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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Million Dollar Gifts\, Part 1: Preparing your Major Gifts Strategy
DTSTART:20260922T140000Z
DTEND:20260922T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000131-1790067600-1790078400@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/million-dollar-gifts-part-1-preparing-your-m
 ajor-gifts-strategy/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Million Dollar Gifts\, Part 2: Executing your Major Gifts Strategy
DTSTART:20260922T183000Z
DTEND:20260922T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000132-1790083800-1790094600@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/million-dollar-gifts-part-2-executing-your-m
 ajor-gifts-strategy/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements
DTSTART:20260929T140000Z
DTEND:20260929T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000133-1790672400-1790683200@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:community
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/understanding-nonprofit-financial-statements
 /
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Budget Essentials for Nonprofits
DTSTART:20260929T183000Z
DTEND:20260929T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000134-1790688600-1790699400@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:community
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/budget-essentials-for-nonprofits/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Navigating Compassion Fatigue and Setting Boundaries for Non-Profi
 t Professionals
DTSTART:20261006T140000Z
DTEND:20261006T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000135-1791277200-1791288000@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:community
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/navigating-compassion-fatigue-and-setting-bo
 undaries-for-non-profit-professionals-2/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Cultivating Psychological Safety on Your Team
DTSTART:20261006T183000Z
DTEND:20261006T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000136-1791293400-1791304200@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/cultivating-psychological-safety-on-your-tea
 m-2/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:The Power of Resilience
DTSTART:20261007T140000Z
DTEND:20261007T173000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000127-1791363600-1791376200@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:community
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:Meals on Wheels\, 2718 Danbury\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78217\, Unite
 d States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/the-power-of-resilience-3/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Results-Oriented Communication that Works
DTSTART:20261013T140000Z
DTEND:20261013T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000137-1791882000-1791892800@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/results-oriented-communication-that-works-2/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Change Management in Uncertain Times
DTSTART:20261013T183000Z
DTEND:20261013T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000138-1791898200-1791909000@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:community
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/change-management-in-uncertain-times-2/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Workforce Development
DTSTART:20261020T140000Z
DTEND:20261020T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000139-1792486800-1792497600@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/workforce-development/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Succession Planning
DTSTART:20261020T183000Z
DTEND:20261020T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000140-1792503000-1792513800@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
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LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/succession-planning/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:The Power of Conflict Management
DTSTART:20261021T140000Z
DTEND:20261021T173000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000126-1792573200-1792585800@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:Meals on Wheels\, 2718 Danbury\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78217\, Unite
 d States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/the-power-of-conflict-management-2/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:A Board Member’s Journey: From Novice to Exceptional
DTSTART:20261023T140000Z
DTEND:20261023T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T011630Z
UID:10000141-1792746000-1792771200@saafdn.org
CATEGORIES:education
DESCRIPTION:Do you remember what it was like to have the family sit togeth
 er at the dinner table and engage in interesting conversation? No cell pho
 nes\, no arguments\, no politics\, no interruptions? Not just on Thanksgiv
 ing\, but every night? That’s a ritual many of us have lost . . . or may
 be never had. We’re reviving that ritual in San Antonio\, Texas\, with a
 n event called Generations Over Dinner\, an initiative from SALSA (Success
 fully Aging and Living in San Antonio)\, a program of the San Antonio Area
  Foundation. The idea grew out of a collaboration between Michael Hebb\, a
 uthor of Death Over Dinner\, and Chip Conley\, founder of the Modern Elder
  Academy. By the end of the year\, we will have exposed over 1\,500 people
  in San Antonio to this important ritual of connection.  How Does it Work?
