
Life and Mission Podcast
Find your voice. Tell your story. Change the world.

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.
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!
What Airbnb can teach nonprofits about storytelling
Every story gives us a chance to choose. Do we set up a “them and us” narrative, or will we do the work to offer another perspective?
Fundraising in Uncertain Times
In uncertain times, the temptation is to say, “People are hurting, so I feel bad asking for money,” but this is not the time to shrink back. Use stories to help find solid ground, build & strengthen relationships, and yes, to raise funds.
Help Donors Read Your Fundraising Materials
Make your fundraising materials more inviting and easier to read, so more people can join you in your life-changing mission.
Flamingo Marketing Mindset with Katie Hornor
Katie Hornor, author of Flamingo Marketing: How to Leverage Unique, Stay Relevant and Change the World
Three Takeaways for Communicators from TVE4
My three top takeaways from the Virtual Event on Virtual Events, and how you can serve your people by sharing the things you learn.
Why you need stories to raise funds
You need to tell stories to raise more funds for your mission, ministry or nonprofit. But why is that? What exactly is it that stories do?
Get tips for using stories in your fundraising.
Life & Mission is a podcast with a new show every other week. It’s a mixed format of interviews and solo programs with your host, Kay Helm. I’m a writer & fundraising coach, so most episodes now focus on how you can incorporate storytelling into your fundraising efforts.
Mission Writers helps you develop and practice essential storytelling skills to help increase funding for your mission.