Santa Fe Community Foundation

10/21/2026

How can nonprofits better understand funder priorities and build stronger relationships with the people behind the grants?

Join us in the classroom on Tuesday, October 27, for a Learning Hub conversation with representatives from local foundations and philanthropic organizations serving northern New Mexico. Panelists will share their funding priorities, application processes, and perspectives on emerging community needs.

Participants will also have time to ask questions, hear directly from funders, and gain practical insight into building strong, lasting funding relationships.

Tuesday, October 27
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Santa Fe Community Foundation Classroom or Zoom

Nonprofit staff, executive directors, development professionals, board members, and others involved in fundraising are encouraged to attend.

Learn more and register: https://www.santafecf.org/events/funder-panel

10/19/2026

Healthy workplace dynamics start with clear communication, respectful boundaries, and a better understanding of how stress can shape our interactions.

Join us Wednesday, October 21, for Leadership and Workplace Dynamics, an interactive Learning Hub session with Magdalena Karlick. Participants will explore respect, boundaries, responsibilities, stress responses, and practical tools for navigating workplace dynamics with greater intention.

This session is designed for nonprofit executive directors, board members, and staff. Continuing education units will be provided at no cost.

Learn more and register: https://www.santafecf.org/events/leadership-and-workplace-dynamics

Through a mix of interactive activities and practical discussion, participants will explore and define respect, boundaries, and responsibilities in their work environment. The session will also introduce key concepts related to stress responses, workplace dynamics, and how these show up in day to da...

10/14/2026

Strong fundraising starts with strong relationships.

Join us in our classroom or over Zoom tomorrow for Fundraising as Relationship Building, an interactive Fundraisers’ Forum session with Angel Charley. Together, we’ll explore practical, values-based approaches to building trust, strengthening donor relationships, telling your nonprofit’s story, and sustaining community impact over time.

Nonprofit development professionals will leave with ideas and strategies they can put to work right away.

Learn more and register: https://www.santafecf.org/events/fundraising-as-relationship-building


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Fundraising is more than asking for money — it is about building trust, communicating vision, and cultivating relationships that sustain community impact over time. This session explores practical, relationship-based approaches to fundraising that nonprofit leaders can apply immediately.

10/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebration at our 40th Annual Piñon Awards! It was a joy to gather in community and honor the people and organizations helping northern New Mexico thrive.

Let’s hear it again for this year’s honorees: Human Rights Alliance, Resolve, New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, and Española Humane!

Watch the awardee videos and view photos from the celebration: https://www.santafecf.org/news-stories/2026-pinon-awards-event-recap

Santa Fe Pride and Human Rights Alliance Resolve - Violence Prevention in New Mexico New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty Española Humane

10/01/2026

Feedback can be one of the most valuable tools a leader has, but it's not always easy to give or receive.

Join us for the final session of our Learning Hub's HR Essentials series. On October 6, presenter Linda Strauss will share practical language and structure for addressing performance concerns, redirecting behavior, recognizing good work, and receiving feedback well.

You’ll leave with tools and words you can use right away to make these conversations more comfortable, clear, and constructive.

Learn more and register: https://www.santafecf.org/events/hr-essentials-session-4

09/29/2026

Looking for meaningful work? We just added 12 new positions at local nonprofits to our Community Job Board, including Business and Communications Manager at River Source.

Explore our job board: https://www.santafecf.org/bulletin/community-job-board

09/25/2026

Strong nonprofits need practical tools, trusted resources, and space to learn from one another.

Join us Thursday, October 1, for an interactive Learning Hub workshop with facilitator Tsiporah Nephesh. Together, we’ll explore strategies to help nonprofit leaders adapt to change, strengthen organizational capacity, and stay grounded in mission, values, and community.

Topics will include cost-saving resources, time-saving tools, organizational well-being, and stronger peer networks.

Thursday, October 1
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
LANL Foundation, Española

Learn more and register: https://www.santafecf.org/events/thriving-in-a-changing-nonprofit-landscape

09/23/2026

In our earliest years, the future of the Santa Fe Community Foundation was far from certain. By the end of our second year in 1982, we had just over $5,400 in assets. What carried us forward was our early supporters' shared love for northern New Mexico and belief in having a lasting local resource.

Forty-five years later, that love and belief are still at the heart of our work.

In a new op-ed in The Santa Fe New Mexican, our President & CEO Christopher Goett reflects on the people who made that legacy possible and the responsibility we share to keep building for generations to come.

Read the op-ed: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/celebrate-45-years-of-foundational-support-for-santa-fe/article_bf5dd5a1-a028-434e-89b5-b2ab5f74feca.html

Photo: Gabriella Marks

09/18/2026

What does supporting LGBTQ+ communities look like beyond Pride?

On the latest Community Matters, we celebrate the Human Rights Alliance (Santa Fe Pride and Human Rights Alliance), recipient of our 2026 Courageous Innovation Piñon Award. Executive Director Kevin Bowen joins host Sandra Session-Robertson to reflect on HRA’s more than three decades of service, the evolving needs of local LGBTQ+ communities, and the organization’s growing year-round support, including its new PRIDE Center (pictured).

Listen now: santafecf.org/news-stories/community-matters-hra

09/15/2026

Some of the most valuable resources available to nonprofits already exist within the communities we serve. They live in relationships, local knowledge, cultural traditions, and the connections between people and organizations.

Join the Learning Hub in Las Vegas on September 24 for an interactive workshop on Community Asset Mapping with Giovianna Burrell. Together, we’ll explore how identifying community strengths can help nonprofits deepen relationships, build meaningful partnerships, and develop community-driven solutions.

Learn more and register: https://www.santafecf.org/events/community-asset-mapping

Nonprofit leaders are often asked to address complex challenges with limited time, funding, and capacity. Yet some of the most powerful resources available to our organizations already exist within our communities. This workshop invites participants to identify and deepen their understanding of thes...