Gianfranco Grande, Author at Partners for Sacred Places

About Gianfranco Grande

Executive Vice President. Gianfranco Grande brings over twenty years of experience in management of nonprofit organizations. Since opening its doors in 2008, the Chicago Office of Partners for Sacred Places has worked with more than 1,000 community-serving congregations representing the religious, racial, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity of the City. It has built strategic relationships with local faith leaders, lay leaders, community leaders, universities, seminaries, public officials, foundations, and philanthropists. These collaborations have been instrumental in the successful local rollouts of Partners’ trainings, programs, research, and consulting services, helping to bring sacred places and art together in a way that preserves the history and enhances the beauty of the city’s architectural treasures. In 2012, he was awarded the Richard Nickel Award from the Institute of Architects (AIA) Illinois, recognizing his dedication to the principles of livable communities through grassroots initiatives.

An Interview with The Rev. Dr. Donna Shaper
An Interview with The Rev. Dr. Donna Shaper

An Interview with The Rev. Dr. Donna Shaper

By Gianfranco Grande|2022-01-18T12:23:19-05:00January 18th, 2022|Adaptive Reuse, Bricks and Mortals, Community Engagement, Consulting, Historic Preservation, Space Sharing, Training|

Spending time with The Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper, one of the founders of Bricks an [...]

Fear Not! Capital Campaigns in the Time of COVID
Fear Not! Capital Campaigns in the Time of COVID

Fear Not! Capital Campaigns in the Time of COVID

By Gianfranco Grande|2022-09-07T16:53:33-04:00December 13th, 2021|Capital Campaign Consulting, Consulting, Past Projects, Training|

Congregations that had begun capital campaign projects before the pandemic or those just about to launch a campaign successfully developed novel solutions. Capital campaigns are organized, planned efforts to raise substantial sums of money in a relatively short period to make capital improvements, fund new ministries, or perhaps create an endowment – and are never easy in the best of circumstances.