http://www.fadica.org/main RSS feeds for FADICA 60 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/67/Advancing-Mission-Women-Religious-in-the-21st-Century.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=67 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=67&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/67/Advancing-Mission-Women-Religious-in-the-21st-Century.aspx Thanks to the generous partnership and commitment of two FADICA members, congregations of Catholic sisters will have an opportunity to strengthen their fundraising and development efforts through a new program at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The comprehensive resource development program for women religious is supported by more than $2.6 million in grant funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the GHR Foundation. “Advancing Mission: Women Religious in the 21st Century,” includes training for congregational leaders and an opportunity for congregations to secure multi-year grant funding to build congregational fundraising and development capacity, as well as ongoing support through coaching and peer learning.    “The Fund Raising School and the Lake Institute have stepped up with a training program that takes into account the opportunities and challenges facing Catholic sisters today,” said Steven M. Hilton, Chairman, President & CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Amy Goldman, Chair and Executive Director of GHR Foundation noted, "The GHR Foundation deeply appreciates Catholic sisters for the indelible institutions that they have built in this country and their legacy of service to all.   You can find the full press release here. Cynthia Infante Wed, 01 May 2013 15:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:67 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/66/FADICA-Welcomes-Pope-Francis.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=66 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=66&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/66/FADICA-Welcomes-Pope-Francis.aspx With sincere joy and heartfelt prayers, Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA) welcomes Pope Francis.       We join our prayers with Catholics and people of good will throughout the world in sending our blessing to the new Holy Father. May God be always close to him and may Jesus guide his steps in service to our beloved Church and the people of God.      Pope Francis’ humble spirit, his love of the poor, his commitment to the Gospel, and his example of servant leadership will be a blessing for all of the faithful. FADICA members look forward to the powerful witness Pope Francis will offer the world. We are eager to support our new shepherd in relieving human suffering, supporting our Church, and building--piece by piece--the kingdom of God in today’s complex world. Cynthia Infante Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:66 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/65/Nurturing-our-Tradition-Engaging-our-Future.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=65 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=65&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/65/Nurturing-our-Tradition-Engaging-our-Future.aspx Over 70 FADICA members and guests gathered earlier this month for FADICA’s thirty-seventh annual membership meeting and symposium, Nurturing our Tradition and Engaging our Future: New Leadership, New Collaboration. The symposium showcased new and innovative leaders from a number of Catholic charitable organizations, including Caritas Internationalis and Jesuit Commons. Symposium dialogue and panel presentations focused on creating innovative models of collaboration, youth engagement, and the need to harness new technology and social media to achieve greater mission impact. Panels covered both domestic and international sectors of Catholic nonprofit and charitable efforts, and guest speakers included Michel Roy, General Secretary of Caritas Internationalis (Rome), and Christine Healey, Executive Director of the Catholic School Development Program (NJ). At the annual meeting, FADICA’s Board of Directors elected new officers of the organization.  Sr. Sally Duffy, SC, President of the SC Ministry Foundation was elected Chair.  Forrest N. Jenkins, Director and Immediate Past Chair of the Assisi Foundation of Memphis, was elected Vice Chair;  John C. Vatterott, Trustee of the Joan and John Vatterott Foundation, was elected Treasurer; and Deborah A. Estes, President of the Specialty Family Foundation, was elected Secretary.  “FADICA members, as Catholic philanthropists, bring Jesus’ ministry and Catholic social teaching to life in their own communities and around the world.  I look forward to working with all of our members and partners to support our Church and the people of God as they serve the common good and the most vulnerable,” said FADICA’s newly elected Chair, Sr. Sally Duffy, SC.  Members also launched several new “affinity” working groups on topics important to Catholic funders, including Catholic schools and international philanthropy, to support ongoing member communication and collaboration on shared topical interests. Participants also engaged in strategic planning sessions to guide the organization over the next three years. Cynthia Infante Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:65 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/64/Alexia-K-Kelley-Appointed-President-of-FADICA.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=64 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=64&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/64/Alexia-K-Kelley-Appointed-President-of-FADICA.aspx “I look forward to working with FADICA members who are so committed to supporting and strengthening the Church and making positive impact in society, particularly through serving the most vulnerable. Their generosity has long inspired me, and I am honored to join an organization that facilitates so much good.” Washington, DC – William F. Raskob, Chairman of the Board of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), today announced that Alexia K. Kelley has been appointed the next president and CEO of the organization. She succeeds Dr. Francis J. Butler, who served as president for over three decades and retired earlier this year. “Alexia has a distinguished record of leadership and service in the church, the nonprofit world and government. Her strong commitment to her faith, a history of enabling younger people to develop their leadership, and a keen understanding of the broad scope of the nation’s religious and charitable organizations will serve our network of grant makers well,” said Mr. Raskob. Kelley brings a wealth of experience in various sectors to FADICA, including time at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), leading nonprofits, and serving in the White House’s Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Contributing to the USCCB’s anti-poverty initiative, Kelley worked at the Catholic Campaign for Human Development from 1993 through 2002. She then joined the Environmental Resources Trust where she advocated for market-based solutions to renewable energy promotion and climate change mitigation, before co-founding Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, where she supported lay Catholic engagement on Catholic social teaching and related issues of human life and dignity, poverty, the environment, and peace. Most recently, Kelley served as a senior official in the White House’s Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Initiative. She was senior policy advisor in the White House Office and Center Director at the US Department of Health and Human Services. She spearheaded partnerships with faith and community-based organizations to improve health and wellness in vulnerable communities, addressing issues of childhood obesity, vaccination access, mental health, and disaster response. At the White House Faith-based Office, Kelley also served as liaison to the State Department’s Religion and Foreign Policy working group initiative. “I look forward to working with FADICA members who are so committed to supporting and strengthening the church and making a positive impact in society, particularly through serving the most vulnerable,” said Kelley. “Their generosity has long inspired me, and I am honored to join an organization that facilitates so much good.” Dr. Butler joined Raskob in welcoming Kelley: "FADICA’s future is in superb hands with Alexia. Her history of faith-inspired service, the many networks she brings to the work of FADICA, her extensive experience in leadership development, and her abundant personal gifts will ensure a bright future for collaborative Catholic philanthropy. I am confident that under Alexia’s leadership, FADICA will thrive and inspire even greater contributions to the mission and ministries of the Catholic Church."   