Aligning investments with mission through formation, dialogue, and shared learning.
Mission-driven investing invites Catholic-inspired funders to place mission, values, and purpose at the heart of how they steward their investment assets. Rather than viewing investments and philanthropy as separate, it explores how the full spectrum of an organization’s assets can reflect and advance its mission.
Through the Mission-Driven Investing Praxis Group, FADICA members engage in a process of formation, dialogue, and peer learning that helps them clarify their values, explore practical approaches, and accompany one another as they integrate mission into investment decision-making.
What Members Are Exploring
Catholic-inspired philanthropy has long sought to align charitable giving with mission. Mission-driven investing asks a natural next question:
How can the assets we steward also reflect the values we seek to advance?
For many funders, the journey begins with practical questions:
- How can our investments better reflect our Catholic values?
- How do we engage trustees and investment advisors in meaningful conversation?
- What opportunities align with our mission and long-term stewardship goals?
- Where do we begin?
FADICA creates space for members to explore these questions together, drawing on Catholic Social Teaching, peer experience, and practical expertise.
The Mission-Driven Investing Praxis Group
The Praxis Group is a community of members who are learning together and supporting one another as they navigate their own mission-driven investing journeys.
Through workshops, peer dialogue, and practical resources, members:
- Engage with investment professionals, Catholic leaders, and experienced practitioners.
- Exchange ideas and lessons learned with fellow Catholic funders.
- Explore emerging approaches and promising practices.
- Build confidence in leading conversations with boards, trustees, and investment advisors.
- Accompany one another as they discern how best to align investments with mission.
Whether members are exploring mission-driven investing for the first time or building on years of experience, the Praxis Group offers a trusted community where questions are welcomed, experiences are shared, and learning leads to action.
