 210-220-2304
Saturday, October 1, 2011, 8:00 a.m.
3rd Annual Weston Wright "Lighting the Way"
5/10K Walk/Run and Fall Festival.
Brackenridge Park followed by Fall Festival at Koehler Pavilion.
More information |
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