If you are a Pastor or a Business Manager, you know that the word "fundraising" can often feel like a burden you have to carry alone. You might worry about sounding like a bill collector from the pulpit or feel the weight of a looming deficit keeping you up at night. But here is a transformative secret: you already have the most powerful fundraising team you’ll ever need sitting right in your committee rooms . Your Finance and Parish Councils are not just oversight bodies; t

Planned Giving for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore The world of advancement is evolving. The best time to start a planned giving program was twenty years ago. The second-best time is today! Across the country, financial experts anticipate that more than $80 trillion will be transferred from one generation to the next, often referred to as the Great Transfer of Wealth . For Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the first diocese established in the

During Lent, the Church calls us to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, not as obligations, but as pathways of conversion. For Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, this season invites us to see fundraising not as a financial exercise, but as a sacred invitation into mission. “ When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing… and your Father who sees in secret will repay you ” (Matthew 6:3–4). Fundraising in Catholic Education is Min

Calling all pastors! Looking for a way to bring new energy, deeper connection, and shared mission to parish life? The Sister Parish Program invites parishes across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, city, suburban, and rural, to build meaningful relationships rooted in faith, solidarity, and service. This isn’t about fixing problems or checking boxes. It’s about creating opportunities for parishes to walk together, learn from one another, and live out the Gospel as one Catholic fa

When people hear the word fundraising , many immediately think about budgets, goals, mailings, and numbers on a spreadsheet. In parish life, that reaction is understandable. Most pastors and parish staff did not enter ministry because they wanted to ask for money. They came to serve people, to proclaim the Gospel, and to build up the Church. From the perspective of our Advancement team, we want to offer a simple and important reminder: Fundraising in a parish is ministry. It

Giving Weekend is designed to be a communal act of faith, not a routine collection. When parishioners are given a few uninterrupted minutes to reflect, pray, and respond, generosity follows.