The Breakthru Podcast

J.Paul Fridenmaker

Welcome to the Breakthru Podcast – I’m J.Paul Fridenmaker and I am amazed by all you folks who do fundraising, inviting generous people to resource causes all over the world. In the Breakthru Podcast, we interview high net worth givers globally to listen and learn about how we, as fundraisers, can do our best work in inviting people to the party.

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#143
October 16 · 9 min
(9m 15s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What's Your 2-Minute Drill?
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#142
October 2 · 9 min
(9m 35s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Conversation You Almost Had
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#141
September 25 · 11 min
(11m 6s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - 30 Reasons To Reachout
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#140
September 18 · 10 min
(10m 42s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Call Me, Maybe?
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Links referred to in this episode: * Strength of Relationship Assessment (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HTV95ZL-p-u0wW4X4QUfWy4isvoJjQ-U/view?usp=sharing) * Connecting Worksheet (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_wXLKkwJtuRmfApkLLGuVwErtGYq5_F8/view?usp=sharing)
#139
September 11 · 11 min
(11m 9s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What Are You Noticing?
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#138
September 5 · 10 min
(10m 23s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Curious Case of the Chirping Crickets
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Links referred to in this episode: Strength of Relationship Assessment (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HTV95ZL-p-u0wW4X4QUfWy4isvoJjQ-U/view?usp=sharing)
#137
August 22 · 10 min
(10m 21s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - J.PaulStradamus
SPECIAL THANKS to my good friend Mike Best for his stellar background vocals and music on this episode🕺🏻❤️😊 Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#136
August 14 · 10 min
(10m 37s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Some Final Thoughts Before Fourth Quarter
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#135
August 8 · 8 min
(8m 17s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Preparing to Pay Attention
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#134
August 1 · 7 min
(7m 8s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Work No One Tracks
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#133
July 25 · 8 min
(8m 47s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Reset Your Posture
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Schedule a free 30-minute consult with J.Paul (https://calendar.app.google/SnDhUpJfcm3uNWF38) Link referred to in the episode: Blog post "Self Care for Major Gift Fundraisers" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/self-care-for-major-gift-fundraisers-part-1-of-3)
#132
July 17 · 8 min
(8m 22s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The 15-Second Rule
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Schedule a free 30-minute consult with J.Paul (https://calendar.app.google/SnDhUpJfcm3uNWF38)
#131
July 10 · 10 min
(10m 3s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Taking Inventory
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Schedule a free 30-minute consult with J.Paul (https://calendar.app.google/SnDhUpJfcm3uNWF38)
#130
July 3 · 6 min
(6m 41s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Love
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Related links in this series: Blog post "The Shape Of Service" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/the-shape-of-service) Blog post "The Shape Of Quality" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/the-shape-of-quality) Blog post "The Shape of Competition" (www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/the-shape-of-competition)
#129
June 27 · 8 min
(9m) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Competition
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Related links in this series: Blog post "The Shape Of Service" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/the-shape-of-service) Blog post "The Shape Of Quality" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/the-shape-of-quality)
#128
June 20 · 7 min
(7m 42s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Quality
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Link referred to in this episode: Blog post "The Shape Of Service" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/the-shape-of-service)
#127
June 14 · 8 min
(8m 58s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Service
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter)
#126
June 5 · 7 min
(7m 16s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Post Script - When You Just Show Up
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Links referred to in the episode: Post #5 in The Invitation Series - "When They Start Asking You" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/when-they-start-asking-you)
#125
May 30 · 7 min
(7m 31s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Pull Up A Chair
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Links referred to in the episode: First post in The Invitation series: Let's Party (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/lets-party) Second post: Acute Invitational Misalignment Syndrome (AIMS) (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/acute-invitational-misalignment-syndrome-aims) Third post: The Cost Of Getting It Wrong (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/the-cost-of-getting-it-wrong) Fourth post: Before The Ask Ever Happens (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/before-the-ask-ever-happens) Fifth post: When They Start Asking You (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/when-they-start-asking-you)
#124
May 23 · 7 min
(7m 43s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - When They Start Asking You
Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn, X, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmaker, https://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social) Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have free guides like this delivered to your email each week. (https://mailchi.mp/55b75ef0bc13/breakthru_newsletter) Links referred to in the episode: First post in The Invitation series: "Let's Party" (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/lets-party)

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