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Thank and keep donors

A thank-you letter prompt for your most loyal donors

Recurring donors are your most loyal supporters, and they are often the most under-thanked. This prompt writes a letter that thanks them for staying.

Basic prompt

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Write a stewardship letter under 300 words to thank a loyal recurring donor for staying, not for one gift. Say what their giving has added up to, share one story or update from the program they care about and invite a low-pressure way to connect, like a tour or a coffee. This is stewardship, so don't ask for an increase or another gift.

What you need to know:
- who the donor is
- how much they give, how often and since when
- a real result their giving has supported
- the program they care about
- the low-pressure invitation we can offer
- who signs the letter

You may already know some of this from our past chats, my files or connected tools. Use what you have. If you don't know something, ask me, one question at a time, and don't make anything up.

Supercharged prompt

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You're helping me write a letter that thanks a loyal recurring donor for staying. I want to work the way If Possible (ifpossible.ai) teaches nonprofit teams to do real work AI first. Their guide for this kind of work is "A donor thank-you system that runs itself" (https://ifpossible.ai/articles/donor-thank-you-system), and their full library of guides is at https://ifpossible.ai/articles. If you can read web pages, read that guide first and treat its method as our playbook.

The If Possible method, as we'll use it today:

1. Context before content. Before you draft anything, build a short brief of who we are: our mission, what recurring gifts make possible, a thank-you note we're proud of and our voice. (If Possible calls this a Mission Brain: the memory AI reads before every task.) Use what you already know about us, and ask me for whatever is missing.

2. Talk it out instead of typing it out. I'll tell you what this donor's faithfulness has meant, the way I'd say it out loud. Use my own words.

3. Ask before you assume. Ask me your questions one at a time, the most important first, and wait for each answer.

4. I'm in the director's chair. Give me two or three ways to frame what their giving has added up to, with your recommendation and a one-line reason. Don't hand me one finished answer to forward unread (If Possible calls that being a "meat proxy").

5. A letter I can react to. Under 300 words, with a marked spot for one personal detail I'll add, and a real signature.

6. Check your own work. Show your math on what their giving added up to. Flag anything you guessed, and any line that reads like a receipt or hints at an ask.

7. Make it repeatable. When we finish, save the letter's shape so we can thank the next recurring donor the same way, and tell me when a person should write it from scratch.

What you need to know:
- who the donor is
- how much they give, how often and since when
- a real result their giving has supported
- the program they care about
- the low-pressure invitation we can offer
- who signs the letter

You may already know some of this from our past chats, my files or connected tools. Check there first and tell me what you found. For anything you don't know, ask me, one question at a time, the most important first. Start now.

Supercharge it

We’ll add the If Possible method to your prompt. More context in. A better output out.

  • Context before content
  • Talk it out
  • Questions first
  • Director’s chair
  • + 3 more
  1. Context before content: a short brief of who you are (a Mission Brain)
  2. Talk it out: what their faithfulness has meant
  3. Questions first, one at a time
  4. Director's chair: framings and a recommendation
  5. A short letter with a spot for your detail
  6. It shows its math and flags any hint of an ask
  7. It saves the shape for the next recurring donor

It points your AI to our free articles as its guide. Read every word before you use it.

What it’s for

It writes a stewardship letter under 300 words that thanks a loyal donor for their consistency, not a single gift. It says what their cumulative giving has helped accomplish, shares one story or update from the program they care about and invites a low-pressure connection point, like a tour, coffee or an event.

When to use it

  • A monthly donor has been quietly giving for a long time and hears mostly receipts.
  • You want to deepen a relationship without asking for anything. The prompt rules out any request for an increased or additional gift.
  • You’re building a thank-you routine. Start with one gift type, get the loop reliable, then expand.

Before you use it

The letter adds up what their giving helped accomplish, so check that claim against your real numbers. Let a person who knows the donor read and sign it.

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