Major Gifts Fundraiser

By Clark Vandeventer

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Episodes: 171

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Practical fundraising advise in bite size segments. We are committed to helping you get the most money from your list without ruining relationships with your current donors.

Episode Date
#171: Purposeful Communication with George Stephanopoulos
Apr 16, 2024
#170: Add steps to the process
Apr 05, 2024
#169: Do you know your people?
Mar 20, 2024
#168: Where are you essential?
Jan 26, 2024
#167: Returning Tires at Nordstroms
Nov 29, 2023
#166: It's Thanksgiving Month
Nov 01, 2023
#165: Brian Tracy on Long-Term Relationships, Educational Selling, and Building Mega-Credibility
Oct 24, 2023
#164: Brian Tracy, the Winning Edge, Brilliant at the Basics & AIDA
Oct 19, 2023
#163: Thanksgiving Month, Giving Tuesday, Year-End
Oct 11, 2023
#162: Can you text your donors?
Oct 06, 2023
#161: 30 Tips for Connecting with others
Sep 25, 2023
#160: Everything Matters & Conversation Sandwich
Sep 19, 2023
#159: What level are you?
Aug 31, 2023
#158: 57 Ways to thank and steward your donors
Aug 15, 2023
#157: Why do we love our donors?
Aug 10, 2023
#156: Embracing Weakness to move from Strength to Strength
Jul 19, 2023
#155: How long should you cultivate before you ask?
Jun 26, 2023
#154: 13 things to keep in mind when making your pitch
Jun 15, 2023
#153: Becoming a Peak Performance Fundraiser
Jun 08, 2023
#152: Grab some thank you bread
May 24, 2023
#151: Finding your next (first) Million Dollar Donor
May 15, 2023
#150: Taking small steps to achieve big dreams
Apr 25, 2023
#149: Monica Vandeventer on your ideal donor
Apr 19, 2023
#148: Monica Vandeventer on Finding Your Why
Apr 03, 2023
#147: The Pixar Pitch
Mar 21, 2023
#146: Things to keep in mind when making your pitch
Mar 15, 2023
#145: These are the must reads
Mar 08, 2023
#144: Books you should read
Feb 24, 2023
#143: Setting Goals and Making Plans for their accomplishment
Feb 07, 2023
#142: Everything Matters
Feb 03, 2023
#141: Assertive Sales Position > "I don't want to seem pushy..."
Jan 31, 2023
#140: Basic Fundraising Advice for those who want a high view of fundraising
Jan 24, 2023
#139: Before you move onto bigger and better things
Jan 20, 2023
#138: Climbing a mountain takes time
Jan 16, 2023
#137: 5 Steps to having an Epic Year
Jan 13, 2023
#136: The Best Days Exercise
Dec 28, 2022
#135: Mission, Project, Year-End
Dec 07, 2022
#134: Major Donor Giving Secrets PART 3
Nov 29, 2022
#133: Major Donor Giving Secrets PART 2
Nov 28, 2022
#132: Major Donor Giving Secrets PART 1
Nov 23, 2022
#131: Hot Chocolate, Aristotle, and 3 Types of Friendship
Nov 21, 2022
#130: Potpourri of topics
Nov 07, 2022
#129: Thanksgiving to Giving Tuesday to Year-End
Nov 02, 2022
#128: How to make names magically disappear off your LYBUNT List
Oct 27, 2022
#127: Your Thanksgiving Strategy
Oct 25, 2022
#126: Reagan, Romney, Kobe, Shaq... and Fundraising?
May 26, 2022
#125: Self Assessment of where you're at
May 19, 2022
#124: Be curious and be bold -- that's why we ask good questions
May 17, 2022
#123: Good questions lead to better meetings AND better relationships
May 03, 2022
#122: What are you willing to do and what are you willing to give up?
Apr 25, 2022
#121: The antidote to being entitled and resentful
Apr 19, 2022
#120: Born to Raise, Born to Train, Answering the Question, "So what do you do?"
