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Catholic Social Media's research shows that nonprofits should be striving for a good communications-to-request ...
If you thought finding an anniversary gift for your spouse was hard, try celebrating clergy anniversaries. To help ...
How is your parish celebrating baptisms? Outside of the sacrament itself, there are lots of ways to commemorate a ...
Sherry Weddel, director of the Catherine of Siena Institute, took the ministry world by storm with her ...
If you’re administering your Catholic parish Facebook page, spend a little time each week using Insights. Just log ...
Whether you’re planning a change in the Mass schedule or gauging interest in a new program, you can use online ...
You’re working hard to expand your parish’s social media presence; the easiest way is to teach your followers to ...
Our team is always looking at ways to make giving to the local parish more convenient. For most people, that means ...
With everything going on at your Catholic parish, it can be easy to forget that thanking parishioners well is one ...
When's the last time you took a moment to count your blessings at the parish? We've all heard it before: an ...
Do you know social media's 80/20 rule? It's the same as the 80/20 rule in other areas of Catholic parish life. If ...
We are all called to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. However, we are often at a loss as to how we can do ...
There are dozens of ways you can connect to your parishioners these days. These include e-newsletters, emails, ...
Facebook categorizes all organization pages into different groups. However, if your parish's Facebook page was set ...
Maybe you take prayer requests at your Catholic parish, but have you ever considered taking prayer requests ...
Ever wondered how the Facebook newsfeed works? As of 2019, it takes into account millions of factors when ...
One of the most popular types of writing to come out of the Internet age is the listicle, which is a numbered list ...
Have you ever experienced headaches while selling tickets to parish events? Most parishes have 5-10 annual events ...
First impressions and profile pictures are funny things. We all know by now that first impressions matter just as ...
Do you know about the "General Social Survey" and religion? In the April edition of First Things, Mark L. ...
In recent years, Facebook has added a "vanity URL" or "username" feature to all Pages, including your parish page. ...
When it comes to standing out on social media, video is king. The next time you are promoting a special event at ...
Are you using Facebook Business Manager? Most parishes manage their Facebook page from the personal account of a ...
Last month we included a post about the number of people entering the Catholic Church in the United States and ...
Saint James writes in his epistle that "the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful" (Jsa 5:13). We ...
Hopefully it's easy for new parishioners to register at your parish. What happens after a new household ...
A year after the clergy abuse crisis came to light again, news reports continue to come out that can disturb and ...
As the church in North America continues to change, many parishes are moving from organizations focused on ...
Even though it's deep winter, no doubt your calendar is already filling up with all the parish activities you're ...
The Sunday bulletin has been a staple of Catholic life in North America for more than 75 years. But as almost all ...
What are 95% of the visitors to your parish website looking for? Mass times. That's it. This was brought home to ...
Have you heard the latest - Bishop Barron meets Jordan Peterson? In the last few years, Canadian psychologist ...
Earlier this month I mentioned that 95% of your website visitors are just looking for Mass times. The same is true ...
For centuries religious institutions were some of the most trusted organizations in most cultures. But in the ...
In a previous post, I discussed the 8:1 communications rule - share eight pieces of good news for every one ...
This era of big data can be overwhelming, but surveys and polls can help your parish in its evangelization ...
By now, most Catholic churches have staked out their territory online and claimed a catchy web address and ...
We are living in a time where community bonds are growing weaker, with churches and membership-based ...
There are just so many saints. Everyone has their patrons, their favorites, and the ones they don't understand. ...
Facebook Live is a powerful tool that parishes and schools can use to share live video from events, ceremonies, ...
December 31 is just nine short months away, and with it will come year-end giving decisions for many of your ...
We all have old email addresses we're not proud of. Sure, there was a time when emailing your friends from ...
Many Christians - Catholics and Protestants alike - think they are bad at prayer and are embarrassed about it. And ...
If you've ever wondered why your parish's website isn't getting better search engine results, take a look at your ...
Many clergy, theologians, and lay ministers have been thinking about the Church's response to loneliness. Study ...
