Write a beneficiary story that respects dignity and consent
An ethical impact story for donors or social media that is told with the person, not about them, plus a consent checklist.
The prompt
Help me write an impact story about someone our nonprofit has served.
Person's story in their own words: [INTERVIEW NOTES or quotes, with what they agreed to share]
Consent status: [written consent obtained? for which uses and channels? for how long? identifiable or anonymized?]
Where it will be used: [appeal letter, website, social media, annual report, grant proposal]
Length: [e.g. 150 words for social, 400 for a newsletter]
What we want readers to understand: [the change and our role in it]
Rules:
- Center the person's strengths, goals, and agency. Avoid pity, savior framing, and "before and after" narratives that reduce someone to their worst moment.
- Use their words where possible, and do not change the meaning of any quote.
- Show our role accurately; do not credit the organization with changes the person made themselves.
- Do not invent details, dialogue, or outcomes. Mark gaps as [ASK].
- Remove identifying details that go beyond the consent given, and flag extra care for children, survivors of violence, people experiencing homelessness, immigrants, and health information.
- Avoid images of distress; suggest photos the person would be proud of.
Return:
1. The story.
2. A shorter social media version and caption.
3. A list of details to check with the person before publishing.
4. A consent checklist (purpose, channels, duration, right to withdraw, review before publishing, compensation if any).
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- INTERVIEW NOTES or quotes, with what they agreed to share
- e.g. 150 words for social, 400 for a newsletter
- the change and our role in it
- ASK
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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