Catholic fundraising can feel like lonely work. Don't go out alone.
The Harbor gives you a place to regroup, ask questions, sharpen your tools, learn from other Catholic fundraisers, and head back out with more confidence to make steady fundraising progress month after month.
☑ Live Coaching ☑ Pete AI ☑ Practical Resources ☑ Accountability ☑ A Community That Understands the Work
START YOUR 30-DAY FREE TRIAL
Begins with a 30-day free trial. Includes access for up to 3 team members. Cancel anytime.
Fundraising Can Feel Like Open Water
You are expected to make the calls, write the appeals, build the plan, follow up with donors, train staff, and keep the mission moving.
Too many Catholic fundraisers are doing that without enough support.
You may feel like you are:
Figuring out donor strategy alone
Writing everything from scratch
Trying to stay consistent without accountability
Training staff without a clear path
Carrying too much pressure by yourself
The Harbor gives Catholic fundraisers a place to regroup, retool, and head back out with confidence.
Regroup
Bring your questions, roadblocks, and donor challenges to live sessions and a community of Catholic fundraisers.
Retool
Use Pete AI, templates, resources, and courses to strengthen your fundraising work.
Return
Go back to your donors, team, and mission with clearer next steps, stronger tools, and renewed confidence.
Fundraising is hard enough without doing it alone.
Inside The Harbor, you will find a community of Catholic fundraisers who are also trying to:
→ Strengthen donor relationships
→ Raise more money for ministry
→ Build confidence
→ Train staff
→ Stay faithful and practical at the same time
This is a place to gather, grow, and head back out together.
Get Unstuck with Monthly Live Q&A Sessions
Get your questions answered by experienced fundraising coaches.
Major Gift Momentum Sessions
Draft donor emails, appeals, thank-yous, scripts, and strategy documents faster with Catholic fundraising guidance built in.
Pete AI Professional Access
Draft materials, answer strategy questions, and get Catholic fundraising support through Pete AI.
Practical Resources
Save time with proven, ready-to-use fundraising tools, templates, and downloads.
Community and Peer Learning
Connect with Catholic fundraisers who understand your work and challenges.
Growing Course Library
Access all released on-demand Petrus courses, with new in-depth courses added over time.
Ongoing Challenges and Recognition
Build consistent fundraising habits through action-focused member challenges.
3 Team Seats Included
Grow as a team: bring up to three team members into The Harbor under one membership.
Major Gifts Are Easier When You Are Not Rowing Alone
Major Gift Momentum is a monthly working session for Harbor members who want to build a steadier rhythm of donor calls, visits, follow-up, and asks.
Each month, members:
- Review donor activity
- Set goals
- Troubleshoot real situations
- Stay accountable
- Build confidence
Major gifts growth happens in the follow-up, the next call, the next ask. And Major Gift Momentum gives you a place to work through real donor situations with coaches and peers who can help you take the next right step.
Work through stalled donor follow-up, preparations for an ask, or even recovering from a difficult visit with others who have been in your shoes.
Pete AI Helps You Finish the Office Work Faster
Spend Less Time Staring at a Blank Page and More Time With Donors
Every Harbor membership includes professional-level access to Pete AI, Petrus’s AI tool for Catholic fundraisers.
Pete helps members:
- Draft donor emails, thank-yous, appeals, and scripts
- Work through strategy questions
- Save time on tedious office work
- Use uploaded examples to better match your voice
- Get support that is grounded in Catholic guardrails
Access to the Professional level subscription of Pete AI is included in your Harbor membership, and is included in your 30-day free trial.
Is There a Guarantee?
Yes.
Finish your first 30 days. If you don’t feel clearer and more confident about fundraising, cancel with one click and keep our starter templates as our gift.
After your trial, The Harbor runs on a simple month-to-month membership. There are no contracts, no hidden fees, and no long-term commitments. Stay as long as it’s valuable to you and your team. Cancel anytime.
Cancel anytime. Access continues through the end of your current billing period.
The Old Way
☒ Search for answers by yourself
☒ Write every donor message from scratch
☒ Try to build major gifts momentum without accountability.
☒ Train staff without a clear system
☒ Carry the pressure alone
The Harbor Way
➔ Ask questions in live sessions
➔ Use Pete AI to move faster
➔ Build momentum with accountability
➔ Strengthen your team with training and resources
➔ Head back out with a plan, tools, and support
What your first month inside The Harbor can look like
Week 1: Use Pete AI and download practical resources
Week 2: Bring a real question to the live Q&A or community
Week 3: Join Major Gift Momentum and set your next donor goals
Week 4: Use a course or professional development resource to strengthen your fundraising system
By the end of your first month, you will have used the tools, asked real questions, taken action on donor work, and identified your next fundraising steps.
Cancel anytime. Access continues through the end of your current billing period.
Your Harbor guides bring practical Catholic fundraising experience to each session, helping members move from uncertainty to clearer next steps.
Andrew N. Robison
Andrew has been in fundraising since 2005. He has worked in campus ministry and university settings and now serves as president and owner of Petrus Development. Andrew is also an adjunct professor in the University of Mary Institute for Catholic Philanthropy.
Sarah Rose
Sarah has been in the development field since 2010. She has fundraised for Catholic Charities of Central Texas and for the Dripping Springs Public Library. Additionally, Sarah has worked with many nonprofits as a consultant for Petrus Development.
Matt Bond
Matt Bond is a full time consultant with Petrus. He formerly served as Executive Director of the Santa Fe Family Life Center in Oklahoma City and Director of Development at the St. John Catholic Student Center at Oklahoma State University.
Rhen Hoehn
Rhen has worked in development since 2015. As development director for St. Albert the Great University Parish at Michigan Tech, he oversaw the $3.14M Multiply the Mission campaign. Rhen has been a consultant for Petrus Development since 2018.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Don’t go back out alone.
Come into The Harbor. Regroup with Catholic fundraisers. Sharpen your tools. Get support.
Then return to the work with more clarity and confidence.
START YOUR 30-DAY FREE TRIAL
Disclaimer:
The Harbor membership is designed to provide practical training, proven strategies, AI tools, and access to a supportive community to help members strengthen their fundraising knowledge and skills. While the membership includes resources based on industry best practices and Catholic nonprofit fundraising principles, outcomes will vary depending on each member’s effort, context, and organizational circumstances. Petrus Development does not guarantee specific fundraising results or increased giving as a result of participation in The Harbor.
