One Visit Away

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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In this episode we hear from Peter de Keratry the Executive Director of Stewardship and Development for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

Peter is extraordinarily accomplished as a fundraiser.  He led a $350 Million capital campaign among his many successes. 

Listen to the incredible stories Peter has to share about some of his most memorable visits.  You will be better prepared to raise money for your nonprofit after listening to this episode!

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In this episode you'll hear some incredible stories from Jennifer Baugh the Founder and National Executive Director of Young Catholic Professionals.  

If you work for a non-profit you will learn a great deal from Jenn's words.  She shares a story about how humor and boldness led to a significant gift and another story about how being authentic led to a very large gift that completely funded one of her organization's most important projects.  

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If you're ready to schedule more visits and raise more money, this episode is for you! Scott is one of the funniest people to be on the show and tells some incredible stories about generosity including some times when he had some epic fails.  

We then discuss one of my favorite book, Never Split the Difference, and how we have both firsthand seen the positive results that this book can bring to your professional and personal life.  

If you work for a non profit or are a major gift officer, you will be better equipped to closing more gifts after listening to this episode.  

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