The Catholic Tech Table looks into how we can use AI in Catholic organizations to make our administrative processes more efficient and free up resources to do more of the actual ministry work.
Latest episodes
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22 min
AI Fundraising Build Pt. 10: Handling AI Hallucinations - Avoid Costly Mistakes!
In episode 10 of Catholic Tech Table’s series on using AI for Catholic fundraising, Andrew Robison and Matt Bond discuss AI “hallucinations”, the confident-sounding answers that ar…
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21 min
AI Fundraising Build Pt. 9: Using AI to Prepare Data for CRM Import
Andrew Robison and Matt Bond demo how to use AI to design a repeatable workflow for cleaning messy spreadsheet data before importing into a CRM, using the fictional St. Jude Cathol…
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AI Fundraising Build Pt. 8: Can AI Be Trusted with Donor Data?
Just because AI can process donor data does not mean it should.In this episode of the Catholic Tech Table’s Fundraising Build series, we continue examining how St. Jude Catholic Le…
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19 min
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 Catholic Te…
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19 min
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 generation…
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22 min
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 support for S…
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15 min
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 different from a g…
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19 min
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 annual giving…
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25 min
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 responsible AI use c…
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22 min
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. Jude Catholic…
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27 min
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 #fundraisin…
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19 min
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, including:→ How…
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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 demonstrations inc…
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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's encyclic…
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9 min
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 what training…
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11 min
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 Catholic Ch…
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13 min
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, they discuss…