On May 9, nonprofits from across San Antonio arrived at Cafe College for our sold-out Action Breakfast. Our challenge? For every attendee to walk away with at least one actionable item that would help them create successful social media campaigns. But, before we could take on that task, kickoff speaker Alicia Arenas, with SaneraCamp, put [...]
Introducing Our Table Captains for Action Breakfast on May 9
by Colleen Pence on May 2, 2012 in Events
Action Breakfast is a week from today, on May 9. We’d like to introduce you to our table captains. They’ll lead the roundtable discussions following an opening talk by kick-off speaker Alicia Arenas on time management. Action San Antonio invites table captains who bring experience from the nonprofit sector, as well as with social media [...]
Ready, Set, Campaign!
by franstephenson on April 16, 2012 in Events
Say the word campaign and most nonprofits start to shudder. The thought of releasing a strategy into the world is enough to give them hives. Take heart! Your next campaign is just one workshop away at the next Action Breakfast May 9 from 9-11 a.m. at Café College. The kick-off speaker for this workshop is [...]
Action Report: Leap into your Social Strategy
by Colleen Pence on March 8, 2012 in Workshop Recaps
by Fran Stephenson A record-setting crowd gathered last week for the first Action Breakfast of 2012 in the new location at downtown’s Café College. The event opened with a presentation from Denise Barkhurst of Big Brothers Big Sisters on how her organization has made the “leap.” Afterwards, small discussion groups tackled the topic in various [...]
Introducing Our Table Captains for Action Breakfast on February 29
by Colleen Pence on February 28, 2012 in Events
With Action Breakfast just two days away we’d like to introduce you to our table captains. They’ll lead the roundtable discussions following an introduction to the topic of social media strategy by our opening speaker, Denise Barkhurst. Action San Antonio invites table captains who bring experience from the nonprofit sector, as well as with social media [...]
Update! New Action Breakfast Speaker
by Colleen Pence on February 23, 2012 in Events
We’ve had a slight change in the opening speaker for Action Breakfast on February 29. Armen Babajanian will not be able to join us after all. But we’re excited to welcome Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas’ President and CEO Denise Barkhurst in his place. Denise Barkhurst became the fourth President & CEO of [...]
Action Breakfast Speaker Armen Babajanian with Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas
by Colleen Pence on February 13, 2012 in Events
We’re kicking off this year’s first Action Breakfast with a special guest speaker, Armen Babajanian, the vice president of external communications for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of South Texas. Armen will open our breakfast workshop on Wednesday, February 29, by discussing the social media strategy for Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas. Armen [...]
LEAP Into Your Social Media Strategy at the Next Action Breakfast
by franstephenson on February 5, 2012 in Events
In honor of Leap Day, and because we don’t want you to wait 4 more years before you get started, Action Breakfast is going to focus on Strategy! What is it? Why do you need it? You won’t want to miss the first Action Breakfast for 2012 on February 29 at our NEW location, Café [...]
Save the Dates: Action Breakfasts in 2012
by Colleen Pence on January 27, 2012 in Events
The dates for the 2012 Action Breakfasts are set. This year Action San Antonio will host three breakfast workshops in addition to our full-day ActionCamp (which takes place in the fall – date TBA). Get these dates onto your busy calendars now! We’ve got exciting plans in store for Action Breakfasts this year so you [...]
An Action San Antonio Thank You to Debi Pfitzenmaier
by Colleen Pence on January 24, 2012 in Events
Nearly two years ago, Debi Pfitzenmaier and Fran Stephenson came up with a bold idea: they wanted to provide social media and technology guidance, for free or for very little cost, to San Antonio nonprofits with limited staff and resources. Together, they laid the foundation for Action San Antonio and ActionCamp. Due to personal and [...]

