24 prompts
Write compelling grant proposals that clearly articulate your impact and persuade funders to invest in your work.
Create an annual report that moves donors, inspires volunteers, and demonstrates your impact with clarity and conviction.
Design an advocacy and social change campaign that shifts public opinion, influences policy, or mobilizes community action.
Write appeal letters that move donors to give — the art and science of nonprofit direct mail and email appeals.
Build the relationships and process that turn prospects into major gift donors.
Build a theory of change and logic model that clarifies your strategy and makes your impact credible to funders and evaluators.
Write a letter of inquiry that gets you to the full proposal stage — the critical first filter with most major funders.
Design and launch a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign that activates your community to raise money on your behalf.
Write grant reports that build long-term funder relationships and position your organization for renewed and increased funding.
Design a community needs assessment that surfaces real priorities instead of assumptions from outside the community.
Analyze a pending bill and produce a position memo staff and board can use to decide where the organization stands.
Assess whether a proposed earned-income venture is financially and operationally viable for a nonprofit.
Help an individual resident map the hidden strengths and assets already present in their own neighborhood.
Write a full business plan for a social enterprise that satisfies both mission stakeholders and potential funders/lenders.
Clarify the legal line between permissible advocacy and regulated lobbying for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Build a grassroots action alert campaign that turns supporters into legislators' constituents making real contact.
Compare legal structures for housing an earned-income venture inside or alongside a nonprofit.
Guide the formation and governance structure of a community land trust to preserve long-term affordability.
Build a volunteer program that attracts, engages, and retains volunteers who show up consistently and make real impact.
Set a pricing strategy for a mission-driven product or service that stays accessible while covering real costs.
Write persuasive, credible testimony for a legislative hearing or public comment period.
Build a systematic approach to identifying the right funders and qualifying grant opportunities before you invest time writing.
Lead your organization through a strategic planning process that produces a real plan your team will actually implement.
Build a neighborhood or main street revitalization strategy that strengthens existing businesses and residents rather than displacing them.