Jim Friend talks with Fr. Joe Laramie, S.J., National Director for the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network. Fr. Joe became the national director in 2020. He lives in Milwaukee and travels widely to offer

Join Jim Friend and this expert panel for a conversation about giving to Catholic parishes, dioceses, and other organizations. Our panel includes Bevin C. Kennedy, Cabinet Secretary, Development and C

On today's show, Brian Crimmins and our host, Jim Friend, discuss the recent Giving USA 2023 report. The two discuss why philanthropy and the number of donors in 2022 is down from the previous year an

Published: August 7, 2023 Join us for a discussion about the relationship between Development and Communications. How do we optimize those roles to work in unison toward the goals of your nonprofit

Published: May 14, 2023 Today we welcomeKatie Boller Gosewisch, the Executive Director of theU.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, which was founded in 2013 by a group of Catholic Sist

Published: May 01, 2023 Today we will be talking about Evangelization with our special guestTom Quinlan. As Catholics, we are called to spread the Good News of the Gospel and share the love of Chr

Published: April 10, 2023 Were pleased to haveDr. Laura Sicolaon the podcast this week because communication is a common thread in the work of Advancing Our Church. Laura talks with us about com

Published: March 26, 2023 We welcomeAndy Lesnefsky, the President ofVagabond Missions, a national organization that shares the Gospel with inner-city teens by equipping young adults to serve as C

Published: March 12, 2023 A partnership between ACS Technologies and Villanova Universitys Center for Church Management in the Villanova School of Business examined the effect of the COVID-19 pand

Published: February 26, 2023 Jim Friend speaks withDr. Matthew Whelan, the ninth president ofCaldwell Universityand the first male lay president in Caldwells history. Prior to joining Caldwell,