One Visit Away

This week's guest Claire Keupen was a babysitter for my kids when she was a student in college.  Now, she's a highly competent major gift fundraiser and shares some amazing stories from her time working in major gifts with Young Catholic Professionals.  Learn more about my training program Major Gift Millions here: onevisitaway.com/millions 

David Duxbury is gaining serious traction through his posts on LinkedIn about fundraising.  Listen to learn why he's so passionate about the work he's doing and you'll be inspired to go schedule some more visits!  Learn more about my training program Major Gift Millions here: onevisitaway.com/millions 

Brandon Gossett quit his dream job after a life changing experience. This is one of my favorite conversations ever on the podcast and you won't want to miss it.  Brandon and the team at Neverthirst have all been through Major Gift Millions.  Click here to learn more about how to bring the training to your team: onevisitaway.com/millions  Learn more about Neverthirst here: neverthirstwater.org...

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LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!  Enter to win $100 Amazon Gift Card and Free Access to Major Gift Millions!  Just leave a rating and review for the OVA podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, take a screenshot, and send it to me!  Enroll in Major Gift Millions here: onevisitaway.com/millions  Learn more about Kent and his work here:  http://kentstroman.com/

Enter to win $100 Amazon Gift Card and Free Access to Major Gift Millions!  Just leave a rating and review for the OVA podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, take a screenshot, and send it to me!  Enroll in Major Gift Millions here: onevisitaway.com/millions 

Enter to win $100 Amazon Gift Card and Free Access to Major Gift Millions!  Just leave a rating and review for the OVA podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, take a screenshot, and send it to me!  Learn more about Project Finding Calcutta here:  https://projectfindingcalcutta.com/ Enroll in Major Gift Millions here: onevisitaway.com/millions 

Don't miss this great conversation with Peter Blute from Young Catholic Professionals.  To learn more about the job click this link:  https://www.youngcatholicprofessionals.org/careers-at-ycp

versojobs.com  Get enrolled in the giveaway to win a $100 Amazon Gift card AND Free access to Major Gift Millions.  All you have to do to enroll is leave a rating and review of One Visit Away on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and send me a screenshot of your review.  On May 1st, I'll randomly select a winner! 

Get enrolled in the giveaway to win a $100 Amazon Gift card AND Free access to Major Gift Millions.  All you have to do to enroll is leave a rating and review of One Visit Away on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and send me a screenshot of your review.  On May 1st, I'll randomly select a winner! 

Want to win in major gifts? SEE THE PEOPLE!  Fr. Mark Perkins is raising money for St. Dustan's Academy a boarding school for boys in Virginia.  He is fairly new to the world of fundraising, but has had some incredible success.  You will be inspired by his stories and want to go get some visits scheduled.  Get enrolled in Major Gift Millions here: onevisitaway.com/millions  Listen to my conve...

If you don't learn to respond to objections, you're leaving millions on the table!  Joe Bradley from BC High shares several incredible stories that will inspire you to go schedule some visits.  Most notably, he was able to schedule a visit with a couple that originally declined his offer. This soon led to a 7-figure gift.  If you want to learn more about Major Gift Millions go to this li...

onevisitaway.com/millions  Join the nearly 600 students enrolled in the course worldwide! 

onevisitaway.com/millions  Join the nearly 600 students enrolled in the course worldwide! 

onevisitaway.com/millions  Join the nearly 600 students enrolled in the course worldwide! 

This incredible conversation with Kara Mone illustrates exactly why I do what I do.  There are people in your database right now who have the ability to give WAY more than they are currently giving.  But if you don't visit with me, you're never going to know that they can and are willing to help.  Kara shares several stories highlighting donors who initially gave modest gifts and then in...

Most nonprofits ask their major donors WAY too much.  If you want to transform your fundraising results, you need to get as far away as possible from just throwing information and asks at donors.  YOU NEED TO GET TO KNOW THEM!  The only way to really do that is to get a visit scheduled.  The information you learn from a donor is almost infinitely more valuable than the things you will tell them. ...

neverthirst is doing big things.  Since 2018, they've grown from a $2.5 Million budget to nearly $10 Million this year.  Matt Letourneau shares several incredibles stories ranging from individuals giving millions of dollars down to young adults coming together and spreading the word to ultimately raising millions.  If you want to learn more about how you can help, go to neverthirstwater.org ‼...

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Are you viewing your relationships over 10 years or 10 days?  Too many major gift fundraisers rush asks because leadership is putting too much pressure on their team.  If you want to have great, long-term relationships, you need to the freedom to NOT constantly put pressure on donors.  It only winds up costing you money in the long run.  As always, join the over 500 students enrolled in my course...

If you want to schedule more visits, you need to ignore the voices telling you to not make attempts.  Use the code 1000 to save $500 on individual access to Major Gift Millions:  OneVisitAway.com/millions

Andrew Olsen is in an elite club: The 3 time guest club on One Visit Away!  Andrew is one of the most trusted voices in the nonprofit fundraising world and listening to this episode you'll see why.  Andrew shares how to make direct mail work harder. Losing almost 200 pounds.  Treating every donor like a major donor.  Why he's focused his career on helping build organizations.  You don&ap...

I'm not sure I've ever heard of a first visit going well for a fundraiser. It's such a new experience with so many nerves and unknowns.  Until I interviewed Giovanni Mowrey-- his first visit was epic!  I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.  onevisitaway.com/millions 

Every great organization starts with a story. Chop Out Hunger is one of the most amazing organizations I have had the honor of working with. Listen to this episode to hear from Dani Ruhf the founder of the organization. Her story will inspire you to do bold things and dream bigger! Check out their website here: https://chopouthunger.org/

Don't deceive your donors.  It will always harm you in the long run!