One Visit Away
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.
Episodes
232 episodes
#220 Send This to Your Boss
If you're running a nonprofit you need to get involved in fundraising. onevisitaway.com/millions
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#219 Childhood Trauma, Healing, and The Goodness in People with Jim Langley
Jim Langley is a major gift legend. If you don't know Jim, he is likely the most well respected fundraising consultant of our time. Jim was gracious enough to join me in Dallas for his second appearance on the podcast, b...
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#218 No One Responds to Me!
If no one is responding to you, here are a few things you can do to start getting more responses and scheduling more visits! Learn more about my online training program here: onevisitaway.com/millions
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#217 From a $300,000 Budget to Launching a $21 Million Campaign with Jim Norton
Jim Norton is an entrepreneur, board member, and all around great guy. You'll hear some incredible stories from a board member that actually asks for money! Learn more about my online training program here: onevisitaway....
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#216 Four Lessons Learned From a Bad Ask
Learn more about my online training program here: onevisitaway.com/millions
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#215 Skydiving and Major Gifts at 90 Years Old with Joe McIlhaney
What are you going to be doing at 90 years old? This week's guest is Joe McIhaney, the Founder of the Medical Institute, a great man, one of my clients, and now... a skydiver. Enjoy! Learn more about my onlin...
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#214 How To Determine How Much You Should Ask For
LAST DAY TO SAVE ON MAJOR GIFT MILLIONS! Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1...
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#213 Should You Talk About Money with a Dying Donor?
48 HOURS LEFT TO SAVE ON MAJOR GIFT MILLIONS! Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's on...
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#212 Do You Have A Strategy for Major Gifts?
LAST WEEK TO SAVE ON MAJOR GIFT MILLIONS! Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $...
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#211 How I Lost 20 Pounds-- A Conversation with Fitness Coach Cody Lutz
LAST WEEK TO SAVE ON MAJOR GIFT MILLIONS! Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $...
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#210 A 60 Minute Guide To Your First Major Gift
LAST WEEK TO SAVE ON MAJOR GIFT MILLIONS! Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $...
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#209 My Journey From Volunteer Intern to Entrepreneur
Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1,000. 3. You got a private 30 minute coac...
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#208 Digital Minimalism and K-12 Fundraising with Robert Clements
Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1,000. 3. You got a private 30 minute coac...
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#207 Courage in Fundraising with Julie Ordoñez
Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1,000. 3. You got a private 30 minute coac...
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#206 The Biggest Thing Holding You Back
Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1,000. 3. You got a private 30 minute coac...
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#205 7-Figure Gifts and Mostly True Stories with Tom Ryan and Ryan Loutsis
This is the hardest I've laughted in the studio in a while. Tom and Ryan from NET Ministries bring hilarious stories as well as great wisdom. Enjoy this great conversation! Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. T...
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#204 Planned Giving and Vacations to the Airport with Tom Thimons
Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1,000. 3. You got a private 30 minute coac...
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#203 Feeling Stuck? Try Something!
Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1,000. 3. You got a private 30 minute coac...
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#202 A Hospital Patient Turned Into A $250,000 Donor with Caitlin Derderian
A game-changing conversation with Caitlin Derderian from Stony Brook Medicine. Caitlin shares several powerful stories about success in major gifts, but also talks about loss in her family that has impacted her work to this day.&nbs...
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#201 Donating a Wildebeest and Becoming an Entrepreneur with Colin Stroud
Colin Stroud: Fundraiser turned entrepreneur. You might know Colin as the points guy on Linkedin and the founder of https://www.gosomewhere.world/ but before that he was a major gift...
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#200 Three Reflections After 200 EPISODES!
Big Summer Blowout on Major Gift Millions! 1. The sale lasts through July 18th 2025.2. The course is normally $1,500 for individual access, but during the sale it's only $1,000. 3. You got a private 30 minute coac...
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#199 Caring More About The Person Than Their Money with Russel Dains
Russel Dains is the President and CEO of Save Our Youth in Denver. In this episode you'll hear some incredible stories of how Russel was able to work with donors experiencing difficult circumstances as well as some of hilarious situ...
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#198 Stop Listening to The Wrong People!
If you want to win at major gifts, you need to keep up the positive energy. Stop listening to people that don't know what they're talking about. BIG SUMMER BLOWOUT on Major Gift Millions starts on Monday. Don't miss out...
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