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Special Events and Initiatives
CATHOLIC EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST
For our first-ever Catholic Executive Breakfast, CFGP teamed up with local businesses to host a morning of reflection and empowerment. Over 300 guests attended the Union League of Philadelphia to spend the morning with Fr. Rob Hagan, O.S.A., of Villanova University, who served as the event’s keynote speaker.
Fr. Rob spoke to us about hope, gratitude, and most importantly, faith, and we all left just a little more motivated than we were before. We thank Fr. Rob for being with us for this event, and our sponsors, Kistler Tiffany, PMC Property Group, FirstTrust and KeyBank for making it possible!
2019 WOMEN IN PHILANTHROPY FORUM
CFGP’s annual Women in Philanthropy Forum is a networking event for female business leaders, nonprofit professionals and philanthropists that aims to give women in the nonprofit sector stronger voices. This event also celebrates one grantee each year who has received a grant award from CFGP’s Women in Philanthropy Leadership Fund. This fund was established to make grants to Catholic organizations that are women-led or women-serving. Our 2019 Women in Philanthropy Forum was held on October 22nd at Drexelbrook and brought back the popular format of a panel discussion with some of the region’s most impactful female philanthropists and nonprofit leaders.
Our 2019 event featured four panelists and one moderator:
Charlene Flaherty Irene Hannan Linda McDonough Theresa Murtagh, Esq.
Dr. Laura Sicola
Executive Director,* Cranaleith Spiritual Center President, Faith in the Future Foundation Founder, 50 Words LLC and President of the Catholic Charities Appeal Board* President, Catholic Philopatrian Society and member of the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Board of Trustees*
(moderator)
Founder, Vocal Impact Productions and Chair of the CFGP Executive Advisory Council*
*Denotes as of event date
Our 2019 theme focused on the Catholic giving landscape from a woman’s perspective, and with a panel filled with representatives from across the nonprofit sector, each brought something unique and inspiring to the table. Discussion topics also included the importance of female leaders in the nonprofit sector and how to effectively convey your mission’s message.
Additionally, attendees learned firsthand about the impact of the Women in Philanthropy Leadership Fund through a discussion with Charlene, whose organization received the 2019 Women in Philanthropy Leadership Fund grant from CFGP.
Special thanks to all four of our panelists and our moderator for their time and expertise that made this day so valuable to our team and our guests!
VOLUNTEER DAY
During the Christmas season, our team joined staff from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown to prepare for the annual Archbishop’s Benefit for Children Christmas party. Our staff helped package goodies and arrange gifts for the children attending the annual party. The Archbishop’s Benefit for Children is a year-round fundraising initiative that supports underprivileged children from across the Greater Philadelphia region. Every year, their annual initiative culminates in a Christmas party in which benefitting children are invited to attend and receive donated gifts.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Emergency Relief Fund – $255,070 Raised
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, CFGP established the Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) to provide a quick response to the emergency needs of the community within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. This includes food pantries, vital social service ministries and organizations, and local parishes that are working to address the emergency needs of their communities.
2020 has been difficult for many, and we’re working to do our part to help those who have been impacted by COVID-19. We spoke to the individuals and organizations on the front lines of the pandemic and determined the areas in need of significant assistance. With the pandemic resulting in the closure of businesses and loss of jobs, food insecurity has quickly become one of the most pertinent issues impacting the public.
Since the ERF’s creation, CFGP has continued to raise funds for the food pantries of Catholic Social Services (CSS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Since the pandemic began, each of their pantry sites have experienced a 100% increase in client volume.
As of FY 2020, the Emergency Relief Fund raised *$255,070 from 395 gifts. We’re so grateful to our community for their continued support of our brothers and sisters in need during this critical time.
Below are the organizations you have helped through your support of the ERF.
St. John’s Hospice - $30,000
Casa del Carmen Family Service Center - $25,000
Northeast Family Service Center - $15,000
Delaware County (Chester) Family Service Center - $25,000
Montgomery County (Norristown) Family Service Center - $18,000 Southwest Family Service Center - $29,000
Bucks County Family Service Center - $10,000
5-county family service centers - $20,000
CSS food pantries (all sites) - $80,000
Please note CFGP continues to work with Catholic Social Services on finalizing more distributions to the area food pantries. *As of 11/25/20, the ERF raised a total of $274,321.
— Mr. James T. Amato, LSW, Secretary for Catholic Human Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Launched in April 2020, the Parish Support Initiative was developed in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to respond to the immediate needs of faith communities after the celebration of public Masses were briefly suspended. The Parish Support Initiative provided parishes with an additional stream of income during the pandemic as a result of their weekly offertory being temporarily reduced.
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, provided guidance to the public on how to participate in this initiative during his livestream Sunday Masses, and every Archdiocesan parish was invited to participate. CFGP created a custom donation page on our website that allowed donors to visit and select their home parish from a drop-down menu and donate to it. Donors also had the option to select “Parish Most in Need” from the drop-down menu, in which their gift was allocated to parishes that are facing extreme financial crises as a result of COVID-19. This online giving opportunity also gave parishes who may not currently participate in online giving an additional platform to raise funds for their parish.
