With over a century of service, directing successful capital campaign that have raised billions of dollars for our nation’s nonprofits, there are several golden rules that remain a constant. This is what American City Bureau knows to be true:   Spend the bulk of your effort personally cultivating individual donors. When you factor in bequests and family foundations, nearly 85% of all giving comes from individual donors. Also, 50% of all giving comes from the nation’s 10% wealthiest households. Successful campaigns focus on building relationships [...]

About RSHM The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) is an international Catholic congregation of women religious called to share the mission of Christ. While they are headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, the congregation has sisters living and working all across the globe. The sisters have remained true to the guiding principle set forth by their founders: to respond to the needs of our time.  The RSHM place themselves and their resources at the service of those who are most in need of [...]

The Challenge The decreasing numbers of sisters in United States suggests a greater urgency in developing a plan for keeping the mission, charism, and history of sisters alive. Based on 2020 statistics from the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO), of 404 congregations surveyed nationwide:           A Regional and National Plan The Women Religious Archive Collaborative (WRAC) is currently working on a two-track plan: the creation of a regional space – A “Heritage Center” located in Northeast Ohio to serve a resource [...]