Kelley is co-editor of Living the Catholic Social Tradition: Cases and Commentary with Dr. Kathleen Maas Weigert, and co-author of A Nation for All: How the Catholic Vision of the Common Good Can Save America from the Politics of Division with Chris Korzen.  Kelley earned a B.A. in religion with honors from Haverford College in 1989 and graduated from Harvard University in 1993 with a Masters of Theological Studies.   -- FADICA is a network of private foundations and donors supporting Catholic-sponsored programs and institutions. Its mission is to enable its members to be informed, involved and effective in addressing church needs by their philanthropy. It accomplishes this mission through ongoing education, fostering the exchange of information and experience, commissioning research, building a spirit of fellowship and shared faith, facilitating occasional joint funding ventures, and promoting interaction with Catholic leadership. For media inquiries, contact Michael O'Loughlin at (978) 761-8019. Cynthia Infante Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:64 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/63/FADICA-Foundations-Gather-to-Hear-Popular------Spiritual-Writer-on-Theme-Leading-Like-Christ.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=63 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=63&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/63/FADICA-Foundations-Gather-to-Hear-Popular------Spiritual-Writer-on-Theme-Leading-Like-Christ.aspx Catholic grant makers belonging to FADICA will gather November 15-16 for a retreat with best selling author Ronald Rolheiser, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate priest who will facilitate a spiritual retreat on servant leadership. The FADICA fall program is an annual gathering of philanthropists who work together to strengthen the spiritual supports of their charitable work through prayer, fellowship and reflection. This year’s theme is: Leading Like Christ: The Wisdom of Servant Leadership. Father Rolheiser, author of the newly released book Our One Great Act of Fidelity, Restless Heart, and the Holy Longing, will lead a series of conversations on the principal moral virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance and the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity in the exercise of leadership. The gathering at Yale University’s St. Thomas More Chapel and Catholic Center will provide philanthropists with an opportunity to tour one of the nation’s most vibrant campus ministries. The FADICA organization has served for over three decades as a network connecting Catholic grant makers through conferencing services and enabling cooperative grant making among private foundations. Catholic spirituality and campus ministry have been among topics of great interest to the network. Throughout FADICA’s history,  members have come together with some of the most gifted Catholic spiritual writers and thinkers of modern times including the late Henri Nouwen, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Cardinal Carlo Martini SJ, Trappist Basil Pennington, author Rosemary Haughton, and Lawrence Cunningham among others. Cynthia Infante Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:28:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:63 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/62/Philip-D-Lewis-former-FADICA-Board-Chair-MournedPhilanthropist-Was-Lay-Advisor-At-Vatican-II.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=62 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=62&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/62/Philip-D-Lewis-former-FADICA-Board-Chair-MournedPhilanthropist-Was-Lay-Advisor-At-Vatican-II.aspx Washington DC -  Philip D. Lewis, former board chairman of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, a former State Senator and philanthropist, is being mourned by the Catholic foundation community across the country, following his death on September 4. “We have lost a true servant leader,” said William F. Raskob, board chair of FADICA. “One who lived his faith through humble, personal service to the poor, and whose trademark was big-hearted, generous, loving encouragement to those who brought the message of Christ to a hurting world.” Mr. Lewis served as chairman of the board of FADICA from 2002 until 2005. He also was active in FADICA for over three decades. Raised in Chicago and Palm Beach, Mr. Lewis was the son of the late Frank J. Lewis, a founding member of Lewis University, and a Chicago roofing and paving materials manufacturer. Philip Lewis was a Florida State Senator for a decade and served as its President of the Senate from 1978 until 1980. A close friend of many church leaders, Mr. Lewis was in attendance for the Second Vatican Council as a lay advisor. On the occasion of FADICA’s 30th anniversary in 2006, Mr. Lewis shared his reflections on church related philanthropy drawing from his life of service and positive, hopeful outlook. “We are a people… we must always reflect that by encouraging one another and building up one another. Relationship building must always be of the utmost importance to us,” Mr. Lewis said. A daily mass participant wherever he travelled, Mr. Lewis was a proponent of a strong life of prayer. He told his colleagues in the foundation community: “When we acknowledge and deepen our relationship through prayer and worship, we go to the very heart of our philanthropy – the role that we play in answering God’s call to spread his love and mercy and his particular care for his people, the church.” Mr. Lewis leaves his wife Mary Ellen, seven children, and 13 grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, September 10, at St. Juliana’s Church in West Palm Beach, Florida. Cynthia Infante Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:62 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/61/Catholic-Extension-Launches-National-Hispanic-Lay-Leadership-Initiative-with-75-Million-in-Support.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=61 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=61&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/61/Catholic-Extension-Launches-National-Hispanic-Lay-Leadership-Initiative-with-75-Million-in-Support.aspx Chicago, IL – Part of the ongoing interest of FADICA members in supporting Hispanic ministry, FADICA applauds Catholic Extension’s first annual gathering of Hispanic lay leaders from Catholic dioceses across the country. The August event marks the beginning of the national Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative, a three-year commitment supported in part by FADICA members to fund the salaries of 100 new Hispanic lay leaders in poor mission dioceses across the U.S. The initiative is aimed at positively impacting Hispanic ministry in the U.S. Catholic church. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, nearly 40 percent of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic, and some predict that as soon as 2020, Hispanics could be the majority in the Catholic church. “There are many gifts and many opportunities that this growing population offers the church and the country,” said Arturo Chavez, president and CEO of Mexican American Catholic College. “However, only seven percent of active bishops are Hispanic and only six percent of all Catholic priests. We are now beginning to show a growth in Hispanic seminarians…and permanent deacons. But the greatest challenge today is that only eight percent of the estimated 30,000 lay ecclesial ministers nationally are Hispanic.” The Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative is designed to address this growing need by building pastoral capacity in dioceses where Hispanics are present in significant numbers through creating new lay leadership positions. These new leaders will be able to reach out to thousands of Hispanic Catholics across the country. Dr. Chavez, who joined FADICA and Catholic Extension at a joint symposium earlier this year, discussed collaborative pastoral planning in his keynote address to the gathering in Chicago. Such collaboration, he said, will help guide the new leaders supported through the initiative in pastoral planning for the Hispanic communities in their dioceses. The Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative is designed not simply as a temporary solution to address an immediate crisis in human resources for Hispanic ministries, but to serve as a catalyst for a more substantial leadership investment in Hispanic ministry on the part of Catholic dioceses. The $15,000,000 initiative over a three-year period will be split between Catholic Extension, in conjunction with funding partners including several members of FADICA; and the dioceses. At the conclusion of the three-year partnership, dioceses will be responsible for sustaining the position on their own. Tim Matovina, a professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of Latino Catholicism, underscores the necessity of faith formation in the Hispanic community.  “How we pass on the faith to the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants is the leading indicator of where the church will be 30 years from now. This is not a priority just for Hispanic ministry. The entire Catholic church needs to be involved in it,” said Matovina. Visit Extension’s website for more information on the Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative. Charlotte Malerich Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:28:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:61 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/60/Conference-of-Church-Experts-Shows-That-Lay-Leadership-Development-Is-Key-to-Welcome-and-Outreach-of-Hispanic-Catholics.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=60 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=60&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/60/Conference-of-Church-Experts-Shows-That-Lay-Leadership-Development-Is-Key-to-Welcome-and-Outreach-of-Hispanic-Catholics.aspx Washington, DC – A newly published, 36-page conference proceedings tells Catholic foundations and donors that lay leadership development in the home missions among Hispanic Catholics, is an essential first step in a pastoral strategy to prevent attrition to other faiths. “Studies show one in four third-generation Hispanics are leaving for other churches--if not more!” says Jerry White, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of Charleston, SC, speaking before members of FADICA in May. "Why? Because they don’t feel included. They don’t feel part of the church. And we as the Catholic church sometimes are not very welcoming," the diocesan official remarked. The conference entitled: A Vibrant Future: Developing Hispanic Leadership in the Home Missions, was co-sponsored by Catholic Extension and FADICA to learn about the severe financial needs of Catholic home mission dioceses, many of which have been overwhelmed by fast-growing populations of Hispanic immigrant families. “In our diocese we have 162 priests. But active in the diocese there are only 58, including only 12 Hispanic priests,” explained Rhina Medina, Regional Director Hispanic Youth Ministry in the Diocese of Charleston. “But our Hispanic youth ministry coves 92 parishes and 24 missions,” she added. "We have to find the resources and the training to enable them to accompany our people in their faith journey. Most of them feel alone in this country." Catholic Extension, in partnership with participating home mission dioceses and private donors including members of FADICA, are developing 100 new lay Hispanic leaders who will serve in the dioceses to coordinate a welcoming church presence in territory often lacking in church personnel. “This kind of start-up initiative makes sense," says Extension’s president, Rev John Wall. “After three to five years, the presumption is, this leadership is going to involve greater investment and greater participation by the Latino and Hispanic communities on the part of dioceses,” he noted. The greatest challenge today is that only 8 percent of the estimated 30,000 lay ecclesial ministers nationally are Hispanic, according to Arturo Chavez, President of the Mexican American Catholic College in San Antonio, another speaker at the Extension/FADICA conference. “Wherever we go, you have a paid staff for the English speaking and you have a volunteer staff for the Spanish speaking. These are people that often have very little formation, so there are great gaps that need to be addressed in a more just way. But also in a way that plans for our future and for future growth," Dr. Chavez noted. Other conference speakers included Verónica Rodríguez of the Office of Hispanic Minsitry in the Diocese of Kalamazoo, MI; Jesús Abrego of the Diocese of Beaumont, TX; and  Eduardo "Lalo" Barragán, from the Diocese of Yakima, WA. Copies of the edited conference proceedings can be ordered through FADICA. Charlotte Malerich Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:07:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:60 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/59/Seventh-Edition-of-The-Catholic-Funding-Guide-Features-Nearly-1300-Catholic-Funding-Sources-New-Version-Features-Grantmaking-of-10-Billion-Annually.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=59 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=59&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/59/Seventh-Edition-of-The-Catholic-Funding-Guide-Features-Nearly-1300-Catholic-Funding-Sources-New-Version-Features-Grantmaking-of-10-Billion-Annually.aspx Washington, DC - A popular and authoritative resource for locating grant support for Catholic-sponsored activities and programs has been updated and published. The Catholic Funding Guide, Seventh Edition, features short profiles on foundations, Catholic funding agencies in the U.S. and abroad, as well as fraternal and religious organizations. The Guide also contains guidance and commentary on the world of Catholic giving and basic information on the grantmaking process. The Guide was first published in 1998. An online version was introduced to the public in 2009, making it now available as both a book and web-based database. The online version of the Guide is continuously updated and subscribers are sent quarterly emails alerting them to changes. The Guide is now considered by many as the most comprehensive compilation of information on funders with a Catholic focus. The seventh edition contains information on grantmakers whose combined annual contributions total some $10 billion, and over 250 new entries from the previous edition published three years ago. Editors have removed some 187 entries from the previous edition because funding agencies have closed or refocused their giving. A wide array of Catholic leaders commenting on The Catholic Funding Guide on the occasion of its new edition complement its practical and timely importance to Catholic ministry. Bishop Blase J. Cupich of the Diocese of Spokane remarks that The Catholic Funding Guide “has been a helpful handbook in the home missions, where the church’s work covers vast territory, but where financial resources are extremely limited.” “The Catholic Funding Guide provides a jumpstart for those whose great ideas need to find their way to generous benefactors,” says the Provincial of the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales, the Reverend Jim Greenfield, OMI. The Catholic Funding Guide “is a wellspring of information” asserts Sister Mary Scullion, RSM, Executive Director of Project H.O.M.E. of Philadelphia. Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) represents the largest private social service network serving the poor in the U.S. CCUSA President Father Larry Snyder says of The Catholic Funding Guide, “…in a time of high unemployment and economic challenges… the Guide is a timely and useful tool for our volunteers and staff.” In introducing the Seventh Edition to the public, William F. Raskob, Board Chair of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), says the Guide is intended to make the grant seeker’s task “both interesting and stress free.” “The editors are mindful,” says Mr. Raskob, “that the Guide is intended to improve the quality of grant applications going to funding agencies…” “Fundraising is a relationship building process, a partnership in which grantee and donor work together to achieve something good for others,” Mr. Raskob says in his acknowledgements of the Guide’s publication. “The Guide is intended to be a bridge to facilitate this dynamic and interactive process with the world of Catholic oriented giving,” he adds. Orders for The Catholic Funding Guide, Seventh Edition can be placed through the FADICA website or by contacting FADICA at 1350 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20036-1741; (202) 223-3550. A book sells for $165.00 plus shipping ($20 Domestic/$30 International). One-year subscriptions to The Catholic Funding Guide Online are $110. Charlotte Malerich Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:59 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/58/Catholic-Scholars-Show-How-Church-Dynamics-At-Vatican-II-Explain-Present-Challenges-In-Catholic-LifePhilanthropic-Leaders-Urged-to-Reflect-Deeply-on-Their-Intermediary-Role.