As of FY 2020, the Parish Support Initiative raised *$139,221 for 121 parishes (listed below). The Parish Support Initiative continues to remain available for parishes in need.
*As of 11/25/20, the Parish Support Initiative has raised a total of $223,496.
Annunciation B.V.M.-Havertown Annunciation B.V.M.-Philadelphia Assumption B.V.M.-Feasterville Blessed Virgin Mary-Darby Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul-Philadelphia Corpus Christi-Lansdale Epiphany of Our LordPhiladelphia Epiphany of Our LordPlymouth Meeting Holy Cross-Philadelphia Holy Cross-Springfield Holy Martyrs-Oreland Holy Name of Jesus-Philadelphia Holy Saviour-Norristown Immaculate ConceptionJenkintown Immaculate Heart of MaryPhiladelphia Maternity B.V.M.-Philadelphia Mother of Divine ProvidenceKing of Prussia Nativity B.V.M.-Media Nativity of Our Lord-Warminster Old Saint Mary’s-Philadelphia Our Lady of Calvary-Philadelphia Our Lady of ConsolationParkesburg Our Lady of ConsolationPhiladelphia Our Lady of Good CounselSouthampton Our Lady of Grace-Penndel Our Lady of Hope-Philadelphia Our Lady of LourdesPhiladelphia Presentation B.V.M.-Cheltenham Presentation B.V.M.-Wynnewood Queen of Peace-Ardsley Resurrection of Our LordPhiladelphia Sacred Heart of JesusPhiladelphia Saint Agatha-Saint JamesPhiladelphia Saint Agnes-Saint John Nepomucene-Philadelphia Saint Agnes-West Chester Saint Albert the GreatHuntingdon Valley Saint Alphonsus-Maple Glen Saint Andrew-Philadelphia Saint Anne-Philadelphia Saint Ann-Phoenixville Saint Anselm-Philadelphia Saint Anthony of Padua-Ambler Saint Athanasius-Philadelphia Saint Barbara-Philadelphia Saint Bartholomew-Philadelphia Saint Bede the VenerableHolland Saint Bridget-Philadelphia Saint Cecilia-Philadelphia Saint Charles BorromeoBensalem Saint Charles BorromeoDrexel Hill Saint Charles BorromeoPhiladelphia Saint Christopher-Philadelphia Saint Cyril of Jerusalem-Jamison Saint Denis-Havertown Saint Dominic-Philadelphia Saint Eleanor-Collegeville Saint Ephrem-Bensalem Saint Eugene-Primos Saint Frances CabriniFairless Hills Saint Francis de SalesPhiladelphia Saint Francis of Assisi-Norristown Saint Francis Xavier-Philadelphia Saint Genevieve-Flourtown Saint George-Glenolden Saint Helena-Blue Bell Saint Helena-Philadelphia Saint Ignatius of LoyolaPhiladelphia Saint Isaac Jogues-Wayne Saint James-Elkins Park Saint Jerome-Philadelphia Saint John Bosco-Hatboro Saint John ChrysostomWallingford Saint John Paul II-Philadelphia Saint John the BaptistPhiladelphia Saint John the EvangelistPhiladelphia Saint Joseph-Cheltenham Saint Joseph-Collingdale Saint Joseph-Downingtown Saint Joseph-Spring City Saint Joseph-Warrington Saint Jude-Chalfont Saint Katharine Drexel-Chester Saint Katherine of SienaPhiladelphia Saint Kevin-Springfield Saint Laurence-Upper Darby Saint Lawrence-Riegelsville Saint Madeline-Ridley Park Saint Maria Goretti-Hatfield Saint Mark-Bristol Saint Martha-Philadelphia Saint Martin de PorresPhiladelphia Saint Martin of Tours-New Hope Saint Martin of ToursPhiladelphia Saint Mary Magdalen-Media Saint Matthew-Conshohocken Saint Matthew-Philadelphia Saint Matthias-Bala Cynwyd Saint Maximilian KolbeWest Chester Saint Nicholas of TolentinePhiladelphia Saint Norbert-Paoli Saint Patrick-Malvern Saint Patrick-Norristown Saint Patrick-Philadelphia Saint Paul-East Norriton Saint Paul-Philadelphia Saint Peter the ApostlePhiladelphia Saint Peter-West Brandywine Saint Philomena-Lansdowne Saint Robert BellarmineWarrington Saint Rose of Lima-North Wales Saint Stanislaus-Lansdale Saint Teresa of Avila-Norristown Saint Teresa of Calcutta-Limerick Saint Thomas AquinasPhiladelphia Saint Thomas of VillanovaRosemont Saint Thomas the ApostleGlen Mills Saint Timothy-Philadelphia Saint Veronica-Philadelphia Saint Vincent de Paul-Richboro Saint William-Philadelphia Saints Philip and James-Exton
