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UPDATE on Partners: 1700 Sansom Street 10th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 [email protected] www.sacredplaces.org (215) 567-3234 Board of Directors The Reverend Dr. Thomas E. Frank, Chair The Reverend Dr. Roy G. Almquist John Asher, Jr. The Reverend Dr. Eugene C. Bay Paul Bruhn The Very Reverend Msgr. John F. Canary David R. Cooper John J. DiIulio, Jr., Ph. D. The Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr. Sally Harris The Reverend Pierce W. Klemmt Katherine Lyle Corlis S. Moody James R. Nader, FAIA David J. Winkowski, Esq. Gordon R. Woodrow Staff A. Robert Jaeger, President Tuomi Joshua Forrest, Executive Vice President Karen DiLossi, Director of Arts in Sacred Places Daniel Duffy, Project Manager, Pennsylvania Office Leanne Gehrig, Project Manager, Chicago Office Gianfranco Grande, Vice President for Philanthropy and Business Development; Director, Chicago Office Rachel Hildebrandt, Program and Membership Associate, Pennsylvania Office Stephanie Kish, Director of Operations Amy Schachman, Project Manager, Chicago Office Scott Schnur, Programs and Administrative Associate, Pennsylvania Office Elizabeth Ann Terry, Director of Training National Office Like so many other nonprofit organizations, the recent recession posed a serious challenge to Partners’ fundraising efforts. However, in 2011 Partners was able to generate revenue that exceeded expenses. This success was possible because Partners’ board and staff reached out to new donors as well as longstanding supporters, and launched new initiatives and innovative programs that clearly responded to the needs of sacred places nationwide. Individual and Membership Giving One of Partners’ newest donors challenged us in an important way: he pledged to give $50,000 if we could obtain $50,000 gifts from four other donors. In 2011, Partners received two out of the four gifts needed to meet the challenge, and we expect to receive the third and fourth gifts in 2012. Foundation Funding Thanks to ongoing support from longtime funders such as the Amon G. Carter Foundation, the Ryan Foundation, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and Lilly Endowment, Inc., Partners has been able to widen its programmatic offering, as well as develop new initiatives that help to strengthen and support sacred places. Our Making Homes for the Arts in Sacred Places program received broad support from a variety of funders, including the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the Barra Foundation, and the Connelly Foundation. The program continues to attract interest from many different constituencies. Earned Income Partners began to diversify its earned income projects in 2011. For example, we are now offering one-day New Dollars/New Partners training services, and have been retained by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association to work with civic leaders in Johnstown, PA, to guide the re-use of three vacant Catholic churches. In addition, Partners began to plan a new earned income program: Capital Campaign Consulting Services (CCCS) for historic houses of worship. Building on the trust we have earned in faith communities over two decades, our innovative fund raising tools and approaches, and the expertise and skills of our staff, CCCS will allow us to provide competitively-priced, high-impact fundraising services to parishes and congregations, while creating a new stream of earned income for the organization. Suzanne Yowell, Project Manager, Texas Office Sacred Places Production Neeta McCulloch, Editor 3 • Sacred Places • www.sacredplaces.org • Summer 2012