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=58 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=58&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/58/Catholic-Scholars-Show-How-Church-Dynamics-At-Vatican-II-Explain-Present-Challenges-In-Catholic-LifePhilanthropic-Leaders-Urged-to-Reflect-Deeply-on-Their-Intermediary-Role.aspx Washington D.C. - An energetic discussion between top U.S. experts on the Second Vatican Council and Catholic philanthropists, sheds light on today’s differing outlooks between advocates and opponents of change in the church. The conference’s sixty-page edited proceedings entitled: The Spirit of Renewal: Vatican II and the Future of Catholic Philanthropy were released today by FADICA. The conference itself took place in early February 2012. John Carroll University Professor Edward Hahnenberg delivered the keynote address of the event held to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Dr. Hahnenberg told foundations and donor participants that three major tensions at work throughout the Council explain much of internal strife experienced by Catholics a half a century later. He described the three tensions as centralization vs. decentralization of the church, especially in its day-to-day governance; a stance by the church of proclaiming Christian truths vs. a more conversational posture of dialogue with the world; and thirdly, attaching greater weight to continuity with the past over the need to embrace change. Dr. Massimo Faggioli of St. Thomas University and author of the newly published book, Vatican II: The Battle for Meaning, a panel respondent, said that the word "dialogue" in Catholicism now is not very frequently used. "That's a fact," he asserted insistently before the audience of some seventy foundation trustees and individual donors. The conference, held in conjunction with FADICA’s thirty-sixth annual meeting, was intended to help Catholic philanthropists evaluate their own role in fueling church-wide understanding of the Council’s achievements and vision through their grantmaking. Taking the position that the Council did not go far enough in discussing the role of lay people within the church, Duquesne University’s Dr. Nicolas Carfardi told FADICA that laity today lack a participative voice in the face of a vast array of current challenges, from parish closings to diminishing vocations. "Despite the grand vision of the Council," said Dr. Cafardi, "a third of the baptized [in the U.S.] have left the church." "I pray that the laity will find a way to allow the next generation to feel so much a part of our church that the world will not be able to pull them away from us," the retired law school dean asserted. "As philanthropists," said Conference panelist and Notre Dame Professor Cathleen Kaveny, "you are a vehicle for hope in the church by pointing today to something valuable for the people of God and then working towards it through the means of your church- related philanthropy." Speaking on the vision of the Council and subsequent difficulties in implementing change within the church and the role of donors in addressing church needs, Dr. Francis J. Butler, the organization’s retiring president, told conferees: "Many times it would have been tempting to lose heart but we went to work in constructive, practical ways to tackle the problems at hand and often quietly advanced much needed change." "Certainly," Dr. Butler concluded, "the Council’s vision is still at work. We have come to a better appreciation of how it is that the Spirit moves and acts through each single member of the church for the sake of the whole." The full conference proceedings are available through FADICA’s publications. Charlotte Malerich Tue, 15 May 2012 16:47:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:58 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/57/Former-Board-Members-of-FADICA-Mourned.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=57 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=57&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/57/Former-Board-Members-of-FADICA-Mourned.aspx Washington, DC - A former board chairman and a former board treasurer of FADICA passed away on the same day, April 24th. Timothy J. O’ Shaughnessy, FADICA’s former board chair, died in South Bend, Indiana, at the age of 68. “Tim was a generous and perceptive philanthropic leader and board member who embodied care and compassion in all the many things he did for others,” remarked William F. Raskob, FADICA’s current chair. “The Catholic philanthropic community joins me in applauding Tim’s Christian example, his love for the Catholic church, and his leadership and service in FADICA,” Mr. Raskob added. “Tim and his wonderful family are in our prayers," he said. Timothy J. O’ Shaughnessy was president of the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation of St. Paul.  A Navy veteran and university teacher, Mr. O’ Shaughnessy was also professionally engaged in the world of geriatric care, providing psychological services to nursing homes.  He served on numerous boards including the University of Notre Dame’s Erasmus Center. George E. Doty Sr., an emeritus member of the FADICA board of directors, and a former board treasurer, also died on the same day as Mr. O’Shaughnessy. Mr. Doty had been active in FADICA from the mid 1980’s until last year, serving as the organization’s treasurer from 1986 until 1991. Under Mr. Doty’s leadership, FADICA conducted the first independent management study of the Holy See.  The work centered on auditing capacities and the study led to a major strengthening of financial budgeting and auditing by the Economic Prefecture of the Holy See. As a philanthropist, Mr. Doty had a particular interest in the work of the Christian community in the Holy Land.  He and his late wife, Marie Doty, who passed away in 2008, worked closely with the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in church rebuilding projects and programs related to the welfare of children. Mr. Doty’s professional career involved finance and he served in leadership positions with Goldman Sachs from 1964 onward. In 1999, Mr. Doty and his wife Marie were awarded FADICA’s Charles Carroll Award in Catholic Philanthropy, recognizing a lifetime of exceptional generosity to Catholic causes. “George Doty’s amazing life as a professional leader who inspired excellence, as a benefactor whose example influenced the generosity of others, and as a person of faith who was devoted to encouraging the church in every way he could to achieve its mission, has been a gift to all of us,” said Mr. Raskob.  “We will cherish George’s memory always.” Charlotte Malerich Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:47:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:57 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/56/Former-FADICA-Chairman-Recognized-for-Lifetime-Commitment-to-End-Homelessness-and-Poverty-in-Florida-Community.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=56 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=56&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/56/Former-FADICA-Chairman-Recognized-for-Lifetime-Commitment-to-End-Homelessness-and-Poverty-in-Florida-Community.aspx Washington, DC - Philip D. Lewis, former board chairman of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA) and trustee of the Frank J. Lewis Foundation of Riviera Beach, FL, was honored March 29, 2012, by citizens of Palm Beach County for his lifetime work to end poverty and homelessness. To mark the special day, the county commissioners dedicated a new centrally located facility as the Philip D. Lewis Center. The new center will provide interim housing, medical care, counseling and skill training for homeless individuals and families. Mr. Lewis has been an influential civic and political leader in Florida. He served as president of the Florida Senate in the early 1980’s and has been a passionate advocate for the poor throughout his life. Mr. Lewis served as chair of FADICA from 2002 to 2005 and has been a member of its Board of Directors for three decades. Mr. Lewis, the father of nine children and thirteen grandchildren, is one of the most admired and respected Catholic philanthropists in the nation. Read more in the Palm Beach Post. Charlotte Malerich Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:56 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/55/FADICAs-Contribution-to-American-Religious-Highlighted-in-NCR-Story.