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

About this episode

J.Paul shares insights and tools for effective major gift fundraising.

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) Strength of Relationship Assessment Tool (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HTV95ZL-p-u0wW4X4QUfWy4isvoJjQ-U/view?usp=sharing)

People in this episode

Host: J.Paul Fridenmaker

Topics covered

• major gift fundraising
• non-profit strategies
• relationship building
• fundraising tools
• social media tips

Keywords

• fundraising
• major gifts
• non-profit
• relationship assessment
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LinkedIn, BlueSky, The Breakthru Newsletter, The Invitation series, Strength of Relationship Assessment Tool

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