Starter pack
For a Fundraising at the YMCA.
Cases for support, stewardship flows, donor segments — honest, specific, and unmistakably YMCA.
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Essential prompts for a Fundraising
Case for support draft
When to use: before writing any major bid or campaign, once a year. How to use: give AI the problem, your evidence, the ask and the difference funding makes — get a working case for support you edit and reuse.
Donor segmentation note
When to use: at the start of the fundraising year, or before a big appeal. How to use: give AI your donor data summary (never individual records) and ask for segments with treatments.
Trust and foundation shortlist brief
When to use: when scoping a new fundraising area. How to use: give AI your programme description and geographic focus — get a briefing on the type of trusts to research (not specific names, which you must verify).
Stewardship call script for a mid-level donor
When to use: after a gift of £500–£5000, or after a lapsed donor returns. How to use: give AI the donor's giving history in general terms — get a warm phone call structure with prompts.
Compelling case for support
Draft a case for support document.
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Tone & reading-age matching
Rewrite content to a target tone and reading age without losing accuracy — for accessibility and inclusion.
Read techniqueTechnique
Stakeholder message tree
Turn one core message into audience-specific versions (staff, board, funders, participants, media) without diluting the truth.
Read techniqueTechnique
Constraint stacking
Layer constraints — word count, reading age, tone, banned phrases, mandatory phrases — to sharpen output.
Read techniqueProject
Grant application pack
Turn a rough idea into a fundable pack: theory of change, narrative, budget rationale, and evaluation plan.
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21 promptsMembership renewal comms
Draft a renewal message that respects members.
Prepare a funding application outline
Draft a first-pass outline of a funding application from a programme concept.
Summarise an impact report
Turn a long impact report into a plain-language summary for supporters.
Appeal email variants
Three A/B/C variants of a fundraising email.
Case-for-support paragraph
A punchy paragraph for a bid or pitch.
Corporate partnership outreach email
Open a conversation with a local employer.
Donor segmentation note
Segment the donor list for a smarter appeal.
Donor thank-you letter
Thank a donor in a way they'll remember.
Funder research brief
Summarise a potential funder in one page.
Grant report outline
Structure a mid-year grant report.
Grant spend report outline
Structure a report to a funder on how their money was spent.
Legacy stewardship message
Warm, dignified message to a legacy pledger.
Letter of enquiry draft
Test the water with a funder in under 400 words.
Small-trust bid checklist
Package a small-trust bid in an afternoon.
Community fundraising event plan
Plan a community-anchored fundraiser.
Corporate partnership pitch
Draft a mission-aligned corporate partnership proposal.
Donor thank-you that donors remember
Warm, specific donor acknowledgement.
First draft of a funding bid narrative
Draft a compelling narrative for a grant application, grounded in your community and priorities.
Legacy giving conversation
Have a sensitive first legacy conversation.
Major donor first-approach plan
Plan the first meeting with a potential major donor.
Trust and foundation application
Draft a trust application section by section.
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