At SA2020, we’re kind of known as San Antonio’s “cheerleaders.” We celebrate our city’s successes, exciting growth, and generous spirit. That part of our job is pretty easy—there are so many things to love about San Antonio, from its history
This blog is the fourth in a year-long series written by students serving on the San Antonio Youth Commission. The San Antonio Youth Commission is a civic engagement platform for San Antonio High School students and is managed by the P16Plus
At SA2020 we live in the middle – the squishy center that allows us to research and analyze and evaluate and question. We know, as an organization that specializes in community change and incremental progress, that there is generally no
On #GivingTuesday, we celebrated philanthropy and encouraged San Antonians to #Give2020: give $20 to SA2020, and then find a SA2020 Partner organization that supports your passion and give them another $20. And while we’re (obviously) huge advocates of giving funds to your favorite nonprofits, we also think
We hope you’re exercising your right to vote on Tuesday! There’s a lot at stake in the election—and that includes more than just the top of the ticket. When you head to the polls, you’ll also be making decisions on
When you head to the polls, you’ll have a lot of decisions to make. Though most of us know who we’ll select at the top of the ticket, there are other races, candidates, and bonds that all deserve a few
The November election is here! Texas early voting runs through Friday, November 4th. Voting early is a great way to cast your vote on your own schedule—often without any lines—but the whole thing can still get a little confusing. We’re breaking
This blog is the first of a year-long series written by students serving on the San Antonio Youth Commission. The San Antonio Youth Commission is a civic engagement platform for San Antonio High School students and is managed by the
Today is National Voter Registration Day. (It’s also National Chocolate Milk Day – who creates these holidays?) So…are you registered to vote? It’s easy to find out, and it’s the first step in sharing your voice. If you’re not, you need
On Saturday, July 9, representatives of the Leon Springs Trail Foundation hosted a social event at The Point Park and Eats to raise awareness about their work. The occasion was “Certified Awesome” and endorsed by SA 2020. The total project
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