AI for charities: 12 prompts for small teams

Here is the guidance for a grant: [paste the public guidance]. Tell me in plain English: who they want to fund, what they won't fund, what they care about most, the deadline and what I must send. Then list the questions I should be able to answer before I apply.

A funder's priorities are: [paste or summarise]. Our project: [describe it in a few lines]. Be honest: how well do we fit? Where are we strong, where are we weak, and what would make our case stronger? If we're a poor fit, say so.

Draft an answer to this funding question: [paste the question and word limit]. The facts: [what you do, who for, the need you see, your evidence and numbers, what the money will pay for]. Use only the facts I've given. Plain English, specific, no jargon, within the word limit. Mark anything I should add evidence for with [EVIDENCE NEEDED].

Our project will [what you'll do] for [who]. Suggest four realistic outcomes, written as changes for the people we support. For each, suggest one simple way a small team could measure it without heavy paperwork.

Here is our project budget: [list each cost and amount]. Write a short budget explanation for a funder: what each cost is for and why it's needed. Check my addition and tell me if any line looks unclear or likely to raise a question.

Write a 200-word story about how our service helped someone. Here's what happened, with the name and identifying details already changed: [the anonymised story]. Tell it with dignity: the person is the hero, not us. Start with a moment, not a statistic, and end with what changed. Add a note saying the name has been changed.

Here's a story or piece of news from our charity: [paste it, anonymised]. Turn it into five short social media posts for the week: one telling the story, one with a fact about the need, one thanking supporters, one asking for volunteers or donations, and one behind-the-scenes. Each under 60 words, warm, with a clear ask in two of them.

Write a thank-you message to [a donor / a volunteer / a local business] who [what they did]. Tell them the specific difference it made: [the difference]. Warm and personal, under 100 words, no jargon, and no asking for more.

Write an advert for a volunteer [role] at [your organisation]. What they'll do: [tasks]. When: [times]. What they'll get out of it: [training, experience, company, expenses]. No experience needed except [anything essential]. Friendly, clear, under 150 words, and end with how to get in touch.

Turn these notes into a one-page welcome guide for new volunteers: [your notes: where to go, who to ask, what to do on day one, safeguarding contact, expenses]. Friendly, numbered where there are steps, and with a "who to ask about what" list at the end.

Write a one-page update for our trustees. This quarter: [what happened, numbers, money in and out, problems]. Decisions we need from them: [list]. Lead with the decisions needed, then highlights, then risks. Plain English, factual, under 300 words.

Here's a policy document: [paste a non-confidential policy]. Write a plain-English summary for volunteers: what it's for, the five things they must do, and who to tell if something goes wrong. Don't change the meaning. If anything is unclear in the original, tell me.