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=55 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=55&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/55/FADICAs-Contribution-to-American-Religious-Highlighted-in-NCR-Story.aspx Washington, DC - Among the many achievements of FADICA over its thirty-six year history has been its substantial role in mobilizing the church to help thousands of retired religious across the nation. FADICA’s influence in starting the Religious Retirement Office and national annual appeal to benefit religious orders figured prominently in a March 28, 2012, story by correspondent Jerry Filteau of the National Catholic Reporter. The article paid tribute to FADICA’s retired president, Francis J. Butler, who led the organization of 42 private foundations and three donors for thirty-two years. Filteau pointed out that FADICA’s intervention led to the biggest annual national collection ever, the collection for retired religious, as well as the creation of Support Our Aging Religious, a charity providing grants for medical equipment and other necessities for aging women and men religious. Restoration of ministries of women religious in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was also cited as a unique contribution of FADICA. Working in cooperation with the SC Ministry Foundation, and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, FADICA members raised $7.5 million to jump start the rebuilding of New Orleans-based Catholic schools and social services sponsored by sisters. The sisters were without resources when the deadly and devastating storm hit New Orleans because the Federal Emergency Management Agency found that the sisters were ineligible for assistance, the NCR story reported. To compound the problem, reporter Filteau said, a special parish collection taken up nationally at the time was mainly designated for dioceses rather than religious orders. Sr. Sally Duffy, SC, a key FADICA leader who directed much of the rebuilding work in New Orleans, reported to the NCR that subsequent to the initiative to help women religious, FADICA played a role in establishing new rules that would allow future relief donations from the nation’s parishes to be distributed to religious order ministries. Access the full NCR article here. Charlotte Malerich Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:17:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:55 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/54/Catholic-Extension-Society-Partners-with-Philanthropists-to-Develop-Evangelizing-Welcome-to-Hispanic-Catholics-in-Rural-Dioceses.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=54 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=54&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/54/Catholic-Extension-Society-Partners-with-Philanthropists-to-Develop-Evangelizing-Welcome-to-Hispanic-Catholics-in-Rural-Dioceses.aspx Charleston, SC - The Catholic Church Extension Society and members of FADICA will gather here May 10-11, to discuss a new church-led national program to put in place one hundred new leaders to serve growing Latino Catholic populations in the more rural areas of the country. The program entitled: A Vibrant Future: Developing Hispanic Leadership in the Home Missions, will feature lay pastoral leaders from three home mission dioceses, the President of the Mexican American Catholic College (MACC) in San Antonio, as well as Extension and FADICA  leadership. Existing research shows that despite the surge in Hispanic populations in Catholic dioceses across the country, resources for pastoral outreach and leadership remain scarce, acutely so, in the nation’s 86 home mission dioceses. These church territories historically have lacked sufficient numbers of priests and religious and, in many cases, even the means to build churches. In an address to Catholic philanthropic leaders one year ago, Father Jack Wall, President of Extension, said, “The growth in the Latino population in the home mission dioceses requires a corresponding welcoming presence on the part of the church.” Father Wall told foundation leaders that to bring this about, there must be enlistment and preparation of more lay leaders in these home mission dioceses that presently have few personnel resources. Extension, he said, was launching an ambitious, $15 million program, to train and link together 100 new pastoral leaders across the country solely focused on providing a warm and welcoming presence for faith communities in home mission territories with growing Hispanic presence. A central and longstanding characteristic of U.S. Catholicism has been its historical efforts to incorporate diverse populations into the body of faith. Today, Latinos comprise about 40 percent of the entire Catholic population and comprise half of the Catholic population under 25 years of age. Scholars at the University of Notre Dame have found that future Catholic vitality and impact in U.S. society hinges in no small part on the degree to which Latinos feel a sense of ownership and belonging in U.S. Catholicism. The Charleston meeting will seek to demonstrate how pastoral leadership does make a profound difference in helping Latinos participate more fully in church life while building church capacity to serve its mission. Presently individual members of FADICA have begun to work with Extension in funding its new leadership initiative. Home mission dioceses themselves will also contribute to the cost of the program. The Charleston meeting will attempt to interest additional funders in what will be a three-year partnership. Conference speakers will include: Dr. Arturo Chávez, President of the Mexican American Catholic College; Jerry White and Rhina Medina, youth ministers for the Diocese of Charleston; Jesús Abrego, Director of Hispanic Ministry of the Diocese of Beaumont; Verónica Rodríguez of the Office of Hispanic Ministry of the Diocese of Kalamazoo; and Eduardo Barragán, a seminarian from the Diocese of Yakima. Charlotte Malerich Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:54 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/53/Retiring-FADICA-President-Says-Catholic-Philanthropy-Effective-Because-of-Personal-InvolvementInstitutional-Collaboration-Account-for-FADICAs-Success.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=53 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=53&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/53/Retiring-FADICA-President-Says-Catholic-Philanthropy-Effective-Because-of-Personal-InvolvementInstitutional-Collaboration-Account-for-FADICAs-Success.aspx Bonita Springs, FL - In his final address, retiring FADICA President Francis J. Butler told philanthropists gathered here for a national symposium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, February 2-3, “Writing checks is important, but it can sometimes be the path of least resistance that avoids the real work—especially in service of a church that is hard-pressed to admit that it truly needs much more leadership and involvement from its laypeople.” Dr. Butler spoke before some seventy foundation representatives and invited speakers gathered to take part in an exchange assessing the impact of the Council, especially on the giving programs of private foundations with interests in supporting church-related causes and institutions. The theme of the assembly was: The Spirit of Renewal: Vatican II and the Future of Catholic Philanthropy. The speakers included Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, who spoke about new efforts launched by Pope Benedict to revitalize the Catholic faith, especially in the more developed countries of the world where Catholicism is showing signs of weakening religious knowledge and commitment among its younger members. FADICA’s role in starting the national campaign to assist retired religious; its involvement with the Holy See in strengthening its internal financial auditing capacity; and its behind-the-scenes work to enable a national dialogue between the U.S. hierarchy and Catholic college and university presidents in the implementation of a Vatican-sponsored framework to reinforce the religious identity of Catholic institutions of higher learning, were among FADICA’s accomplishments which Dr. Butler lifted up as successful examples philanthropic collaboration with the church. The FADICA group was formed in 1976 to help foster a better understanding of Vatican II among private philanthropists and to provide ongoing education about how Catholicism is retooling to carry out its mission. Since that time, FADICA has grown in size and influence, developing from about a dozen foundations to over forty with combined endowments of over four billion dollars and joint annual giving approaching four hundred million dollars. “Our ability to raise more funds for a given initiative was not…always the overriding reason that we combined our charitable giving for a particular cause,” said Dr. Butler. “We liked working together and we felt certain that a communal, institutional collaboration is essential to good philanthropy,” he said. Dr. Butler spoke strongly in favor not only of grantmakers' funding collaboration, but FADICA’s working partnerships with many church agencies including universities and national and international Catholic associations. “Partnerships among Catholic organizations…can impact the church’s life in crucial ways, both locally—where traditional philanthropic interest usually