{"id":2428,"date":"2019-02-20T14:47:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T19:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com9\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-02-02T17:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:36:17","slug":"new-catholic-foundation-of-southeastern-massachusetts-formed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicfoundationsema.org\/pt-pt\/2019\/02\/20\/new-catholic-foundation-of-southeastern-massachusetts-formed\/","title":{"rendered":"New Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts formed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Originally Published by The Anchor<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

FALL RIVER, Mass. \u2014 The Diocese of Fall River recently announced the launch of The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. In the Spring of 2018, the Diocese of Fall River formally established an independent, charitable foundation responsible for raising, managing and distributing philanthropic funds to provide long-term, sustainable support for the parishes, schools and life-changing ministries across the diocese.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the foundation\u2019s formation, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., announced its new executive director: \u201cI am very pleased to announce the recent hiring of Miriam \u2018Mim\u2019 Sherman as our first executive director for the Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts! We are very fortunate to have landed a person of Mim\u2019s caliber and feel extremely blessed to have hired such a phenomenal candidate and person. Mim is reporting directly to the two chairs of the board, Mr. Pat Carney and Mr. Nick Christ.<\/p>\n

\u201cMim is a results-driven professional with nearly 20 years of progressively responsible development and fund-raising experience. Mim came to us from Regis College, where she was the vice president of Institutional Advancement. Mim worked at Regis for almost 11 years and held the positions of executive director of Development, director of Corporate and Foundation Relations and development officer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The foundation comes as a direct outgrowth of a six-month planning process that brought together more than 40 women and men from across the diocese, to serve on a task force and seek to discern how a foundation may help to fulfill God\u2019s will for rebuilding the Church in Southeastern\u00a0 Massachusetts. Their collective efforts resulted in a shared vision to establish this Catholic Foundation to serve and support the community of faith in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

The foundation will play an active role in advancing the mission of our Church as together we will strive to:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Grow in our personal, living relationship with Christ, and commit to strengthening our parishes, schools and life-changing ministries;<\/p>\n

\u2014 Lead the Church to a new experience of holiness and abundant life in Christ; and<\/p>\n

\u2014 Share God\u2019s love for all people, giving of our time, talent and treasure in a spirit of love for the Lord.<\/p>\n

The foundation is incorporated as a separate 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, fully endorsed by the diocese and the bishop, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. This legal structure ensures that all gifts will be used for their intended purposes and provide a level of efficiency, accountability and transparency that will earn the respect and confidence of donors as well as the pastors\/parishes, schools and ministries it serves.<\/p>\n

Father Marcel Bouchard, George Agostini and Bob Long have also joined the foundation\u2019s growing Board of Directors.<\/p>\n

At press time, other staff members include: Rebecca Hancock, director of Annual Giving and Stewardship; Sandi Duxbury, executive director of the diocese\u2019s Foundation Advancing Catholic Education; Jane Robin, assistant director of Development \u2014 Cape Cod events; and Doris Desrosiers, development assistant.<\/p>\n

All stewardship, development functions and fund raising within the diocese will fall under the purview of the foundation including the annual Catholic Charities Appeal, as well as planned giving, major gifts, capital gifts and grants. In the not too distant future, the foundation will begin to manage the consolidation of diocesan and parish endowments to leverage investment opportunities and maximize performance.<\/p>\n

These activities will chart a new course for the Church in the region.<\/p>\n

The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts was formed to serve the diocese and each parish, school and entity as well as the greater community. Some of the services the foundation will provide going forward are:<\/p>\n

Catholic Charities Appeal; planned giving; memorial and honorary gifts; and charitable IRA.<\/p>\n

More information on all aspects of the foundation will be released as they become honed and finalized.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foundation is excited to work with and be a resource to each parish. In the coming months, we will be reaching out with more information on our vision and plan,\u201d Sherman said.<\/p>\n

Foundation members have already held meetings in areas across the diocese, seeking the recommendations of pastors and inviting them to become a part of the task force.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pastors we\u2019ve spoken with have been very open-minded,\u201d added Sherman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are new things to learn for all of us,\u201d Hancock told The Anchor<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re going to come up with a playbook, and by talking with pastors, we can find out things that have worked in the past, and things that haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, contact Sherman at 508-985-6510 or email msherman@catholicfoundationsema.org<\/a>; or Hancock at 508-675-1311, extension 6530 or email rhancock@catholicfoundationsema.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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