Fundraising for Catholic Schools and Parishes: Tips, Tricks, Ideas, and Best Practices to Fire Up Your Fundraising Programs - Paperback

by Susan H. Gray (Author)

At last, a book that not only addresses the challenges faced by those who raise funds for their Catholic school or parish, but also offers insights, ideas, and tips on how to enliven current fundraising activities. Gray provides guidance on how to attract volunteers; deal with resistant parishioners; breathe new life into old fundraisers; and bring in new donors. She also shows how to evaluate and dramatically improve current fundraising activities; how to capitalize on money-making assets that are usually overlooked; and how to engage children, teens, and clergy in fundraising activities. While providing plenty of fundraising ideas, real-life stories and examples, and tips for increasing participation, the author shows how a fundraising program can mature into an endeavor that reaches far beyond the school and parish boundaries.

Author Biography

Susan H. Gray has been a professional writer since 1986. She has more than 150 children's reference books in print, and also has served as a technical writer for medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Since 1993, she has written numerous grant proposals to benefit Catholic schools and parishes, a Catholic healthcare organization, and a missionary society. Throughout this time, she has also been very active in fundraising at the parish level and has worked with development directors to hone school and parish fundraising programs. Susan has an M.S. degree in Zoology. She lives in Cabot, Arkansas, with her husband Michael.