begins and ends,” Dr. Butler asserted, "but also nationally and internationally as well." Dr. Francis J. Butler led the philanthropic association for thirty-one years, following work for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Sr. Katarina Schuth, OSF, a specialist in Catholic theological schools and professor at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN, one of eight presenters at the FADICA conference, thanked the members of FADICA for “reminding us of the good that results when creative people come together…to create a better future for the Church through their philanthropic activities… You have affected our lives and the lives of others touched by the ministry of the church.” Also speaking at the conference were: Dr. Edward P. Hahnenberg of John Carroll University; Dr. Massimo Faggioli of the University of St. Thomas; Dr. Nicholas P. Cafardi, Dean Emeritus of Duquesne University; Dr. M. Cathleen Kaveny of the University of Notre Dame School of Law; Karen Rauenhorst of the Rauenhorst Family Foundation; and Rob Smith, Chair of the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation of Los Angeles. An edited transcript of the proceedings of the conference, The Spirit of Renewal: Vatican II and the Future of Catholic Philanthropy, will available in the coming weeks through FADICA. Read the complete text of Dr. Butler's address here. Charlotte Malerich Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:53 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/52/Catholic-Philanthropy-President-To-RetireLed-FADICA-Over-Three-Decades.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=52 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=52&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/52/Catholic-Philanthropy-President-To-RetireLed-FADICA-Over-Three-Decades.aspx Washington, DC - Francis J. Butler, FADICA’s president for over three decades, will retire February 4th following the organization’s thirty-sixth annual meeting. Mr. Butler, who joined FADICA four years after it started in 1976, worked previously for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, where he was Domestic Policy Director. Under Mr. Butler’s leadership FADICA grew from about a dozen member foundations to over forty grantmakers today, with combined annual giving near half billion dollars. FADICA functions as a network for private philanthropy and features conferences, facilitates joint ventures, and is often a vehicle for foundation interaction with Catholic agencies. Its accomplishments include the establishment of charities for assistance to retired American religious; a program of aid to church rebuilding in Eastern and Central Europe; and the strengthening of auditing and financial reporting capacities of the Holy See. FADICA played a major role in starting and sustaining a national dialogue among Catholic university and college presidents regarding the implementation of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Higher Education. "It was my good fortune and privilege to have been given the unique opportunity to work with lay people who were steering the world of Catholic philanthropy in a brand new direction," said Mr. Butler. "Our philanthropists and their families profoundly grasped and were deeply committed to Vatican II’s call for the laity to reflect on their responsibilities as baptized members of their church," he continued. "We liked working together and we felt certain that a communal, institutional collaboration is essential to good philanthropy," he added. "The good we achieved together is sure to reverberate in our church for years to come," Mr. Butler concluded. Charlotte Malerich Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:25:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:52 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/51/Cardinal-John-P-Foley-FADICA-Distinguished-Leadership-Awardee-Mourned-By-Catholic-Philanthropists.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=51 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=51&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/51/Cardinal-John-P-Foley-FADICA-Distinguished-Leadership-Awardee-Mourned-By-Catholic-Philanthropists.aspx Philadelphia, PA - Cardinal John P. Foley, an American priest who served as President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications at the Vatican for a quarter of century, and was a warm and influential force in Catholic media worldwide, died December 11. The Cardinal, who was honored by the Catholic philanthropic community in 2009 for his distinguished leadership and vision, was a dear friend and frequent presence at FADICA gatherings, especially when FADICA’s members gathered in Rome over the past three decades. “The Catholic grantmaking community often depended on Cardinal Foley’s informed and fair-minded perspective on a wide range of church needs, and his warm and humorous approach to life made him a joy to know,” said Francis J. Butler, FADICA’s president. “We will miss his wisdom,” he said. “It was a special grace to have his counsel and encouragement,” he added. In 1984, Cardinal Foley was appointed to lead the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, the principal agency then overseeing the Holy See’s relations with the press and Catholic media worldwide.  This appointment followed fourteen years as editor-in-chief of the Catholic Standard and Times, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For more than twenty years Cardinal Foley was the voice for the papal Christmas Midnight Mass television broadcasts from St. Peter’s in Rome. In 2007 Cardinal Foley was appointed the grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a charity with interests in serving the poor of all faiths, especially in the area of Jerusalem. Charlotte Malerich Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:08:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:51 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/50/FADICA-Vice-President-to-Head-Boston-College-Church-in-the-21st-Century-Center-Dr-Erik-Goldschmidt-Praised-for-Service-to-Foundation-Community.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=50 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=50&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/50/FADICA-Vice-President-to-Head-Boston-College-Church-in-the-21st-Century-Center-Dr-Erik-Goldschmidt-Praised-for-Service-to-Foundation-Community.aspx Washington, D.C. - Dr. Erik P. Goldschmidt, Executive Vice President of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, has been named Director of the Church in the 21st Century Center at Boston College today in an announcement made by the university’s president, Father William Leahy, SJ. “Erik has been a tremendous asset to FADICA,” said Dr. Francis J. Butler,  the organization’s president, upon the news of  the appointment. “It is no surprise that a rising talent like Erik would find it hard to resist this great opportunity at BC for leadership and service,” Dr. Butler said.  “We will miss him as a bright and energetic presence on our staff, and we remain extremely grateful for all that he accomplished for us during his tenure here.” Dr. Goldschmidt came to FADICA at the beginning of 2011 to coordinate FADICA’s work with a younger generation of foundation leaders and to manage the planning of donor conferences on Catholic philanthropy among other projects. Dr. Goldschmidt arrived at FADICA following work at Boston College’s Center for Child, Family and Community Partnerships, where he oversaw the development of an innovative student support system in fourteen urban elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Boston College, and holds graduate degrees in teaching and theology from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Goldschmidt also did his undergraduate work at Notre Dame and served in its ACE volunteer program as a teacher for several years. The Directorship position at Boston College's Church in  21st Century Center will entail helping the university address contemporary challenges facing the Catholic church. The BC Center was established to serve as a catalyst and resource for Church renewal. Charlotte Malerich Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:48:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:50 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/49/Catholic-Schools-Contribute-To-the-Common-Good-Stronger-Effort-by-Lay-Catholics-to-Reach-Policy-Makers-FADICA-President-Urges-CUA-Conference.