 We bring together six to eight people\, spanning at least three generation
 s\, ages twelve to ninety-plus\, to sit down together around a table for a
  guided conversation over a family-style meal. Our dinners range from as f
 ew as four tables to 25. It sounds almost too simple to matter\, but peopl
 e come away transformed\, because they’ve experienced something that’s
  unique for many of them. They feel seen\, heard\, and appreciated. Buildi
 ng BridgesA thirteen-year-old girl showed up for a dinner one night\, drop
 ped off by her mom. I had the feeling she was there under duress. She was 
 shy in that teenage way where every question feels like a spotlight. Getti
 ng more than a nod out of her took some doing. I figured she’d spend the
  night staring at her plate\, waiting for it to be over. She ended up seat
 ed next to a 91-year-old woman. Picture that pairing for a second. Eighty 
 years of life sitting between them like a canyon. Put extreme shyness and 
 reluctance to talk into that picture. What do you even say across a gap th
 at wide? Turns out\, more than you’d think. That’s the magic of this w
 hole format. It doesn’t ask you to bridge the canyon with small talk. It
  asks you to build a bridge with genuine interest\, respect\, curiosity\, 
 deep listening\, and appreciation. At the end of the night\, she said some
 thing that still makes me stand in awe of this powerful idea: “I never t
 hought I had anything to say. But tonight I realized I have a voice.” I 
 think about how that moment will ripple through that young girl’s life\,
  and through the lives of others she’ll encounter along the way. Why Thi
 s WorksWe tend to treat age gaps like walls\, something you either avoid o
 r awkwardly climb over at holidays. But a wall assumes there’s nothing o
 n the other side worth reaching. What that 91-year-old woman gave a thirte
 en-year-old girl\, without probably even trying that hard\, was proof ther
 e’s plenty on the other side. And what that girl gave back\, her fresh e
 yes\, her nervous honesty\, her willingness to try\, was something the old
 er generation at that table doesn’t get handed every day either. That’
 s really the quiet magic of this whole thing. Nobody is cast as the wise e
 lder dispensing lessons\, and nobody is cast as the kid who just needs to 
 listen. Everybody at the table is both a student and a teacher. The format
  just gives you cover to admit it. We talk a lot these days about the lone
 liness epidemic\, and the numbers back it up. Intergenerational contact ha
 s dropped something like 40% over the past two decades. A huge share of ol
 der adults report chronic loneliness. None of that is abstract once you’
 ve watched a shy kid find her voice at a table with a woman six decades he
 r senior. Loneliness isn’t just an absence of people around you. It’s 
 an absence of people who see you. That’s what this dinner fixed\, at lea
 st for one night\, for one girl. Consider Pulling Up a ChairIf you’ve re
 ad this far\, I’m guessing something in this story tugged at you. Maybe 
 it’s a grandkid you wish you talked to more. Maybe it’s a curiosity ab
 out what the older folks in your life actually think about\, beyond the sm
 all talk you default to. Maybe you’re just tired of scrolling past conne
 ction instead of having it. Maybe you’re tired of hearing opinions witho
 ut curiosity or questions. You don’t need a special occasion. You don’
 t need a big budget. You need a table\, some food\, a handful of people sp
 anning a few generations\, and a willingness to ask each other real questi
 ons. I went to one dinner and watched a thirteen-year-old discover she had
  something to say. I have no idea what would happen at yours. But maybe it
 ’s worth finding out. Read more from Pat Whitty Here. 								\n				\n		
 \n				\n				\n									Ready to get started?Explore the guide at Generatio
 ns Over Dinner Planning Guide. You can also join us for Generations Over D
 inner: An Evening of Connection on September 21\, 2026\, and experience th
 e conversation firsthand. 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n		
 				\n									Learn more and register at HERE.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T011630Z
LOCATION:San Antonio Area Foundation\, 155 Concord Plaza Drive Suite 301\,
  San Antonio\, TX\, 78216\, United States
URL:https://saafdn.org/events/a-board-members-journey-from-novice-to-excep
 tional/
X-SOURCE-NAME:San Antonio Area Foundation
X-SOURCE-URL:https://saafdn.org/venue/san-antonio-area-foundation
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