New England CACE Presents

Good to Great

Stewardship and Catholic Education

Anthony Gwiazdowski, Presenter

Director of Stewardship and Development

Diocese of Providence

One Cathedral Square
Providence, RI 02903

401-277-2121

agwiazdowski@dioceseofprovidence.org

How do we turn good Catholic schools into great ones?  How do we use the gifts, talents and resources available to us to make this happen?  And what truth must we face to achieve greatness?  This presentation will lead us through the principles discovered in Jim Collins’, landmark book, Good to Great and apply them to the themes of Christian stewardship, and what our Catholic schools must do to meet the challenges of the 21^st Century.  This session will face issues squarely, pulling no punches in a real world look at what must be done to achieve greatness!

It’s all about admissions and marketing.  This session will review some practical ideas about these topics and focus on the “brutal truth” of the top priorities of revenue generation in Catholic schools.

Anthony T. Gwiazdowski is the Director of Stewardship & Development and Chief Development Officer for the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island.  He has held this position since 1996.  Over half of his 30 year career was spent in the field of education serving Providence College, Johnson & Wales University and Newbury College.  While at Johnson & Wales University, Mr. Gwiazdowski was appointed an Assistant Professor of Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts.  Mr. Gwiazdowski is a member of the faculty of International Catholic Stewardship Council’s Summer and Winter Institutes and is a frequent speaker on the topics of stewardship, development, marketing and strategic planning. He has spoken widely throughout the United States and Canada.

Mr. Gwiazdowski is a graduate of Catholic schools from kindergarten to graduate school.