One Visit Away

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By: Kevin Fitzpatrick

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.

#258 Getting Started in Major Gifts with Abby Redden
Last Tuesday at 11:00 AM

Abby Redden is just getting started working in Major Gifts with JUMPSTART SC. 

This is a little bit of a different episode where she asks me some questions as she begins what I'm sure will be a highly successful career in major gifts!

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#257 Anyone Can Have a Future Greater Than Their Past with Cary Sanders
03/02/2026

Check out the incredible work that Cary and his team are doing. 

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#256 Get This Man A Job with Matt Larson
02/23/2026

It's Fundraising February! 

That means for the month of February my online training program Major Gift Millions is 25% off for individual or team access through the end of February. 

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#255 Prospect Development and Rising From The Ashes of Our Lives with Tim Wilson
02/16/2026

It's Fundraising February! 

That means for the month of February my online training program Major Gift Millions is 25% off for individual or team access through the end of February. 

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#254 A Simple Thank You Call Can Lead to a $50,000 Gift with Isaac Sanford
02/11/2026

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That means for the month of February my online training program Major Gift Millions is 25% off for individual or team access through the end of February. 

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#253 Dodging Moose and Mountain Lions with Vincent Marcantonio
02/09/2026

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#252 No One's Coming to Save You
02/04/2026

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#251 Serving A Donor In His Final Days and Launching a Business with Michael Mitchell
02/02/2026

It's Fundraising February! 

That means for the month of February my online training program Major Gift Millions is 25% off for individual or team access through the end of February. 

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#250 Closing Big Gifts While Raising a Family with John Matthew Knowles
01/26/2026

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2. Access to "Your Path to a 6-Figure Coaching Business" (webinar I recorded teaching you exactly how I built my business and how you can do it) 
3. A 60-minute coaching call with me. 


#249 Courage, Persistence, and Authenticity with Jess Scipione
01/19/2026

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There is no discount, you pay the full price of $1,500, but you get:

1. Lifetime access to Major Gift Millions 
2. Access to "Your Path to a 6-Figure Coaching Business" (webinar I recorded teaching you exactly how I built my business and how you can do it) 
3. A 60-minute coaching call with me. 


#248 Two Grown Men Crying About Fundraising
01/12/2026

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I'm offering an epic deal on Major Gift Millions for anyone who enrolls before the end of January. 

There is no discount, you pay the full price of $1,500, but you get:

1. Lifetime access to Major Gift Millions 
2. Access to "Your Path to a 6-Figure Coaching Business" (webinar I recorded teaching you exactly how I built my business and how you can do it) 
3. A 60-minute coaching call with me. 


#247 Kevin Recites Poetry--If by Rudyard Kipling
01/06/2026

🔥 Make 2026 Your Best Year Ever! 🔥

I'm offering an epic deal on Major Gift Millions for anyone who enrolls before the end of January. 

There is no discount, you pay the full price of $1,500, but you get:

1. Lifetime access to Major Gift Millions 
2. Access to "Your Path to a 6-Figure Coaching Business" (webinar I recorded teaching you exactly how I built my business and how you can do it) 
3. A 60-minute coaching call with me. 


#246 Raising Money for Scouting America with Janssen Lemley
12/15/2025

🔥 Make 2026 Your Best Year Ever! 🔥

I'm offering an epic deal on Major Gift Millions for anyone who enrolls before the end of the year. 

There is no discount, you pay the full price of $1,500, but you get:

1. Lifetime access to Major Gift Millions 
2. Access to "Your Path to a 6-Figure Coaching Business" (webinar I recorded teaching you exactly how I built my business and how you can do it) 
3. A 60-minute coaching call with me. (We'll schedule this for January 2026 and can discuss anything on your mind whether it's major gift related o...


#245 Ask Questions Like This to Raise Millions
12/10/2025

🔥 Make 2026 Your Best Year Ever! 🔥

I'm offering an epic deal on Major Gift Millions for anyone who enrolls before the end of the year. 

