The Breakthru Podcast
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.
(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)
May 30
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)
May 23
7 min
(9m 34s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Before The Ask Ever Happens
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)
May 16
9 min
(8m 32s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Cost Of Getting It Wrong
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)
May 11
8 min
(10m 5s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Acute Invitational Misalignment Syndrome (AIMS)
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)
May 2
10 min
(7m 41s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - 🎉 Let’s Party! 🥳
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)
Apr 24
7 min
(10m 55s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - What Faithfulness Looks Like
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 reading: First post in the Clear-Eyed series (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/what-counts-as-a-good-week-in-major-gift-fundraising) More about the 24 hour retreat referred to in this episode (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/tell-me-again-how-did-that-ask-happen)
Apr 18
10 min
(9m 10s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Weight of Wealth
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 reading: First post in the Clear-Eyed series (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/what-counts-as-a-good-week-in-major-gift-fundraising)
Apr 10
9 min
(9m 42s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - Around The Table
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 reading: First post in the Clear-Eyed series (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/what-counts-as-a-good-week-in-major-gift-fundraising)
Mar 26
9 min
(8m 49s) J.Paul's Major Gift Fundraising Guide - The Long Game
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 reading: First post in the Clear-Eyed series (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog/what-counts-as-a-good-week-in-major-gift-fundraising)
Mar 20
8 min
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