Catholic Tech Table

AI Fundraising Build Pt. 7: Setting Up Your Donor Database

How do you begin fundraising when donor and participant records are scattered across spreadsheets, registration forms, email lists, and old files?In this episode of the C

AI Fundraising Build Pt. 6: What Is RAG, and Why Does It Matter?

Why does Pete give different answers from a general-purpose AI tool, and how does it know what information to use?In this episode, we explain RAG, or retrieval-augmented

AI Fundraising Build Pt. 5: Building a Case for Support with AI

How do you turn scattered facts, program details, and personal stories into a compelling case for support? In this episode, we use Pete AI to begin creating a case for s

AI Fundraising Build Pt. 4: AI with Catholic Guardrails

What is Pete AI, and why should Catholic fundraisers trust it to support their work?In this discussion episode, we explain how Pete was created and what makes it differen

AI Fundraising Build Pt. 3: Assessing Your Fundraising Program

Before you build a fundraising program, do you know what you already have and what is missing?In this episode, we begin building St. Jude Catholic Leadership Center’s ann

AI Fundraising Build Pt. 2: Using AI Without Losing the Human Touch

Can Catholic fundraisers use AI responsibly, or does relying on technology compromise the human work of fundraising?In this discussion episode, we explore what responsibl

AI Fundraising Build Pt. 1: Teaching AI to Think Like a Fundraiser

What difference does a good prompt make when you use AI for fundraising? In this first episode of the Catholic Tech Table’s fundraising build series, we introduce St. Ju

Pete AI live demonstration

Meet Pete, the new AI assistant for Catholic fundraisers from Petrus Development. This demo shows the capabilities and the Catholic guardrails built into Pete.#catholic #

Live Q&A: Virtual Summit on AI in Catholic Fundraising

The closing session of the Virtual Summit on AI in Fundraising, where Andrew Robison, Sarah Rose, Matt Bond, and Rhen Hoehn answered live questions from attendees, includ

Live Demos: Collaborating with AI for Fundraising

This live session from Petrus Development's Virtual Summit on AI In Fundraising demonstrates practical uses of AI tools for common fundraising tasks. Annual Fund demonstr

The Catholic Response to AI - Panel Discussion

This panel discussion from Petrus Development's Virtual Summit on AI In Fundraising unpacks how Catholic fundraisers can approach AI responsibly in light of Pope Leo XIV'

LLMs Unveiled: Understanding AI Training

Andrew explains in plain language how large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are ACtrained and why that matters for ministry and fundraising. He notes wha

AI or Search Engines? Choosing Between Google and LLMs

Andrew Robinson, president and owner of Petrus Development, explains the differences between Google search and large language models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok) for C

Navigating AI in the Church: A New Era for Catholic Organizations

Join Andrew Robison and Rhen Hoehn from Petrus Development as they explore the transformative role of AI in the Church and in faith-based fundraising. In this episode, th