Events

Partner Jennifer Gniady and senior counsel Mark Chopko are speakers on the panel "Getting Started with Structures."

Whether your institute is facing growth, consolidation, or preparing for completion, a lot of effort goes into assessing what structures attach to an institute, its ministries, and its management. That process often involves exploring whether ministries historically associated with the institute should continue that association, seek mission sponsorship through some other canonical entity or something else, if they stay “Catholic” at all. This seminar will focus on outlining how an institute can evaluate these issues and look at the types of structures available and the process for moving forward intentionally.  Whether you’re looking at creating sponsored ministries, seeking synergies inside or outside the institute, or wondering where to start in planning for the future, we’ll look at how to evaluate the structures available to you.  The session will focus on the process for putting the pieces in place in a way that reflects the substance of your institute and plans for changes at a manageable scale and pace, including employee and contract issues to be aware of along the way.