One Visit Away
Kevin Fitzpatrick
One Visit Away is a podcast focused on helping major gift fundraisers achieve their potential by inspiring them to increase the number and quality of visits they have with their benefactors or prospective benefactors. This motivation comes about by hearing fascinating stories of visits that went well from a wide array of development professionals. When you hear these stories of success, you will realize that you too are just One Visit Away from a transformational experience for your benefactors and your organization.
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May 25, 2022 • 11min
#091 Get Comfortable Being Told No
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May 24, 2022 • 11min
#090 "It's Impossible to Raise Major Gifts Here" OVA Q&A
Whether you have 100,000 donors or 10 donors, start with those in your database!Register for my FREE webinar Thursday the 26th of May at 10:30am CST: https://my.demio.com/ref/RCAEMkwzSUvH3VbA
May 23, 2022 • 9min
#089 Great Fundraisers Make Mistakes
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May 20, 2022 • 27min
#088 Your Mindset Can Lead to 6-Figure Gifts with Dan Bailey
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May 17, 2022 • 28min
#087 The Largest Gift We've Ever Received with Jenn Baugh
Jenn Baugh is the Founder and National Executive Director of Young Catholic Professionals. She is the first guest to be on One Visit Away for a second time. This time as one of my clients! She shares what it's been like working with me and some of the huge wins she's had in the past few months including the largest gift in the history of the organization. If you want to learn more about Major Gift Millions and be in the loop when the course launches, sign up for my email list: https://mailchi.mp/50699241a2a6/major-gift-millions
May 13, 2022 • 32min
#086 The Power of Giving Gifts To Strengthen Relationships with Alex Trevino
Giving gifts strategically with thoughtfulness can have great results. Listen to an example of how I got to experience this on the receiving side while working with Alex Trevino with Project Thirty Six. Check out Alex's website: https://www.projectthirtysix.comSign up for the Major Gift Millions email list here: https://mailchi.mp/50699241a2a6/major-gift-millionsKevin's website: onevisitaway.com
May 11, 2022 • 6min
#085 Have I Ever Told You My Story?
Sometimes we're so focused on raising money that we miss HUGE opportunities. In this story I share one of my biggest missed opportunities. Sign up for the Major Gift Millions email list here: https://mailchi.mp/50699241a2a6/major-gift-millionsKevin's website: onevisitaway.com
May 5, 2022 • 25min
#084 One Year of Running One Visit Away Full-Time
I just finished my first full year of running One Visit Away full-time. Check out some of the behind the scenes story of how I started my business and what's coming next.
Apr 25, 2022 • 54min
#083 Donald Duck, Spilled Coffee, and Closing Gifts While Deployed with Dean Castaldo
What is it like to close a major gift while deployed in the Middle East?How do you get Donald Duck to give you directions when you're late to a visit at a Disney Property?If you want the answers to these common questions in major gift fundraising, look no further than this great conversation with Dean Castaldo with the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation!Thank you to MarketSmart for sponsoring this episode. Download Greg Warner's Top 10 Tips to schedule more meetings here: https://imarketsmart.com/moremeetings/Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Apr 21, 2022 • 16min
#082 OVA Q&A "Should I Call or Email to Schedule Visits?"
If you can learn to schedule visits effectively, you are already winning a huge part of the fundraising battle.Jerry Panas said that getting the visit was 85% of the way to getting the gift. In this episode I answer a question about what's the best medium to use to schedule visits, phone, text, or email. Thank you to MarketSmart for sponsoring this episode. Download Greg Warner's Top 10 Tips to schedule more meetings here: https://imarketsmart.com/moremeetings/Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
