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Member Programs

40 Years of Impact

1976
FADICA founded
1977
Established National Task Force on Catholic Media

1979
Encouraged and propelled RENEW International Parish Program

1986/87
Responded to the retirement needs of religious by helping to create the Retirement Fund for Religious and SOAR

1989
Initiated the Campaign for the Church in Eastern and Central Europe

1990/91
Commissioned and performed the first independent financial management study at the request of the Holy See
1992
Supported Teaching for Spiritual Growth Institute, a Dr. Robert Coles initiative for Catholic inner-city teachers

1992-96
Facilitated dialogue among Catholic university, college presidents and Catholic bishops to support Catholic identity of Catholic institutions of higher education

1997
Developed and tested Unitas marriage preparation
1998
Published first edition of The Catholic Funding Guide

2000
Launched Future Foundation Leadership Venture to engage and inspire the next generation of philanthropic leaders

2005
Incubated National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management

2006
Incubated National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management
2011
Embarked on Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative with Catholic Extension Society

2013
Launched FADICA member working groups: Catholic Schools, Anti-human Trafficking, Church Vitality and International Philanthropy
2014/15
Supported series of Vatican symposia for young anti-trafficking leaders to raise awareness of the global emergency that is modern slavery
2015
Published Breathing New Life into Catholic Schools: An Exploration of Governance Models

2015
Promoted women religious through publication of Understanding U.S. Catholic Sisters Today and WeAreSisters.net

1986-2010
TRAVELS & PILGRIMAGES
Rome (1986, 2000, 2007, 2014);
Eastern Europe (1989); Israel (1996);
Santiago, Chile (1998); Dublin (2002);
East Africa (2004); Africa (2010)