Apr 14, 2022
#119: Getting great donor reports by asking great questions
Mar 31, 2022
#118: Bow Ties and Connection
Mar 28, 2022
#117: Wrapping up 5 Themes from Major Donor Interviews: Part 5
Mar 10, 2022
#116: 5 Themes from our interviews with Major Donors: Part 4
Feb 15, 2022
#115: 5 Themes from our interviews with Major Donors: Part 3
Feb 11, 2022
#114: 5 Themes from our interviews with Major Donors: Part 2
Feb 08, 2022
#113: 5 Themes from our interviews with Major Donors: Part 1
Feb 04, 2022
#112: Pitfalls to Avoid, Ropes to Swing Over Them
Jan 25, 2022
#111: Moving the Marbles & Developing Your Mindset
Jan 21, 2022
#110: 5 Steps to Planning Your Way to Success: Part 5
Jan 14, 2022
#109: 5 Steps to Planning Your Way to Success: Part 4
Jan 13, 2022
#108: 5 Steps to Planning Your Way to Success: Part 3
Jan 12, 2022
#107: 5 Steps to Planning Your Way to Success: Part 2
Jan 11, 2022
#106: 5 Steps to Planning Your Way to Success: Part 1
Jan 10, 2022
#105: Welcome to Year End
Dec 09, 2021
#104: Ten Traits of Trusted Advisors
Dec 01, 2021
#103: Sacred Text on Gratitude and Gratitude Exercises
Nov 24, 2021
#102: The difference between a thank you call and a gratitude call
Nov 22, 2021
#101: Make your steak sizzle
Nov 17, 2021
#100: Great Fundraisers have Discipline
Nov 15, 2021
#99: Fundraising Like a Shepherd
Nov 10, 2021
#98: The levels of fundraisers
Nov 08, 2021
#97: Hey world changer! The fundraiser's guide to being empowered.
Nov 05, 2021
#96: Donor Relationships in a Changing Culture
May 28, 2020
#95: Being Vulnerable with your donors
May 19, 2020
#94: Who do you focus on now?
May 14, 2020
#93: Who should you be reaching out to during crisis
May 12, 2020
#92: Be Great
Apr 20, 2020
#91: Covid's Impact on giving and why now may be a great time to ask for a gift
Apr 14, 2020
#90: Impact of Covid-19 Stimulus Bill on Charitable Giving
Mar 31, 2020
#89: Your world just got smaller
Mar 23, 2020
#88: What does the Coronavirus mean to fundraisers?
Mar 20, 2020
#87: Potpourri of lessons learned
Mar 18, 2020
#86: Consistency Theory and why there's no such thing as underperforming donors
Mar 16, 2020
#85: Be awesome at thanking your donors, especially if a Coronavirus Recession is coming
Mar 13, 2020
#84: Wealth screening services suck and tips for finding major donors
Mar 11, 2020
#83: Be methodical so you don't have to be frantic
Mar 09, 2020
#82: Are you even speaking in the same language as your donor?
Mar 06, 2020
#81: My 40th Birthday and my life calling to help you
Mar 04, 2020
#80: Breaking down an hour long donor meeting
Mar 02, 2020
#79: Listening 75%, Talking 25%
Feb 28, 2020
#78: Why you can't just go around thanking your donors
Feb 26, 2020
#77: How can your donors know if what you are saying is true?
Feb 21, 2020
#76: Clark interviews Monica about getting started in fundraising
Feb 19, 2020
#75: Make it easy for your donors to choose you
Feb 17, 2020
#74: Fundraising is a spiritual act
Feb 12, 2020
#73: Getting started in estate planning
Feb 07, 2020
#72: Do you sell mission or projects?
Feb 05, 2020
#71: Do you have a Case of the Mondays?
Feb 03, 2020
#70: Are you already behind on your year and setting big goals
Jan 31, 2020
#69: Your Fundraising Calendar and running a pro development operation
Jan 29, 2020
Ep 68: Kobe Bryant and Intensity of Purpose
Jan 27, 2020
Ep: 67- Lessons from the road: Takeaways from two recent donor meetings
Dec 20, 2019
Ep: 66- Are you talking with your donors about including you in their will?
Dec 19, 2019
Ep: 65- What running 100K and other endurance events have taught me about fundraising
Dec 04, 2019
Ep: 64- Thanksgiving should come from genuine gratitude
Nov 25, 2019
Ep: 63- My simple daily prayer that makes life easy -- and the hard question I ask on sucky days
Nov 21, 2019
Ep: 62- Making Giving Tuesday your crescendo moment
Nov 20, 2019
Ep: 61- The obvious thing that happens when we ask strategic questions
Nov 11, 2019
Ep: 60- The * on the "if you're not early you're late" rule
Nov 06, 2019
Ep: 59- Stop Making Excuses
Nov 04, 2019
Ep: 58- Johnny the Bagger
Oct 30, 2019
Ep: 57- The endless moves generated by preparing for, going on, and following up on donor trips
Oct 28, 2019
Ep: 56- Planning for success as you close out your year
Oct 23, 2019
Ep: 55- I went to a fundraising dinner and there was one thing I really disagreed with.
