Life and Mission Podcast
Find your voice. Tell your story. Change the world.
What Formula One Can Teach Nonprofits About Storytelling
Sports can teach us a lot about nonprofit storytelling. In this episode, we’re looking at two examples of sports using storytelling to reach people and to teach people – two things all nonprofits need to do.
Plan your storytelling. Get more funding.
Hit-or-miss fundraising leads to hit-or-miss funding for your mission.
That’s why I designed the Mission Writers Story Calendar specifically for missions and small ministries to plan ahead and stay on track.
Get access to my free Mission Writers Story Calendar and video training today!
Monetize Your Book with a Course: Interview with Dr. Lucas Marino
If you’ve got a book, you need a course to go with it. Here’s my interview with the man who can help you do that, Dr. Lucas Marino.
3 Questions Your Writing Must Answer
Answer these questions to provide context for your message and make it clear what action you want your readers to take.
Hard Stories: Writing for Yourself
As ministry practitioners and nonprofit communicators, we are often called to sit with difficult stories of human suffering and injustice. Even though we are storytellers, not every story is for sharing. Our words are also meant for remembering, exploring, questioning, and hoping.
The Power of Parables in Nonprofit Storytelling
Parables have a way of getting around our defenses, short-circuiting our stereotypes, and making us think in new ways. In this episode, we’re looking at the role of parables in Jesus’ ministry, and how you can use stories to break through walls in your nonprofit’s messaging.
How to be a Fundraising Super Bowl Star
The Fundraising Super Bowl is your nonprofit’s big game – and winning looks like raising the funds you need to serve. Here are some lessons from that “other” big game.
How to be a Great Podcast Guest
Being a guest on podcasts is a great way to share your message, yet it’s not something I see a lot of ministry leaders doing. Perhaps it comes down to a lack of familiarity with the podcasting world (beyond sermons). Let’s rectify that. Here’s your guide to being a great podcast guest.
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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.
Host 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.
Mission Writers helps you develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission.
