Early voting in San Antonio’s municipal election is underway. On the ballot: Mayor, City Council representatives, some school boards and district bonds, and Proposition A—also known as the Justice Charter. Earlier this month, SA2020 hosted a Meet Up and invited
The Saturday after Thanksgiving marks the start of the City of San Antonio’s Buy Local Season, coinciding with Small Business Saturday. These campaigns invite us to consider shifting some of our holiday shopping to local-independent businesses to support our entrepreneurs,
Each year, SA2020 surveys our 100+ Nonprofit Partners to learn more about their organizations and impact. While these Nonprofit Partners make up just under 3% of the total number of nonprofit organizations in Bexar County, in the last year, they
When I found out my company was sponsoring SA2020’s The Board Game and was looking for individuals that were interested in learning more about board service, I immediately jumped at the opportunity. Over the years, I had been interested in
I love San Antonio. I want San Antonio to grow and thrive. And I want to be a part of that positive growth. So when I saw The Board Game email pop up in my inbox, I was intrigued. The
Saturday, May 7 will bring another election, and if you’re registered to vote in Texas, you’re eligible to participate. Exactly what your ballot will look like depends on where you live—so we’re breaking down what you might see on the
Sixty-three-year-old Billie Vasquez has been a trucker for more than half her life. Billie started in the industry as a long-haul driver in 1987 and now drives P&D—that’s “pickup and delivery” for non-trucking folks—for Old Dominion Freight Line. At a
SA2020’s 100+ Nonprofit Partners annually report 400-600 open seats on their Boards of Directors. At the same time, we regularly hear from San Antonians about their desire to make a greater impact in the community. In 2019, we launched The Board Game to bridge that gap, reimagine board service to advance racial equity, and ultimately help make local nonprofit boards more representative
Editor’s Note: Dolores Vara told this narrative to her son, Francisco Vara-Orta, who captured it in writing. It has been edited for brevity and clarity. I’ve depended on the city bus in San Antonio off and on for 65 years.
Originally established in 2010 and strengthened in 2020, San Antonio’s shared Community Vision makes clear the significance of leadership, civic engagement, and institutional accountability: In 2030, our entire community takes responsibility for our collective well-being. San Antonio fosters leaders across
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020