{"podcast":{"title":"Around with Randall","slug":"around-with-randall-2161516","podcast_index_feed_id":2161516,"rss_url":"https://beige-raccoon-y4hy.squarespace.com/podcast?format=RSS","website_url":"https://www.hallettphilanthropy.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8c7bec9082672fe4a20d27/1605567915487-JOK3P5OY5VMC3IWN5L5X/Your+Pracical+Fundraising+Podcast+%281%29.png?format=1500w","author":"Randall Hallett","episode_count":299,"summary":"Listen to the weekly podcast “Around with Randall” as he discusses, in just a few minutes, a topic surrounding non-profit philanthropy. Included each week are tactical suggestions listeners can use immediately to make their non-profit, and their job activities, more effective. Email Randall with a topic for a show: podcast@hallettphilanthropy.com Email Randall with a thought regarding specific a show: reeks@hallettphilanthropy.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T20:17:22.137975+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-with-randall-2161516"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 297: Creating a Quantifiable Risk Assessment for that Significant Solicitation","slug":"episode-297-creating-a-quantifiable-risk-assessment-for-that-significant-solicitation","published_at":"2026-09-08T09:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-with-randall-2161516/episode-297-creating-a-quantifiable-risk-assessment-for-that-significant-solicitation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-with-randall-2161516","url":"https://www.hallettphilanthropy.com/podcast/episode-297-creating-a-quantifiable-risk-assessment-for-that-significant-solicitation","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f8c7bec9082672fe4a20d27/t/6a9eeef3f84ffe0482971153/1788800758610/Episode+297+-+Creating+a+Quantifiable+Risk+Assessment+for+Significant+Solicitations+%28Sept+_26%29+%28audio%29.mp3","summary":"How much should you actually ask a donor for? Don’t be the fundraiser that lets capacity scores, intuition, or organizational need determine the answer. Take a more disciplined approach: quantify the risk by looking at donor readiness, purpose alignment, amount confidence, relationship strength, and timing. The goal isn't to slow down, it's to reduce uncertainty of asks, increase confidence, and ultimately create more meaningful gifts.","meta_description":"How much should you actually ask a donor for? Don’t be the fundraiser that lets capacity scores, intuition, or organizational need determine the answer. T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1621,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/around-with-randall-2161516/episodes/episode-297-creating-a-quantifiable-risk-assessment-for-that-significant-solicitation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-with-randall-2161516/episode-297-creating-a-quantifiable-risk-assessment-for-that-significant-solicitation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}