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Brice was born and raised Catholic. After enjoying a successful career in technology consulting with Accenture and PriceWaterhouseCoopers in cities across the United States (Dallas, San Francisco, Paris, Abu Dhabi, and London) around the world, he left it to help his Catholic diocese in London, England with a fundraising campaign. The campaign went on to raise over $50 million, the largest sum ever raised for the diocese and in the United Kingdom.

Learning from professional fundraisers, he figured out the basics and then left the diocese to focus on what he loves most: building Catholic charities that change the culture, save lives, and save souls.

Brice currently lives in Texas and travels the world helping Catholics fundraise. This website is where he shares what he is doing and how he is raising funds for Catholic causes and missions. That way you can move more quickly with your next appeal.

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How to tell if your fundraising campaign will work

3 steps to assess if your campaign is likely to succeed or fail

Make sure to get your free copy of ‘The 10 Commandment of Catholic Fundraising’. It’s a book that highlights the ten tasks you should do to keep you focused on your mission and hit your fundraising target, every time.

It feels pretty devastating when you put a lot of heart (not to mention time and money) into a new non-profit or mission, only to find out it’s not going to work the way you’d hoped because you can’t get the funding.

I’ve been in a similar situation. My first campaign failed. My second campaign failed. So did my third. It wasn’t until the 10th campaign that I started understanding what did and did not work. But getting to that point took a lot of heart, time, and money!

I’m guessing you want to bypass all that heartache and get to the heart of how to run campaigns that work, right?

Here are three steps you can take to assess if your campaign is likely to succeed or fail. Without going through all that pain.

This Friday, August 24th on Facebook Live, I will be discussing how to fundraise during a scandal. Thousands of Catholics are pulling their funding to dioceses and looking for alternative causes. Learn how they can find you and support your Catholic cause.

Already, Catholic causes and non-profits (just like yours!) that are faithful to Church teaching and doctrine are gaining the trust of hundreds of Catholics. Learn how you can replicate what they are doing. 

Click here for more information.

 

Date: 08/24/2018
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Event: How to Fundraise during a Catholic Scandal
Topic: Fundraising during a Catholic Scandal
Sponsor: CatholicFundraiser.net
Venue: Facebook Live
Location: Austin 78758
USA
Public: Public
Registration: Click here to register.
More Info: Click here for more information.
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How to Fundraise in the Face of a Church Scandal

Faith-driven and authentic Catholic nonprofits can attract distraught donors

Make sure to get your free copy of ‘The 10 Commandment of Catholic Fundraising’. It’s a book that highlights the ten tasks you should do to keep you focused on your mission and hit your fundraising target, every time.

The Catholic Church is hit with another scandal. There’s been a lot of discussion of how a scandal affects how people will donate. (Read this article in the National Catholic Register where I offer my two cents.) The question on many Catholics mind is, “Should I stop giving in light of this scandal?”

While scandals can drastically cut the levels of giving, it can also boost fundraising. In the face of evil, good always prevails. You can find many new donors because Catholics right now are looking for charities and missions which are 100% authentically Catholic.

To do this, you must differentiate yourself from the negative and make Catholics see you as someone they can trust. You can do so by focusing on the character as a fundraiser, development director, board member or whoever is leading the efforts to raise money. This means executing your next campaign or appeal as a Catholic rather than a fundraiser.

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The Power of Perseverance in Catholic Fundraising

Why Jesus said perseverance bears fruit to those who fall on rich soil

Make sure to get your free copy of ‘The 10 Commandment of Catholic Fundraising’. It’s a book that highlights the ten tasks you should do to keep you focused on your mission and hit your fundraising target, every time.

While reflecting on what has driven the success of the Catholic organizations I’ve helped with fundraising, I have come to recognize some common characteristics that I want to share with you.

The organizations, religious orders, schools, or apostolates that keep the momentum going each week also raise the most funds. The habits and steps that they all share are simple and easy to repeat.

It’s not some magic appeal letter or mysterious major donor that has made the difference. They are the difference! By showing up each day and consistently taking action with their fundraising, they have reached their funding targets and even exceeded them.

In particular, I’ve seen three essential characteristics that can make the biggest impact. I recommend that, if you adopt the habit of applying all three, every week, then, you will get to where you want to go.

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Google is giving $10,000 a month to Catholic nonprofits

This is a $10,000/month grant every Catholic cause should use

You have likely been looking for a big break to get your cause moving forward. Well, here it is.

I found your next major donor. (You’re welcome!) And as a bonus, this donor didn’t cost you a dime or any effort to find.

So who is this mystery major donor?

And how much are they ready to give you?

The donor is Google, and the company wants to give you $10,000 a month… for as long as you want. Yes, that’s $10k every month.

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The Shortcut to Finding Your Next 1,000 Donors

The 4 shared characteristics of the people who will donate to you

Make sure to get your free copy of ‘The 10 Commandment of Catholic Fundraising’. It’s a book that highlights the ten tasks you should do to keep you focused on your mission and hit your fundraising target, every time.

When fundraising, you will likely have two key questions you’ll want to ask a Catholic donations expert (like me): The first is, “Who can donate to me?” The second is, “How do I ask them?”

These are the two most frequently asked questions I receive each week. At the time that I’m writing this article, nearly 3,000 people visit CatholicFundraiser.net. So you can imagine how many times these two questions are raised.

Today, I’m going to answer the first question: Who can donate to you?

After reading this article, you and the other 3,000 people contacting me will be all set because you will all know who can (and will) donate.

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3 Tips to Stop Struggling to Find Donors

My best recommendations for finding donors when you don't know where to look

Make sure to get your free copy of ‘The 10 Commandment of Catholic Fundraising’. It’s a book that highlights the ten tasks you should do to keep you focused on your mission and hit your fundraising target, every time.

At some point with your fundraising – or you may have already experienced this – you will struggle to find donors.

Today is your lucky day. Because this article outlines exactly how you will never have to struggle again. In fact, in the next paragraphs, you will find ideas so good and practical that you can start applying them today and see immediate results.

When it comes to your Catholic nonprofit or cause, you simply don’t have the time to waste struggling to find donors, so let’s find your next 10 donors today.

First, I want you to take a step back and recognize that, even before you start looking for donors, you are probably juggling 100 other tasks that need to be done, plus another 100 hurdles getting in your way.