Jim Eskin

June 8, 2025

San Antonio Nonprofits Convene to Raise Millions In Partnership With Texas Philanthropists

Major Gifts Ramp-Up San Antonio promises to unite a broad cross-section of the River City’s nonprofit executives, board members and volunteers for two powerful days of inspiration. Designed to introduce millionaire philanthropists to Texas charities, this 2-DAY CONFERENCE EVENT will equip participants with the skills and resources needed to grow their important missions. Over 100 nonprofit leaders are expected to attend on July 23–24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, at the Beldon […]

June 16, 2025

Jim Eskin, Mary Yearwood on Winning Grants In 2025

Jim Eskin, Mary Yearwood on Winning Grants In 2025 is an eye-opening conversation between fundraising veteran Jim Eskin and grants expert Mary Yearwood. This is a must-read for nonprofit leaders navigating a rapidly changing funding landscape. With federal dollars tightening and private grants more competitive than ever, they tackle what’s working now in grantsmanship, how to avoid costly mistakes, and how to pivot with strategy and confidence. Mary—whose firm has secured over $125 million in […]

June 24, 2025

San Antonio Nonprofits Rally for Major Gifts Ramp-Up

San Antonio Nonprofits Rally for Major Gifts Ramp-Up is fundraising veteran Jim Eskin’s take on a July 2025 conference event that’s taking the River City by storm! Here’s what Eskin has to share: When Louis Fawcett first reached out about organizing a Major Gifts Ramp-Up (MGRU) conference in San Antonio, we jumped at the idea. When he shared that Bexar County has 19,451 millionaire households with a net worth of $10,000,000 plus we said “We’ve got to […]

June 28, 2025

Mexican American Catholic College Celebrates San Antonio Nonprofits

Mexican American Catholic College Celebrates San Antonio Nonprofits highlights MACC’s commitment to the River City’s charitable sector. As planning began at the beginning of the year, Louis Fawcett and I were thinking in the neighborhood of 50 to 60 San Antonio nonprofit leaders participating in the Major Gifts Ramp-Up Conference planned for July 23-24, 2025. We agreed that if attendance grew beyond that level that would be a welcome problem. We knew we were heading […]