The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 21 September 2024. ***** Links referred to in the reading: 15 second survey to let me know issues to address in future posts What Snoopy Taught Me About Systems 1-Page Connecting Worksheet Check out Hatch - a really good wealth research tool Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Study (32 page…

Wrapping up our deep dive into the inner life of enneagram nines and ones through songwriters. This time we are look at the music of George Harrison, Bob Marley, Stevie Nicks, the Indigo Girls, and Paul McCartneyبقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 14 September 2024. ***** Links referred to in the reading: Fundamentals: General (7 posts) Fundamentals: Vision and messaging (8 posts) Fundamentals: Systems (8 posts) Fundamentals: Storytelling (3 posts) Sacredness: General (8 posts) Sacredness: Prayer (3 posts) Sacredness: The Ask (9 posts…

We continue our deep dive into the inner life of each of the types through music, looking at the work of the Eurythmics, Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor, Rage Against the Machine, and Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 7 September 2024. Links referred to in the reading: * Post by Seth Godin: The Pinocchio Protocol * Connecting Worksheet * SToR (Strength of Relationship) framework * Schedule a free 30 minute call with J.Paul Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundrais…

We continue our deep dive into the types through music. Here we look at Enneagram Sevens and the music of Styx, the Beach Boys, Mike Posner, and the great Weird Al Yankovic.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 31 August 2024. Links referred to in the reading: * Tim Urban Ted Talk on procrastination * How toilet paper works🧻 * SToR (Strength of Relationship) framework Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to hav…

We look at enneagram types through the music of Hamilton, the Police, Bod Dylan, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Jeffrey Gaines, REM and Metallica.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 24 August 2024. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.بقلم J.Paul Fridenmaker

We look at the work of Fiona Apple, Green Day, Prince, and have s pirited debate about the enneagram type of one Taylor Swift.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 17 August 2024. Here are the links to J.Paul's AI tech stack from this episode: * ChatGPT * Llama Tutor * Rabbit Hole Explorer * Think Smarter Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like th…

We look at the enneagram types of Matchbox Twenty, Paul Simon, the Killers, Queen, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Eminem.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 10 August 2024. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.بقلم J.Paul Fridenmaker

Inside Out is a major achievement in not only music, character and beauty, but in showcasing our inner life. TJ and I have had a delightful time walking through the beats and themes of this film and found all the beats highly discussable.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

Inside Out is a major achievement in not only music, character and beauty, but in showcasing our inner life. TJ and I have had a delightful time walking through the beats and themes of this film and found all the beats highly discussable.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 25 May 2024. Links referred to in the reading: Previus post/reading on Journey of Generosity retreats Schedule a time to talk further with J.Paul about JOG retreats for your charity Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Break…

The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 18 May 2024. Links referred to in the reading: Generous Giving About the JOG retreats and a 2m 20s explainer video Free 12m 30s video from J.Paul's course explaining how charity leaders and fundraisers can partner with Generous Giving to conduct JOG retreats Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for dai…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 11 May 2024. If you are interested in listening to this as an uninterrupted 10 minute guided meditation, click here. Links to the #ChaulkTalk posts on LinkedIn: Introduction C for Compassion H for Humility A for Awareness U for Und…

This is an uninterruped 10 minute guided meditation for major gift fundraisers. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.بقلم J.Paul Fridenmaker

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 4 May 2024. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 27 April 2024. *** Lots of links in this one! Working Genius by Lencioni Corner #1: Wealthy people and cash National Christian Foundation TrustBridge Global Foundation Corner #2: Impact Foundation report Corner #3: Digital and virt…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 20 April 2024. Links referred to in the reading: Strength of Relationship (SToR) Assessment "A Spirituality of Fundraising" by Henri Nouwen Schedule a call with J.Paul to share one of your recent stories in fundraising Follow J.Pau…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 13 April 2024. MIT’s Media lab provides valuable research on building trust and fostering engagement. Strength of Relationship (SToR) Assessment. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraisin…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 6 April 2024. I'd love to hear how things are going in your world! Schedule a free 30 minute call with me here. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru News…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 30 March 2024. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version will publish to the Breakthru Blog on 23 March 2024. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! As of 16 March 2024, you will be able to find the written version of this post on The Breakthru Blog. Here are the links from this reading: * My related posts on LinkedIn called #TenWaysToTuesdayToAskForLargeGifts * Super quick quiz to see how you test using the Meyers-Briggs Indicators H…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! As of 9 March 2024, you will be able to find the written version of this post on The Breakthru Blog. Here are the links from this reading: * My related posts on LinkedIn called #TenWaysToTuesdayToAskForLargeGifts * Super quick quiz to see how you test using the Meyers-Briggs Indicators He…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! As of 2 March 2024, you will be able to find the written version of this post on The Breakthru Blog. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week. C…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! This newsletter entry was originally published on The Breakthru Blog on 24 February 2024. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week. Check the On…