There is an entire universe of priests who are active on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. In ...
Ever since Pope Saint John Paul II coined the phrase, the Church has been laser-focused on the New Evangelization. ...
We use emails for everything. We use email to ask questions, to delegate tasks, to confirm plans and to provide ...
For years I sat on the finance committee of St. Leo’s parish in Omaha, Nebraska. And, unlike many parish meetings ...
Your pastor is busy. Your committee chairs have day jobs. Your volunteers are being pulled in a million different ...
The CSM team often works with pastors and staff that say, “We wish parishioners would increase their financial ...
Every year we are drawing closer to the moment when every man, woman, and child has an internet-enabled device on ...
You're getting bombarded with new programs every week - ministry programs that claim to lead hundreds into RCIA, ...
Not all fundraising activities are created equal. All parish and school fundraising opportunities are unique and ...
Do you ever walk out of a meeting and find yourself thinking, “Did we actually accomplish anything in there?” ...
Ever spotted one of those "Birthday Fundraisers" on Facebook? You know, your friend Helen says she'd like people ...
Every now and again, someone will wander onto your parish's Facebook page, disparaging the Church or people of ...
If you're looking to make your parish more family-friendly, the next best thing is not free parenting classes or ...
The dream scenario for any parish is that when people type its name into Google, the parish website is the first ...
Two and a half years ago, Billy Baker's article in Boston Globe magazine about middle-aged men and the loneliness ...
As a parish employee, you likely know about the Liturgy of the Hours and maybe pray this universal prayer of the ...
Do you find it challenging to keep up with the activity on your parish Facebook page? Has your parish Twitter page ...
As a kid, I was always really excited for the part of Mass when Mom and Dad gave me money to put in the ...
It is no secret that the largest transfer of wealth in human history is starting to take place between Baby ...
Ever wonder about that new family two pews down from you? They have been attending Mass regularly, but you never ...
People receive around 100 emails per day, a mind-bending mix of work-related communications, solicitations from ...
Keeping your organization’s contact information current and clean is a never-ending process. We’ve talked about it ...
High school teachers, college professors, and even fitness program instructors have started implementing ...
If you're watching the news about the further spread of coronavirus and wondering, "What are some ways we can be ...
I've written in this space before about how every Catholic thinks every other Catholic is an expert at prayer when ...
As we move into month six of the coronavirus pandemic, some parishes are wondering, "Should we just direct people ...
With public Masses suspended across the United States, this past spring charitable contributions were in freefall ...
If this past spring you were scrambling to move your ministries online for the foreseeable future, there are ...
As social distancing and shelter in place orders began to take effect across North America this past spring, our ...
With “shelter at home” orders issued around the country this last spring, many parishes are continuing livestream ...
In the face of global pandemic, the day-to-day work of a parish employee may seem pointless. After all, what can ...
Google Trends is an incredible resource - an up-to-the-minute look at what people are typing into the most popular ...
I love fall – the foliage, football, and (bon)fires. By the first of October, I hope that I’ve already sat around ...
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to do harm to our society in a myriad of ways, but there are some reasons ...
Your eyes have likely glazed over at the number of "free offers" you're receiving right now. The pandemic's effect ...
You have learned a lot about how parishioners engage with the parish over the last several months. Social ...
Our director, John, recently had an interesting conversation with a Catholic Social Media subscriber in Nebraska. ...
This article by freelance writer Christina Capecchi got my attention a few weeks ago. The lessons Cappechi teaches ...
Advent is almost upon us , which means it's time to publish your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass ...
A few days ago we shared advice on how and where to update your Christmas Mass times (see here). But did you know ...
Even several months into the pandemic, some of us can abuse Facebook. After all, it's not a communications tool ...
A few weeks ago, this parish report, delivered via YouTube from a pastor in Oklahoma, caught our team's attention. ...
Christmas represents an incredible opportunity to minister to "Creasters," those nominal Catholics that only ...
Each parish is called to be the People of God, enfleshed in a particular geographic location. And just as we are ...
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