Fundraising and grant writing
Draft a grant narrative from your program outline
Turns your bullet points into a first draft you can edit, in minutes instead of hours.
Lower risk: public info only — Only use public program details; leave out names of clients and any private financial figures.
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 [PROGRAM FACTS AS BULLET POINTS] from your latest annual report or program records, not from memory. Take the priorities and word limit for [FUNDER NAME] from its published guidelines.
Starter prompt
You are an experienced nonprofit grant writer. Write a 400-word statement of need and program description for a grant to [FUNDER NAME]. Our organization is [ORGANIZATION NAME], which [ONE-SENTENCE MISSION]. The program is [PROGRAM NAME]. Key facts: [PROGRAM FACTS AS BULLET POINTS]. Use plain, warm language and avoid jargon. End with a one-sentence call to action. Stick to the facts I give you. If a participant count or detail is missing, write MISSING INFO 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.
- Open Claude (Anthropic) (opens Anthropic's website in a new tab)
Anthropic documents pre-filled links only for the Claude Desktop app, not for the website, so copy the prompt and paste it in.
- Open ChatGPT (OpenAI) (opens OpenAI's website in a new tab)
OpenAI does not document a link that pre-fills a prompt, so copy the prompt and paste it in.
- Open Gemini (Google) (opens Google's website in a new tab)
Google does not document a link that pre-fills a prompt, so copy the prompt and paste it in.
- Open Grok (SpaceXAI) (opens SpaceXAI's website in a new tab)
SpaceXAI (the company behind Grok) does not document a link that pre-fills a prompt, so copy the prompt and paste it in.
- Open Amazon Bedrock (hosts Llama; needs an AWS account) (opens Amazon Web Services' website in a new tab)
Llama has no chat website of its own, and Meta's own assistant (Meta AI) now runs on a different Meta model. One host is Amazon Bedrock: sign in to AWS, open a playground, and paste the prompt.
- Open Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft) (opens Microsoft's website in a new tab)
Microsoft documents no link that pre-fills a prompt, so copy the prompt and paste it in. The Copilot page shows a Sign in button, and you may need to sign in.
- Open Perplexity (Perplexity AI) (opens Perplexity AI's website in a new tab)
Perplexity documents no link that pre-fills a prompt, so copy the prompt and paste it in.
- Open Mistral Le Chat (Mistral AI) (opens Mistral AI's website in a new tab)
Mistral renamed Le Chat to Vibe, at the same web address. Mistral documents no link that pre-fills a prompt, so copy the prompt and paste it in.
- Givebutter (Givebutter): no website to open from here. Givebutter Magic works inside a Givebutter account; there is no public chat page.
- Grantable (Grantable): no website to open from here. Grantable's AI works inside a Grantable account; there is no public chat page.
Check the result
Check every fact and number against your records, and make sure the draft matches what the funder asked for in its guidelines.
What it might get wrong
Invented participant counts or outcome statistics; activities your bullet points never mention; funder priorities it guesses and then presents as a perfect match.