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The Breakthru Podcast

J.Paul Fridenmaker
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100 episodes

Interviews with high net worth givers around the world about good, awkward, and ugly approaches in major donor fundraising. Geared toward those remarkable souls who have committed their careers to raising major gifts.

Episodes

E132

(8m 22s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The 15-Second Rule

about 9 hours ago

8m


E131

(10m 3s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Taking Inventory

Jul. 10

10m


E130

(6m 41s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Love

Jul. 3

6m


E129

(9m) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Competition

Jun. 27

8m


E128

(7m 42s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Quality

Jun. 20

7m


E127

(8m 58s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Shape of Service

Jun. 14

8m


E126

(7m 16s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Post Script - When You Just Show Up

Jun. 5

7m


E125

(7m 31s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Pull Up A Chair

May. 30

7m


E124

(7m 43s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - When They Start Asking You

May. 23

7m


E123

(9m 34s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Before The Ask Ever Happens

May. 16

9m


E122

(8m 32s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Cost Of Getting It Wrong

May. 11

8m


E121

(10m 5s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Acute Invitational Misalignment Syndrome (AIMS)

May. 2

10m


E120

(7m 41s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - 🎉 Let’s Party! 🥳

Apr. 24

7m


E119

(10m 55s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What Faithfulness Looks Like

Apr. 18

10m


E118

(9m 10s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Weight of Wealth

Apr. 10

9m


E117

(9m 42s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Around The Table

Mar. 26

9m


E116

(8m 49s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Long Game

Mar. 20

8m


E115

(10m 4s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Don't Let The Dollars Fool You

Mar. 13

10m


E114

(10m 39s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Invitation

Feb. 20

10m


E113

(9m 59s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Smell Like A Leader

Feb. 12

9m


E112

(9m 56s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Borrowed Anxiety

Feb. 4

9m


E111

(12m 22s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - It's Happening Again...

Jan. 29

12m


E110

(9m 3s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What Counts as a Good Week in Major Gift Fundraising?

Jan. 24

9m


E109

(8m 24s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - French Toast Delight (D is for Delight)

Jan. 16

8m


E108

(7m 58s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Work Of Exploration (E is for Exploration)

Jan. 9

7m


E107

(9m 16s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What Trust Is Built On (R is for Resilience)

Jan. 2

9m


E106

(9m 5s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - You Don’t Have to Be Perfect (I is for In Process)

Dec. 26

9m


E105

(9m 35s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What Progress Actually Looks Like (P is for Progress)

Dec. 19

9m


E104

(7m 20s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - How To Stay Open To What You Didn't Expect (S is for Surprise)

Dec. 13

7m


E103

(9m 57s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - When The Bottom Drops Out (N is for Nerve)

Dec. 5

9m


E102

(7m 42s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Ripples You Might Never See (I is for Impact)

Nov. 29

7m


E101

(8m 54s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - INSPIRED - 8 Affirmations to Anchor Your Fundraising Life

Nov. 23

8m


E100

(9m 59s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Will I Still Believe In This 10 Years From Now?

Nov. 14

9m


E99

(11m 22s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What Is This Job Doing To Me?

Nov. 6

11m


E98

(11m 8s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Can I Be Fully Myself In This Work?

Nov. 1

11m


E97

(8m 29s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Not That Anyone's Counting (except everyone is))

Oct. 24

8m


E96

(9m 14s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Why Do I Feel Like I'm Begging?

Oct. 16

9m


E95

(9m 39s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Everyday I'm Hustlin'

Oct. 10

9m


E94

(10m) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Asking Up (The Wealth Gap Conundrum)

Oct. 3

10m


E93

(9m 57s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What If They Say No?

