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.
Join us for our upcoming
Signature Trainings
Faculty Resources
Upcoming Webinars
CASE® Forecasting for Strategic Impact: A Two-Part Series
Forecasting in advancement is evolving from simple projections to a strategic, data-informed practice that drives institutional impact. Session One explores how to design a flexible forecasting framework that integrates historical data, predictive analytics, and scenario planning to support long-term decision-making. Session Two focuses on practical implementation, offering tools, dashboards, and collaborative strategies to operationalize forecasting and engage stakeholders. Together, these sessions equip professionals to turn insight into action and align forecasting with institutional goals.
Modality: Virtual
Session One: Thursday, October 30
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Session Two: Thursday, November 6
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
CASE® Turning Today’s Higher Ed Challenges into Tomorrow’s Opportunities
Higher education advancement leaders face unprecedented challenges, from budget constraints to staff burnout and rising performance pressures. This dynamic panel features chief advancement officers sharing candid strategies on team resilience, leadership collaboration, and navigating the road ahead. Attendees will gain practical insights and forward-looking perspectives to thrive in today’s evolving landscape.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, November 6, 2025
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
CASE® Tradition Meets Technology: Reimagining Alumni Engagement Across Advancement
Join CASE District IV to explore how tradition and technology can unite to elevate alumni and donor engagement in this interactive session for senior advancement leaders. Through facilitated discussion and breakout reflections, participants will examine emerging digital tools, shared metrics, and collaborative team models. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to align engagement efforts across alumni relations, fundraising, stewardship, and events.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, November 6, 2025
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
CASE® Communications Best Practices for Small Shops
Learn how an incoming director collaborated with a school-coms veteran to create a leadership partnership and build out a small team to support strategic communications growth. We'll share how we divide to conquer, and how we connect with other teams and resources within the university ecosystem to advance our goals on a tight budget.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, November 13, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
What the Affluent Think About Healthcare Giving: Key Insights from the 2025 BWF Healthcare Survey
Discover how philanthropy is evolving in healthcare with insights from the 2025 BWF Healthcare Survey, presented by industry leaders Kara Wagner and Jan Weinberg Wood. Learn what motivates today’s affluent donors, including the rise of younger, digitally engaged supporters and how to tailor your strategies for lasting impact. This data-driven session will equip healthcare fundraisers and nonprofit leaders with tools to engage donors more effectively and grow their mission.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, November 13, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 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, November 19, 2025
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
CASE® Alumni Relations Coffee Chat: ToGather event (November)
The Alumni Relations Coffee Chat offers informal networking, providing a space to hear best practice examples from our community and discuss challenges, ideas and opportunities. These conversations are free and open to all CASE members.
Modality: Virtual
Thursday, November 20, 2025
7:00 am – 8:00 am
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.