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=49 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=49&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/49/Catholic-Schools-Contribute-To-the-Common-Good-Stronger-Effort-by-Lay-Catholics-to-Reach-Policy-Makers-FADICA-President-Urges-CUA-Conference.aspx Washington, D.C. - “Striking is the impact of Catholic schools on low income students,” said Francis J. Butler, President of FADICA during a November 30, 2011 Conference on Education Tax Credits at the Catholic University of America. “Despite research that has consistently shown that the level of poverty in an American school is associated with lower achievement,” Dr. Butler told conferees, “research has also found that this correlation is not statistically significant in Catholic schools.” The CUA conference, sponsored by its Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies, included an array of public policy experts, Catholic school and church leaders and legal scholars who were exploring Tuition Tax Credits from a Catholic schools perspective. Dr. Butler attributed the success of Catholic schools with poverty populations to the school’s distinctive educational approach. He urged the Catholic community to argue its case before public policy makers more on the contribution that Catholic schools make in producing good citizens rather than focusing on the schools themselves.  “Yearly, we are educating some two million students at the estimated cost of about $10 billion in the seven thousand Catholic schools,” Dr. Butler said. “Yet, we are saving the American tax payer at least $20 billion annually,” he continued. Dr. Butler reviewed new tuition tax credits programs implemented in state legislatures over the past ten years and remarked: “new sources of funds are not only putting an excellent education within the reach of more low income families, but are enabling the church to expand its capacity to serve the poor.” Currently Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Georgia and Indiana have education tax credit programs, where individuals and or businesses are permitted to deduct a portion of their income taxes to donate to education. In many cases these funds are donated to school tuition organizations which in turn make these funds available to private and public schools. Dr. Butler urged more initiative and cooperation nationally to promote the educational choice opportunities through public policy that would especially enable low income families to receive a quality education through Catholic schools. “Catholic schools can help make that happen,” he said, “but we have to do a better job of making our case that we contribute to the common good significantly.” Text of conference talk Video of the conference Charlotte Malerich Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:08:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:49 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/48/Cardinal-Wuerl-to-Address-Catholic-Philanthropists-on-New-Faith-Outreach-of-Catholic-Church.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=48 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=48&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/48/Cardinal-Wuerl-to-Address-Catholic-Philanthropists-on-New-Faith-Outreach-of-Catholic-Church.aspx Washington, DC - Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington and principal facilitator of the 2012 world synod next fall on the “New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Faith” will address FADICA February 2nd.   Cardinal Wuerl, who will be responsible for preparing a thematic report for discussion at the opening of the Synod, has been a leader in catechesis.  He is also a strong advocate for a well-grounded witness to the spiritually transformative power of the Catholic faith. The donor and foundation group is meeting for its 36th annual meeting in Bonita Springs, FL.  The overall theme of the two-day conference is “The Spirit of Renewal: Vatican II and the Future of Catholic Philanthropy.” FADICA is using the occasion to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.  Its conference will explore  the renewal of Catholicism and how religious philanthropy has furthered the Council’s aims. Other speakers and panelists include:  Dr. Edward P. Hahnenberg John Carroll University; Dr. Massimo Faggioli, University of St. Thomas and the University of Turin; Dr. Nicholas P. Cafardi, Duquesne University; Dr. M. Cathleen Kaveny, University of Notre Dame; Sr. Katarina Schuth, OSF, St. Paul Seminary and others. FADICA is composed of private foundations and church-related grantmaking agencies who meet regularly for continuing education and interaction with Catholic leaders. Charlotte Malerich Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:38:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:48 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/47/CRS-Retiring-President-Cited-for-Superb-Stewardship-Agency-Became-Premier-Charity-in-the-USA-Under-Ken-Hacketts-Leadership-FADICA-Leader-Asserts.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=47 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=47&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/47/CRS-Retiring-President-Cited-for-Superb-Stewardship-Agency-Became-Premier-Charity-in-the-USA-Under-Ken-Hacketts-Leadership-FADICA-Leader-Asserts.aspx Washington, DC - In a letter sent today by FADICA's principal representative to Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services, Francis J. Butler attributes the agency's "premier" status within U.S. charities to Mr. Hackett's distinguished leadership. "You have not only honored CRS by your superb stewardship and service," said Dr. Butler, "but everyone of us as well in the Catholic community." Mr. Hackett is planning to retire from the CRS presidency in January following nearly 20 years as the agency's president. A symposium with Catholic donors was sponsored by the CRS Foundation on October 12th in Washington, DC, and was held in order to honor Mr. Hackett's service. During his tenure, CRS succeeded in raising its profile as a leading humanitarian aid agency throughout the globe, while it made impressive inroads into the Catholic parishes, and other Catholic institutions by raising awareness and mobilizing Catholics on issues of global poverty and human suffering. "I know…how many donors and foundations have admired your leadership and have been deeply moved by the way you transformed and strengthened CRS…" said Dr. Butler. "It is a premier charity in the U.S., and a template for how to run a Catholic institution in our day," he added. Under Mr. Hackett's leadership, private contributions to CRS moved from approximately $40 million per year to nearly $300 million today. CRS is presently at work aiding families fleeing war torn and famine plagued Horn of Africa and continues to reconstruct thousands of homes in earthquake damaged Haiti among its other world-wide services. In addition to dramatically improving CRS's professional capacity, Mr. Hackett succeeded in integrating into the planning of the agency at every level an operational commitment to Catholic social justice principles. Mr. Hackett will be succeeded by Dr. Carolyn Woo, Dean of the Mendoza School of Business at the University of Notre Dame, and a board member of CRS for several years. Mr. Hackett was a frequent speaker at past gatherings of FADICA. Working with younger foundation members of FADICA on issues of global poverty, Mr. Hackett said: "As American Catholics and American philanthropists, you are especially called to exhibit your faith to the poorest of the poor throughout the world." Sharon Marek Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:47 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/46/CRS-Responding-to-Famine-Tragedy-Crush-of-Refugees-Impacts-Kenya-and-Ethiopia.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=46 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=46&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/46/CRS-Responding-to-Famine-Tragedy-Crush-of-Refugees-Impacts-Kenya-and-Ethiopia.aspx Washington, DC - As the Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought in  60 years  some 13 million people in that region  face the prospect of starvation .  Because of this cataclysmic  turn of  events,  the Catholic Church globally and within the U.S. has been reaching out to its  donors over the past month to help   feed  and provide water  to thousands of desperate refugees arriving at UN camps in Kenya, and  Ethiopia.  In late August, the U.S. bishops  began a  national appeal through Catholic parishes in America  in behalf of the needs of  refugees in  East Africa. The proceeds from this appeal,  now estimated to be about thirty five million dollars, will be used by  Catholic Relief Services to support its present efforts to aid victims of the  East African drought. Presently CRS is working to establish a new refugee camp in Kenya. The camp, Kambioss, is adjacent to the UN’s Dadaab camp which is now supporting a population of over four hundred thousand displaced persons.  One hundred and fifty thousand of these refugees are children.  