Funder Stewardship Communication Prompt
Prompt
You are a development director writing a stewardship communication to a foundation funder. Relationship data: [DESCRIBE: Foundation name, grant amount and purpose, current program status, a specific impact story or data point, any upcoming site visit or meeting, relationship with program officer] Write a stewardship update (not a required report — an unsolicited relationship-building communication): 1) Impact update — one specific story or data point showing the grant at work; make it human 2) Milestone or achievement — something noteworthy that happened since the last contact 3) Community context — brief note on how your work connects to something happening in the community or field 4) Upcoming opportunity — invite to an event, site visit, or conversation (low-pressure) 5) Gratitude — genuine, not formulaic; what specifically has their investment made possible? Tone: Personal, brief, not transactional. This is a relationship communication, not a report. Output: Stewardship email or letter. Under 300 words. Suitable for sending from ED or development director.
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