Sep. 27

9m


E92

(7m 4s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Introduction to 👻Spooky Season for Major Gift Fundraisers

Sep. 19

7m


E91

(8m 14s) - J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Strength For The Descent

Sep. 12

8m


E90

(8m 14s) - J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - When You're Running Out Of Daylight

Sep. 4

8m


E89

(11m 20s) - J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Don't Burn All Your Oxygen

Aug. 29

11m


E88

(13m 55s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Read The Mountain

Aug. 22

13m


E87

(9m 40s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Tell Me Again... How Did That Ask Happen? (Read by J.Paul)

Aug. 16

9m


E86

(9m 3s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - 🥪A Delicious [tax] Sandwich (Read by J.Paul)

Aug. 9

9m


E85

(10m 20s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Crypto For Charities (Read by J.Paul)

Aug. 1

10m


E84

(11m 11s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - 🕯️The Candle In The Next Room (Read by J.Paul)

Jul. 26

11m


E83

(12m 29s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Story Before The Trailhead (Read by J.Paul)

Jul. 19

12m


E82

(8m 11s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - How Your Style Shapes Your Systems... and vice versa (Read by J.Paul)

Jul. 11

8m


E81

(7m 25s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What's Your Messaging Approach? (Read by J.Paul)

Jul. 3

7m


E80

(7m 34s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What's Your Relationship Rhythm? (Read by J.Paul)

Jun. 28

7m


E79

(8m 29s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Introducing the Major Gift Fundraising MRI (Read by J.Paul)

Jun. 20

8m


E78

(9m 15s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - It's A Dang Slow Burn (Read by J.Paul)

Jun. 13

9m


E77

(12m 24s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - You're Allowed To Use Video (Read by J.Paul)

Jun. 6

12m


E76

(10m 28s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Keep Showing Up (Read by J.Paul)

May. 29

10m


E75

(10m 9s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Teach, Don't Pitch (Read by J.Paul)

May. 22

10m


E74

(12m 43s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - You Already Have A Content Plan. Here’s How To Use It. (Read by J.Paul)

May. 15

12m


E73

(9m 41s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What We Can Learn From Toilet Tanks and Flytraps (Read by J.Paul)

May. 8

9m


E72

(11m 36s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Myth Of Donor Fatigue - Guest post by the awesome Michael Mitchell! (Read by J.Paul)

May. 1

11m


E71

(7m 38s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Stakes Are High (Read by J.Paul)

Apr. 26

7m


E70

(11m 3s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - 🤫Shhhh… Don’t Tell Anyone (Read by J.Paul)

Apr. 19

11m


E69

(9m 3s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Rethinking Your Fundraising Org Chart (Read by J.Paul)

Apr. 11

9m


E68

(9m 15s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What's So Magical About Pat Kraft's Fundraising (Read by J.Paul)

Apr. 5

9m


E67

(9m 32s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Plot Twist - The Secret to Doing Well on LinkedIn (Read by J.Paul)

Mar. 28

9m


E66

(9m 49s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What I Missed In Last Week's Guide (Read by J.Paul)

Mar. 22

9m


E64

(9m 18s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Ditch Those (fundraising) Targets (Read by J.Paul)

Mar. 15

9m


E65

(7m 6s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Spring Has Sprung! (Read by J.Paul)

Mar. 8

7m


E63

(8m 56s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - A (secret) Superpower of Great Fundraisers (Read by J.Paul)

Mar. 2

8m


E62

(10m 47s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - This Job Description Didn’t Make Me Scream Into a Pillow (Read by J.Paul)

Feb. 22

10m


E61

(9m 22s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Lost Planet of Development Plans - Stop drifting and start taking action... (Read by J.Paul)

Feb. 14

9m


E60

(13m 9s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Get Those Reps In! It's time to climb mountains... (Read by J.Paul)

Feb. 8

13m


E59

(8m 2s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Candy Crush Conundrum... Are you needing to get unstuck? (Read by J.Paul)

Feb. 1

8m


E58

(10m 52s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Welcome to Zero! ...Why are we never satisfied? (Read by J.Paul)

Jan. 24

10m


E57

(11m 2s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - From Cha-Ching! to Changemakers... 5 insights gleaned from my first mentor (Read by J.Paul)

Jan. 18

11m


E56

(8m 56s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - You've got to know when to hold'em... Know when to fold'em... (Read by J.Paul)

