The Breakthru Podcast

The Breakthru Podcast

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.

Episodes

October 24, 2025 8 mins

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social

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Measure Twice,...

Mark as Played

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social

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Links referred to in this reading:

Early peek at a first dr...

Mark as Played

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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:

Early peek at a first dr...

Mark as Played

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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:

Early peek at a first dr...

Mark as Played

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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:

Interested in giving fee...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 13 September 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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 wee...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 13 September 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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 wee...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 13 September 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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 wee...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 23 August 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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. ...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 23 August 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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. ...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 23 August 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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. ...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 16 August 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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. ...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 9 August 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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. (...

Mark as Played

This is part 5 of 5 of the Major Gift Fundraising MRI Assessment.

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 2 August 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social

Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter ...

Mark as Played

This is part 4 of 5 of the Major Gift Fundraising MRI Assessment.

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 26 July 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social

Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter t...

Mark as Played

This is part 3 of 5 of the Major Gift Fundraising MRI Assessment.

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 19 July 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social

Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter t...

Mark as Played

This is part 2 of 5 of the Major Gift Fundraising MRI Assessment.

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 12 July 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social

Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter t...

Mark as Played

This is part 1 of 5 of the Major Gift Fundraising MRI Assessment.

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 5 July 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://x.com/jpaulfry, and https://bsky.app/profile/jpfry.bsky.social

Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 21 June 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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. (h...

Mark as Played

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 14 June 2025. (https://www.jpaulfridenmaker.com/blog)

Follow J.Paul on LinkedInX, or BlueSky for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. (http://linkedin.com/in/jpaulfridenmakerhttps://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. (h...

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