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Pope Leo XIII teaches fundraising

3 tips from on how to raise funds from the Encyclical, Longinqua

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.
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It’s funny how people talk about their favorite popes. A lot of Catholic non-profits/causes love telling people, “You’ve got to read about this pope!”

And that’s true…

but the most successful Catholic non-profits/causes know that to grow your fundraising, sometimes you need to put a pope’s insight into practice.

Pope Leo XIII happens to be one of my favorites. One of his lesser know encyclicals, Longinqua, gives some fantastic advice on how to find donors.

Learn them here:

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Pope Benedict XV teaches how to fundraise

3 Fundraising Tips from Benedict XV's Encyclical Sacra Propediem

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.
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When CatholicFundraiser.net launched in 2016, the focus was to take a CATHOLIC approach on how to ask for donations.

Here we are three years later, and I am talking to you about Pope Benedict XV…

Success!

Benedict XV left us a treasure chest of letters, homilies, bulls, and encyclicals on how to grow in holiness. And… yes, how to also fundraise properly.

So here’s some insight that I’ve learned from his Encyclical Sacra Propediem:

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Pope Pius X explains how to fundraise

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

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.
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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: