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Building Predictable Major Gifts Revenue
Episode 145
What if your major donors wanted to commit longer?
Most of them already do. They just haven't been asked.
In this week's episode of The Intentional Fun…
2 months ago
Beyond Cash: Unlocking Asset-Based Major Gifts
Episode 144
$5k a year. For 12 years.
Then she sold her business.
The fundraiser said, "congratulations," and changed the subject.
Sixty days later, with one diffe…
2 months, 1 week ago
Leading from the Major Gifts Seat
Episode 143
Your CEO is not your critic.
They might be your scariest internal customer.
Once I understood that, everything changed.
For years I walked into meeting…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Story and Data: What Major Donors Really Need
Episode 142
$150,000 gift. One question.
90 seconds.
"Who is this changing for?"
A development director walked into a meeting with a fund-of-funds founder and a 12…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Designing Impact Together with Donors
Episode 141
"You brought me a brochure, not a conversation."
A donor said that to one of my clients.
It changed how we prep every donor visit now.
In this week's ep…
3 months ago
Peer Power: Ambassadors and Giving Circles
Episode 140
A $100,000 gift, made in a kitchen.
The major gift officer wasn't there.
Another donor was. ☕
She invited three friends over for coffee. She told them w…
3 months, 1 week ago
Rethinking Major Gifts Metrics in 2026
Episode 139
Bad metrics ruin good fundraisers.
Slowly. Quietly. Cycle after cycle.
And almost nobody on the team is allowed to say it out loud.
In this week's episo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Pruning Your Portfolio to Grow Your Results
Episode 138
Pruning isn't loss. It's care.
For years, fundraisers have been told that a bigger portfolio means a healthier pipeline. In my experience, the opposi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Crafting Offers for Transformational Giving
Episode 137
"Fuzzy is the enemy of yes."
That line came up this week while I was recording the podcast.
And I cannot stop thinking about it.
Most major gift offers…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Trust-Building Conversations with Major Donors
Episode 136
Two donors. Same problem.
Completely different outcomes.
One development officer waited too long to call. By the time she reached out about a delayed …
4 months ago