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Life and Mission Kay Helm
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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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Nonprofit Newsletter Notes
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 out.------------
If you struggle to tell stories, you’ll struggle to raise funds. In the Mission Writers course:
Learn the exact stories that every ministry, missionary, and nonprofit needs to tell.Master the fundraising story calendar.Develop and practice essential storytelling skills to increase funding for your mission.Build your story library and your confidence.Details at MissionWriters.orgSupport the show
Mission Writers is an online course and group coaching experience where you’ll develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission. Get started now, for a year of coaching at over 60% off the regular price. -
Tell Stories to Raise Funds
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.If you struggle to tell stories, you’ll struggle to raise funds. In the Mission Writers course:
Learn the exact stories that every ministry, missionary, and nonprofit needs to tell.Master the fundraising story calendar.Develop and practice essential storytelling skills to increase funding for your mission.Build your story library and your confidence.Details at MissionWriters.orgSupport the show
Mission Writers is an online course and group coaching experience where you’ll develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission. Get started now, for a year of coaching at over 60% off the regular price. -
Don't Stop Now! Do this to raise funds at year-end.
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.
If you struggle to tell stories, you’ll struggle to raise funds. In the Mission Writers course:
Learn the exact stories that every ministry, missionary, and nonprofit needs to tell.Master the fundraising story calendar.Develop and practice essential storytelling skills to increase funding for your mission.Build your story library and your confidence.Details at MissionWriters.orgSupport the show
Mission Writers is an online course and group coaching experience where you’ll develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission. Get started now, for a year of coaching at over 60% off the regular price. -
Unlock the Story Vault: Find the Stories You Need for Fundraising Success
You know you need to tell more stories to raise funds - but where do you find these stories? In this episode, I share five ways to find the stories you need.
If you struggle to tell stories, you’ll struggle to raise funds. In the Mission Writers course:
Learn the exact stories that every ministry, missionary, and nonprofit needs to tell.Master the fundraising story calendar.Develop and practice essential storytelling skills to increase funding for your mission.Build your story library and your confidence.Details at MissionWriters.orgSupport the show
Mission Writers is an online course and group coaching experience where you’ll develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission. Get started now, for a year of coaching at over 60% off the regular price. -
What the Food Network Show "Chopped" Can Teach Nonprofits About Storytelling
In the Food Network show Chopped, just before chefs present their first dish to the judges, they must answer the question, “What would it mean for you to win?”
It's a question every nonprofit must answer.
If you struggle to tell stories, you’ll struggle to raise funds. In the Mission Writers course:
Learn the exact stories that every ministry, missionary, and nonprofit needs to tell.Master the fundraising story calendar.Develop and practice essential storytelling skills to increase funding for your mission.Build your story library and your confidence.Details at MissionWriters.orgSupport the show
Mission Writers is an online course and group coaching experience where you’ll develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission. Get started now, for a year of coaching at over 60% off the regular price. -
Own Your Expertise
Do you think of yourself as an expert? Maybe you should. We need you to share your knowledge and experience with us.
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If you struggle to tell stories, you’ll struggle to raise funds. In the Mission Writers course:
Learn the exact stories that every ministry, missionary, and nonprofit needs to tell.Master the fundraising story calendar.Develop and practice essential storytelling skills to increase funding for your mission.Build your story library and your confidence.Details at MissionWriters.orgSupport the show
Mission Writers is an online course and group coaching experience where you’ll develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission. Get started now, for a year of coaching at over 60% off the regular price.
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Live your life on purpose
Kay Helm is much more than a writer or fundraiser. She is an “inspirer” who will help you think about your greater purpose—and how to fulfill it—with this podcast. No matter what your job, niche, or field, she will help you become a better storyteller, communicator, leader, and human.
But it’s not just about the content of her show. Kay has an empathetic, warm way of connecting with people that will put you at ease and make you feel like you can achieve absolutely anything.
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Inspiring and impactful 🙏
If you’re looking for inspiration, lessons in impactful life stories, and actionable tips to level up your nonprofit or business and your life - hit the subscribe button! Kay is so wonderful to listen to, she has a very calming voice and really engages her guests in interesting conversations. Highly recommend checking this show out!
Kay is an expert
Kay is an expert fundraiser, consultant and teacher. I always learn from Kay’s expertise and easy-going style. Now that I have found her, I don’t miss a show!