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Impact report narrative section

Draft the narrative for an annual impact report — humane, honest, and specific.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to draft the narrative for an annual impact report — humane, honest, and specific. It's designed for ceo, communications, operations. Typically used within Communications work.

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

How to use it

  1. 1

    Gather your inputs

    You'll need: year.
  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 the narrative section of an annual impact report for {{association_name}}, covering the year {{year}}.

Structure:
- Opening: one story-led paragraph
- The context in our community this year
- What we did
- What changed (outcomes, not activities) — include a note where we don't yet have evidence
- What we got wrong, and what we changed as a result
- What comes next

Data placeholders — leave and do not invent:
- [Number of young people supported]
- [Retention rate]
- [Quote from a young person, with consent]

Communities we serve: {{communities_served}}
Strategic priorities: {{strategic_priorities}}
Tone: {{communication_tone}}.

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

Human review checklist

Tick each before you send or publish the output.

Why this prompt works

The "what we got wrong" section forces honesty — most AI-drafted impact reports read as brochure copy.

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