Catholic Spirit: Panel discusses helping mothers, children break the cycle of poverty

Catholic Spirit: Panel discusses helping mothers, children break the cycle of poverty

A single parent, Maria Sinchi, 26, didn’t know how much support the Church offers single mothers and children through various nonprofits. “It’s really nice and empowering and just encouraging to us to know that these resources are available,” said Sinchi, a parishioner of St. Stephen in Minneapolis. “It’s really cool what these women are doing.” Sinchi and more than 90 other people heard from five female panelists March 12 about…

Read More

Welcome Brenda Murphy to the Catholic Community Foundation Staff

We are pleased to announce that Brenda Murphy joined the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) this past December. As Database and Prospect Research Analyst, Brenda provides invaluable support for all aspects of development and donor relations. She is responsible for the database management, providing…

Read More

Catholic Spirit: Foundation’s new impact investments yield financial, social returns

Catholic Spirit: Foundation’s new impact investments yield financial, social returns

As the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota enters the new field of impact investing this year, its leaders expect not only a financial return on two new investments, but also measurable evidence of these investments’ impact on people and the environment. The St. Paul-based foundation has long screened investments by their alignment with Catholic values…With $3.5 million in impact investments — another form of socially responsible investing — CCF believes it can do even more to further…

Read More

Catholic Spirit: Financial adviser manages wealth for greater good

Two years ago, Mike Ricci, 54, began noticing a change in himself. It started when the then-partner and principal of the half-billion-dollar Minneapolis firm Vector Wealth Management watched his mother suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Then, a client instructed him to do something he hadn’t done before…

Read More