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.  

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 

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 

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 

A lost $100,000 check

How 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 

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 

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 

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/freebook

Want to elevate your mission and branding? 

Check out Jacob Laskowski's website here: elevateyourmission.com

Kevin's website: onevisitaway.com

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.com

Check out Kevin's website: 

OneVisitAway.com

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.com

Thank you to MarketSmart for sponsoring this episode.  

Download Gregory Warner's popular book Engagement Fundraising for FREE: iMarketSmart.com/freebook

Check out Kevin's Website: OneVisitAway.com