Events

Catholic parish, school, nonprofit, and ministry staff: we invite you to grab your lunch and tune in to this webinar!

We will go over tips and tricks for a successful iGiveCatholic campaign. This is a great overview for first time participants, whether from a new organization who hasn’t participated before or a new person running iGiveCatholic for the first time from a returning organization. Register here.

Looking for the national iGiveCatholic training webinars? Visit cfnga.org/resources/igivecatholic for the links.

Join us for a special presentation by Chris Gabriel, CIMA®, CPFA®, Senior Vice President at Fundamentum Advisors. Chris will share how to be the “Guide” and support your clients as the Hero of their unique generosity stories. Help them answer faithful questions like: Why am I giving? How should I be giving? What does God want to accomplish with my gift?

From this lunch and learn, professional advisors and nonprofit fundraisers will be able to help their clients and donors uncover some of the personal giving priorities and preferences God has placed within them.

Register here.

Lunch is included. This event is pending CLE and CFP continuing education credit.

The Catholic Foundation is grateful to The Quest Atlanta Catholic Radio for their partnership in promoting our events and services. 

Professional advisors were invited to join us for networking and complimentary brews, cocktails, and appetizers. Learn how the Catholic Foundation serves the local community, and how you can us your professional skills to help people, strengthen communities, and build up the Kingdom of God.

The Deo Gratias Mass and reception honors those who have given or pledged lasting gifts to the Catholic community. A recording of the Mass will be available soon.

Learn more about our giving societies here, or use this form to share your gift to a Catholic entity in your will or estate plan.

August is National Make a Will Month and this webinar will help you prepare for it. Roughly 68% to 76% of American adults do not have a will. Planning well is a gift to your loved ones and allows your wishes to be fulfilled. This webinar includes tips and resources on how you can encourage everyone in your community to create (or update) a will.

Watch the recording.

A Legacy Ministry promotes charitable giving through current and planned gifts for a parish, school, or nonprofit. If you are enthusiastic about your organization and desire to promote its long-term health so that it can thrive long into the future, consider starting or joining a Legacy Ministry for your organization.

Endowment Sunday is an opportunity for parishes to increase awareness of their endowment fund. This initiative for all parishes to hold an Endowment Sunday has been endorsed by Archbishop Hartmayer.

We have many resources an Endowment Sunday weekend, including a ready to go toolkit in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese; a communications timeline to follow; prayers of the faithful; pre-made graphics; and more. Find these resources on cfnga.org/endowment-sunday.

Endowment Sunday Webinar: March 26, 2026

Join us from your desk for a 45-minute lunch and learn webinar on how to run an Endowment Sunday using the ready to go toolkit. You will learn tips on promoting your parish endowment fund, how to use the toolkits, and hear from other parishes how they’ve run theirs with success. Watch the recording here.

Learn about charitable giving options and tools you can use to make a big impact. What is a Legacy Ministry? Champions at schools, parishes, and nonprofits who wish to learn ways to ensure the long-term sustainability of their organizations.

Presenters:
Cherish De la Cruz, Partner at Pierson Ferdinand
Samantha Holowka, Wealth Management Advisor at Northwestern Mutual

Parish spotlight:
Holy Family Catholic Church, Business Manager Kathleen Daigle

2026 Investment Forum: February 4, 2026

The annual Catholic Foundation Investment Forum presents an opportunity to for you to hear from expert economists on the outlook for the year and to learn how the Catholic Foundation stewards our funds to meet the needs of our community. Enjoy breakfast, networking, speakers, and a Q/A session.

Learn more about the annual Investment Forum and this year’s speakers here.

2026 Investment Forum Sponsors

Silver Sponsor: Atlanta Consulting Group

Bronze Sponsors: Crossmark Global Investments, Morris & Middleton LLC, Network 1 Consulting, Samantha Holowka – Northwestern Mutual, St. Thomas More Society of Atlanta

Media Sponsors: The Quest, Modern Catholic Family Podcast

Legacy Lunch & Learn: The New Tax Law and Charitable Giving – November 4, 2025

Nick Djuric, Principal and Fiduciary Counsel at Bessemer Trust, presented on changes to the charitable income tax deduction as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (as well as what hasn’t changed), and the act’s effect on charitable gift planning. Watch the recording here. 

Legacy Ministry Webinar – August 6, 2025
Zoom

Formerly Legacy Ambassadors, the Legacy Ministry is a resource group for those who want to promote planned/legacy giving in their parish, school, or nonprofit communities. This webinar will feature a speaker from FreeWill, a free to use online will writing and estate planning software, and will include resources and tips on planned giving for National Make a Will Month in August.

A Legacy Ministry promotes charitable giving through current and planned gifts for a parish, school, or nonprofit . If you are enthusiastic about your organization and desire to promote its long-term health so that it can thrive long into the future, consider starting or joining a Legacy Ministry for your organization.

Legacy & Life Planning at Holy Trinity Catholic Church – August 1, 2025

This seminar on Legacy & Life Planning was held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City after the first Friday noon Mass. Attendees heard from subject matter experts on end of life decisions, what the church teaches about those decisions, how you can designate your wishes, and ways you can create a legacy to be remembered by.