Current Events
As part of its service to the community, and to enhance the visibility of both its philanthropic work and the pressing needs of the community, The Catholic Foundation hosts and sponsors a number of public and educational activities each year.
These include:
Catholic Community Network
The Catholic Foundation presents a regular educational and networking opportunity for benefactors and the ministry leadership in the Dallas diocesan community throughout the year. To receive email notices of the meetings, call 972.661.9792 or email info@catholicfoundation.com.
Schedule of Catholic Community Network Events
March 6, 2008
Speaker:
Annette Taylor, Director of Communications, Catholic Diocese of Dallas
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Credit: Photos by Jenna Teter/Courtesy of Texas Catholic
Annette Gonzales Taylor, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Dallas, addresses attendees during The Catholic Foundation’s Catholic Community Network event at the Park City Club. During the March event, Annette presented an update on her work to increase positive stories about the local Catholic community in the media and discussed a new streamlined email communications program for the diocese.
Credit: Photos by Jenna Teter/Courtesy of Texas Catholic
Edwin M. Schaffler, President and CEO of The Catholic Foundation, Annette Gonzales Taylor, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Dallas, and Cheryl Unis Mansour, Vice President of Development for The Catholic Foundation, gather at the Park City Club for The Catholic Foundation’s Catholic Community Network event. Annette, the featured speaker for the March event, is responsible for all internal and external diocesan publications and serves as the official spokesperson for the diocese.
May 8, 2008
Speaker:
Carole Rylander, CFRE, Rylander Associates
"The Importance of Strategic Planning"
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Park City Club
Continental Breakfast: 9:00
Program: 9:30 - 10:30
For reservations contact - virginia@catholicfoundation.com
September 16, 2008
Speaker:
Cynthia B. Nunn, President, Center for Nonprofit Management
"How to Govern and Manage Your Nonprofit"
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Park City Club
Continental Breakfast: 9:00
Program: 9:30 - 10:30
For reservations contact - virginia@catholicfoundation.com
October 9, 2008
Park City Club
Continental Breakfast: 9:00
Program: 9:30 - 10:30
For reservations contact - virginia@catholicfoundation.com
The Catholic Foundation Award Dinner
More than 800 donors, grant recipients, clergy, trustees, advisory council members, officers and staff of The Catholic Foundation gathered at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas on February 20, 2008 to honor J. Oliver McGonigle at The Catholic Foundation Award Dinner. Mr. McGonigle was the 26th recipient of The Catholic Foundation Award and was honored for his dedication in serving both the greater Dallas community as well as the Catholic Community.
The Catholic Foundation also presented the Foundation’s Scholars Award and a $5,000 scholarship to James Newby V, a junior at Bishop Lynch High School. In addition, $5,000 grants were awarded to both Bishop Dunne Catholic School and Bishop Lynch High School as part of the recognition given to Mr. McGonigle. Guests also had the opportunity to hear Bishop Kevin J. Farrell speak about the importance of The Catholic Foundation’s role in the Diocese.
To learn more about the 2008 award recipient, please read the Winter 2007 issue of The Good Word.
Recipients of The Catholic Foundation Award
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2008 - J. Oliver McGonigle 2007 - Jan Collmer 2006 - Jere Thompson 2005 - Michael R. Corboy 2004 - The Rose Mary and J.M. Haggar, Sr. Family 2003 - James M. Moroney, Jr. 2002 - Rev. Timothy Gollob 2001 - Beatrice M. Haggerty 2000 - Gene Vilfordi 1999 - Susan Heller Stanzel 1998 - Peggy and Charles Galvin 1997 - Hal Tehan 1996 - Pat and Neil O'Brien |
1995 - Kay and Henry Neuhoff III 1994 - Louis J. Maher 1993 - James Walsh 1992 - Robert Sasseen 1991 - William D. Barrett 1990 - Honorable David G. Fox 1989 - Society of St. Vincent de Paul 1988 - The Brady Center 1987 - Steve Landregan 1986 - Sister Carla Dolce, O.S.U. 1985 - Joe Fechtel 1984 - Thomas C. Unis 1983 - Monsignor Henry McGill |
The Catholic Foundation Scholars
As part of The Catholic Foundation Award Dinner, we celebrate excellence in Catholic education by honoring an outstanding high school Junior with The Catholic Foundation Scholars Award. Recipients of the scholarship are selected based on academic achievement, leadership at their school, community service and an essay entitled “What My Catholic Education Means to Me.” Past Scholars are:
1998 - Michael Greenfield, Cistercian Preparatory School
1999 - Angela Johnson, St. John High School
2000 - Melissa Ann Sepeda, Ursuline Academy
2001 - Belen Castillo, Bishop Dunne High School
2002 - Paul Kolker, Jesuit College Preparatory School
2003 - Kathryn Ball, Bishop Lynch High School
2004 - Juan Muldoon, Cistercian Preparatory School
2005 - Vincent Zimmern, Cistercian Preparatory School
2006 - Miranda Colletta, Ursuline Academy
2007 - Scott Palmer, Jesuit College Preparatory School
2008 - James E. Newby V, Bishop Lynch High School
Click here to read Mr. Newby's essay.
Plaza Art Competition
The Catholic Foundation's 50th Year Anniversary gift to the people of Dallas is an open-air plaza in the new Dallas Arts District across from the Meyerson Symphony Center, and adjacent to the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Each fall a new piece of art is installed in this unique urban oasis following a rigorous competition among local artists. The 2006-07 winner was Marty Ray’s “Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art” and the 2007-08 winner is Ann Cushing Gantz's Trumpeting Angel.
If you'd like to receive more information about, or enter The Catholic Foundation Plaza Annual Art competition, click here.
Granting Ceremonies
A special presentation of all grants awarded during The Catholic Foundation’s two grantmaking cycles, is scheduled - generally at a grant recipient’s locale - each fall and each spring.
Professional Advisors’ Seminar
The Catholic Foundation has developed an annual Advisors Series for Wealth and Estate Management Professionals to provide quality continuing education opportunities for our local professional advisor community. Outstanding professionals of national renown lead the seminars and provide current intelligence on many of the most pressing legal and financial considerations involved in wealth management and estate planning, particularly with regard to philanthropic considerations.
To receive an invitation to the Advisor Series for Wealth and Estate Management Professionals, please call 972.661.9792 or email info@catholicfoundation.com.