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

About this episode

J.Paul shares insights on major gift fundraising and the importance of preparation before asking for donations.

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 tips
• donor engagement
• philanthropy

Keywords

• major gift fundraising
• fundraising guide
• non-profit
• donor relations
• philanthropy tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LinkedIn, BlueSky, The Breakthru Newsletter, The Invitation

Books & works: Let's Party

More episodes of The Breakthru Podcast

• (7m 16s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Post Script - When You Just Show Up · June 5, 2026 · 7 min
• (7m 31s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Pull Up A Chair · May 30, 2026 · 8 min
• (7m 43s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - When They Start Asking You · May 23, 2026 · 8 min
• (8m 32s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Cost Of Getting It Wrong · May 11, 2026 · 9 min
• (10m 5s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Acute Invitational Misalignment Syndrome (AIMS) · May 2, 2026 · 10 min
• (7m 41s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - 🎉 Let’s Party! 🥳 · April 24, 2026 · 8 min