News | Page 2 of 5 | Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Why Faith-Based Organizations Are Shifting to Impact Investing

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Investing for Impact

John O’Shaughnessy, CEO and CFO for the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, was featured in the podcast “Why Faith-Based Organizations Are Shifting to Impact Investing,” part of the “From Back Street to Wall Street” podcast series produced by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and Knowledge@Wharton through the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Planet Indonesia “Scales Up” Coastal Protection

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: Caring for Creation, Investing for Impact

Planet Indonesia, one of FSM’s impact investing partners, announced that seven more coastal villages have pledged to join PI’s locally managed marine area agreement.

Apprentices Graduate at EarthDance Organic Farm

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Philanthropic Initiatives

Apprentices and their families gathered at EarthDance Organic Farm School Thursday, October 11, for a potluck dinner and bonfire in honor of the 2018 Farm and Garden Apprentice Graduation.

A Resolution on West Lake

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: Caring for Creation, West Lake Landfill

The Franciscan Sisters of Mary are grateful for the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to move forward on their latest proposal to clean up the radioactive waste at West Lake Landfill. The proposed schedule of four and a half years provides a light at the end of a tunnel that has stretched on for decades. It…

The Heartland Fund Launches Its First Round of Grants

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: Caring for Creation, Philanthropic Initiatives

The Heartland Fund, a new donor collaborative that strives to help build a just, sustainable, and equitable future for the Midwest, has just announced its first round of grants to nine Midwestern initiatives. The Franciscan Sisters of Mary is one of its founding partners.

Investing for Global Impact

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: FSM Updates

FSM CEO John O’Shaughnessy joined other impact investing leaders in a breakfast panel discussion at the Investing for Global Impact event on September 6 at the Baumhart Center of Social Enterprise and Responsibility at the Loyola University—Chicago.

The FSM Pray for the Children and Parents Separated at the Border

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: FSM Updates

As an order of Catholic Sisters who have devoted our lives to nurturing the health and well-being of others—particularly women and children—we, the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, are distressed beyond words at the cruelty taking place at our borders. We condemn in the strongest terms the bullying of defenseless children and parents that has taken…

Celebrate Earth in Two September Events

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: FSM Updates

The Franciscan Sisters of Mary Focus Implementation Group invites you to join in celebrating World Environmental Health Day and World Rivers Day, commemorated worldwide this month

September Is Care for Creation Month!

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: Caring for Creation

September has been designated “Care of Creation” month.

Care of Earth at the World Meeting of Families

Posted by Franciscan Sisters of Mary

Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Philanthropic Initiatives

The World Meeting of Families will begin Tuesday, August 21, in Dublin, Ireland, and culminates on Sunday, August 26, with Pope Francis celebrating Mass with an estimated 600,000 pilgrims in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

See Our Impact