This is a fun "talking shop" episode with Jon Delange, one of my favorite follows on LinkedIn. Jon asked that we feature the charity Summit Ministries, so be sure to check them out and enjoy my brief interview with Aaron Atwood, their VP of Advancement, while he's hiding in a coat closet before heading out to a donor meeting 😅. Jon DeLange is a non…

Every December we hit our favorite comfort movies, and this year we tackle not only a great movie but a great ensemble of beautifully constructed characters. In the minds of some, The Muppet Christmas Carol is not only the best telling of the Scrooge story, but the best Christmas movie ever. We will be tackling this in three parts. We hope you enjo…

Every December we hit our favorite comfort movies, and this year we tackle not only a great movie but a great ensemble of beautifully constructed characters. In the minds of some, The Muppet Christmas Carol is not only the best telling of the Scrooge story, but the best Christmas movie ever. We will be tackling this in three parts. We hope you enjo…

An edited and updated version of this podcast, we present our deep dive into love songs, break up songs and how they expose the hearts of our enneagram types. We are joined by the magnificent Kelly Cook. In this first part we cover the music of Garth Brooks, Bob Marley, Gloria Gaynor and others.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

Daryl Heald is a serial entrepreneur in ministry and business. He and his wife Cathy live near Chattanooga, Tennessee and have nine children and three grandchildren! They have chosen to dedicate this episode to an incredible ministry which is reflective of their heart for kids around the world. One Million Home is revolutionizing orphan care by get…

An edited and updated version of this podcast, we present our deep dive into love songs and break up songs and how they expose the hearts of our types. We are joined by the magnificent Kelly Cook. In this first part we cover the music of Prince, Sting, Beyonce, and others.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

Buckle up for our first Talking Shop episode with Michelle Benson! Todd and I learned all about how Michelle helps charities to be found by high value partners such as philanthropists, corporates and trusts. The end goal is that the job of fundraising becomes more enjoyable and rewarding. Amen to that! Michelle has chosen to feature Milton's Cottag…

Greg Baumer is in the house! Or should we say Michael Bublé? Listen in to hear Greg reflect on his karaoke skills. Greg is married to Alison and they reside in Nashville with their four children. They have chosen to dedicate this episode to Corner to Corner in Nashville. Greg is currently working on a number of startups in the healthcare space. Bef…

Continuing our deep dive into the theme and Enneagram typing in Wakanda Forever. We turn up the personality typing and talk more about the MCU, Types in Excess, and Race and its role in global affairs. Links to all our other stuff are here: Start Here podcast Our website Help fund future deep dives (Patreon)…

In this episode Todd and J.Paul interview Bill Yoh. He, his wife Kelly, and family live outside of Philadelphia. Bill is the third-generation owner and executive of Day & Zimmermann, his family's 43,000-employee, century-old family business. Bill is a lifelong writer and award-winning author, including two books. Our Way, his first book, received a…

Continuing our deep dive into the theme and Enneagram typing in Wakanda Forever. We turn up the personality typing and talk more about the MCU, Types in Excess, and Race and its role in global affairs. Links to all our other stuff are here: Start Here podcast Our website Help fund future deep dives (Patreon)…

James Gow is based in Sydney, Australia, which means this episode is worth listening to just for the accent🕺. James tells J.Paul the story of his journey from worldly success to spiritual significance. This episode is dedicated to Logosdor, which may be one of the best kept secrets in Christian ministry. Over the last decade James has provided incr…

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version of this reflection published to The Breakthru Blog on 24 June 2023. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.…

In honoring Juneteenth, we dive into the excellent sequel to "Black Panther", Wakanda Forever where we talk race, grief, government and how we wrestle with all the things through our type.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version of this reflection published to The Breakthru Blog on 17 June 2023. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.…

We wrap our time in the world of Clue with our Enneagram typing throw down of the 9 characters.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version of this reflection published to The Breakthru Blog on 10 June 2023. You can read and listen to the first part of my reflection on Elias The Leper's story here. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Brea…

Covering Professor Plum, Ms. Scarlett, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Peacock. We jump again into one of the great ensemble films of all time.بقلم Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson

Your exit strategy from confusion in major gift fundraising! The written version of this was first published to the Breakthru Blog on 3 June 2023. Follow J.Paul on LinkedIn for daily pro tips and reflections on major gift fundraising. Subscribe to The Breakthru Newsletter to have content like this delivered to your email each week.…

In this special bonus episode, guest host Cherise Vermeulen interviews Halyna Ryba-Hanusyn from Lviv, Ukraine. Note that this interview took place during the week of March 20, 2023. Halyna and her husband own and operate a hotel in Lviv and have incredible stories of generosity in the midst of war.بقلم J.Paul Fridenmaker