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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Mar 1, 2021 • 1h 3min
#045 The $1.3 Million Unacknowledged Gift with Justin DeMoss
A lost $100,000 checkHow do you turn an angry call into a 7-figure gift? His pants caught on fire?Listen to all of these great stories from Justin DeMoss. You'll walk away from this episode fired up to go schedule some visits and close some big gifts! 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
Feb 22, 2021 • 27min
#044 Snowpocalypse 2021/Extreme Ownership
Kevin shares his thought on what major gift fundraisers can learn from snowpocalypse 2021.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 Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Feb 18, 2021 • 56min
#043 Michael Jordan and a $200 Million Capital Campaign with Ged Doughton
In this episode we hear stories from the last person to wear the number 23 at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before Michael Jordan! Ged Doughton joined UNC Charlotte as the Senior Director of Development in 2014 after 30+ years in the financial services businesses. 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
Feb 8, 2021 • 50min
#042 Studying Corpses and a Prosthetic Leg on a Flamingo with Travis McDearmon
Want to know what it's like to go on a major gift visit with someone who studies decomposing corpses? Well we've got you covered in this espisode with Travis McDearmon! 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/freebookWant to elevate your mission and branding? Check out Jacob Laskowski's website here: elevateyourmission.comKevin's website: onevisitaway.com
Feb 1, 2021 • 50min
#041 Hiking 1 Million Miles and Giving $1 Million! with Alicia Fereday
In this episode we hear from Alicia Fereday, MBA with the University of New England.Alicia and I talk about Sales vs. Major Gifts and then she tells some incredible stories including a massive gift on her last day with an organization she used to work for. Want to elevate your mission and branding? Check out this episode's sponsor: Jacob Laskowski with 86 creative. Check out his website here: elevateyourmission.comCheck out Kevin's website: OneVisitAway.com
Jan 25, 2021 • 52min
#040 Manure Spreading, Glee Club, and Asking About Asking with Kent Stroman
Can a donor be so moved that they thank YOU for helping them give the biggest gift of their lifetime? You better believe it! Just listen to this story from the one and only Kent Stroman. Kent is a phenomenal story-teller and will inspire you to go schedule more visits. Go check out his great work here:http://kentstroman.comThank you to MarketSmart for sponsoring this episode. Download Gregory Warner's popular book Engagement Fundraising for FREE: iMarketSmart.com/freebookCheck out Kevin's Website: OneVisitAway.com
Jan 18, 2021 • 13min
#039 No One Wants to Get this Call
In this episode, you’ll hear a story about a visit that I thought was going to go very wrong. It reminded me that we really are there to serve our benefactors, but much of that do we actually believe? This visit did not happen how I hoped it would, but it was an outcome better than I could have imagined. Thank you to MarketSmart for sponsoring this episode of One Visit Away. Download Gregory Warner’s popular book Engagement Fundraising for FREE:IMarketSmart.com/freebookCheck out Kevin’s website: OneVisitAway.com
Jan 11, 2021 • 60min
#038 A $100 Million Gift with Mira Boucher
In this episode, Mira Boucher tells some incredible stories:-One that starts with everyone in tears-A visit uncovering 47 years of life-changing generosity-A Video Call that led to a 7-figure gift-Any many more!Thank you to MarketSmart for sponsoring this episode. Download Gregory Warner's incredibly popular book Engagement Fundraising for FREE: imarketsmart.com/freebookFind out more about Mira here: miraboucher.comWant to get in touch with Kevin? Check out his website: OneVisitAway.com
Jan 4, 2021 • 26min
#037 Slammed Fists and Bad Investments
Hear about the biggest waste of time visits I've had as a Major Gift Officer.Thank you to this episode's sponsor: MarketSmartClick on this link to get your FREE copy of Greg Warner's very popular book Engagement Fundraising: imarketsmart.com/freebook
Dec 22, 2020 • 21min
#036 Want to Raise $1 Million? Do 66,613 Push-Ups
Tremendous results starts with small decisions compounded over time. In this episode I talk about a book called the Slight Edge that has great significance for major gift fundraisers. I also discuss how the principle of the slight edge allowed me to do 66,613 pushups in 1 year and how that related to my fundraising success that year.
