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John Cunneen
203-530-5259
Johnc@CatholicRecruiter.com
Before joining Catholic Recruiter Associates, John served as President of the Cunneen Company, a national philanthropy consulting firm headquartered in Connecticut and more recently as Vice President of the Catholic practice for the Lukens Company.
In this capacity, he was responsible for the management and direction of several hundred capital campaigns and thousands of stewardship and annual giving campaigns for Catholic churches and schools throughout the United States.
John has supervised more than two hundred resident-directed campaigns, raising more than one hundred and fifty million dollars. He is also credited with having launched one of the first e-giving products in the religious marketplace. John spent considerable time consulting with clients and prospective customers throughout the country and was responsible for hiring, training, and managing a staff of professional fundraising consultants.
John is the author of “A Practical Guide to Stewardship in Today’s Catholic Church,” presently being used in hundreds of Catholic parishes across the country. He has also authored a seminar series exploring the topic of Stewardship that he has presented across the country.
John’s expertise includes feasibility studies, development audits, case writing, major gifts strategy and solicitation, and annual giving. A sample of John's more recent client partners includes Christendom College, OLV Father Baker Charities, The Diocese of Syracuse, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Benjamin Franklin House London, Notre Dame High School - Connecticut, Bartlett Arboretum, and The High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Centers.
John lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut, with his wife Cheryl and their four children. He is an avid outdoorsman and scouting volunteer. He also serves as a champion for Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Smilow Cancer Center.