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The Petrus Development Show
On the Petrus Development show we discuss fundraising in the religious sector with those who are doing it best.
Whether you are currently working in development, looking to start or relaunch a development program, or just curious about best practices this is the show for you!
Hosted by Andrew Robison, president of Petrus Development.
Episodes
The Petrus Development Show86 - Sarah DuPreez (St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish at U of Arkansas): A Campaign Story, Part 1
Sarah Du Preez, Director of Development for the St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish at the University of Arkansas joins Andrew for this episode about capital…
The Petrus Development Show85 - Kevin Cotter (Amazing Parishes): Heroic Pastors; Amazing Parishes
In this episode, Andrew visits with Kevin Cotter, executive director of Amazing Parishes, a ministry that offers instruction, education, and coaching to…
The Petrus Development Show84 - Blueprint for Development: Major Gifts
In this fourth episode of the "Blueprint for Development" series, we dive into major gifts. Tara returns with Josh Whelan, Petrus VP, to take you through the…
The Petrus Development Show83 - Blueprint for Development: Annual Fund
Our "Blueprint for Development" series is on its third installment. Tara and Sarah are back to chat about annual funds, also known as an operating budget or…
The Petrus Development Show82 - Blueprint for Development: Communications
In this episode Tara Doyon, Director of Client Services, and Sarah Rose, Director of Communications, continue leading us through the Blueprint of Development…
The Petrus Development Show81 - Blueprint for Development: Infrastructure
This episode introduces the first of a four-part series "Blueprint for Development." This series offers in-depth insight on how to create a successful…
The Petrus Development Show80 - Bryan Wilburn (St. Paul Catholic Newman Center): One Hundred Percent
In this episode, Andrew visits with Bryan Wilburn, director of development at the St. Paul Catholic Newman Center at North Dakota State University in Fargo…
The Petrus Development Show79 - Gabe Cooper (Virtuous): Virtuous and Responsive Fundraising
In this episode, Andrew visits with Gabe Cooper. Gabe is the Founder of Virtuous, a responsive fundraising platform designed to help nonprofit teams build…
The Petrus Development Show78 - Matt Smith (OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation): OSV Innovation Challenge
In this episode, Andrew visits with Dr. Matt Smith, Director of Strategic Alliances at OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation. Andrew and Matt discuss the OSV…
The Petrus Development Show77 - Patrick Williams (Texas A&M Foundation): A Master Class in Major Gift Fundraising
In this episode, Andrew visits with Patrick Williams, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Texas A&M Foundation. In the world of development…
The Petrus Development Show76 - Julia Golding (Project Northmoor): Saving Tolkien's House
In this episode, Andrew visits with Julia Golding, successful author with works such as the Cat Royal series and the Companions Quartet. They discuss the…
The Petrus Development Show75 - Women in Philanthropy Part 3 - Jeannie Sager (Women's Philanthropy Institute)
In this episode, Sarah and Tara are continuing the conversation of Women in Philanthropy. In Part 3, they visit with Jeannie Sager, Director of the Women's…
The Petrus Development Show74 - Women in Philanthropy Part 2 - Kathleen Criscione (Nurturing Family Therapy)
In this episode, we continue from last week with Part 2 of our Women in Philanthropy series, hosted by Tara Doyon and Sarah Rose. In Part 2, Sarah and Tara…
The Petrus Development Show73 - Women in Philanthropy Part 1 - Kerry Robinson (Leadership Roundtable)
In this episode of the Petrus Development Show, Andrew turns the mic over to Sarah Rose and Tara Doyon for the first in a three part series, "Women in…
The Petrus Development Show72 - Tom Pagano (Mission Advantage Recruiting): Searching for God's Talent
In this episode, Andrew visits with Tom Pagano, co-founder and director of Mission Advantage Recruiting, a search firm dedicated to recruiting great talent for…
The Petrus Development Show71 - JM Boyd (Glass Canvas): Tilma - Building a Catholic Ecosystem
In this episode, Andrew visits with JM Boyd, president of Glass Canvas and co-founder of a brand new parish resource, Tilma. Glass Canvas started a few years…
The Petrus Development Show70 - St. Benedict of Nursia and the Rule of Radical Generosity
In this episode, Andrew visits with Father Meinrad Miller of St. Benedict's Abbey and Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Andrew and Fr. Meinrad discuss…
The Petrus Development Show69 - Greg and Julie Stevens (Holy Donors): The 10 Percent Club
This episode is the first of our Holy Donor series, and Andrew visits with Greg and Julie Stevens. Greg and Julie live in Lincoln, Nebraska and both attended…
