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
Gather your inputs
Have your local context, audience and goal to hand. - 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
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
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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