There is no discount, you pay the full price of $1,500, but you get:

1. Lifetime access to Major Gift Millions 
2. Access to "Your Path to a 6-Figure Coaching Business" (webinar I recorded teaching you exactly how I built my business and how you can do it) 
3. A 60-minute coaching call with me. (We'll schedule this for January 2026 and can discuss anything on your mind whether it's major gift related o...


#244 No Red Wine Allowed!
12/03/2025

If you want to win in major gifts, you need to protect your mental state. Don't let yourself be dragged down by negative people. 

Surround yourself with the right people!


#243 Surviving Cancer and Getting Licked by a Great Dane with Sarah Conner
11/26/2025

Sarah Conner is the Director of Development at YES and she bring some incredible stories to the podcast including ones about fundraising, surviving cancer, and her experiences in childhood that lead to a career in the nonprofit world. 


#242 One More Attempt!
11/21/2025

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#241 Mindset is the Game with John Heinen
11/19/2025

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#240 Going All In To Serve the Special Needs Community with Nate Wertz
11/17/2025

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#239 Is Giving Down Because of the Economy?
11/14/2025

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#238 Is There A Formula To Determine How Much To Ask For?
11/12/2025

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#237 These Teachers Gave a $4 Million Gift! with Nicki Hendrix
11/10/2025

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#236 Respond to Objections Like a Pro!
11/07/2025

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#235 Feeling Stuck? Take Action!
11/05/2025

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#234 Do Fundraising Consultants Actually Help? with Evan Woolsoncroft
11/03/2025

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#233 Should You Go Back to Old Contacts?
10/30/2025

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#232 A Drunk Donor and A Million Dollar Gift with Lora Croley (Re-upload)
10/28/2025

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#231 Stressed Out or Panicking? You Need a Plan!
10/24/2025

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#230 Fundraising is Hard. Keep Going!
10/20/2025

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#229 How To Make This The Most Profitable Q4
10/15/2025

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#228 The Homeless Millionaire and Founding a School with Reev Rohter
10/13/2025

This episode is epic. Reev Rohter is a Real Estate Broker, but has also helped found a school and has endless stories of asking for money, getting asked for money, as well as sales stories. 

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#227 Change the Terms; Close More Gifts
10/10/2025

Want to close more gifts?  Change the terms! Make it easier for a donor to say yes. 

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#226 My Biggest Sales Regret
10/08/2025

Here's how you know you compensation plan is unethical: if you wouldn't feel comfortable telling a donor how you're paid. 

Learn more from my biggest sales regret. 

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#225 A Donor Revoked a $25 Million Estate Gift with Jeff Scott
10/06/2025

Would you stick to your principles if it cost your org a $25 Million gift? 

In this episode Jeff Scott with ICM shares some incredible stories from his long career in major gifts including one where not compromising his values caused a donor to take their org out of his will. 

Make sure you give this one a listen if you went to be better prepared to close big gifts! 

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#224 What is Freedom Worth?
10/01/2025

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#223 The Hedge Fund Billionaire and the Pony Stable Farmer with Andrew Kerr
09/29/2025

Getting in front of people leads to incredible things. 

In this episode you'll hear 3 unique stories of a hedge fund billionaire, a farmer, and a philanthropist who all gave incredible gifts after an in person visit. 

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#222 When Should You Change Jobs?
09/24/2025

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#221 Advice from a Donor Asked Every Day with Rob Hays
09/22/2025

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#220 Send This to Your Boss
09/17/2025

If you're running a nonprofit you need to get involved in fundraising. 

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#219 Childhood Trauma, Healing, and The Goodness in People with Jim Langley
09/15/2025

Jim Langley is a major gift legend. 

If you don't know Jim, he is likely the most well respected fundraising consultant of our time. 

Jim was gracious enough to join me in Dallas for his second appearance on the podcast, but this time he really opened up about the experiences that shaped him. 

If you want to grow as a fundraiser and as a human, make sure you listen to what Jim has to share. 

Learn more about Jim's work here: https://langleyinnovations.com/

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