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Development and Unplanned: Powerful Parallels

By Andrew Robison, President of Petrus Development


This past weekend, one of the biggest pro-life movies of our time was introduced to American audiences in theaters across the country. Unplanned is a biopic about Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director who underwent a radical transfo...

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The Heart of Development

 This post is an excerpt from Episode 5 of The Petrus Development Show.


Recently, I sat down with Peter de Keratry, Co-Founder of Petrus Development for a conversation for The Petrus Development Show. We covered a variety of topics, but one topic we covered was what development officers truly nee...

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Fundraising in a Church in Crisis

By Tara Doyon, Director of Stewardship and Development at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center and Parish at Indiana University and Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP Campus Minister


When I tell people about my job, the response is almost always a bemused look followed by the statement, “I could never ask people ...

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How Nonprofit Newsletters Strengthen Donor Relationships and Boost Engagement

Henry Ford said, “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”

 Nonprofit newsletters, when done well, can be an effective means of spreading the good word about your mission and ministry. At the same time, quality work can produce a return on the investment of staff time and energy.

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5 Reasons to Read "A Spirituality of Fundraising"

By Jamie Cappetta, President at USC Caruso Catholic Center


 

5 Reasons to read “A Spirituality of Fundraising” by Henri Nouwen

 "A Spirituality of Fundraising" is a mandatory read for all Catholic fundraising professionals. It is a short read, and you will not regret spending some time with i

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