The Nonprofit AI Almanac

Events, outreach and accessibility

Write an event-day volunteer briefing

Gives volunteers everything they need to know in one short briefing.

Lower risk: public info only — Use roles in place of names, and keep personal phone numbers out.

Please note: This site is only a guide to help people understand. Consult your IT, security and/or privacy department for clarification.

Before you start, gather

Copy [SCHEDULE] and [ROLES] from your final run-of-show. List [LEAD ROLES] by title, not personal phone numbers. Afterward, check the safety rules with your event lead.

Starter prompt

Write a 10-minute event-day briefing for volunteers at [EVENT NAME]. Include the mission in one sentence, the schedule ([SCHEDULE]), each volunteer role ([ROLES]), key rules for safety and guest privacy, who to ask for help by role ([LEAD ROLES]), and a thank-you. Add a one-page handout version. Do not make up times, locations or emergency steps; write CONFIRM WITH LEAD instead of guessing.

Paste the prompt into your AI tool first, then replace the placeholders with your own details. Don't use real names of clients or donors.

Open an AI tool

You are leaving this guide. Copy the prompt first, then open a tool. The link goes to the website of the company named on each link, in a new tab. That company's terms and privacy policy apply there. Paste the prompt in, then replace the placeholders with your own details. Don't enter real names or confidential details.

Check the result

Make sure times, locations and emergency steps are correct, and share it with team leads beforehand.

What it might get wrong

A shift time or location that differs from the run-of-show. An emergency step that does not match the venue. Guest-privacy rules left too vague to follow.

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