--- title: A New Gift Center — for Catholic Philanthropy and Nonprofit Excellence description: Coaching, training, and accompaniment for Catholic philanthropy, fundraising, and nonprofit excellence. A center for entrepreneurs, philanthropists, fundraisers, and nonprofit leaders. Seek first the Kingdom. image: https://dashing-cucurucho-c6c83d.netlify.app/social-preview.png --- [A NEW GIFT A New Gift™ Centerfor Catholic Philanthropy and Nonprofit Excellence](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#top) [What You’ll Receive](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#what-you-will-receive) [The Center](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/the-center?hsLang=en) [Philanthropy](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/philanthropy?hsLang=en) [Management](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/management?hsLang=en) [Fundraising](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/fundraising?hsLang=en) [About](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/about?hsLang=en) [In Good Company](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/in-good-company?hsLang=en) [Join Us](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/mission-service-partners-a-new-gift-center?hsLang=en) [Come & *See*](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/come-and-see?hsLang=en) [For Entrepreneurs & Philanthropists](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/come-and-see?hsLang=en) [For Mission Leaders & Fundraisers](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/lectio-divina?hsLang=en) [For All: Retreats](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/retreats?hsLang=en) [Visit](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#contact) Welcome home You’re in the right place. # Begin with God. *Order everything else around Him.* A New Gift Center is dedicated to Catholic philanthropy, fundraising coaching, formation, and nonprofit excellence — four works gathered around a single, quiet center of prayer. Seek first the Kingdom, and the rest finds its rightful order. [See how it fits together](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#mandala) [Start at the center](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/the-center?hsLang=en) “But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 What you’ll receive here ## A center, not a firm. A place for rightly ordered philanthropy, carried out with excellence. Here nonprofits, their leaders and fundraisers, and the philanthropists who support them find personal guidance, formation, and each other. ### Philanthropists Individuals, families, and foundations who give What you’ll receive - Clarity about where and how to give - A giving plan that reflects your faith and priorities - Trusted Catholic partners to help carry it out Through - Philanthropy coaching: discernment and rightly ordered giving - Access to trusted experts in planned giving and in setting up giving vehicles: private foundations, donor-advised funds, and trusts - Group retreats for philanthropists ### Mission Leaders & Volunteers Executive directors, staff, and boards What you’ll receive - A board and staff with clear roles who work well together - Policies and practices that meet national standards - A path to the Standards for Excellence® Seal, which shows donors and funders your organization is well run Through - Nonprofit excellence coaching - Stewardship: caring well for the people, gifts, and resources entrusted to your mission - [Nonprofit Standards for Excellence®](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#standards-for-excellence): mission, governance, ethics, finance and operations, fundraising, and public engagement ### Mission Fundraisers Development staff and volunteers who ask for gifts What you’ll receive - A fundraising plan you can manage and measure - Fundraising practiced as ministry, not pressure - A coach in your corner, so you are not doing it alone Through - Fundraising management - Donor stewardship: thanking, reporting to, and keeping faith with those who give - Fundraising coaching, including A Rightly Ordered Approach to major gifts For Catholic and faith-led organizations of every size ### Nonprofit Standards for Excellence® The Standards for Excellence are a national code of ethics and accountability for nonprofits: a list of proven practices for running an organization well. We help Catholic and faith-led organizations apply them in a way that fits their mission and their size. Online training, shaped to your organization's needs, with ongoing accompaniment across multiple sessions. How it helps your mission and your fundraising - A clear picture of how effective your organization is, and where it needs work - Better decisions, and a board that knows its role and performs it - The trust of donors and the public, which every gift depends on - Recognition listed on the Standards for Excellence Institute website and your GuideStar profile [Sign up for a Standards assessment](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#contact) [Ask about Standards education](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#contact) The six areas of the Code - Mission, Strategy, and Evaluation - Leadership: Board, Staff, and Volunteers - Ethics and Legal - Finance and Operations - Resource Development - Public Awareness, Engagement, and Advocacy How it works 1. **Self-assessment.** We walk through the free Standards self-assessment together. 2. **Training and accompaniment.** Online sessions shaped to your needs, and ongoing guidance as your board and staff put the missing practices and policies in place. 3. **Application.** You apply for Standards Basics Recognition, reviewed by the Institute's experts. 4. **Recognition, and beyond.** Once approved, your organization is recognized. When you are ready, the full Seal of Excellence is the next step. Led by [Valerie Pletcher, CFRE](https://standardsforexcellence.org/about-the-standards/licensed-consultant/valerie-mullen-pletcher/), Founder and Chief Coach of A New Gift Center and a Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant ### For everyone Those who spend themselves for mission need to be fed too. #### Group retreats Time away to pray and discern before acting. #### Online community groups Gather with others doing the same work, wherever you are. #### Educators and formation Access to top educators, training, and formation resources. For Catholic professionals serving nonprofits ### Come to the Table Consultants, trainers, planned giving and financial advisors, attorneys, and other experts who serve Catholic missions. What you’ll receive - A community of Catholic peers who share your work and your faith - Trust with the philanthropists, leaders, and fundraisers you are called to serve - A way to offer your gifts through the Center's retreats, training, and guidance Tell us who you are and how you'd like to serve. If you're ready to formally offer your services, we'll follow up with a short intake. Every partner is prayerfully discerned. [Come to the Table](https://4153hk.share-na2.hsforms.com/2fVAaMMQRRiy0HBXNkTdryA) [Request a retreat or conversation](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/home#contact) Let’s begin with a conversation. Rightly Ordered ## One center, *four works.* At the heart is a spiritual retreat center. Around it, ordered in relation to it, are the four works of A New Gift. Click a ring to explore each work. 01 Philanthropy Guidance 02 Management Excellence 03 Fundraising as Ministry 04 The Store Pro bono Start with God Spiritual Center After [Saint Hildegard von Bingen](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/hildegard?hsLang=en) — all things ordered in concentric relation to the divine center. ## Explore *each work.* [THE HUBThe CenterA spiritual retreat center](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/the-center?hsLang=en) [01PhilanthropyCatholic Philanthropy Guidance](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/philanthropy?hsLang=en) [02ManagementNonprofit Management Excellence](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/management?hsLang=en) [03FundraisingCatholic Fundraising as Ministry](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/fundraising?hsLang=en) [04The StoreYour purchase makes pro bono work possible](https://www.anewgiftcenter.com/the-store?hsLang=en) ## Come and *see.* Whether you are discerning a gift, leading a ministry, raising support, running a business, or wondering where you fit — we'd be glad to welcome you in. Email [hello@anewgiftcenter.com](mailto:hello@anewgiftcenter.com) Begin a conversation [Request a retreat or consultation →](https://meetings-na2.hubspot.com/valerie-pletcher) Reach United States · Online · In person (in time) Name Email I am a… Philanthropist or giver Catholic entrepreneur / founder Fundraiser or development professional Nonprofit leader or board member Just exploring I’m interested in… A conversation to see where I fit Standards for Excellence assessment Standards for Excellence education and training Philanthropy coaching Nonprofit or fundraising coaching A retreat Online community groups I’d also like to be notified about upcoming retreats. What’s on your heart? Send message A New Gift Center © 2026 A New Gift Center · All rights reserved.