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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.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to 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. It's designed for Fundraising Lead, CEO. Typically used within Fundraising work.

Draft with AI, then have a colleague verify facts and tone before use.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Gather your inputs

    Have your local context, audience and goal to hand.
  2. 2

    Fill in the template

    Copy the template below and replace every bracketed placeholder with real, local context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.
  3. 3

    Run it in your AI tool

    Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone or context.
  4. 4

    Review with the checklist

    Work through the human-review checklist below before you send, publish or act on the output.

Prefer a guided flow? Adapt with the guided builder — it fills placeholders from your association profile.

Prompt template

Draft a case for support for our YMCA association. Structure: (1) The problem — one page, evidence-based, no exaggeration, (2) Why us — what we uniquely bring, (3) What we do — outcomes, not activities, (4) The ask — specific, costed, (5) What changes — for participants, community, sector. Plain English. Under 1500 words. Cite evidence sources as {{source: ...}} placeholders where I need to fill in.

Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.

Worked example

Problem: youth mental health in our region

What good output looks like

A working case for support with evidence placeholders you complete.

Why this prompt works

Produces a reusable core narrative funders can adapt into bids and appeals.

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