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Registration continues for the Petrus Leadership Conference
Make plans to join us for the Petrus Leadership Conference! Held in Austin, Texas from January 2-5, 2011 at the historic Driskill Hotel, the conference is a great way to learn more about the skills and strategies of effective Catholic fund-raising.
This year marks the return of one of our highest rated speakers ever. Guy Mallabone, will present a half-day workshop on Major Gifts as well as give a presentation based on his new book, “The Fundraising Audit Handbook: What you Need to Know to Evaluate and Improve Performance.”
Register today and save $50 on registration fees:
Register by October 1, 2010:
Petrus Clients: $350.00 per person
All Others: $400.00 per person
The beautiful and historic Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin is our venue this year. Built in 1886, the Driskill Hotel is an easy walk to St. Mary’s Cathedral in downtown and near many restaurants and entertainment venues. Room rates for 2011 are an unprecedented $99 per night. Contact the hotel at 1-800-252-9367 to make your reservations by December 3, 2010.
See you from January 2-5, 2011 for the Petrus Leadership Conference in Austin, Texas!
Register by June 30 for the Petrus Leadership Conference and Save $100!
Register today for the Petrus Leadership Conference at the historic Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin from January 2-5, 2011 and save $100 on the cost of registration.
The Petrus Leadership Conference is an opportunity for our clients and friends to come together for a few days each year to learn more about fund development. The idea of the Petrus Leadership Conference is not only to offer workshops and activities on best practices in fund development, but to share thoughts and methodologies with those working on fund development in similar ministry settings. Click here to learn more.
Introduction to Fundraising Workshop Scheduled at Harvard Catholic Center
Introduction to Fundraising will be presented June 15 at the Harvard Catholic Center from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Introduction to Fundraising is a one-day interactive workshop is designed for those new to fund development and seeking to expand their mission impact by learning more about fundraising. Designed for parish, school and ministry staff or volunteers, participants will learn the basic elements and skills needed to implement a sustainable fund development program.
Co-presenters, Peter de Keratry and Mary Macuga, will cover topics such as:
• Financial Stewardship for ministry
• Fundraising and Development: What is the Difference?
• Communications, Mail Appeals and eGiving
• Ask and You Shall Receive: How to Ask for Major Gifts
Registration Fee: $69 per person includes workshop materials, lunch and refreshments. Download workshop information here.
Click here to register! Questions? Contact Laurie Garza at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 888-5PETRUS.
Petrus Launches New Schools and Churches Division
As the 2010 National Catholic Education Convention (NCEA) gets underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Petrus Development is pleased to announce the creation of a new division: Petrus Schools & Churches. Read the official announcement.
In partnership with Pennington & Company of Lawrence, Kansas, this venture will work with schools and churches to create sustainable fundraising programs, conduct feasibility studies, and provide capital campaign counseling. Click here for the official announcement.
Peter de Keratry, CEO and founder of Petrus Development states, “I and many of our employees and friends have been positively affected by the education we received in Catholic and private schools. We believe that more can be done to help Catholic and private elementary schools, high schools and churches of various denominations to become more financially stable. It is because of this need that we have launched a venture called Petrus Schools & Churches.”
Bob McKenney, Vice President of Pennington & Company, states, “this venture is different from almost any fundraising program available today because we seek to make the work of creating a sustainable fundraising program possible even for the smallest school or organization. Our system will work in school environments with little or no staff and is intended to begin the process of creating meaningful relationships with alumni, parents, and friends of the school or organization.”
For more information about Petrus and our services,visit Petrus Schools and Churches at booth #224 at the NCEA Conference, download a brochure or click here.
Contact contact Peter de Keratry, CFRE at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 1-888-5PETRUS to discuss how Petrus Schools and Churches can help your organization.
Attendance at 2010 Petrus Leadership Conference Sparked Giving for Organization
“There are many campus ministers out there who think that their campus ministry center or campus is just too small to benefit from development efforts, but I want to tell you that such thinking is incorrect,” said Fr. Doug Baily. This Director of Catholic campus ministry at Florida Institute of Technology ministers at a very small non-denominational private technological University consisting of approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and about the same number of graduate students. Upon arrival at the campus, Catholic campus ministry shared a three bedroom house with the Protestant Campus Ministry and Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. The organization had $11.65 in the checking account. There was little interest from either of the other campus ministry programs to engage in any form of development or expansion. The chapel was in a garage and after the Mass was finished, Fr. Doug would hit the garage door opener and say, “Go, the Mass is ended.”
A conscious decision to expand the ministry and help was needed. After consulting with a professional Catholic fund-raiser and attending the CCMA development Institute, an endowment to support Catholic Campus Ministry was established before the world wide recession. Today Catholic center enjoys a two hundred seat chapel and a 40 seat side chapel for daily Mass.
