What creativity! Fr. John Cahoon, pastor of St. Angela Merici, Missouri City, TX and our GIG directors produced this short video to increase campaign reception attendance, and it was very effective! Love his sense of humor and all the "hats" he wore for the various themes! https://youtu.be/yZoF5TlgpxM
Hosting a parish event? Your Facebook community can now RSVP through Facebook, see if their friends are going, & receive reminders the day of the event. Use this feature right away to catch your communities attention. Better attendance is only a few clicks away.
Our Diocese of Memphis GIG staff celebrated the Eucharistic Congress with Bishop David Prescott Talley and the faithful of The Diocese of Memphis over the weekend. It concluded with a procession and the beautiful colors of a Memphis fall sunset.
We love celebrating the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with all the pet blessings Jennifer Frazer Keene, President, Diocesan Services had her dog Sully blessed this past weekend at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Raleigh, NC. Video of the service featuring Jennifer and Sully: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gQSOsinMh24 Article on celebrating St. Francis of Assisi: https://www.ncregister.com/.../celebrating-st-francis-of... Our favorite quote from [...]
Recently, you received a letter from Mike Cusack announcing some changes in our organization as we complete our 25th anniversary as a firm. I am honored to have accepted the role of CEO of Guidance in Giving, Inc. and I want to first thank Mike for his extraordinary leadership for the last 25 years as [...]
Dear friends, Twenty-five years ago, my vision of a true Catholic Stewardship and Development firm led to the formation of Guidance In Giving, Inc., a Catholic organization that catered specifically to Catholic clients! Along with my partners, Michael Goodwin, Joseph Zamorano and Carlos Proaño, I took my love for the Catholic Church and commitment to [...]
Article from The Rhode Island Catholic (link to article below) BY BRIAN FRAGA, RHODE ISLAND CATHOLIC CORRESPONDENTCUMBERLAND — Michael Woody and his wife, Joanne Speroni-Woody, were set to give a parish presentation on the Grateful for God’s Providence Campaign last winter. When they walked into St. John Vianney Church for Mass, they saw a green [...]
Well, what a year it has been! Even though this year has been much different than any year we can remember, we still look with anticipation, gratefulness and joy as we approach Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas seasons as 2020 comes to a close. Is your parish prepared for year-end giving? Year-end giving is vital for [...]
With Year End Giving approaching, it's important to know what the CARES Act means for Charitable Giving. Below, please find important information you should share to your parishioners as they consider their donations.
We know your parishioners have TIME and we know they have TALENTS, so Guidance In Giving has created the 'Parish Generosity Challenge' in conjunction with #GivingTuesdayNow. Message us today to get your free challenge toolkit. Our employees will be participating as well- be on the lookout for our daily inspiration posts and submissions over the [...]