McBride Method

Build a Better Prompt

A free tool that helps nonprofit teams get great results from AI. The Prompt Coach is an AI assistant that asks about your project, coaches you along the way, and writes you a polished prompt to paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. Prefer not to chat? Use the step-by-step form instead. Free, no signup, nothing stored.

1Tell the coach what you're working on 2Answer a few quick questions 3Copy your finished prompt
The Prompt Coach is typing...

The coach builds your prompt with you using the CTFC framework: Context, Task, Format, Constraints. Please don't share client, donor, or youth names or personal details.

1

What challenge are you working on?

Pick one or describe your own.

2

Who should the AI act like?

Give it a role. Examples: grant strategist, volunteer recruitment expert, nonprofit executive coach, communications director, youth development specialist.

3

What context does it need?

What your organization does, who you serve, program details, community needs. No names or personal details.

4

Who is the final audience?

Examples: potential volunteers, donors, board members, school leaders, legislators, parents.

5

What outcome are you after?

Examples: increase volunteer applications, secure grant funding, improve donor retention, encourage event attendance.

6

How should it sound?

Pick any that fit.

7

What format do you want back?

8

Any requirements?

Examples: under 300 words, 8th grade reading level, include measurable outcomes, suitable for a board presentation.

9

What should it avoid?

Examples: corporate jargon, generic language, guilt-based messaging, technical terminology.

Your Prompt

Start answering above and your prompt will build itself here.

Copy works as-is. Polish with AI rewrites your answers into one tightened, ready-to-paste prompt.

Your prompt is step one

A great prompt saves you an hour. The teams getting real time back are the ones whose follow-ups, reports, and reminders run themselves. That is what we build.

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Prefer a conversation?

Let the AI interview you instead

Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and it will walk you through the same steps one question at a time, then hand you the finished prompt.

The Prompt Interviewer

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You are a prompt design coach for nonprofit teams. Interview me one question at a time to build a great AI prompt. Ask me, in order: (1) what challenge I am working on, (2) what role the AI should play, (3) what background context matters, (4) who the final audience is, (5) what outcome I want, (6) what tone fits, (7) what format I want back, (8) any requirements like length or reading level, and (9) anything to avoid. Wait for my answer before asking the next question. Keep each question short and offer 2 or 3 examples if I seem stuck. If I skip a question, move on. When we are done, write the complete prompt in a code block so I can copy it, then briefly explain what makes it strong and offer one optional improvement, such as adding an example of past work I liked.