Catholic Spirit: Invitation, Community, Purpose Can Connect Millennials to Church

Catholic Spirit: Invitation, Community, Purpose Can Connect Millennials to Church

Passing on the faith to the next generation doesn’t happen automatically. Father Spencer Howe, the pastor of Holy Cross in Minneapolis, articulated that fact in leading a panel discussion on millennials for a crowd of more than 50 people Jan. 25 at St. Therese in Deephaven. He referred to Pope St. John Paul II’s words of each new generation being a “whole new continent that has never experienced Christ.”

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CCF Embarks on New Initiative: Impact Investing

CCF Embarks on New Initiative: Impact Investing

If you’re unfamiliar with the term “Impact Investing,” you’re not alone. As an approach to investments, it’s relatively new, but for the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota (CCF), it’s an idea whose time has come.

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Tax Change Considerations for 2017

Much is being written about the recent changes in tax law and how the changes will impact charitable giving. Though the extent of the implications are yet unknown, we offer three key points to consider before year-end…

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Letter From the President: Told in Memory of Her

Letter From the President: Told in Memory of Her

I’m humbled, once again, to share Catholic Community Foundation’s (CCF) financial success from the last year. In fiscal year 2017, CCF experienced record growth in assets of $45 million. At $318 million in total assets, we remain the nation’s largest Catholic community foundation — a fact we herald only because it reflects the immense generosity of this local community and propels our grantmaking efforts. Last year, we granted…

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Trends Up for Women’s Giving

Trends Up for Women’s Giving

Historically, women have given generously of their time and talent, but women’s ability to give financially is a more recent development. As women’s economic power and educational achievement grow, women are influencing household and economic decision-making and transforming the philanthropic landscape like never before. With women now controlling more than half of all U.S. wealth, trends in women’s giving…

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