| name | donor-update |
| description | Write a warm donor update or stewardship message that makes a supporter feel their gift mattered. Use when asked to write a donor update, a thank-you/stewardship email, a supporter newsletter, or a gift acknowledgement. Produces a donor-centred update — sincere thanks, the specific impact of their support, a brief story, and a light, optional next step — that strengthens the relationship and sets up the next gift. |
Donor Update Skill
Donor retention is cheaper than acquisition and runs on one feeling: my gift mattered and I'm appreciated.
A stewardship update delivers that — thank them sincerely, show the concrete impact of their support, and make
them feel part of the work, without immediately asking for more. This skill writes that message so donors
stay donors.
Working from a brief
Given "write a thank-you update to our donors", produce the full message anyway — build it around the impact
provided, and mark any invented figure or story as (example — replace with real data). Never fabricate impact
as real; never withhold for missing detail.
Required Inputs
Ask for these only if they aren't already provided (else infer and label for replacement):
- The audience — all donors, a segment (major/recurring/first-time), or one person; and how personal.
- What their support did — the specific impact/outcome to report (numbers and/or a story).
- The occasion — gift acknowledgement, periodic update, milestone, or year-end.
- Tone & next step — your voice, and whether there's a light ask or purely stewardship (often better).
Output Format
Donor Update / Stewardship Message
- Warm opening & thanks — sincere, specific gratitude up front (personalised where possible).
- Your impact — what their support specifically made possible, concretely (a number and/or a moment) — "because of you, …".
- A story or glimpse — one short, human illustration of the work in action.
- Belonging — language that makes them part of the community/mission, not a transaction.
- Light next step (optional) — an invitation (event, update, share) or, only if appropriate, a soft ask — never the focus of a stewardship message.
- Sign-off — warm and personal, from a real person.
Provide a short version (for SMS/social/quick email) and mark invented specifics for replacement.
Quality Checks
Anti-Patterns
Based On
Donor-stewardship practice — gratitude-first, impact attribution, storytelling, and relationship-building ahead of the next ask.
