In this short episode I share a story that will let you know how to ask for the gift you planned to ask for even when someone cuts you off before you can make the ask.  

This tip will help you close more meaningful gifts!

In this episode we hear from Bill Myatt, Director of Philanthropic Engagement at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.  

Bill tells some phenomenal stories about several 6 figure gifts that will have you captivated.  

You will leave this episode better equipped to raise major gifts for your organization! 

Go check out Bill's website for his new consulting business helping organizations with major gifts: http://www.majorgiftsolutions.com/

In this episode, we hear from Sam Provenzano, the founder of NextGenFundraisers.  

Listen to this episode to hear some great stories from Sam as well and see how you can get in touch with Sam to increase the success of your job search on LinkedIn!

In this episode I speak with Greg Warner, the Founder of MarketSmart!

In this episode you'll learn how a development team put Greg's wife in tears and not in a good way...

This is a bonus episode as it is not the typical story-telling format of One Visit Away. There are a few stories about visits, but it mostly is focused on the problems that occur when we do not serve our donors well and how MarketSmart helps solve those problems through the use of surveys and artificial intelligence. 

You will enjoy this episode and walk away from it better prepared to raise money for your nonprofit! 

The great Jason Lewis! 

Jason Lewis is one of the most well known names in the fundraising world.  

He is a consultant, author of The War for Fundraising Talent, and Founder of Responsive Fundraising.  

Jason tells some great stories in this episode ranging from Million dollar gifts to incredibly meaningful conversations at a small town steakhouse.  

You will walk away from this episode better equipped to raise money for your nonprofit!

In this episode I tell one of the first stories of my career.  

I wound up sitting next to a gentleman worth several hundred million dollars and got a visit scheduled with him.  

I was so excited to make this $1 Million ask! 

I learned a lot from this experience, and you, the Major Gift Fundraiser, will walk away from this episode better equipped to schedule more visits and close more gifts.  

In this episode we hear from John Knowles with Legatus.  

John tells a great story about how our interests can play a role in developing relationships with our benefactors.  

He then goes on to give some great advice about asking for help, forging ahead when we're discouraged, and working together as a team.  

John's words will inspire you to schedule more visits! 

In this episode, we hear from someone who has sat on the other side of the Philanthropic table many times.  John Oberg is a founder, board director, advisor, and investor.  He gives us a new perspective as a guest on One Visit Away.  

He is also the consultant I have referenced several times that had a huge impact on my career by challenging me to have a new framework for what high performance looks like as the status quo in the non profit world is so low.  

John is also the host of Daily JO with John Oberg: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dailyjo-by-john-oberg/id1513017500

You can find out more about John by going to his website: https://johnoberg.com

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Listen to some great stories from another Major Gifts Officer: Scott Maxwell with Catholic Extension.   

Listen to this episode and you'll learn how one visit could lead to close to $700,000 in giving! 

Scott has a wealth of experience in fundraising and you will be better equipped to serve your nonprofit after hearing this episode.  

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In this episode we hear from Mike Reardon, The Executive Director of the Catholic Schools Foundation in Boston.  

When you listen to this episode you'll learn a great deal about major gift fundraising from a professional who has had tremendous success at The Catholic Schools Foundation and for his clients.  

We discuss Kerry Robinson and her incredible work as a fundraiser in this episode.  you can find the article we discussed here: https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/662/article/imagining-abundance

Here is the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016F1Y1ES/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

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