Coaching

Why Coaching

Over the past thirty years, Catholic schools have faced several challenges regarding operational vitality. Tuition is not keeping up with the cost of education, and increased competition from public, charter, and private schools has only made this more difficult.

The ISPD Advancement Coaching Program was created to help school administrators, pastors, and boards understand how to move beyond fundraising and establish long-term advancement and enrollment management processes for their Catholic Schools.

What to Expect

The ISPD Coaching Program is designed for five to fifteen Catholic schools. It consists of a mix of group workshops and individual coaching sessions on the meaning, value, and implementation of a vibrant Catholic school development/advancement effort.

The curriculum will combine publications that ISPD has written for NCEA with courses that ISPD has taught over the past six years with the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives at the University of Dayton.

Group Workshops

Workshop # 1

  • Introduction and Background
  • Buy-in from the Top: Pastor, President, Principal, Council, and Board
  • The Executive Committee.
  • The Mission/Vision/Value Proposition of Your Catholic School.
  • The Importance of Catholic School Development/Advancement.
  • The Foundational Principles and Philosophy of Catholic School Development/Advancement.

Workshop #2

  • The Internal and External Communication System to Promote and Market the School.
  • The Six Boxes of Catholic School Development/Advancement
  • Educating School Leadership Groups about Catholic School Development/Advancement
  • Development/Advancement “Office and Personnel.”
  • The Development/Advancement Database.

Workshop #3

  • Involving School Alums and parishioners (if applicable) in Development/Advancement Processes from the Beginning.
  • The Development/Advancement Core Team.
  • Conducting a Development/Advancement Assessment with the Executive Committee and Core Team.
  • Identifying Your School’s Top 10 Selling Points and Your WOW.
  • The Ultimate Question Survey with All School Constituents.

Workshop #4

  • The Written Strategic Plan for Development/Advancement.
  • Getting Your Fund-Raising Events Organized, Scheduled, and Conducted Sequentially throughout the Year.
  • Establishing Three Major “People Fuel” Processes Each Year.

Workshop #5

  • Identifying Top 25+ Financial Leaders and Engaging Them for the Long Term.
  • The School’s Annual Fund Drive with the Proper Organizational Structure.
  • The Alumni(ae) Organizational Committee
  • The Compass vs. the Clock.
  • The Ministry of Catholic School Development/Advancement

One-on-One Coaching

Individual coaching will also be offered for the schools ISPD will work with. The coaching component will have the following:

  • Monthly one-on-one Zoom sessions with each Catholic school. Those attending the coaching sessions could be the ones involved in the five workshops, or the one-on-one sessions could be for individual team members working on a specific development process, such as the Annual Fund.
  • ISPD would also be open to ongoing communication via e-mail to answer questions or provide supplementary materials throughout the month.
  • Eight coaching sessions will take place, with the first coaching session centered around the ISPD Discovery Form.

Cost & Timeline

Cost: $4,760/per school (minimum of five schools)
Timeline: 8 months
Delivery: Virtual Coaching & Workshops

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