Jun 28, 2019
This is a reprint of an article from the Foundation’s 2017 Annual Newsletter. By Marie Galetto-Dugoni In the spring of 2017, 8th graders from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School went on the much-loved trip to Washington, D.C. One of the highlights of...
Jun 25, 2019
By Marie Galetto-Dugoni Last year, the Catholic Community Foundation made our first-ever Two-Year Grant to Our Lady of La Vang Parish. The program, titled “One Bread, One Body Ministry,” includes many activities that support people in need both in and outside their...
Jun 6, 2019
“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.” Cardinal John Henry Newman by Mary Quilici Aumack, Executive Director If you’ve read my column for a while, you know that there are just a few recurring themes: Gratitude, Faith, Family (genetic and...
May 21, 2019
Carolina Scipioni Endowment and Planned Giving Program Manager As soon as my husband and I had our first child 16 years ago, we knew we needed to document our estate plan and make arrangements for guardianship should something happen to both of us. Our daughter was...
May 9, 2019
What is the role of a financial or legal advisor in their clients’ philanthropic decisions? What is the context in which advisors are having these conversations in the Silicon Valley? Kia Sullivan, Vice President and Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Wells Fargo...
Apr 17, 2019
Marie Galetto-Dugoni Marketing & Grants Program Manager My grandmother Teresa Machado was a planner. She loved organizing events and hosting people in her home. When my mom went to her high school Senior Ball, my grandma not only made a multi-course dinner for my...
