Donor and supporter relations
Write an in-memoriam gift acknowledgment template
Helps you respond to memorial gifts with care and the right words.
Lower risk: public info only — Keep the template general with role words; add the real names yourself, offline from the AI.
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
Keep [DONOR] and [FAMILY CONTACT ROLE] as role words, such as 'friend' or 'adult child'. Take [GIFT USE] from the gift's designation in your records. Leave [PERSON REMEMBERED] as is and add real names yourself, offline.
Starter prompt
Write a gentle acknowledgment letter template for a gift made in memory of someone. It should go to the donor ([DONOR]) and a version for the family ([FAMILY CONTACT ROLE]). Refer to the person remembered only as [PERSON REMEMBERED], and mention how the gift will be used: [GIFT USE]. Be sincere and brief, with no sales language. Do not invent details about the person, the relationship or the gift. Leave placeholders as they are.
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
Read it for sensitivity, and double-check names and relationships before anything is sent.
What it might get wrong
Wrong relationship words, such as calling a donor the spouse or child; a cause of death or tribute detail it adds; a gift amount in the family version, when families are usually told only that a gift was made.