Your school is amazing, and the world needs to see the amazing transformations taking place with your students and staff! Andrea Gribble ( of #SocialSchool4EDU) will dissect the latest trends and engagement techniques that are currently making waves. By the end of this session, you’ll walk away with practical and actionable ideas to increase your content and amplify your outreach, celebrating your students and staff with an even wider audience.
Join Felicia Holcomb (Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas) and Kristin Moore (Archdiocese of Seattle) for an engaging and collaborative webinar designed to help school leaders and staff prepare for two key moments in the academic calendar: National Catholic Schools Week and the launch of open enrollment for the upcoming school year.
Learn how to confidently navigate the FACTS Financial Aid Management review process. We’ll cover how to easily review key data points from applications, tax documents, and the FACTS Calculated Need to support fair, efficient decisions. Q&A included.
Whether you’re designing a flyer, crafting a newsletter, or posting on social media, every message your school shares is a reflection of your mission. In this Marketing 101 webinar, Maria del Amo (NCEA) and Felicia Holcomb (Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas) will cover the essential principles that form the foundation of effective school marketing.
Make sure your FACTS Financial Aid Management application is ready for launch. We’ll cover how to update custom questions, configure your need formula, and ensure a smooth, user-friendly experience for families. Includes a setup checklist and Q&A.
Learn how to leverage FACTS Financial Aid Management to reserve awards, send notifications, run detailed awarding reports, and post final decisions to payment plans. This session will show how to centralize award decisions in one place—saving time and enabling year-over-year collaboration. Q&A included.
Join us for a day focused on building deeper engagement with Hispanic families; before, during, and after enrollment. This interactive event is designed for school leaders, admissions staff, and anyone working to create welcoming Catholic school communities. Together, we’ll explore culturally responsive strategies for outreach, relationship-building, communication, and long-term involvement. The day will feature workshop-style sessions, collaborative discussions, and practical tools you can bring back to your school.
Strengthen your team and learn practical tips in this 1-hour webinar focused on how to recruit and prepare future leaders for your Catholic school board or business team. Learn simple, effective ways to build a strong pipeline of mission-driven members who can support your school now and into the future.
In this session, we’ll explore best practices for streamlining your work using simple, effective organizational strategies. Learn how to make the most of online tools—such as shared calendars, task managers, and document storage platforms—as well as time-saving templates designed specifically for schools.
The end of the academic year is not the end of your enrollment work—it’s a key moment to finish strong and set the stage for continued momentum. In this session, we’ll discuss strategies to close out the school year with a final enrollment push while laying the groundwork for summer recruitment and retention efforts.
Join us for an energizing in-person conference designed to equip Catholic school leaders, staff, and volunteers with proven tools and fresh strategies to elevate their school’s advancement efforts. Through an inspiring keynote and hands-on breakout sessions, you’ll gain practical insights in critical areas such as development, enrollment management, donor engagement, marketing, alumni relations, strategic planning and more—leaving with actionable plans to grow your school’s mission, impact, and long-term sustainability.
Questions? Email Felicia Holcomb (fholcomb@archkckcs.org) or Jane Rall (jrall@archkckcs.org).