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

About this episode

J.Paul discusses the costs associated with major gift fundraising and shares insights on avoiding common mistakes.

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)

People in this episode

Host: J.Paul Fridenmaker

Topics covered

• major gift fundraising
• non-profit strategies
• fundraising mistakes
• social media tips
• email newsletters

Keywords

• fundraising
• major gifts
• non-profit
• J.Paul Fridenmaker
• costs of fundraising

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LinkedIn, BlueSky, The Breakthru Newsletter

Books & works: Let's Party

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