Development
Welcome to the Office of Development for Holy Family Catholic School. The purpose of the Development Office is to involve as many people as possible in executing the mission and vision of Holy Family Catholic School by means of quality communication, fundraising, grant writing and community building. Please visit me in the Development Office, located inside the school’s administrative offices.
God bless you,
Cami Carlson
Development Director
What is Catholic School Development?
It is important to understand that development and fundraising both have very important roles in a Catholic school, but their roles are very different.
Fundraising refers to a single event with a beginning and an end. The result of a fundraising effort is usually to bring in dollars for a specific purpose. Examples of this are cookie dough sales, cookbook sales, and bake sales. Our Home & School Association holds a cookie dough fundraiser that supports the many wonderful activities that they bring to Holy Family. Our 8th grade class holds fundraisers to support their graduation activities and class trip. These fundraisers are critical to their efforts.
Development is a process that occurs over time. “Development” is defined as “creating and nurturing long-term relationships in order that the highest destiny of an institution can be realized.” It is a continual, long-term effort, which by definition, never ends. At Holy Family Catholic School, this can occur through the meaningful involvement of many people.
The Development Director relies on the expertise, time, and talent of a dedicated group of individuals who lead the following teams:
- Appreciation – appreciates and thanks those who continue to bless us (Team Leader: Tryna Horist)
- Funding (SUCCESS, Auction, SCRIP, grants etc.) – Please see our individual website pages for these funding programs and their team leaders.
- Promotions & Media – assists with marketing tools and promoting our school in our community. This team helps “let our light shine”. (Team Leaders: Shelby Ronnestad & Cami Carlson)
- Community Awareness /Communications - assists with communications within our school community (Team Leaders: Ros Wurmlinger & Jennifer McDonald)
- Special Events – plans and coordinates special events and celebrations, helps bring our message to civic clubs and organizations (Team Leader: Catherine McLandress)
- Student Ambassador/Alumni – meaningfully involves our past and present student body (Team Leaders: Tanya Cavanaugh & Staci Sanborn)
- Prayer & Spirituality -- promotes a Christ-centered foundation for all of our development activities (Team Leader: Terre Gagnon)
