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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.

#159 One Visit...$1 Million with Mike Murray

52 mins; May 28, 2024

#158 Should I Ask On The First Visit?

10 mins; May 22, 2024

#157 STOP TOUCHING YOUR DONORS!

8 mins; May 14, 2024

#156 How Many Calls Should I Make?

10 mins; May 07, 2024

#155 Why Sales People Fail at Major Gifts

12 mins; April 30, 2024

#154 Don't Let the Idiots Win

12 mins; April 24, 2024

#153 You Don't Need a New CRM!

7 mins; April 19, 2024

#152 Your Product Sucks!

6 mins; April 11, 2024

#151 How To Ask Awkward Questions That Lead to Big Gifts

10 mins; November 10, 2023

#150 In Home Fundraising Events for Major Gifts!

8 mins; October 30, 2023

#149 You're Not Making Enough Calls!

14 mins; October 24, 2023

#148 A Clear Path to Success in Major Gifts

16 mins; October 06, 2023

#157 All Matches Suck... Except This One

18 mins; September 25, 2023

#156 Job Hoppers And Honest Feedback

14 mins; September 19, 2023

#155 A $500,000 Gift from One Visit!

5 mins; September 11, 2023

#154 Practicing Decisiveness

12 mins; September 05, 2023

#153 “There's Never a Lack of Money, Only a Lack of Vision” with Tom Dauber

39 mins; August 28, 2023

#152 How I Handle Dissapointment

11 mins; August 21, 2023

#151 Can Asking for Money be Funny?

11 mins; August 15, 2023

#150 A $250,000 Gift From an Anonymous Donor with Cary Sanders

47 mins; August 10, 2023

#149 Should You Ask for SOMETHING on Every Visit?

10 mins; August 01, 2023

#148 Do Major Gift Candidates Lie?

16 mins; July 20, 2023

#147 I Don't Care When a Nonprofit Spells My Name Wrong

11 mins; July 10, 2023

#146 The Book That Changed My Life

12 mins; June 26, 2023

#145 Major Gift Lessons from an Obnoxious Car Salesman?

19 mins; June 19, 2023

#144 Shock Them With How Quickly You Follow-Up with Adam Platzer

36 mins; June 12, 2023

#143 Stop Worrying About Other Organizations!

15 mins; June 05, 2023

#142 Stop Thinking The Donor is a Cheapskate

9 mins; May 31, 2023

#141 I Was Too Aggressive with a Donor

10 mins; May 26, 2023

#140 Responding to Objections -- It Really Works!

11 mins; May 18, 2023

#139 The Appalachian Trail and Knowing When to Quit

17 mins; May 11, 2023

#138 I Got Ambushed by a Fundraising Consultant

13 mins; May 02, 2023

#137 Some People Won't Like You... Get Over it!

17 mins; April 25, 2023

#136 Be Proud of What You Do--Schedule the Visit!

15 mins; April 10, 2023

Rest In Peace Mary Jane Butera and Carmel Fitzpatrick

37 mins; April 03, 2023

#135 I Chickened Out on the Ask

10 mins; March 27, 2023

#134 Fundraising Success is NOT Fair

11 mins; March 20, 2023

#133 The Secret to Getting a Raise

14 mins; March 13, 2023

#132 Affinity Programs and a $500,000 Gift with Jenni Craig

53 mins; March 06, 2023

#131 Creepy Tall Guy

10 mins; February 27, 2023

#130 The Only 2 Ways to Raise More Money

17 mins; February 20, 2023

#129 From Sales to Fundraising with Mike Rice (Operation Underground Railroad)

42 mins; February 13, 2023

#133 The Secret to Getting a Raise

14 mins; February 13, 2023

#128 How to Deal with Haters/When Donors Lash Out

10 mins; February 08, 2023

#127 Are You Playing a Game You Want to Win?

12 mins; February 06, 2023

#126 Every Good Story Needs a Villain/Amazon Smile was a Joke

18 mins; January 30, 2023

#125 Crocs and a $5 Million Gift with Bryan Wilburn

40 mins; January 24, 2023

#124 Are You Paralyzed by What Could Go Wrong?

8 mins; January 19, 2023

#123 You Might Not Want to Make the Call, but That's the Job with Jon DeLange

48 mins; January 16, 2023

#122 Major Gifts will Suck... Keep Moving Forward Anyway

23 mins; January 13, 2023

#121 Eviction, Redemption, and a Shivering Goat with Andrew Olsen

46 mins; January 09, 2023

#120 There was a lot of Marketing to do...

