2015 ACCU Meeting

Using Mission to Raise Funds

Using Funds to Raise Up Mission

Jim Collins, Loras College

Along the Mississippi Bluffs

The Beauty of Winter

Loras College

• Founded by Bishop Mathias Loras, 1839• Formed in response to the people in the

region to have access to CHE• All male student body until 1971• Mostly clergy faculty through those yrs.• Today -1,600 undergrads; 50/50 M-F• 110 FT Faculty; 1 ½ Clergy (3 priests total)• One of Ten Diocesan Colleges in the US

By the Numbers

• $60M Budget• $45M Endowment• $80M in Estate Receivables• Largest Contributions this Decade– $15M (likely $28M)– $10M (likely $17M)

• $75M Campaign (year 2)– $68M raised– Soon to increase goal to $125M

Catholic Mission Framework

• Catholic Identity Statement• Diversity/Inclusion Statement• Talking Points– Diocesan Charism (outreach)– Catholic Intellectual Tradition– Liturgy and Prayer– Interfaith– Service– Pro Deo Et Patria Et Gentibus

Mission to Raise Funds

$10M Contribution• Kucera Center– Outreach to the Archdiocese of Dubuque

• JP II Scholarships– 25 renewable scholarships

• Marriage Prep – Liturgy support at our Chapel

• O’Connor Chair for Catholic Thought– Yearlong Faculty Sabbatical

• FOCUS

Mission to Raise Funds

$15M Contribution• Catholic Thinkers and Leaders Program– 60 student scholarships ($17K)– Special Curriculum/Catholic Intellectual Tradition– Catholic Leader Testimonials– Significant Service Learning dimension– J-Term Italy Trip (junior year)– Faculty/Staff Salary– Peace & Justice position– Physical Space

Mission to Raise Funds

$5M Corpus – Contributions

• Valder Social Justice Awards• Christo Rey Membership and Scholarships• Faith and Nation Scholarships• Global Service Scholarships

Raise Funds to Support Mission

• Endowed Chair – Leadership & Ethics ($1.5M)

• Bioethics Research Center ($20K annually)• Medical Mission Trips ($25K annually)• Interfaith Worship Space ($100K)• Catholicism in Ireland ($20K annually)– Eucharistic Congress– Scholarly Conference– Book to be published

Raise Funds to Support Mission

• Faculty Professional Development Fund– 5 faculty to Rome each January

• Christ the King Chapel – HC accessibility

• Educational Resources– Acts of Faith by Eboo Patel– Faculty Book Club– The Language of God by Francis Collins– The Question of God, by Armand Nicholi– Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

Select Outcomes• President’s Honor Roll for Service with distinction since

inception• 1st President’s Award for Interfaith Community Service -

2014• 7% of our recent graduating classes chose service (e.g.,

AmeriCorps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Peace Corps)• NSSE Results – 25% higher than peers and aspirants in all

service and ethics categories• #1 Dance Marathon Fundraising College Per capita in the

Nation• $33M out of our $68M raised – directly related to Catholic

Mission

Conclusion

Thank You!

Q & A