Catholic Foundations Plan Discussion on New Era of Closer Cooperation
Washington, DC — Catholic philanthropists in Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA) will have a discussion on ways to encourage closer cooperation among themselves and with church leadership, as the nation experiences an unprecedented and severe economic recession. The conference, entitled: Reinventing Catholic Philanthropy, will feature a dialogue between panels of Catholic charity leaders and […]
CCUSA Grants Over Two Million to Assist Congregations of Women Serving The Poor of New Orleans
Washington D.C. Catholic Charities USA has awarded $2,010,000 to congregations of women religious based in the New Orleans area to help them restore ministries to the poor, severely diminished, or completely destroyed by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. The grant, approved by the Disaster Response Office of Catholic Charities USA, will be administered by the […]
Groundbreaking New Series on Women’s Spirituality
Washington, D.C. A ground breaking eight –volume series on women’s spirituality entitled: Called to Holiness will be unveiled October 7th in the nation’s capital at the Woodstock Center for Theology. The project is the result of an unprecedented partnership of FADICA, an association of Catholic donors and foundations, Fairfield University, and St. Anthony Messenger Press. The series grew out […]
Catholic Charities Works with FADICA/LCWR To Provide Recovery Aid for New Orleans Religious
Washington, DC — The Disaster Relief Committee of Catholic Charities USA is working with FADICA and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in channeling relief to eight communities of sisters in New Orleans. The new partnership follows a two-year effort by FADICA and the LCWR to work together to assist recovery efforts of New Orleans religious […]
Catholic Philanthropies Bring Post-Katrina Aid
Catholic Philanthropies Bring Post-Katrina Aid to New Orleans Nuns WASHINGTON — Catholic philanthropies have delivered a big shot in the arm to eight New Orleans congregations of women religious still suffering from the massive devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In the fall of 2006 FADICA – Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities – […]
FADICA Membership Grows/ Family Foundations Welcomed/ New Members See Catholic Education as Philanthropic Priority
Washington, D.C. — The Joseph Family Foundation of Diamond Bar, California, the Gerald and Henrietta Rauenhorst Foundation of Naples, Florida, the Doty Family Foundation of Fairfield, Connecticut, and the Big Shoulders Fund of Chicago were among those grant makers welcomed this summer to the FADICA membership. “We are delighted and warmly applaud these new additions to […]
Catholic Donors Told Leadership and Accountability Key to Future of Catholic Schools
A national conference of Catholic school experts and philanthropists held in association with FADICA’s 32nd annual meeting finds that more innovative school leadership, transparent and accountable school operations, and hands-on help from the higher educational institutions hold the key to the future of Catholic schools. “At present there is an acute shortage of people well […]
“Hope in Action” Theme of FADICA’s Annual Report/ Philanthropic Engagement Termed “Hopeful and Committed
New York, “Hope in Action” is the theme of the annual report to the membership of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities as it gathers June 6th for a review of the organization’s progress. “Hope in Action” is an appropriate theme to describe the work of FADICA’s philanthropic community over the past year, says FADICA’s […]
Catholic Agencies Mobilized To Bring Emergency Aid to Suffering of Burma
Washington, DC — International Catholic aid agency, Caritas International (sct@caritas.va) is working to coordinate Catholic worldwide emergency help to the victims of Cyclone Nygris which struck the country of Myanmar on May 3. Current fears are that over 100,000 people in this Southeast Asian region may lose their lives due to the effects of the storm […]
Catholic Big Shoulders Fund Joins FADICA
Washington, DC — The Catholic Big Shoulders Fund, a network of major Chicago donors banned together twenty two years ago at the invitation of the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin to rescue Catholic schools in the Chicago Archdiocese, will be joining the FADICA organization. “We are thrilled at the prospect of the Big Shoulders Fund joining our […]
