Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Celestin GH

Speaker: Rick Jeric
Executive Director
Office of Development and Planning
Chairman emeritus, ICSC Board of Directors
Diocese of Columbus, Ohio

Moderator: Mila Glodava
Director of Communications and Stewardship
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish
Denver, Colorado

Each leader is unique, and how they choose to share and demonstrate their values is unique as well. This workshop will address the importance of committed and dynamic leadership in parish stewardship, along with strategies to keep them engaged and passionate. The “Ten Commandments” of leadership will be explored, and how those tools can be used for successful synergy with the pastor, the pastoral council, parish finance council, stewardship committee, other ministries, and parish staff.

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Strand 11

Speaker: The Reverend Joe Creedon
Pastor Emeritus
Christ the King Parish
Kingston, Rhode Island

Moderator: Mark Clark
Director of Stewardship and Development
Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii

In introducing the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis said, “Perhaps we have long since forgotten how to show and live the way of mercy.” This Jubilee Year of Mercy is an invitation to rediscover the forgotten or overlooked, but essential, aspects of our faith. This session will focus on how the process of rediscovering the importance of mercy can lead the way to a renewed understanding of how stewardship is likewise an important but frequently overlooked part of our lives of faith.

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Srand 12

Speaker: The Reverend John Bonavitacola
Pastor
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Tempe, Arizona

Moderator: Deacon James Brett
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Tempe, Arizona

Ministering to youth, and especially at-risk youth, is an important part of evangelizing in a stewardship parish. Ensuring effective intervention and showing at-risk youth that the parish community has not given up on them will help bring about positive changes in their lives. This session will introduce practical skills to ministering and being better stewards of the atrisk youth population in our local community.

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Celestin E

Speaker: Monsignor John E. Hart
Pastor
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
Morristown, New Jersey

Speaker: W. Brian Walsh
President
Faith Direct
Alexandria, Virginia

Moderator: Tony Oltremari
Parish Administrator
St. Laurence Catholic Church
Sugar Land, Texas

What should parishes be doing to fully integrate eGiving as their primary way of receiving offertory and second collection gifts? This unique presentation will include a pastor’s perspective and a leading expert on best practices for successful parish eGiving. From promotion, technology, cultivation and stewardship, this session will give you practical information that will lead your parish to embrace eGiving.

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Strand 13

Speaker: Stephanie Moore
Co-Founder
Catholic Strengths and Engagement Community
Discovery Bay, California

Moderator: Kimberly Kaup
Director of Stewardship
St. Anne Catholic Church
Columbus, Georgia

A vision defines your parish’s “North Star”. Done well, it captures the ultimate future state of your parish. Vision gives us the guidance and inspiration as to what the parish community will focus on over the next 5 to 15 years. Written succinctly, and in an inspirational manner, a clear vision is easy to repeat and reinforce throughout the community and builds the bridge from the goal of your vision to the heart of your people.

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Celestin F

Speaker: Joseph Citro
Vicepresidente / Senior Vice President
Greater Mission
Elkridge, Maryland

Moderator: Rosie Rodriguez
Development Director
Diocese of Brownsville San Juan, Texas

Tal vez nada es de más importancia, o de mayor desafío para la Iglesia de hoy, que proyectar el continuo compromiso de los jóvenes y de los adultos jóvenes. ¿Cómo podemos lograr extender la gracia y misericordia de la Iglesia a esta importante población?

Perhaps nothing is more important, or more challenging, to today’s Church than drawing forth the engagement of youth and young adults. How do we reach out to extend the Church’s grace and mercy to this vital population?

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Foster 2

Facilitator: Rob Anderson
Director of Mission Catholic Extension
Chicago, Illinois

Panelists:
Laurie Evans-Dinneen
Director of Stewardship & Development
Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska

Landis E. Erwin
Fund Development Specialist
Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio

Terri Gadzinski
Development Director
Diocese of Marquette, Michigan

Richard Rosario
Assistant Director Community Development
Diocese of Beaumont, Texas

Moderator: Jim Kelley
Director of Development
Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina

This session will offer a discussion of stewardship and development models applicable specifically to the unique challenges and situations of dioceses with limited staffing and resources. A hosted panel will present successful examples in similar dioceses for discussion and sharing

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Foster 1

Speaker: Jon Biedermann
Vice President
DonorPerfect Fundraising Software
Horsham, Pennsylvania

Moderator: Syndi Larez
Director of Stewardship and Development
Diocese of Salina, Kansas

The key to sustainability and lowering costs is retaining current donors. In this session, we’ll define donor retention and discuss the proper metrics you should use to measure success, such as retention rate, attrition rate, and lifetime value. Next, we’ll discuss how your measures compare against the national averages, including those obtained through the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. You’ll see how you can easily obtain and track your results, including lifetime value of a donor, and why that matters. We’ll also discuss recommendations and best practices on what you can do to improve your donor retention.

Tuesday Session 2:00 – 3:00 p.m

Location: Bolden 6

Facilitator: Josephine Everly
Director of Major Gifts
The Catholic Foundation
Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana

This conversation in Catholic philanthropy will reach inside the minds and hearts of donors and will offer three perspectives on the thinking of individual donors, who are engaged in a range of ways including donor advised funds, endowments, bequests, giving circles, and giving days. We will explore their spiritual motivations for giving, the impact they expect from beneficiary organizations, and how they want to be thanked and stewarded.