The Petrus Development Show68 - JoAnn Shull (St. Thomas More Newman Center): Making the Transition
In this episode, Andrew visits with JoAnn Shull, director of development at St. Thomas More Newman Center at the University of Missouri. JoAnn reflects on her…
The Petrus Development Show67 - Deacon Charlie Echeverry (Black/Brown): Change Your Watering Hole
In this episode, Andrew visits with Deacon Charlie Echeverry, an ordained deacon for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as well as the founder and managing…
The Petrus Development Show66 - Gregory Perrin (St. Edwards University): Throw Out the Script
In this episode, Andrew visits with Gregory Perrin, Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas…
The Petrus Development Show65 - Caitlyn Kano (Compass Catholic): Stewarding God's Gifts
In this episode, Andrew visits with Caitlyn Kano, executive director of Compass Catholic. They discuss how we can be generous to our specific capacity and not…
The Petrus Development Show64 - What's Working during COVID: Virtual Events
In this second "Covid Solutions" episode, Andrew visits with Brian Russell, Campaign Manager at Caruso Catholic Center at University of Southern California…
The Petrus Development Show63 - What's Working During Covid: Monthly Giving
In this episode of the "What's Working in Covid" series, Andrew visits with Megan O'Brien Crayne, Campus Minister at Brown-RISD Catholic Community. The two…
The Petrus Development Show62 - Josh Whelan (Petrus Development): To the Next Level
In this first episode of season 3, Andrew visits with Josh Whelan, vice president and senior consultant for Petrus Development. They talk about Josh's…
The Petrus Development Show61 - Scott Weeman (Catholic in Recovery): Catholic in Recovery
In this episode, Andrew visits with Scott Weeman, founder of Catholic in Recovery. They chat about the connection between the Church and recovery, and they…
The Petrus Development Show60 - Career Counseling Panel
Join Petrus VP, Josh Whelan, as he moderates a career counseling panel with panelists Frank Shannon, Valerie Pletcher and Dan Moraczewski. These three…
The Petrus Development Show59 - Matt Bond (St. John's Catholic Student Center): Capital Campaigns
In this episode, Josh Whelan, Petrus VP, visits with Matt Bond, Director of Development at St. John's Catholic Student Center at Oklahoma State University…
The Petrus Development Show58 - John Cannon (SENT Ventures): Entrepreneurship in the Catholic Church
Andrew visits with John Cannon, founder of SENT Ventures. Andrew and John discuss the challenges that Catholic entrepreneurs face and how to find success in…
The Petrus Development Show57 - Petrus Virtual Conference 2020 Recap
Join the Petrus Team as they recap favorite moments from the Petrus Virtual Conference 2020. From recalling their memorable quotes and stories to sharing about…
The Petrus Development Show56 - Frank Cummings (School of Faith) and Joe Hendrickx (St. Paul's Newman Center): Getting Appointments
In this episode, Andrew visits with Joe Hendrickx, Major Gifts Officer at St. Paul's Newman Center at NDSU and Frank Cummings, Director of Development at…
The Petrus Development Show55 - Tara Doyon (Petrus Development): How to Make a Donor Zoom Call
In this episode, Tara Troy Doyon, Petrus Development Consultant, engages us with 10 tips for Donor Zoom Calls. This Petrus Lunch and Learn session is so…
The Petrus Development Show54 - PVC 2020 Announcement
The 2020 Petrus Leadership Conference scheduled for June 7-10, 2020 in Breckenridge, CO has been rescheduled for June 6-9, 2021. Join us instead for the Petrus…
The Petrus Development Show53 - Liz Schriner (Franciscan University of Steubenville): Stepping in Faith
In this episode, Andrew visits with Liz Schriner, Director of Market Engagement & Special Gifts at Franciscan University of Steubenville. They discuss how to…
The Petrus Development Show52 - Sarah Rose (Petrus Development): Authentic and Intentional
Andrew visits with Sarah Rose, Consultant with Petrus Development. They discuss how to develop authentic and intentional relationships as a development…
The Petrus Development Show51 - Call to Holiness with Bishop Mike Sis (Diocese of San Angelo) - Virtual Summit Day 14
On Day 14 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Bishop Mike Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo, TX joined to talk about the call to holiness in…
The Petrus Development Show50 - CARES Act Overview
Carlos de Quesada of of VeraCruz Advisory Group joined Andrew to discuss what nonprofit organizations need to know about the recent CARES Act that was recently…
The Petrus Development Show49 - Social Media Content with Val Villareal from Instagram - Virtual Summit Day 13
On Day 13 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus Valerie Villarreal, project manager at Instagram, discussed utilizing social media content for…
The Petrus Development Show48 - Crisis Budgeting with Brenda Cannella (Archdiocese of Denver) - Virtual Summit Day 12
On Day 12 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus Brenda Cannella, CFO for the Archdiocese of Denver, shared from his experience in budgeting…