In Kambioss, CRS will furnish water stations and shower stalls and build shelters among other services. The CRS program emphasis in both Kenya and Ethiopia is to help develop water sources for the refugees and assist them  in meeting  daily hygiene  needs. The threat of cholera outbreaks is always high when access to clean water is limited. In Ethiopia where thousands of Somali have sought refuge  CRS  well drilling, food programs and agricultural assistance. It is also working in partnership with the Missionaries of Charity at thirteen sites offering a range of services from nutrition to health care. “ We are encouraged  to learn that many Catholic donors are once again responding  generously to an urgent situation of human suffering” said FADICA’s president, Francis J. Butler, “ it is evident that these donors see themselves as partners in the work of bringing hope and God’s love  to the human family”, he said. Donations may be sent directly to Catholic Relief Services: Catholic Relief Services Memo: East Africa Emergency Fund P.O. Box 17090 Baltimore, MD 21203-7090 Charlotte Malerich Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:56:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:46 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/44/Holy-Father-Sends-Aid-To-Somali-Capital-Mogadishu82038203Hundreds-of-Thousands-Face-Critical-Humanitarian-Emergency.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=44 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=44&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/44/Holy-Father-Sends-Aid-To-Somali-Capital-Mogadishu82038203Hundreds-of-Thousands-Face-Critical-Humanitarian-Emergency.aspx Washington, DC - - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, sent an emergency donation to the people of Somalia who are facing the worst drought since 1960. The United Nations estimates that as many as 10 million people are suffering, and hundreds of thousands of refugees risk dying because of a lack of basic necessities. Somalia and Northern Kenya are the worst struck areas and no rain is expected until October. Caritas, the international network of Catholic humanitarian agencies, which includes the U.S. based Catholic Relief Services, is planning major assistance to refugee camps in east Kenya while ramping up feeding programs in Ethiopia as well. According to UNICEF, among children from Somalia arriving in the refugee camps, acute malnutrition rates are as high as 40%. At the Dadaab camp in Kenya, more than a thousand new refugees are arriving each day, traveling days and even weeks from their homes in Somalia seeking food and medical attention. In Ethiopia, CRS is leading a program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development that involves working with nine other humanitarian organizations to distribute food. The reach of that effort is expanding from 400,000 to 1 million beneficiaries. CRS is working with Caritas Ethiopia to identify other critical needs. CRS agency wide Emergency Response Team, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is playing a leading role in planning that agency's response to the crisis. Cor Unum, the papal foundation which coordinates the Holy Father's charities, and plays a key role in the work of Caritas Internationalis, noted Pope Benedict's appeal to Catholics world - wide this past week-end, urging international solidarity in response to the drought that has caused the emergency. For further information on the emergency response contact: Caritas Internationalis. SuperUser Account Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:44 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/42/FADICA-To-Hold-Third-Summer-Institute-On-Catholic-Philanthropy82038203Georgetown-University-Based-Event-Connects-Younger-Generation.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=42 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=42&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/42/FADICA-To-Hold-Third-Summer-Institute-On-Catholic-Philanthropy82038203Georgetown-University-Based-Event-Connects-Younger-Generation.aspx Washington, DC - - The third in a series of seminars designed to introduce younger philanthropists to the world of Catholic giving will take place here July 13-15 on the campus of Georgetown University. The program called the Future Foundation Leadership Venture, is sponsored by FADICA and is designed to welcome and acquaint young adults with the Catholic Church's charitable ministries. The convening features panel discussions, site visits, and interspersed prayer and reflection segments aimed to ground the experience in an expression of shared faith. "We have been working with the younger members in our network for some number of years", said Francis J. Butler, FADICA's president, "and it is gratifying to see our alums now playing important leadership roles within Catholic philanthropy as board members and as foundation trustees." Among the speakers and panelists in this year's FADICA Summer Institute are Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services, Adrian Kerrigan Vice President of the Catholic Medical Mission Board, Julie Turley, Vice President of the Catholic Church Extension Society and Josh Hale, Executive Director of the Big Shoulders Fund of Chicago. Catholic Charities and representatives of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will also be present for the program. Foundation officers from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation and the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities will also address the group. The conferees will visit Catholic Charities USA, the Washington Middle School for Girls, an inner city Catholic school and the L'Arch House, a faith based community where people with and without intellectual disabilities share their lives together. For further information please contact the Conference coordinator, Dr. Erik Goldschmidt, FADICA Executive Vice President. 202-223-3550. egoldschmidt@FADICA.org. SuperUser Account Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:42 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/40/Built-To-Last82038203New-FADICA-Publication-Provides-View-of-Catholic-School-Innovation.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=123&ModuleID=454&ArticleID=40 http://www.fadica.org/main/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=40&PortalID=0&TabID=123 http://www.fadica.org/main/CatholicCompass/tabid/123/ctl/ArticleView/mid/454/articleId/40/Built-To-Last82038203New-FADICA-Publication-Provides-View-of-Catholic-School-Innovation.aspx Dioceses Take More Dynamic Role in School Management/ Entrepreneurial Partnerships Showing Results Washington, DC - - Catholic dioceses are showing remarkably positive results in saving their Catholic schools in a climate of tough economic times and increased competition for students. This, a key finding of a just - published conference of grant makers convened earlier this year by FADICA to explore how new management configurations for Catholic schools are helping to beat the national trends of continuing closures. The conference proceedings entitled Built to Last: Sustainable Partnerships for Catholic Schools of the Future, features nearly a dozen speakers; from Boston College’s President, to Catholic school superintendants of Bridgeport, Chicago, New York. An archdiocesan financial expert from Atlanta shares with Catholic donor conferees how uniform and centralized financing of schools combined with a new Georgia state-wide tax credit program has meant robust economic health for Catholic schools there. Bishop William E. Lori of the Bridgeport Diocese, explains how pastors have been key in school planning and new management partnerships with the Bridgeport diocese, thereby transforming the overall leadership and quality of Catholic education there. Currently Bridgeport Catholic schools have won more U.S. Blue Ribbon honors than any diocese in the nation. U.S. Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation, James Shelton, another conference speaker acknowledges the growing creativity within Catholic school systems and challenges philanthropists to see the present opportunity to work with networks of Catholic schools “to create the world’s preeminent innovation platform.” “Significantly, archdioceses and dioceses are taking a more dynamic role in planning, school funding and bringing quality leadership to the schools, says Dr. Francis J. Butler, FADICA’s President in his introduction to the new publication, “while opening up more innovative and participative ways to govern and to finance them.” he adds. Copies of Built to Last are available through FADICA (1350 Connecticut Ave NW #825, Washington DC 20036- tel 202-223-3550) at $12.95. SuperUser Account Fri, 06 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:40