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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Jun 5, 2024 • 46min
#160 Prayer and a 6-Figure Gift with Micah Tomasella
Micah Tomasella, Advancement Officer with Denison Ministries, shares his journey in fundraising for digital content ministry, emphasizing the importance of building relationships with donors. He highlights the benefits of major gifts and discusses embarrassing incidents and serendipitous connections during donor visits. The podcast delves into the unique approach to fundraising, learning from mistakes, and promoting four ministry brands for equipping people.
May 28, 2024 • 53min
#159 One Visit...$1 Million with Mike Murray
THE FIRST EVER IN PERSON EPISODE! After 4 years, the One Visit Away podcast is now exclusively an in person podcast. To celebrate the occasion, I brought back Mike Murray who was the first ever guest on the podcast 4 years ago. In this episode Mike shares several stories including one that led to $1 Million being given in a ten month period. Mike also talks about call reluctance after being in the industry for more than a decade. If you want to learn more about the course Mike mentions in the show, go checkout Major Gift Millions here: OneVisitAway.com/millions
May 22, 2024 • 10min
#158 Should I Ask On The First Visit?
Go get some visits scheduled and raise some money!Join the 500 students enrolled in my online training program here: Use the code SALE to save big!onevisitaway.com/millions
May 14, 2024 • 9min
#157 STOP TOUCHING YOUR DONORS!
I heard some terrible advice that you should touch a donor's arm before you leave the visit. I hate this advice and this episode explains why. Go get some visits scheduled and raise some money!Join the 500 students enrolled in my online training program here: onevisitaway.com/millions
May 7, 2024 • 11min
#156 How Many Calls Should I Make?
If you want to win at major gifts, you need to make a lot of attempts to schedule visits. But how many is enough? Listen to this episode to find out! Go get some visits scheduled and raise some money!Join the 500 students enrolled in my online training program here: onevisitaway.com/millions
Apr 30, 2024 • 12min
#155 Why Sales People Fail at Major Gifts
Are sales people destined to fail at major gifts? Or are the "great" sales people you're hiring actually just slightly above average? Go get some visits scheduled and raise some money!Join the 500 students enrolled in my online training program here: onevisitaway.com/millions
Apr 24, 2024 • 12min
#154 Don't Let the Idiots Win
Go get some visits scheduled and raise some money!Join the 500 students enrolled in my online training program here: onevisitaway.com/millions
Apr 19, 2024 • 7min
#153 You Don't Need a New CRM!
Stop focusing on the things that don't matter. Go get some visit scheduled and raise some money!Join the 500 students enrolled in my online training program here: onevisitaway.com/millions
Apr 11, 2024 • 7min
#152 Your Product Sucks!
We're back! Check out this episode to learn why your fundraising efforts might be lackluster.
Nov 10, 2023 • 11min
#151 How To Ask Awkward Questions That Lead to Big Gifts
If you want to close big gifts consistently you need to learn how to ask good questions. Check out the One Visit Away Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OneVisitAway/shortsJoin the nearly 400 students in my online training program Major Gift Millions here: OneVisitAway.com/millions
