Dan Thies

As an Executive Campaign Director at AmPhil, Dan is the on-site leader of diocesan capital campaigns, guiding each engagement from planning to completion. He works closely with bishops, diocesan leadership, pastors, and campaign counsel to keep every campaign rooted in the Church’s mission while delivering measurable results.

Dan’s Story:

Dan began his fundraising career in 2019, after more than a decade in Catholic youth and campus ministry. In 2021, he was appointed Executive Director of the Foundation for the Diocese of Helena, where he partnered with Bishop Vetter on a campaign that set out to raise $30 million. By God’s grace, the campaign brought in $46 million in cash gifts and another $48 million in legacy gifts. The final $94 million raised (from a diocese of just 16,000 families) was far beyond what anyone thought possible, and sparked Dan’s love of stewarding campaigns for other churches.

Through it all, Dan holds fast to a simple conviction: a campaign done right becomes a unique opportunity for the New Evangelization. He has seen firsthand how God can transform a diocese one heart at a time through a personal invitation to live generously for Him.

Dan earned his undergraduate degree in Theology from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, and his Master’s in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College. He and his wife, Andrea, have three active children, and you’ll usually find the family skiing, backpacking, running, or climbing in the mountains of Montana.