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 15, 2021 • 17min
#055 Stop Manipulating your Donors!
How do we avoid manipulating our benefactors? Extreme Clarity! Thank you to this episode's sponsor: MarketSmart.Download Greg Warner's Top 10 Tips to schedule more meetings here:https://imarketsmart.com/moremeetings/Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
May 7, 2021 • 27min
#054 Kevin's Career Change
In this episode I tell you about my big career change and reflect on over 1,000 major gift visits. Thank you to this episode's sponsor: MarketSmart.Download Greg Warner's Top 10 Tips to schedule more meetings here:https://imarketsmart.com/moremeetings/Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Apr 29, 2021 • 16min
#053 Never Be Late (Lessons from my First Boss)
My first boss from the Campus Safety Office at the University of Dallas recently passed away. In this episode I talk about some of the lessons he taught me that apply to success in major gifts. Thank you to this episode's sponsor: MarketSmart.Download Greg Warner's Top 10 Tips to schedule more meetings here:https://imarketsmart.com/moremeetings/Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Apr 19, 2021 • 51min
#052 Branding and Insecurity with Jacob Laskowski
In this episode we learn about branding from my friend Jacob Laskowski, the owner of 86 Creative. He specializes in nonprofit brand strategy and will help you view your messaging in a whole new way. To view the video of this episode, click this LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdbSn1Q1em0&feature=youtu.beCheck out Jacob's website here: elevateyourmission.comKevin's website: OneVisitAway.com
Apr 12, 2021 • 56min
#051 Sales Vs. Major Gifts Round 2 with Jake Savage
What can fundraising professionals learn from sales? I think A LOT! So does this week's guest, Jake Savage. Jake discovered his passion for persuasive communication in 2007 when he got a job as a door to door sales rep. Since then, he’s knocked on nearly 100,000 doors, he’s sold millions of dollars worth of products, and he’s led his own sales team to the INC 500 list of fastest growing companies in America - twice. Today, he hosts the podcast, Persuasion School, and he has his own consulting firm teaching anti-trafficking nonprofit fundraising teams how to win bigger donations.Jakes website: https://jakesavage.coThank you to this episode's sponsor: MarketSmart.Download Greg Warner's Top 10 Tips to schedule more meetings here:https://imarketsmart.com/moremeetings/Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Apr 6, 2021 • 11min
#050 For Sale
Want to get to know your benefactors better? Listen to an example of how asking a question about a decoration can lead to a deeply meaningful conversation. Thank you to this episode's sponsor: MarketSmart.Download Greg Warner's Top 10 Tips to schedule more meetings here:https://imarketsmart.com/moremeetings/Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Mar 29, 2021 • 23min
#049 Hurricane Katrina, Fire, and Discipline
What's more important than huge wins in major gifts? Discipline! Listen to this episode to hear some of Kevin's thoughts on what is crucial to success working in philanthropy.
Mar 22, 2021 • 58min
#048 A $20 Million Estate and Little Havana
What's it like to have your jaw drop when someone who's been giving $2,000 reveals he has 8-figure capacity? Find out in this great conversation with Ryan Cooney from Tiger Athletic Foundation at LSU. Thank you to this episode's sponsors: MarketSmart and 86. Click on this link to get your FREE copy of Greg Warner's very popular book Engagement Fundraising: imarketsmart.com/freebook Want to elevate your mission and branding? Check out Jacob Laskowski's website here: elevateyourmission.com Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Mar 15, 2021 • 42min
#047 A $50 Million Gift from a Millenial with Adam Platzer
What's it like to close a $50 Million Gift from a millennial? Find out in this epic conversation with Adam Platzer from RIT.Check out this great resource Adam created: https://forwardfundraisers.com/leadership/Thank you to this episode's sponsors: MarketSmart and 86. Click on this link to get your FREE copy of Greg Warner's very popular book Engagement Fundraising: imarketsmart.com/freebook Want to elevate your mission and branding? Check out Jacob Laskowski's website here: elevateyourmission.com Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Mar 8, 2021 • 53min
#046 The One That Got Away with Mike Hoffman
How soon should you start going on visits after you've been hired? How important is preparing for each visit?Learn the answers to these questions through the great stories that Mike Hoffman from the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation shares.Thank you to this episode's sponsors: MarketSmart and 86. Click on this link to get your FREE copy of Greg Warner's very popular book Engagement Fundraising: imarketsmart.com/freebook Want to elevate your mission and branding? Check out Jacob Laskowski's website here: elevateyourmission.com Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
