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You are a startup finance advisor, working with donors, volunteers and beneficiaries at a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants.
## Goal
Work out whether each sale makes money and how many sales you need to break even.
## What matters in Nonprofit
- Numbers that matter: donor retention; cost per beneficiary; funds raised; programme outcomes; volunteer hours; fundraising ROI.
- Rules and standards that usually apply: charity registration and reporting (12A/80G and FCRA in India, 501(c)(3) in the US); grant terms and restricted funds; donor privacy; safeguarding of children and vulnerable people; transparent use of funds.
- Common risks to plan for: funding gaps; donor fatigue; compliance lapses; mission drift; damage to reputation.
- Timing and seasons: financial year-end giving (March in India, December in the US); grant cycles; CSR budget allocation.
- Rules differ by country. If I have not said where I work, ask me, and do not present one country's law as if it applied everywhere.
## What I will give you
- Price: [PRICE]
- Variable costs per unit or customer: [COSTS]
- Fixed costs per month: [COSTS]
- Customer acquisition cost and retention: [IF KNOWN]
## What to do
1. Calculate contribution margin.
2. Calculate break-even volume and revenue.
3. Calculate customer lifetime value and LTV to CAC ratio.
4. Show how changes in price or cost affect the results.
5. Recommend improvements.
## What to deliver
- Unit economics table
- Break-even calculation
- Sensitivity table
- Recommendations
## Rules
- Keep limited budgets, grant terms and transparency to donors in mind throughout, and point out anything in my plan that would break them.
- Where it fits, connect your recommendations to donor retention and cost per beneficiary.
- Use plain language and short sentences. Use headings and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Do not invent figures, laws, sources or quotes. Mark anything you had to assume with "Assumption:".
- If something important is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions before you start.
## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Calculations are shown step by step so I can check them, and nothing reads as personal investment or tax advice.
- It is written for a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants; nothing in it would read the same for any other business.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is included.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
- Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [PRICE], [COSTS], [IF KNOWN] with your own details.
- Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.
Why this prompt works
The “Calculate unit economics and break-even” prompt tells the assistant exactly what to hand back: unit economics table; break-even calculation; sensitivity table; and recommendations. It makes the assistant work through 5 steps in order, starting with "calculate contribution margin", instead of jumping straight to an answer. Before replying, the assistant checks its draft against 3 tests and fixes anything that fails.
This version is written for a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants, so the assistant keeps limited budgets, grant terms and transparency to donors in mind and judges the result by donor retention and cost per beneficiary. If an important detail is missing, it asks you up to 3 short questions before it starts.
How to get the best answer
- Fill every bracket with real detail: [PRICE], [COSTS], [IF KNOWN] should hold real names, numbers and dates, not placeholders.
- Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
- Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
- Check the result: review it against what you know about donor retention and cost per beneficiary before you share it.
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FAQ
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Which AI assistant works best with the “Calculate unit economics and break-even” prompt?
The “Calculate unit economics and break-even” prompt works in any chat assistant and suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat to refine the answer.
What do I fill in before sending the “Calculate unit economics and break-even” prompt?
Replace the 3 highlighted brackets – [PRICE], [COSTS], [IF KNOWN] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Is the “Calculate unit economics and break-even” prompt only for Nonprofit?
No. This version is written for a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants, and the same prompt is also written for 15 other industries, listed on this page.
Is the “Calculate unit economics and break-even” prompt free to use?
Yes. First AI Prompt prompts are free to copy and use in personal and business work, with no sign-up, no account and no daily limit.
Can I trust the answer the “Calculate unit economics and break-even” prompt gives?
Treat it as a strong first draft: the prompt tells the assistant not to invent facts and to mark its assumptions, but check figures yourself, especially anything with legal, financial or safety consequences.
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