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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…
4 months, 1 week 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…
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 3 weeks 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…
5 months 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…
5 months, 1 week 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…
5 months, 2 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 …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
A Modern Tech Stack for Major Gift Success
Episode 135
Too many tools? Too little clarity?
And not enough hours to manage it all?
This episode is for you.
On this week's episode of The Intentional Fundraiser…
6 months ago
Writing Donor Messages with AI, Not by AI
Episode 134
AI won’t replace your voice, but it can help amplify it.
I’ve been talking with so many fundraisers who want to try AI but worry their donor communica…
6 months, 1 week ago
Take Back Your Week, Grow Your Major Gifts
Episode 133
My calendar used to tell on me.
I’d get to Friday and realize I’d spent the whole week in meetings, email, and “urgent” internal stuff… while my top d…
6 months, 1 week ago