A Podcast I Recorded Seventeen Years Ago

Have you ever wondered where our fundraising framework came from? In 2009, before Brad joined The FOCUS Group, he interviewed Bill Hautt, founder of The FOCUS Group. As you'll learn, Bill was a key thought leader in developing the Taking Donors Seriously (TDS) framework through his work with Young Life. Some nuggets you won't want to miss: What's the biggest weakness in fundraising? What do we mean by the 20/80 rule? What's the "fulcrum" of fundraising? What is often the number one chracteristic of a major donor? For a full explanation of these principles and more, check out Brad's book Turning Donors into Partners .

You can listen to A Podcast I Recorded Seventeen Years Ago online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

A Podcast I Recorded Seventeen Years Ago is an episode from The Taking Donors Seriously® Podcast by The Focus Group - Brad Layland.

This episode is 18:24 long.

This episode was published on Sep 18, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Taking Donors Seriously® Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.