Diane Fitzsimmons is a mission-driven writer who thrives on getting results. Passion and productivity are key components of her writing.

For 10 years, Diane has enjoyed wearing many hats in her professional career. Her favorite hat, staff writer, propelled her to explore freelance writing opportunities. Encouraged by family, friends, and co-workers, she started her own freelance copy writing business.

Diane now writes for Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS), a not-for-profit organ procurement organization, on a contract basis. Some of the most rewarding projects for her include:

• Demonstrating the values of MTS, which are service and compassion, by writing for Solace, a newsletter for families who have lost loved ones that gave the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
   
• Emphasizing the value of teamwork for MTS, Diane chronicles the successes of MTS’s hospital partners in the Link, a professional newsletter.
   
• Furthering the vision for MTS that “every person says ‘yes’ to donation every time,” she scripted the letter for a campaign that contributed to passing Missouri’s First Person Consent Law.

Before working for MTS, Diane enjoyed writing as a staff person for the American Soybean Association (ASA), a grassroots, not-for-profit organization. She created a monthly on-line newsletter for volunteers  featuring membership recruiting tips, organizational activities, volunteer accomplishments, “Frequently Asked Questions,” and a calendar of events.

Diane began writing professionally for the Alzheimer’s Association. Her first piece, a public service announcement, aired on the radio. This spot introduced a new program called “Safe Return,” an identification program designed to find people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia that wander and get lost.

Experiencing how her words could produce positive results, Diane decided to make mission-driven, effective writing her life’s work.