Movement strengthening· Low risk

Letter of enquiry draft

Test the water with a funder in under 400 words.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to test the water with a funder in under 400 words. It's designed for Fundraiser. Typically used within Fundraising work.

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

Write a 350-word letter of enquiry to {FUNDER} for £{AMOUNT} over {YEARS} for {PROJECT}. Include: our credibility line, the local need, the intervention, the outcomes, and a specific ask. End with a request for a 20-minute call.

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

Worked example

FUNDER: [funder] · AMOUNT: 40,000 · YEARS: 2 · PROJECT: [project]

Why this prompt works

Short, human, and asks for the next step.

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