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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.

#071 A Story of Sacrifice and a $1.2 Million Bequest with Austin Byrd

37 mins; January 21, 2022

#070 OVA Q&A "How Do I Juggle So Many Tasks?"

17 mins; January 14, 2022

#069 It Took Me Six Years to Get This Visit

11 mins; January 05, 2022

#068 McDonald's, Striking Oil, and 4 Hour Visits

18 mins; December 31, 2021

#067 My Awkward Intro to a Famous Millionaire

15 mins; December 20, 2021

#066 STOP the End of Year Asks and a $500,000 Gift

15 mins; December 13, 2021

#065 I Got Yelled at for Asking for $10,000

11 mins; December 06, 2021

#064 The First $100 I Gave Away/Canadian Food

15 mins; November 29, 2021

#063 Stop Saying "We Can't Raise That Much"

9 mins; October 09, 2021

#062 16 Requests Finally Led to a Visit/$100,000

12 mins; September 30, 2021

#061 "If You're Gonna Make a Big Ask Now's The Time"

7 mins; September 24, 2021

#060 War Cries/Owen Wilson on Fundraising

16 mins; September 16, 2021

A Bequest of Beanie Babies with Roy Lowdenback Part 2

52 mins; August 03, 2021

Turtle Racing and Hamster Breeding with Roy Lowdenback Part 1

37 mins; July 09, 2021

#057 Chicken Tenders and Superheroes with Patrick Belcher

41 mins; June 07, 2021

#056 He Threw My Presentation on the Desk with Andrew Olsen

70 hours 36 mins; May 24, 2021

#055 Stop Manipulating your Donors!

17 mins; May 15, 2021

#054 Kevin's Career Change

26 mins; May 07, 2021

#053 Never Be Late (Lessons from my First Boss)

15 mins; April 29, 2021

#052 Branding and Insecurity with Jacob Laskowski

50 mins; April 19, 2021

#051 Sales Vs. Major Gifts Round 2 with Jake Savage

55 mins; April 12, 2021

#050 For Sale

11 mins; April 06, 2021

#049 Hurricane Katrina, Fire, and Discipline

23 mins; March 29, 2021

#048 A $20 Million Estate and Little Havana

57 mins; March 22, 2021

#047 A $50 Million Gift from a Millenial with Adam Platzer

42 mins; March 15, 2021

#046 The One That Got Away with Mike Hoffman

53 mins; March 08, 2021

#045 The $1.3 Million Unacknowledged Gift with Justin DeMoss

63 hours 2 mins; March 01, 2021

#044 Snowpocalypse 2021/Extreme Ownership

27 mins; February 22, 2021

#043 Michael Jordan and a $200 Million Capital Campaign with Ged Doughton

56 mins; February 17, 2021

#042 Studying Corpses and a Prosthetic Leg on a Flamingo with Travis McDearmon

50 mins; February 08, 2021

#041 Hiking 1 Million Miles and Giving $1 Million! with Alicia Fereday

50 mins; February 01, 2021

#040 Manure Spreading, Glee Club, and Asking About Asking with Kent Stroman

52 mins; January 25, 2021

#039 No One Wants to Get this Call

13 mins; January 18, 2021

#038 A $100 Million Gift with Mira Boucher

59 mins; January 11, 2021

#037 Slammed Fists and Bad Investments

25 mins; January 04, 2021

#036 Want to Raise $1 Million? Do 66,613 Push-Ups

20 mins; December 22, 2020

#035 Sales Vs. Major Gifts

18 mins; December 21, 2020

#034 From One Night in Jail to the Boardroom with Jeff Schiefelbein

57 mins; December 14, 2020

#033 A Handshake Worth a Million Dollars with Jack Silverstein

31 mins; December 07, 2020

#032 A $3 Million Gift on a Rookie's First Visit! with Rochelle Platter

45 mins; November 30, 2020

#031 Kevin's Worst Visit!

17 mins; November 23, 2020

#030 This is More Money Than I'll Make in a Decade with Cliff Wilkes

68 hours 52 mins; November 16, 2020

#029 Go All-In with Major Gifts with Jon Zella

46 mins; November 09, 2020

#028 The 7-Figure Tree, A Drunk Donor, and Authentic Relationships with Lora Croley

54 mins; November 02, 2020

#027 They Cut Me Off Before I Could Ask for the Gift!

11 mins; October 26, 2020

#026 Apple Pie, 6-Figure Gifts, and Spilled Chardonnay with Bill Myatt

54 mins; October 19, 2020

#025 A $100,000 First-Time Gift with Sam Provenzano

27 mins; October 12, 2020

#024 They're Not In Our Estate Plan Anymore-- Bonus Episode with Greg Warner

70 hours 30 mins; October 07, 2020

#023 Madison Avenue, Cowboy Boots, and a WWII Vet with Jason Lewis

47 mins; October 05, 2020

#022 The First Time I Prepared for a $1 Million Ask

17 mins; September 28, 2020

#021 Hot Sauce, Domino's, and The $75,000 Cigar with John Knowles

36 mins; September 21, 2020

#020 Your Biggest Enemy is the Status Quo with John Oberg

46 mins; September 14, 2020

#019 A Fun Way to Give Away $645,000 with Scott Maxwell

56 mins; September 08, 2020

I Wanted the Earth To Swallow Me Up with Mike Reardon

54 mins; August 31, 2020

A Successful $350 Million Capital Campaign with Peter de Keratry

63 hours 37 mins; August 24, 2020

My You're a Good Saleswoman with Jenn Baugh

65 hours 3 mins; August 17, 2020

A String of Bad Investments Left Me Broke with Scott Dalton

59 mins; August 10, 2020

Asking for a Range is for Amateurs

16 mins; August 03, 2020

When You Hustle, Miracles Happen with Lynn Esmail

54 mins; July 27, 2020

The $5,000 Penny

12 mins; July 20, 2020

A $200,000 Lesson with Ellen Rossini

55 mins; July 13, 2020

Are You Brave Enough to Ask for a Specific Amount?

18 mins; July 06, 2020

Bonus Episode: Kevin as a Guest on Jeff Schiefelbein's Show Undivided Intention

61 hours 32 mins; July 02, 2020

This Suggestion Led to a $100,000 Gift!

21 mins; June 29, 2020

Your Pitch is Terrible with Maria Puccini

57 mins; June 22, 2020

This Will Change the Trajectory of Your Organization with Dan Bailey

59 mins; June 15, 2020

The One Person Development Team with Val Hrbacek

65 hours 24 mins; June 08, 2020

#005 I Will Never Give a Penny To Your Organization

20 mins; June 01, 2020

He Peed On My Leg with Joseph Hamaty

63 hours 8 mins; May 26, 2020

The Path to $50 Million Raised with Fr. Richard Hermes, S.J. and Nick Suszynski

77 hours 32 mins; May 18, 2020

Get Out of My Office! with Evan Woolsoncroft

54 mins; May 11, 2020

Mike Murray

43 mins; April 29, 2020

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