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Storytelling and writing are essential skills for missionaries, ministry and nonprofit leaders. In fact, if you struggle to tell stories, you'll struggle to raise the funds you need. Kay Helm is a writer & editor with experience in missions and the business world. She founded Mission Writers in 2022 to help missionaries write fundraising appeals and powerful stories to share with supporters. In this podcast, she offers tips you can use today to improve your missions & nonprofit writing.
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29 minutes
English
United States
106 episodes
since Oct. 22, 2017
episodic
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In this episode we explore the fifth part in our series on the building blocks of nonprofit storytelling—When. Learn why timing matters in your fundraising, from year-end campaigns to creating urgency with matching gifts, celebrating donor milestones, and telling powerful follow-up stories. Plus, p…
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Clarifying and sharing your “Why” builds trust, connects with supporters, and sets your mission apart.
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Mission Writers is a library of resources to help missionaries and nonprofits raise funds through storytelling. I've been re-organizing the content i…
Part of the Building Blocks of Storytelling Series.
You've found Life and Mission in a series on the six building blocks of storytelling: Who, What, Where, Why, When, and How. So far, we’ve looked at WHO and WHAT.Today, we’re looking at WHERE. Where are you? Where do you do what you do?
You ca…
Part of the Building Blocks of Storytelling Series
We’re in the middle of our series on the six building blocks of storytelling: Who, What, Where, Why, When, and How. Today, we’re diving into WHAT.
The “what” of your story can do so much more than just describe your work. In this episode, I’ll sh…
Part of the Building Blocks of Storytelling series.
In this episode, we dig into the “Who” of nonprofit storytelling—who you are, who you serve, and who your donor is. I’ll share why getting clear on these three characters builds trust, honors the people in your stories, and helps donors see themse…
Today, and in the next few episodes, we’re going all the way back to the most basic building blocks of storytelling: who, what, where, why, when and how.
Simply including these in your content isn’t enough. Over the next few episodes, we’ll discover how using these building blocks effectively can m…
Whether you're a missionary, a nonprofit leader, a change maker of any kind, you know that a powerful story can open hearts for people to join you in your mission.In season 4 of the Life and Mission Podcast, we're looking at the building blocks of every persuasive story: who, what, where,…
In this episode, I'm answering questions about nonprofit newsletters.
How many newsletters should you send?
How fancy do they need to be?
What else can you do with those stories?
Why send a print newsletter by mail when you can send email instead?
One key thing you don't want to leave o…
Storytelling is an essential skill for fundraisers. What do stories do?
Stories help us connect.
Compelling stories increase empathy.
Stories reflect our values.
Stories reveal truths.
Stories help us see others in a new way.
Stories give us context.
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The time between Thanksgiving and December 31 is by far the biggest giving season of the year. People expect you to ask. If you don't, the assumption will likely be that you don't need their money.Here's what you need to do now.
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