By Sheri Wohlfert When I was a little girl, a new school year came with some guarantees: a new dress, new shoes, new pencils and some excited sleepless nights. This new school year is teeming with uncertainty instead of familiar guarantees and expectations. In the face of this uncertainty, here are some strategies to help [...]
Recent events have reignited national protests in the United States. The death of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer has sparked a response in cities across the country; sadly, some of those protests have devolved into riots and lootings. George Floyd’s death follows several years of similar incidents – the deaths of [...]
By Steve and Bridget Patton She says: I'm not really willing to take a chance on COVID-19 to do it. Is it worth risking death to visit your grandchildren? Look at it this way: every time you drive your car, you risk losing your life. Likewise with riding a motorcycle, sky-diving or swimming with [...]
Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing and controlling threats to an organization’s operations. It may be defined as a group of systematic, coordinated, and proactive activities aimed at the evaluation and treatment of uncertainty and events. This includes among other things the organization's ability to: Influence the probability and positive or negative [...]
As mentioned throughout departmental documents and publications, Property and Assets seeks practical ways to apply our mission,“securing our future and preserving our patrimony.” Our interest in energy conservation flows directly from the pursuit of this goal. Of course, guidance from Rome helps us connect the dots. Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s Environmental Encyclical, tells us [...]
A project management plan is a formal document that defines every phase of how a project is initiated, planned, executed, monitored and controlled, and closed out. It may be a summary or a detailed document and may include such tools as a management plans, a timeline, budget information and other planning documents. See our Resources [...]
A Property Condition Assessment (PCA) is a systematic inspection, review, and report on the state of a building’s structure and systems. Performed by architects, engineers, and skilled-trade workers, this evaluation helps organizations identify and address areas that need greater maintenance and repair investments. The chart below summarizes the breadth of an effective PCA: [...]
Capital Planning is the process of budgeting resources for the future of an organization's long-term plans. Capital planning for a church includes budgeting for new and replacement machinery, additions to buildings, and major restorations of existing buildings and grounds. A capital plan is a vital tool that will improve stewardship of your parish’s physical [...]
A successful preventive maintenance program depends on the collaboration of the pastor, business manager, facilities manager, and maintenance staff. The team agrees upon a systematic approach to building operations that aims to predict and prevent catastrophic equipment failure. This means that planned maintenance is performed while the equipment still works so that it does [...]
In line with our mission, we provide parishes property management advisory services in the areas of preventive maintenance, capital planning and budgeting, property condition assessment, and project management. Property management is defined as the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This key activity harnesses the processes, systems, and manpower [...]