Before crowdfunding,
there was collective generosity
and Catholic Sisters were at the forefront.

Catholic sisters have engaged in crowdfunding for centuries—long before the term existed or the internet made it possible. They understood the principle: bring people together around a meaningful purpose, invite them to participate, and make something possible through collective generosity.

There is documented evidence of sisters raising money through collective community support as far back as the 1700s and early 1800s. They relied on donations from individuals, wealthy benefactors, and communities to establish convents, schools, and ministries. In the early 1800s, the Sisters of Charity in New York organized benefit events, charity appeals, and community fundraising. In 1909, Mother Eugenia Quirk, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, encouraged each sister to ask 20 relatives or friends to give five cents a week for one year, or $2.60, and to ask ten people to do the same to fund a building project. More than $100,000 was collected!

With less than $1 million left to raise in our $26 million capital campaign, imagine what we can achieve collectively as we close in on this goal..

With less than $1 million needed to meet our $26 million capital campaign goal, imagine what we can achieve collectively.

Be Like Mother Eugenia. . .
Give A Gift Today and Ask 20 Friends to Give, too.

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