"Just Don't Let Me Look Like an Idiot, Lord" : Interview with Andrew Robison on the Petrus Development Show Dec 26, 2019

In this episode, we flip the mic and interview the host, Andrew Robison. Andrew shares about his background, some of the successes and failures that he has experienced after 15 years in this business and that time that he was in a plane crash and nearly died (spoiler...he lived but missed...

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PLC 2019: Donor Panel with Dennis & Marie Wierzbicki Jul 10, 2019

Dennis and Marie Wierzbicki, Donor Panel, 2019 Petrus Leadership Conference


In this episode, Dennis and Marie Wierzbicki, benefactors to the “One Church, Many Disciples” Capital Campaign for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City sat down with Peter de Keratry at the 2019 Petrus...

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Development and Unplanned: Powerful Parallels Apr 04, 2019

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...

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The Heart of Development Dec 05, 2018

 


By Peter de Keratry, Co-Founder & CEO of Petrus Development; Executive Director of Stewardship and Advancement for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

Intro by Andrew Robison, President of Petrus Development

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


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Fundraising in a Church in Crisis Sep 11, 2018

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...

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Get the Good Word Out with Effective Newsletters Oct 31, 2017

By Mike Perkins, South Area Director at the Fellowship of Catholic University Students


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

Newsletters, when done well, can be an effective means of spreading the good word about your mission and...

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A Spirituality of Fundraising Oct 16, 2017

By Jamie Cappetta, President at USC Caruso Catholic Center


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

 

5. You will be Encouraged

“Fundraising is a very rich and beautiful activity. It is a confident, joyful and hope-filled expression of...

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