The Petrus Development Show47 - Optimizing Online and Monthly Giving - Virtual Summit Day 11
On Day 11 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Debra Richmond from the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston shared 3 best practices…
The Petrus Development Show46 - Open Q & A - Virtual Summit Day 10
Day 10 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus was an open question and answer session. A number of live polls were taken among the call…
The Petrus Development Show45 - Grants with Larry Massey (Scanlan Foundation) - Virtual Summit Day 9
On Day 9 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Larry Massey from the Scanlan Foundation shared from his experience in grant writing and grant…
The Petrus Development Show44 - Leading in Crisis with Kerry Robinson (Leadership Roundtable) - Virtual Summit Day 8
On Day 8 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Kerry Robinson, Global Ambassador from the Leadership Roundtable shared lessons she has…
The Petrus Development Show43 - Strategy with Kate Sell (Mission Advancement Partners) - Virtual Summit Day 7
On Day 7 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Kate Sell of Mission Advancement Partners shared tips and ideas for creating and adapting a…
The Petrus Development Show42 - Bridging Ministry and Finance - Virtual Summit Day 6
As part of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Matt Regitz, Parish Coach for Divine Renovation and David Light, Finance Council Chair for…
The Petrus Development Show41 - Open Q and A - Virtual Summit Day 5
Week 2 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit kicked off with another Q&A Session which included inspirational stories from development officers in the…
The Petrus Development Show40 - Donor Communications and Budgeting - Virtual Summit Day 4
As part of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Andrew Robison, President reviewed communication appeals from parishes and Newman Centers and…
The Petrus Development Show39 - Red Teaming: Virtual Summit Day 3
As part of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus, Darin Paine, PhD shares a presentation on how to Red Team your Development Program. "When a…
The Petrus Development Show38 - Checking in With Donors: Virtual Summit Day 2
Join Tara Doyon, Petrus Consultant and Director of Stewardship and Development at St. Paul Catholic Center at Indiana University as she leads a discussion…
The Petrus Development Show37 - Open Q&A: Virtual Summit Day 1
Join Andrew Robison, President as he kicks off Day 1 of the COVID-19 & Fundraising Virtual Summit by Petrus with a prayer, introduction and Open Q&A Session…
The Petrus Development Show36 - Michelle Sutton (Duke Catholic Center): Worthy of Profound Generosity
In this episode, Andrew visits with Michelle Sutton, Director of Development at the Duke Catholic Center. They discuss a variety of strategies in fundraising…
The Petrus Development Show35 - Tom Ahern (What Your Donors Want and Why): Donor Centric Fundraising
In this episode, Andrew visits with Tom Ahern, communications guru and author of six books, including How to Write Fundraising Materials that Raise More Money…

The Petrus Development Show33 - Jeanne Mancini (March for Life Education and Defense Fund): A Passionate March
In this episode, Andrew visits with Jeanne Mancini, President for the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. Andrew and Jeanne discussed her personal…
The Petrus Development Show32 - Tara Doyon (St. Paul Catholic Church): 10 Rules of Catholic Development
It is a New Year and a great time to jumpstart your Development efforts! Listen to our webinar presentation by Tara Doyon, Petrus Consultant and Director of…
The Petrus Development Show31 - Who's Presenting at the 2020 Petrus Leadership Conference?
As we continue to inch closer to the Petrus Leadership Conference on June 7-10, and we get much closer to the January 31 cutoff for Early Bird Registration…
The Petrus Development Show30 - Cristina Barba (The Culture Project International): When the Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary
In this episode, Andrew visits with Cristina Barba, President of The Culture Project International. Andrew and Cristina discuss her personal and professional…
The Petrus Development Show29 - Jason Shanks (Our Sunday Visitor Institute): Innovation Challenge
In this episode, Andrew visits with Jason Shanks, President of Our Sunday Visitor Institute. Andrew and Jason discuss his personal and professional background…
The Petrus Development Show28 - Andrew Robison (Petrus Development): Just Don't Let Me Look Like an Idiot, Lord
In this episode, we flip the mic and interview the host, Andrew Robison. Andrew shares about his background, some of the successes and failures that he has…
The Petrus Development Show27 - Kathryn Whitaker (Live Big, Love Bigger): Live Big, Love Bigger
In this episode, Andrew visits with Kathryn Whitaker: Catholic wife and mother of six, Business Owner, Graphic Designer, Blogger, and Author of Live Big, Love…