Be Bold A Campaign for Our Future
We provide UT San Antonio's advancement professionals and academic leaders with a variety of custom trainings, professional development workshops, and collaborative experiences.
We will empower you to better understand the world of fundraising in higher education, offering expertise from UT San Antonio Advancement and Alumni Engagement and other entities.
We can strengthen our culture of philanthropy across the UT San Antonio community and further drive our university toward a bold future together.
Advancing Together
The UT San Antonio Advancement Institute offers education and training geared toward enhancing your skills as an Advancement and Alumni Engagement professional involved in all aspects of philanthropy and engagement.
Academic leaders and university partners are invited to participate in select professional development events throughout the year.
Signature Trainings
CliftonStrengths Workshops
Learn about your strengths as well as the strengths of your colleagues to help enhance communication, engagement, and overall job satisfaction.
One Team, One Future – AAE Integration Sessions
Participate in interactive sessions designed to strengthen collaboration across Advancement & Alumni Engagement. Topics will highlight institutional priorities, constituent insights, and opportunities for cross-team partnership, building a shared foundation for our future as one advancement organization.
Development Roundtable Topic Series
Join sessions covering a variety of topics such as managing donor portfolios, partnering with faculty members, discussing gift agreements with donors, and incorporating digital donor engagement.
Coffee & Courageous Conversations
Participate in engaging discussions that help build a sense of belonging for all employees while enhancing engagement, satisfaction and productivity.
Advancement Services Open House
Weekly open house hosted by members of Advancement Services. This session serves as an opportunity for AAE members to ask specific questions about NXT, portfolios, gift recording, and more. Specialized trainings will be offered periodically; topics will be shared in advance.
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Signature Trainings
Faculty Resources
Upcoming Webinars
CASE Insights on Generative AI in Advancement
Generative AI is transforming how integrated advancement is approached, offering new efficiencies and capabilities. This training explores benefits, challenges, and opportunities beyond tools like ChatGPT and Copilot. It highlights how AI, when used ethically and securely, can enhance advancement work. Participants will learn how to guide and integrate AI within their organizations. Practical advice will be shared on navigating both free and paid AI services.
Modality: Virtual
Monday, December 08, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
CASE Presents: Creative approaches to increase engagement
Join the creative session on storytelling and brand-building in higher education. The teams at Warwick and Limerick will share how bold, authentic campaigns can strengthen institutional identity, connect diverse audiences and inspire pride. From innovative research storytelling to festive films and student-led social media initiatives, this session highlights how imagination and collaboration can drive powerful engagement and lasting impact.
Modality: Virtual
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
6:00 am – 7:00 am
Creating Engaging, Value-Added and Effective Board Meetings
Creating board meetings that are engaging and value-added created more passion from and connection with your board members. We know that it’s important to connect them to your key goals, allow opportunities to provide insight, and to see what is happening on your campus. Gather together to talk about ways to make you board meetings more engaging and value-added, creating outcomes that are mutually beneficial for board members and your institution.
Modality: Virtual
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Future of Alumni Engagement: Strategic Uses of CASE’s Alumni Engagement Metrics
See how data turns into action! We’ll kick things off with a powerful case study from a long-time participant in CASE’s Alumni Engagement Metrics survey, showing how consistent insights can transform strategy. Then, join breakout sessions by institution type where moderators will share quick success stories and spark lively discussions on how to make your engagement data work harder for you in the year ahead.
Modality: Virtual
Monday, December 11, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
CASE® Monthly Membership Webinar
All UT San Antonio AAE employees have access to CASE. Participate in this session to maximize your membership. You’ll have the chance to ask questions directly to CASE staff and learn how to get more involved. Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of your CASE membership!
Modality: Virtual
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
6:00 am – 7:00 am
Alumni Relations Coffee Chat: Automating and analysing alumni data
Join CASE for an insightful session on using data to transform alumni relations and decision-making. The Erasmus team will share how they built a dynamic Power BI dashboard that integrates thousands of alumni records into one real-time platform, automated the majority of reporting tasks to free time for strategic engagement, and created a scalable tool that gives faculty and leaders transparent access to data-driven insights.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, December 18, 2025
7:00 am – 8:00 am
CASE Presents: What schools can teach us about impactful fundraising and alumni engagement
Join CASE for a session exploring what schools can teach the wider sector about building vibrant, connected communities. Ben, Isla and Melisa will share how well-designed alumni reunions can strengthen school spirit and inspire future engagement, and how creative impact reporting can showcase the power of philanthropy, celebrate community values and demonstrate the distinctive role schools play in fostering lifelong relationships and support.
Modality: Virtual
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
6:00 am – 7:00 am
Monthly Membership Webinar (January 2026)
All UT San Antonio AAE employees have access to CASE. Participate in this session to maximize your membership. You’ll have the chance to ask questions directly to CASE staff and learn how to get more involved. Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of your CASE membership!
Modality: Virtual
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Impacts of Generational Values on Advancement
Join CASE CEO Sue Cunningham for a moderated discussion with three chief advancement officers exploring how expressions of generational values are currently impacting Educational Advancement. We will also probe the early trends which may inform the future of the profession.
Panelists:
Krishan Mehta, CAO, Toronto Metropolitan University
Anita Walton, CAO, Hollins University
Karl Miller Lugo, CAO, University of Texas San Antonio
Modality: Virtual
Wednesday, January 23, 2026
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
2025 Year in Review & 2026 Trends
A shifting landscape. Dynamic times. Moments of innovation. Each of these terms can be used to describe the philanthropic environment at this moment. Making heads or tails of superfluous, often competing information about philanthropy can be challenging. BWF CEO Josh Birkholz will share his observations, make predictions, and discuss the trends and influences shaping our industry.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, January 27, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Let's Talk: University Communications + Advancement Communications
Join an engaging ToGather session exploring how institutional branding and alumni relationships intersect to strengthen Advancement work. Discussion leaders will share how they collaborate with their schools’ teams, followed by an open conversation on leveraging communications content more effectively. This is a great opportunity to discover new ways to share impactful stories with constituents. This session is for anyone in Development + Alumni Relations (aka Advancement) who wants to tap into more news, in more ways, to share with their constituents.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, January 29, 2026
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
On Demand Trainings
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Resources
Access on-demand webinars, subject guides, samples, articles, and more.
Evertrue: 10 Ways AI will change Advancement
Learn about the impact that AI will have on your work in advancement.
Advancement Resources
Explore webinars, blogs, samples, and so much more to help enhance your work in advancement.
Other Resources
UT System Advancement Academy
Participate in professional development programs offered to all advancement professionals, from entry-level newcomers to senior executives.
UT San Antonio People Excellence Professional Development
Explore a variety of training on topics such as leadership, personal and professional development, computer skills, administrative skills, safety, and more. Sessions are offered in-person, virtually, and on-demand.
LinkedIn Learning
Access a variety of courses, explore best practices, and gain new knowledge.
Do you have suggestions for additional training topics?
Email our Senior Director of Advancement Talent Management, Genevieve Tobias, for more information.
