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The Fundraiser’s Interior Life: Why Burnout Sneaks Up on Faith-Driven Professionals

Many Catholic fundraisers enter this work with a deep sense of purpose. They are motivated by faith, drawn to the mission, and willing to give generously of themselves. That sense of calling is often what sustains them through long days, tight deadlines, and difficult conversations.

 

It is also, ...

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An Easter Message from Our Petrus President, Andrew Robison

Happy Easter!

 

This Sunday morning, I was sitting with my four young kids and praying for a calm and peaceful time at Mass. As I was doing that, God brought it to my mind that there are seasons for everything. There are seasons for calm and peaceful times at Mass, and there are seasons for chaos,...

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What Does A Fundraiser Even Do?

That’s a great question! What do fundraisers do anyway? Meet for coffees at high-end coffee shops, wine and dine prospective donors, rounds of golf on the best golf courses around the world, etc. You name it, I’ve heard it! 

 

I think a lot of folks think fundraisers are the non-profit’s sleazy us...

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The Rule of Radical Generosity

 

“Listen carefully, my son, to the master’s instructions, and attend to them with the ear of your heart. This is the advice from a father who loves you; welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice.”

 

From the very first line in the prologue of his Rule, Saint Benedict is showing his desire ...

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Out of the Rut and On Mission

 


By Bryan Wilburn, Director of Development, St. Paul’s Newman Center at NDSU


What can you do when you’re in a rut? 

I suppose one option would be to stay there. To act as if it’s not happening and try to power through on your own. Oftentimes though, the first step to getting better is admitt...

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The Catholic Church Should Never Settle

 


By Stephanie Mahoney, OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation
Originally published on www.osvinstitute.com on February 1, 2022


Describing the Catholic Church today, in this post-modern world of 2022, is to tell the story of the body of Christ being fully alive and under incredible adversity all...

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A Case for Support-Raisers

By Matt Aujero, Campus Minister at The Catholic Student Center at University of Maryland


This past week I attended a three-day virtual conference on fundraising put on by Petrus Development.  Watching hours of online webinars one would think it would leave me exhausted and “zoomed-out”.  Instea...

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Seven Books for Any Catholic Fundraiser’s 2025 Christmas List

By Andrew Robison, President of Petrus Development


"A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.” – Abraham Lincoln

 

Every year as we get close to Christmas, my family always asks me to give them my Christmas list. Not really being one to...

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