8 mins; January 02, 2023

5 Reasons You Didn't Hit Your Goal in 2022 (And How To Win in 2023!)

21 mins; December 22, 2022

#118 The Most Important Thing You Can Change for 2023

10 mins; December 15, 2022

#117 Personalization and Boundaries with Abby Trahan

53 mins; November 30, 2022

#116 Stop Treating Your Donors to Lunch!

14 mins; November 14, 2022

#115 It's Too Late for Year-End Asks

10 mins; November 08, 2022

#114 Are You Doing Things That Are A Little Bit Crazy?

7 mins; October 31, 2022

#113 My Visit With a World Famous Inventor

7 mins; October 24, 2022

#112 Ignore Well-Intentioned Morons

8 mins; October 17, 2022

#111 Are You Giving Yourself Space to do the Most Important Work?

7 mins; October 13, 2022

#110 How To Determine Capacity

7 mins; October 11, 2022

#109 10 Tips To Stay in a Major Gift Role for the Long Haul

23 mins; September 27, 2022

#108 I Don't Know Where to Start (Ask Kevin)

25 mins; September 06, 2022

#107 Transformational Giving and Transforming Lives in Prison with Cary Sanders

22 mins; August 30, 2022

#106 Don't Say No for Your Donors with Jennifer Yin

17 mins; August 23, 2022

#105 Should I Always Ask for A Specific Number?

8 mins; August 18, 2022

#104 Forklifts and Fire Alarms with Teresa Huff

48 mins; August 13, 2022

#103 We're the Type of Organization People Give $100,000 Gifts to

13 mins; August 02, 2022

#102 Common Mistakes when Scheduling Visits

15 mins; July 27, 2022

#101 Failures and Triumphs with Tom Myers

50 mins; July 12, 2022

#100 Don't Say No for your Donors!

10 mins; June 15, 2022

#099 One More Call

10 mins; June 08, 2022

#098 One Visit can Change your Career Forever

19 mins; June 07, 2022

#097 My Worst Ask at an Event

11 mins; June 06, 2022

#096 Behavior Change is More Important than Information

17 mins; June 03, 2022

#095 A $1.45 Billion Campaign with George Lensing

47 mins; June 02, 2022

#094 A $300,000 Gift, Tyler Perry, and Joy with Jim Norton and Bryan Cain

23 mins; May 31, 2022

#093 "Just Ask Me!" with Maria Puccini

30 mins; May 31, 2022

#092 One Week Away (Major Gift Millions Website Live!)

8 mins; May 30, 2022

#091 Get Comfortable Being Told No

11 mins; May 25, 2022

#090 "It's Impossible to Raise Major Gifts Here" OVA Q&A

11 mins; May 24, 2022

#089 Great Fundraisers Make Mistakes

8 mins; May 23, 2022

#088 Your Mindset Can Lead to 6-Figure Gifts with Dan Bailey

26 mins; May 19, 2022

#087 The Largest Gift We've Ever Received with Jenn Baugh

27 mins; May 17, 2022

#086 The Power of Giving Gifts To Strengthen Relationships with Alex Trevino

32 mins; May 13, 2022

#085 Have I Ever Told You My Story?

6 mins; May 11, 2022

#084 One Year of Running One Visit Away Full-Time

25 mins; May 05, 2022

#083 Donald Duck, Spilled Coffee, and Closing Gifts While Deployed with Dean Castaldo

54 mins; April 25, 2022

#082 OVA Q&A "Should I Call or Email to Schedule Visits?"

15 mins; April 20, 2022

#081 Strategy and Major Gifts with Mitch Muncy

44 mins; April 06, 2022

#080 Don't be an Idiot and Don't Lie to Your Donors

15 mins; March 29, 2022

#079 Fundraising Is About the Money!

17 mins; March 24, 2022

#078 A $110 Million Gift with Jim Langley!

52 mins; March 14, 2022

#077 Is Asking Questions a Fundraising Superpower?

13 mins; March 07, 2022

#076 Sometimes You Have to Fire Your Donors

18 mins; February 28, 2022

#075 Saying No to a $20 Million Gift with Roy Jones

49 mins; February 21, 2022

#074 Getting to "NO"

14 mins; February 14, 2022

#073 Can Showing Up Unannounced Lead to Big Gifts? with Dr. Russell James

58 mins; February 07, 2022

#072 One of my Worst Visits as a College Senior

18 mins; January 31, 2022

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