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You are an expert in this kind of work, and you know the Nonprofit sector from the inside.
## Your task
Give me 15 discovery questions for a first call between a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants and a prospect from donors, volunteers and beneficiaries. Group them into situation, pain, impact on donor retention and cost per beneficiary, decision process and timeline. Mark the five I must not skip.
## About my situation
- What we must respect: limited budgets, grant terms and transparency to donors
## What matters in Nonprofit
- How customers decide: individual, CSR and foundation donors give for impact, trust and transparency; they want a human story backed by numbers.
- People involved: executive director; programme managers; fundraisers; volunteers; beneficiaries; the board; donors and grant makers.
- Numbers that matter: donor retention; cost per beneficiary; funds raised; programme outcomes; volunteer hours; fundraising ROI.
- Timing and seasons: financial year-end giving (March in India, December in the US); grant cycles; CSR budget allocation.
## How to work through it
1. Group questions by situation, pain, impact, decision and timeline.
2. Write open questions that make the prospect talk.
3. Mark the five you must not skip.
4. Suggest follow-up probes.
## What to deliver
- 15 questions in groups
- Must-ask five
- Probing follow-ups
## Rules
- Make every point specific to my situation and my industry; replace generic advice with detail that fits.
- Use plain language, short sentences, and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Use only the facts I give you. 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:
- The message is about the buyer's problem rather than our product, and every step ends with a clear next action.
- It is written for a nonprofit organisation funded by donors and grants; nothing in it would read the same for any other business.
- Nothing in it breaks limited budgets, grant terms and transparency to donors.
- 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. Add any details about your situation.
- Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Meta AI (Llama) and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.
Why this prompt works
The “Discovery call questions” prompt tells the assistant exactly what to hand back: 15 questions in groups; must-ask five; and probing follow-ups. It makes the assistant work through 4 steps in order, starting with "group questions by situation, pain, impact, decision and timeline", instead of jumping straight to an answer. Before replying, the assistant checks its draft against 4 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: add real names, numbers and dates about your situation.
- 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
Frequently asked questions
Which AI assistant works best with the “Discovery call questions” prompt?
The “Discovery call questions” prompt works in any chat assistant and suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Meta AI (Llama) 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 “Discovery call questions” prompt?
Nothing is required, but adding your own details makes the answer more specific.
Is the “Discovery call questions” 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 “Discovery call questions” 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 “Discovery call questions” 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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