by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A Palo Alto centenarian has bequeathed nearly $2 million to be used for scholarships — and a new building — at the St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School on Channing Avenue. The K-8 St. Elizabeth Seton School educates 275 children from East Palo Alto and...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The website “Passionate Giving | Musings on Major Donor Giving, Philanthropy, Non-Profits and Life” offers a series of reflections of interest to all of us who wonder how to support the ministries we engage in. See below for the links to the reflections...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
The Patrimony Fund Project of the Congregation of the Mission unveils its new website http://cmglobal.org/patrimony-en. Father Miles Heinen writes, ” To be where the poor are is a challenge that is motivating the Congregation of the Mission to expand its notion...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2011 | Formation, Technology: Issues and Uses
A general good source for all things tech is www.techsoup.org. They are the donation “portal” for the software and hardware industries. A blogger writes…”As a Catholic religious order fundraiser I often use them for donations of...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2011 | Vincentian Family
These “mom and pop” philanthropists are proving that micro-aid philanthropy can make a difference in people lives. It is a style of philanthropy called micro aid – Reginald Amide, a student from St. John’s University in New York City, helped to organize a Haiti relief...
