The Petrus Development Show

Our "Blueprint for Development" series is on its third installment. Tara and Sarah are back to chat about annual funds, also known as an operating budget or director's fund. Learn how to create a new or sustainable development program that doesn't depend solely on that one event or only 1-2 major donors.  Tara and Sarah give some great starting tips for making that change from dependence to sustainable.

In this episode Tara Doyon, Director of Client Services, and Sarah Rose, Director of Communications, continue leading us through the Blueprint of Development series. They discuss what an organization's communication efforts look like today and what they can look like in the future once you implement a sustainable development program at your organization. You don't want to miss out on hearing the great first steps they give on how to begin transforming your messaging to be donor-centric so that you can continue building the Kingdom.

This episode introduces the first of a four-part series "Blueprint for Development." This series offers in-depth insight on how to create a successful development program by putting in place the building blocks you'll need to insure it's sustainability. Join Andrew and Petrus consultant, Sarah Rose, as they dive into how to set up and create an infrastructure for your organization and your development goals. This "set up" is crucial to insuring that your foundation will remain strong over time.

In this episode, Andrew visits with Bryan Wilburn, director of development at the St. Paul Catholic Newman Center at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. They discuss how Bryan got his start in development and what they are doing to advance Catholic evangelism on the plains of North Dakota. They also touch on how being a great development officer can make you a better spouse.

In this episode, Andrew visits with Gabe Cooper. Gabe is the Founder of Virtuous, a responsive fundraising platform designed to help nonprofit teams build better donor relationships and increase impact with confidence. Andrew and Gabe discuss the power of data and automation and how the ultimate goal is to be able to treat every donor as if they were a major gift donor. They also discuss how Virtuous came to be and their thoughts on the Church as a leader of innovation.

In this episode, Andrew visits with Dr. Matt Smith, Director of Strategic Alliances at OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation. Andrew and Matt discuss the OSV Innovation Challenge that was launched in 2020 which is now accepting applications for its 2021 Challenge. Through this Challenge, OSV is “building up Catholic innovators by offering contestants opportunities for personal development, professional guidance, and idea incubation — and a shot at one of three $100,000 project prizes.”

If you want to learn more or apply for your shot at a $100,000 prize, go to www.OSVchallenge.com for more information.

In this episode, Andrew visits with Patrick Williams, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Texas A&M Foundation.

In the world of development and philanthropy, there are a handful of people who you know were just built to be amazing fundraisers. Today's guest is, without question, one of those people. Patrick joins Andrew for an episode that is literally as master class in major gift fundraising.  The pair discusses building long-lasting and meaningful relationships and the need to understand the art & science of fundraising.  Patrick also shares his knowledge about what it takes to recruit, train and retain a passionate and effective workforce and what it takes to have the courage to ask for and secure multi-million dollar gifts.

In this episode, Andrew visits with Julia Golding, successful author with works such as the Cat Royal series and the Companions Quartet. They discuss the project that Julia has launched to purchase Tolkien’s home at 20 Northmoor Road in Oxford and turn it into the first literary center devoted to Tolkien and his works. Project Northmoor, as it is called, kicked off in November 2020, with a goal to raise 4.6 million pounds, or $6 million US dollars to buy the house and convert it into a literary center. Andrew and Julia discuss the project and what she has learned about fundraising through her efforts. It's a fascinating conversation with lessons and parallels to fundraising of all kinds. If you want to learn more about the project or make a donation, you can find more information at www.projectnorthmoor.org. So as they say in the books, let the quest begin.

There are few literary phrases that are more well known than Middle Earth, Gandolph the Grey, Hobbits in the Shire and One Ring to Rule them all. These concepts and characters are almost universally recognized and would not exist were it not for the gift of JRR Tolkien and his quest to create a language, world and story called The Lord of the Rings. A lifelong Catholic and member of a group of authors called the Inklings, Tolkien created a world that has inspired countless authors, readers, actors, movie lovers and fans through his writings. One interesting thing about Tolkien however, is that there is no literary center celebrating his life and work anywhere in the world. Centers exist for Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and others but for the inventor of Lord Sauron, Frodo Baggins and Smeagol, there is not. It is an effort to change this that brought today’s guest to us.

In this episode, Sarah and Tara are continuing the conversation of Women in Philanthropy. In Part 3, they visit with Jeannie Sager, Director of the Women's Philanthropy Institute. During this episode they discuss the transfer of wealth of women and share their experiences as professional women working in the development sector.

In this episode, we continue from last week with Part 2 of our Women in Philanthropy series, hosted by Tara Doyon and Sarah Rose. In Part 2, Sarah and Tara visit with Kathleen Criscione, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist, mother of 3 and practicing Catholic. Join them as they discuss how to let go of the unrealistic expectations set for working women. They also reflect on ways to create a healthy work-life balance.