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Pope Pius X explains how to fundraise

3 Recommendations from the Encyclical "Il Fermo Proposito" on how to raise funds

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I’m a big believer in learning from the experts… I even tell my team that it’s all about learning from the best.

Who are these experts? They are the heroes of the Catholic Church. Take for example Saint Pope Pius X, who led the Church in the early 20th century.

In his encyclical, IL FERMO PROPOSITO, he offers us a blueprint for taking action. He explains that an apostolate must “enlarge its sphere and multiply its results.”

Often, this requires you to fundraise… and that’s what this week’s blog is all about.

Check it out:

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A Cistercian’s Advice on Asking for Donations

Abbot Jean-Baptiste Chautard's recommendations from his spiritual classic novel, the Soul of the Apostolate

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I’m reading Abbot Jean-Baptiste Chautard, OCSO‘s classic book on the interior life, the Soul of the Apostolate.

This book is so good that it has been given the thumbs up by three popes: Pope Pius X (had a copy on his nightstand), Benedict XV (wrote a foreword for it), and Benedict XVI (cited it during his visit to Lourdes in 2008).

As a fundraiser, Dom Chautard’s guidance is priceless because he offers recommendations for being a “soldier of Christ” who takes “zealous action.”

Cistercians, like you and me, had to fundraise.

Here are three recommendations I have learned from Dom Chautard on fundraising correctly as a Catholic.

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Saint Benedict’s 3 Tools of Fundraising

Applying the Rules of Saint Benedict to 21st Century Evangelization

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How much do you organize your day to day based on a saint’s life?

I’m not talking about when you pray at Mass, Adoration, or in your room… I’m talking about what to do in all those other moments in life… the day to day stuff… like asking people for donations.

Do you follow your gut?

Do you let things happen as they may?

Do you phone a friend?

None of these choices are necessarily wrong, but they could be the difference between getting that next big donation (and moving your mission forward) and missing it —> which then leads to frustration and feeling like you can’t help more people.

This past week, I picked up The Rule of Saint Benedict, and here is what he taught me about fundraising. Take a look:

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A Monastic Approach to Catholic Fundraising

3 Pieces of Advice I've Learned from Fundraising for Religious Communities

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So if you’ve been following along for the last few years, you know that I take my Catholic faith seriously in all parts of life…

… especially when it comes to fundraising.

I believe you have to look at the teachings of the Church, doctrine, and saints for ideas on how to fundraise.

This week I was in Detroit… and the blistering cold weather (along with a few books) got me thinking about the monastic traditions.

I asked myself, “How would a monk fundraise?”

Yes, religious communities do fundraise! … and after helping several these past few months, here is what I’ve learned.

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How Catholics Should Fundraise – Recommendations from a Homily

3 Practical Tips I learned from a Homily

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It’s 2019 and you might be thinking about setting some fundraising targets for the New Year. Well, you might want to hold off on that until you watch this. As Catholics, you know that we see the world differently. Take for example Saint John the Baptist in today’s reading.

I think the same applies to how Catholics should fundraise. Remember, we can’t simply copy what everyone else does. Today, I want to share with you some great ideas that can help you have a holier and faith-based approach to fundraising.

I can’t take all the credit for these ideas. A priest inspired me during his homily… and he hit it on the nail.