Managing the Patrimony of the Poor - Proceedings

John Freund, CM
October 31, 2013

Vincent - beggarManaging the Patrimony of the Poor as Wise Stewards
A workshop for members of the Vincentian family examining principles and practices of Vincentian asset management.

Dear Confreres, Sisters and members of the International Vincentian Family,

he Vincentian Studies Institute of the United States is pleased to announce the full proceedings from “Managing the Patrimony of the Poor as Wise Stewards” are now available on the symposium website listed below. We are grateful to the Franz Foundation,  members of the organizing committee, the translators and staff of the Motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity, our presenters and participants for making our time together such a success. We hope you find these resources to be helpful.

Sincerely,
Rev. Edward Udovic, C.M.

Taking place from August 9-11, 2013, the workshop included presentations and discussions centering around five key themes of asset management as viewed from the perspectives of Catholic Social Teaching, Vincentian teaching, case studies, stories, or other specific applications.

http://tinyurl.com/vin-symposium-eng 

Managing the Patrimony of the Poor as Wise Stewards

A workshop for members of the Vincentian family examining principles and practices of Vincentian asset management.

Taking place from August 9-11, 2013, the workshop (see schedule here) included presentations and discussions centering around five key themes of asset management as viewed from the perspectives of Catholic Social Teaching, Vincentian teaching, case studies, stories, or other specific applications.

Insights from the presentations and group discussions were compiled into a final document for the symposium. The document is available below in three languages:

Final Document for the Symposium

Below are the specific documents for each of the presentations, visit each speaker’s bio page [linked through their name] for more videos, content and translations of their papers:

Sustainability:

Sr. Joyce Weller, D.C., Executive Director, Daughters of Charity Foundation; Mr. Conway Collis, President and CEO of GRACE

Sustainability Case Study
Sustainability Case Study Summary

Stewardship:

Roger Playwin, Executive Director of the USA Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Summary of Stewardship & Case Study Paper
Governance Case Study
Servant Leadership, Stewardship and Case Study

Keynote Presentation:

Dr. Carolyn Woo, President and CEO, Catholic Relief Services

Vincentian Family Symposium Keynote

Corruption:

Susan Braatz, Senior Forestry Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Corruption Case Study

Transparency/Accountability:

Christine Demeyer-Peeters, Former Treasurer for AIC International

Transparency Case Study – English
Organizational Chart – English

Sunday Vigil Mass Homily:

Very Rev. Gregory Gay, C.M., Superior General, Congregation of the Mission The Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul, 95 rue de Sèvres

Homily – Spanish Translation
Homily – French Translation

Collaboration:

Christine Littlefield, Senior Communications and Fundraising, DePaul Ireland

Depaul Ireland – Video Transcript
Collaboration Case Study
Presentation Overview


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  1. Aidan R Rooney, CM

    Pope Francis has engaged EY (formerly Ernst and Young) to assist in the evaluation and restructuring of Vatican Finances. And in the United States, the National Roundtable on Church Management has taken up this theme as well. The proceedings of the Vincentian Conference are available here, and the National Church Roundtable has assembled a free e-book. Isn’t it time we all accepted co-responsibility?