Bishop Robert Baker has led the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama since October 2, 2007. Born in Willard, Ohio, Bishop Baker studied at both the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He was ordained a priest in 1970, and his first assignment was as assistant pastor of St Paul’s Parish in Jacksonville Beach. He also taught at Bishop Kenny High School for two years, directing the school’s Department of Religion in 1971. After that, he served at St. Augustine Catholic Church and Catholic Gators, then became a faculty member of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, and then served as pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine from 1984 to 1999, and later served as pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church. He was ordained a bishop in 1999 and served as bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, S.C. until 2007.
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J.S. Paluch Company, Inc.
3708 River Road, Suite 400
Franklin Park, IL 60131
800.621.5197
www.jspaluch.com
The services of J.S. Paluch Company, Inc. include church bulletins, parish printing, calendars, vocation support, online giving, crowdfunding, parish websites, parish identity and branding services, FindaParish.com., and the OneParish mobile app/parish communication and stewardship platform.
Apps, Communication Solutions, Community Engagement Resources, Development,
Digital Communication, eGiving, Printing Services, Publishing, Website Design
Bronze Level
Steier Group
10844 Old Mill Road
Omaha, NE 68154
402.391.3244
www.steiergroup.com
Does your church need more space? Is debt limiting your ability to fulfill your mission? Is deferred maintenance an ongoing challenge? Let the Steier Group help you solve these problems and more. We partner with Catholic organizations to conduct planning studies and capital campaigns. We bring a customized, stewardship-driven, fullservice project management approach to fundraising. Our goal is to help you achieve your vision with a campaign that is fulfilling for your community. When you partner with us, you get a full team assigned to your project – graphic designers, grant writers, communications specialists, planned giving attorneys and wealth researchers working together
to make your campaign a success. Contact us today for a free consultation.
Capital Campaigns, Endowment Campaigns, Feasibility Studies, Fundraising, Major Gift
Solicitations, Planned Giving, Prospect Research
Bronze Level
Walsh & Associates,
Church Capital Campaign Specialists
1601 E Hwy 13, Suite 200
Burnsville, MN 55337
800.894.3863
www.walshfundraising.com
Offices: Nationwide
Walsh & Associates has been helping Catholic churches and church members reach new heights since 1984. Their services include: helping churches to prepare for their campaigns through pre-campaign feasibility and planning studies; helping churches to organize and implement their campaigns; and then setting up and monitoring a simple yet
comprehensive fulfillment and follow-up system to assure that promises made are paid and that churches realize their campaign potential. So if you are looking at doing a campaign and/or are ready to reach new heights in your capital campaign efforts, go to our website or give us a call to request information and a copy of our “How to Properly Prepare
for a Successful Church Capital Campaign” booklet. It’s free and we’d be happy to help.
Capital Campaigns, Feasibility Studies, Fundraising
Bronze Level
Ramsey Solutions
1011 Reams Fleming Blvd.
Franklin, TN 37064
877.378.2667
www.daveramsey.com/church
Ramsey Solutions provides Biblically based, common-sense education and empowerment that give hope to everyone in every walk of life. Through common-sense principles and small-group accountability, Financial Peace University (FPU) gives people the tools they need to change their behavior, succeed financially and give generously. More than five million people across the country have participated in Financial Peace University offered at church and community organizations nationwide.
Financial Discipleship Classes for Parishioners,
Stewardship Training for Priests, Deacons and Lay Volunteers
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GP Catholic Services
5 Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
800.608.7955
www.gpcatholic.com
GP Catholic Services is a leading fundraising consulting firm serving the Catholic Church. We specialize in designing and managing fundraising campaigns for dioceses, parishes, religious orders and congregations. GP Catholic Services is a division of Graham-Pelton.
We offer decades of fundraising and development experience with a powerful focus on the Catholic Church.
Annual Appeals, Capital Campaigns, Major Gift Strategies,
Mission 360™ Development Assessments
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Ruotolo Associates Inc.
580 Sylvan Avenue, Suite M-B
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
800.786.8656
www.ruotoloassociates.com
Providing full-service philanthropic counsel nationally since 1979. Specializing in service to Catholic dioceses, religious orders, schools, parishes and other organizations for pre-campaign studies, development assessments and programs, strategic plans, capital and annual campaigns, planned giving, stewardship programs and offertory initiatives, marketing, executive search, and board governance.
Annual Appeals, Board Governance, Capital Campaigns, Development,
Executive Search, Feasibility Studies, Marketing, Offertory Programs, Planned Giving,
Stewardship, Strategic Planning
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ACS Technologies
180 Dunbarton Dr
Florence, SC 29501
800.736.7425
www.acstechnologies.com
For 40 years, ACS Technologies has been delivering top-notch church management software and services. Our dedication to the Catholic market began with Parish Data System™ and now we are excited to usher in a new era of Catholic Church software.
Realm® is completely mobile and easy to use. It has everything your staff needs to run the
office and everything your parishioners need to stay connected with each other and the parish. You will have online, text, and mobile giving, sacramental tracking, religious education, integrated accounting, volunteers, profiles, reporting, mobile apps, and so much more. There are even powerful diocesan networking tools to share information throughout the diocese. It is a new day for Catholic parishes and dioceses!
Apps, eGiving, Fund Accounting, Software
Bronze Level
Rebuilt Parish
20 E. Ridgely Road
Timonium, MD 21093
888.817.0004
www.rebuiltparish.com
From Church of the Nativity, the parish that brought you the Rebuilt family of books, we introduce Rebuilt and the Rebuilt Parish Association (RPA). For parishes seeking to grow in all respects, especially in discipleship, Rebuilt is a terrific path to follow. The RPA includes online resources which equip Catholic parishes with proven ministry materials, great homily transcripts, small group videos, and much more. Rebuilt (and the RPA) inspire parishes through webcasts, podcasts and International Catholic Stewardship Council conferences.
Homily Transcripts, Ministry Materials, Small Group Videos, Student Resources
Bronze Level
IWP Capital, LLC
200 N Mesquite Street, Suite 205
Arlington, TX 76011
888.882.2046
www.iwpcapital.com
We are leading the charge in Catholic Values Investing. Utilizing our proprietary research directed by the USCCB Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines, Church encyclicals and teachings we will help advance the Kingdom of God through knowing what clients own in their portfolios. Our solutions for Catholic Values Investing include advocacy,
impact investing, proxy voting, and screening.
Investment Consulting Services