Jan. 10

8m


E55

(8m 48s) Breakthru Blog from 11 January 2025 - Stop Whining and Start Leading - 5 ways board members can inspire action (Read by J.Paul)

Jan. 3

8m


E54

(6m 52s) Breakthru Blog from 14 December 2024 - Hello, and Wow! Questions that spark magic when meeting new people (read by J.Paul)

Dec. 7

6m


E53

(9m 9s) Breakthru Blog from 7 December 2024 - ¡The Three Financiadors! With guest author Jameson Tomlin (Read by J.Paul)

Dec. 2

9m


E52

(9m 40s) Breakthru Blog from 23 November 2024 - If I Had A Dollar For Every Silver Bullet... I'd be a major gift prospect (Read by J.Paul)

Nov. 16

9m


E51

(10m 55s) Breakthru Blog from 16 November 2024 - So, You're 90 Days In... How's it going? (Read by J.Paul)

Nov. 15

10m


E50

(10m 13s) Breakthru Blog from 2 November 2024 - ZOOM OUT!... Keep strategy myopia at bay (Read by J.Paul)

Oct. 26

10m


E49

(8m 8s) Breakthru Blog from 26 October 2024 - 🤔Think Like a Giver👐... Raise funds like a pro (Read by J.Paul)

Oct. 19

8m


E48

(10m 7s) Breakthru Blog from 19 October 2024 - Smash That Like Button👍...some sneaky truths about growing your following (read by J.Paul)

Oct. 15

10m


E47

(9m 35s) Breakthru Blog from 12 October 2024 - Road Work Ahead... Do we go around it or through it? (Read by J.Paul)

Oct. 8

9m


E46

(11m 35s) Breakthru Blog from 21 September 2024 - Knock Knock [not a joke] (Read by J.Paul)

Sep. 15

11m


E45

(5m 6s) Breakthru Blog from 14 September 2024 - 2024 Fourth Quarter Playbook... What plays should you be calling? (Read by J.Paul)

Sep. 7

5m


E44

(9m 7s) Breakthru Blog from 7 September 2024 - I See Hidden Metrics... What's your sixth sense? (Read by J.Paul)

Aug. 31

9m


E43

(9m 21s) Breakthru Blog from 31 August 2024 - Next Stop: Procrastination Station... How 'bout we stay on the train? (read by J.Paul)

Aug. 24

9m


E42

(8m 11s) Breakthru Blog from 24 August 2024 - Celebrate Good Times! Don't forget to raise your glass... (Read by J.Paul)

Aug. 17

8m


E41

(11m 6s) Breakthru Blog from 17 August 2024 - These ARE The Droids You're Looking For... Do you have an AI tech stack? (Read by J.Paul)

Aug. 10

11m


E40

(9m) Breakthru Blog from 3 August 2024 - What's Your Giving Avatar? And are you paying attention to others? (Read by J.Paul)

Aug. 3

9m


E38

(6m 8s) Breakthru Blog from 25 May 2024 - The Benefits of JOG[ing]... far beyond your physical health (Read by J.Paul)

May. 18

6m


E36

(11m 50s) Breakthru Blog from 18 May 2024 - Time for a JOG... You won't need your running shoes (Read by J.Paul)

May. 11

11m


E33

(9m 17s) Breakthru Blog from 11 May 2024 - CHAULK Talk... Six Meditations to Consider (Read by J.Paul)

May. 5

9m


E34

BONUS Episode - 10 Minute Guided Meditation with J.Paul

May. 5

10m


E32

(14m 27s) Breakthru Blog from 4 May 2024 - Everything is (NOT) Awesome (Read by J.Paul)

Apr. 27

14m


E30

(10m 32s) Breakthru Blog from 27 April 2024 - Are You Seeing Around The Next Corner? (Read by J.Paul)

Apr. 20

10m


E28

(7m 16s) Breakthru Blog from 20 April 2024 - HA! AI Can't Compete (Read by J.Paul)

Apr. 14

7m