Oct 21, 2019
Ep: 54- How are you watering down the experience you give your donors
Oct 18, 2019
Ep: 53- Things that erode at mental mastery
Oct 16, 2019
Ep: 52- Mental Mastery Part 2
Oct 14, 2019
Ep: 51- Mental Mastery
Oct 11, 2019
Ep: 50- 10 things about great stories, + Are you ready for #GivingTuesday
Oct 09, 2019
Ep: 49- 5 things that get my attention when looking at a list of donors I don't know
Oct 07, 2019
Ep: 48- How I became a Cubs fan, and how you get your donors to choose you
Oct 04, 2019
Ep: 47- How I got into fundraising and telling your epiphany story
Oct 01, 2019
Ep: 46- Doing the Next Right Thing (Closing more of the gifts you ask for)
Sep 25, 2019
Ep: 45- 3 routines to give you more donor interactions
Sep 23, 2019
Ep: 44- Clarifications on Giving Clubs and Getting Started with Planned Giving
Sep 19, 2019
Ep: 43- Giving Clubs and Getting Started with Planned Giving
Sep 18, 2019
Ep: 42- Goals (part 2)
Sep 13, 2019
Ep: 41- Goals (part 1)
Sep 12, 2019
Ep. 40 -Good Development Work is Methodical Work
Sep 09, 2019
Ep. 39 - How to Tell Stories that Resonate with Donors
Sep 06, 2019
Ep. 38 -10 Traits of Trusted Advisors
Sep 05, 2019
Ep. 37 -Do People Give to People?
Sep 04, 2019
Ep. 36 -5 Keys to Unlocking Major Gifts
Aug 29, 2019
Ep. 35 - Stop wasting your time on grants and corporate gifts
Aug 21, 2019
Ep. 34 -Are you ready for a Major Gifts Program?
Aug 19, 2019
Ep. 33 -Psychology of Winning.
Aug 14, 2019
Ep. 32 - What asking my wife to marry me can teach us about asking for the gift.
Aug 12, 2019
Ep. 31 -What Obama & Reagan can teach us about making a pitch.
Aug 07, 2019
EP. 30- 3 things to improve the quality of your donor meetings
Aug 05, 2019
EP. 29-Case Study: From $75 to Hundreds of Thousands
Aug 02, 2019
EP. 28- 13 tips to making a better pitch
Jul 31, 2019
EP. 27-Why you may need to quit your job.
Jul 29, 2019
Ep. 26- Getting over self-limiting beliefs
Jul 25, 2019
EP. 25- 10 things to keep in mind when you're ready to make an ask.
Jul 25, 2019
EP. 24- New Donor Onboarding Best Practices.
Jul 24, 2019
EP. 23- Going beyond the Thank You letter
Jul 18, 2019
Ep. 22 -Events are not fundraisers- Well not just fundraisers.
Jul 16, 2019
Ep. 21 -5 Reasons Donors Give
Jul 15, 2019
Ep. 20 -Book Recommendations & How to Peg Donor Listener Type
Jul 06, 2019
Ep. 19 - Past failure does not have to mean future failure
Jul 02, 2019
Ep. 18 - Are you "Pissing Off" Your Donors?
Jul 02, 2019
Ep. 17 - 5 things we can take from Starbucks
Jul 01, 2019
Ep. 16 - Do you know why your donors give?
Jul 01, 2019
Ep. 15 - You have a million dollar donor hiding on your list. We know how to find them.
Jun 28, 2019
Ep. 14 - If you want more profitable donor relationships, you have to have these.
Jun 27, 2019
Ep. 13 - In a 1 hour meeting you only have 7 minutes
Jun 26, 2019
Ep. 12 - How to keep your donors
Jun 25, 2019
Ep. 11 - My sordid affair with fundraising
Jun 25, 2019
Ep. 10 - Acres of Diamonds-Why you don't need more donors
Jun 24, 2019
Ep. 9 - Getting meetings...the first ask
Jun 23, 2019
Ep. 8 - Want better donor meetings? Do this 1 thing.
Jun 22, 2019
Ep. 7 - What we can learn from Nordstrom's.
Jun 21, 2019
Ep. 6 - 57 Ways to Thank and Steward Your Donors
Jun 21, 2019
Ep. 5 - 13 Tips to writing a good Thank You letter.
Jun 20, 2019
Ep. 4 - Keeping a healthy donor pipeline
Jun 20, 2019
Ep. 3 - Be a Johnny
Jun 17, 2019
Ep. 2 - Wealth Screening Services are a Waste of Time
Jun 17, 2019
Ep. 1 - Donor Listener Types
Jun 04, 2019