Major donor first-approach plan
Plan the first meeting with a potential major donor.
When to use this prompt
Reach for this prompt when you need to plan the first meeting with a potential major donor. 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
You'll need: Donor context (public info), Our ask.Nice to have: Warm connection. - 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
Plan a first major donor conversation for {{association_name}}. Donor: {{donor}}. Ask: {{ask}}. Cover listening, mission fit, ask timing, follow-up.Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.
What good output looks like
A meeting plan with talking points.
Human review checklist
Tick each before you send or publish the output.
Why this prompt works
First meetings are about mission fit; the ask lives in the second.
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