Fr. Doug describes their current development efforts in this way, “After the market collapse, I decided that we needed to bulk up our endowment and so I attended the Petrus Conference in Orlando. I came away with two excellent ideas. We have been remodeling our kitchen as a result of a generous contribution from a former student. We utilized the “baby shower for a new kitchen” idea that I picked up from the Conference and raised just under a thousand dollars. But the best idea was the matching Sunday collection. Our normal collection is slightly under $800. But on the matching collection and endowment Sunday we raised $7,985 that will be matched by a donor for a total of almost $15,000 to go into the endowment. I don’t remember how much I paid for the Conference but in the few months since the event that has to be well over a ten-fold return on the investment in the conference.”
Congratulations Fr. Doug and Catholic Campus Ministry at Florida Institute of Technology!
The 2011 Petrus Leadership Conference will be held January 2-5, 2011. This annual conference provides workshops, presentations and training for Catholic organizations seeking to advance their fund development efforts. Beginning and advanced level tracks will be offered again this year. Conference details and registration information will be available in early summer.
Introduction to Fundraising Workshop Scheduled
Register now for Petrus E.D. - Introduction to Fundraising at St. Michael the Archangel Center in Cary, NC on March 19, 2010. This one-day interactive workshop will provide a basic introduction for those new to fund development and seeking to expand their mission impact by learning more about fundraising.
Specifically designed for parish, school and ministry staff or volunteers, participants will gain a basic understanding of the core elements needed to successfully implement a sustainable fund development program. Co-presenters, Peter de Keratry and Mary Macuga, will cover topics such as:
• Financial Stewardship for ministry
• Fundraising and Development: What is the Difference?
• Communications, Mail Appeals and eGiving
• Ask and You Shall Receive: How to Ask for Major Gifts
Registration Fee: $59 per person includes workshop materials, lunch and refreshments. Register online or call 888-5PETRUS. Questions? Contact Laurie Garza at 512-263-9919.
Petrus Leadership Conference Concludes
Over 80 people representing in excess of 50 Catholic organizations from throughout the US gathered in Orlando, FL for the 5th annual Petrus Leadership Conference to learn, network and enhance their knowledge of effective fund development practices.
Effectively integrating major gifts into an organization’s development plan was a common theme of presentations throughout the conference. Audrey Kintzie, ACFRE and Vice President/Chief Development Officer at the Courage Center in Minneapolis, MN, challenged conference-goers to rethink their perception of development from “asking for money and the obligatory annual request for support” to “an invitation extended to someone that asks them to become part of the work for your organization and is based on on-going sustained relationships between the donor and an organization.” Throughout her presentation titled Major Gifts: Cornerstone of Your Development Program, she illustrated the steps, components, context and blessings that a major gift program can have on an organization.
Some of the other 24 presentations included Asking for and Closing Major Gifts, Making the Ask: Role Play to Success, Donor Motivations for Planned Giving, Ethical Considerations for Fundraising, Are You Really Ready for a Capital Campaign? And PLC-to-Go: Great Ideas, Best Practices, and Resources for the Road among others.
The Conference concluded with “Where Do You Go From Here,” a presentation by Monsignor Vince Krische which offered inspiration, insight and direction for implementing the lessons learned throughout the conference. Inviting participants to implement many of the lessons and insights gained at the conference, Krische challenged participants to embrace the work of development so that the impact of our Catholic faith can continue for generations to come.
Petrus Welcomes New Clients
Petrus Development welcomes our two newest clients! Petrus will begin a new partnership with Vanderbilt Catholic Campus Ministry in Nashville, and renew our relationship with the University Catholic Center serving the University of Texas at Austin. Peter de Keratry will provide counsel to Vandy Catholic as they begin the work of creating a sustainable fund development program, and Senior Consultant, Mike Perkins will partner with the University Catholic Center to elevate their current development program to a greater level of success. We look forward to helping these and all of our clients achieve excellence in development.
Msgr. Vince Krische Joins Petrus Team
Petrus Development is excited to welcome Msgr. Vince Krische to the Petrus team. As a Senior Advisor, Krische will draw from over 28 years in Catholic campus ministry to assist clients in developing their campus ministry programs. Petrus principal and co-founder, John Flynn, explains Msgr. Vince “enjoys a great reputation. While he was at St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence was ... most certainly recognized as one of the top campus Catholic ministries in the United States. And a lot of the top campus ministries in the United States today had some exposure to Father Vince or even mentoring from Father Vince in terms of helping them explore and develop their vision for campus ministry.”
In an effort to assist clients move beyond “pizza and Mass” ministry and into something more engaging for the estimated 5.5 million Catholic college students attending secular institutions, “Monsignor Vince can really can help the priests or the church or the local laity see the possibilities in terms of expanding the ministry — both from the theological education perspective, sacramental life, social justice.”
Click here to read a recent news article about Msgr. Vince.
(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to inquire about bringing Msgr. Vince to your campus.