SHOWCASE

SENT MISSION

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Seeking up to 5 emerging ministries or organizations that bring a fresh approach to evangelizing or that address a key human and/or spiritual need from a Catholic perspective to showcase their mission to potential partners, funders, and supporters at the SENT Summit at the University of Notre Dame.

Selected teams will have the opportunity to

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Showcase their mission live to interested partners, foundations, and philanthropists

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Get promoted across the SENT Platform and partner organizations

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Get a ticket to the SENT Summit

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Receive a grant of $1,500 (in cash)

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Showcase Criteria

Innovative Catholic Mission

Organization’s mission brings a fresh approach to address a key human and/or spiritual need from a Catholic perspective. Preference given to emerging evangelizing ministries that are relational in nature.

Team

Do the founders make sense for this mission? Does their background contribute to the likelihood of success? Do they have the skills internally (or are experienced finding them externally) to advance the mission?

Timing, Need, & Market

Factors indicate that now is the moment to work on this mission, there’s a deep need this organization can address and there’s a gap in the market to adequately serve this need.

Early Traction

Organization is early-stage: less than 7 years old and/or is less than 10 FTEs, with a preference for earlier stage and smaller organizations. There’s initial traction for the mission, including outcomes and impact demonstrated, indicating capability to drive things forward.

Potential for Radical Fruitfulness

The mission has potential for radical fruitfulness and the ministry has a credible vision and plan to get there.

“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.”

— St. Francis of Assisi

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Partners

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Promotion Partners

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Napa Legal logo with a stylized column and the text 'Napa Legal' in white on a black background.
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Logo of Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at The Catholic University of America
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Contact

For questions regarding the application process or timing, please contact Micaela at micaela@sentventures.com

If you’re a foundation, potential partner, or sponsor interested in the event, please contact Mary at mary@sentventures.com

For media inquiries, please contact Micaela at micaela@sentventures.com

FAQ

  • Yes, only finalists who are able to present in person at the SENT Summit will be considered. 

  • One Summit ticket will be comped per finalist ($1,350). The cash grant ($1500) is intended to help cover all of the costs associated with getting to the Summit so you don’t worry about those expenses. If further funds are needed, we encourage finalists to raise them through their networks to make it possible to attend in person.

  • We will offer one Summit ticket and one grant per finalist team. Any additional tickets may be purchased by the team. If it’s desired that more than one person from the team attend, we encourage finalists to raise funds through their networks as needed.

  • No. Finalists will have the opportunity to showcase their mission to the audience and invite partners to join you in your mission. We also hope that showcase finalists will find collegiality and the opportunity to collaborate as a cohort.

  • Yes, we will hold a 7-day grace period for all applicants to the showcase to purchase tickets to the SENT Summit if they are not selected as finalists. 

  • At this time only non-profit organizations are allowed to participate. This includes 501(c)3 non-profit organizations as well as non-profit organizations and ministries that may not have received their tax designation yet. 

    For profit ventures are encouraged to apply to the SENT Pitch Competition if they see a fit there.

  • No. Only one application per person or team is allowed. 

  • Applicant teams must be U.S. citizens, legal residents, or visa holders; or non-U.S. citizens with a valid passport.

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