National Leadership Roundtable holds Regional Meeting
More than 80 leaders attended the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management’s Regional Roundtable—Philadelphia on September 30, 2013, at the Union League Club in Philadelphia. Regional Roundtable participants engaged in dialogue about the Leadership Roundtable’s vision, with a panel presentation from the group’s newly installed chairman, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) James Dubik, and Executive Director Kerry Robinson. Small […]
Preserving Our Catholic Stories
Breakthroughs in digitization and computing technologies have led to a digital humanities revolution. Historians can now, in theory, search for every trace of a person, relate themes across documents and write history rich with almost forgotten details. Technological advances have indeed made a vast body of historical newspapers and documents instantly accessible to scholars and […]
SOAR! Awards Over $1 Million in Grants
Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!)—a group of lay people who ensure the financial well being of Catholic religious congregations to care for their elderly and infirm members—reports that 644 religious congregations of women and men in the U.S. will benefit from recently approved grants totaling $1,125,621. The SOAR! board of directors approved the grants in […]
Catholic Extension Launches National Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative with $7.5 Million in Support
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 […]
Catholic Scholars Show How Church Dynamics At Vatican II Explain Present Challenges In Catholic Life/Philanthropic Leaders Urged to Reflect Deeply on Their “Intermediary” Role
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 […]
CRS Retiring President Cited for Superb Stewardship / Agency Became Premier Charity in the USA Under Ken Hackett’s Leadership FADICA Leader Asserts
“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 […]
Foundations Asked to Explore Partnership with Extension and Home Mission Dioceses to Create Positions for Training New Lay Leaders/Proposal Would Address Hispanic Growth
Washington, DC – – The President of the Catholic Church Extension Society invited members of the Catholic foundation world earlier this month to work in a $15 Million partnership over the next three years to create one hundred new Hispanic leadership positions within the home mission territories of the United States. In a talk before members […]
As New School Year Approaches Catholic Donors Continue to See Empty Seats, Rising Costs and Charters Taking A Toll On Parochial Schools
Washington, DC – – Catholic dioceses and parishes around the country continue to report mounting problems in keeping their schools afloat amidst a lackluster economy, rising costs, increasing competition for students by new charter schools, and financing arrangements that are not working. Judging from a spate of news reports from older metropolitan areas of the country, […]
Catholic Foundation World Mourns Death of Father Paul Locatelli, S.J.
Washington, DC – – Father Paul Locatelli, S.J. a philanthropic advisor and expert on Catholic higher education, and a frequent guest at gatherings of Foundations and Donors Interest in Catholic Activities, died on July 12, 2010 after a struggle with pancreatic cancer. “We have lost a good friend, holy priest, and brilliant educational leader”, said Dr. […]
Catholic Funding Guide Sixth Edition Published / New Version Offered For First Time By Online Subscription
Washington, D.C. – – The Catholic Funding Guide, a directory and database providing information on 1,189 private, corporate, fraternal, and church based funding agencies, has just been published. The Guide, now in its eleventh year of publication, has been used by thousands of parishes, schools, universities, healthcare institutions, and missionary groups as a resource for preparing grant proposals […]