Decision memo for the board

You need the board to choose, and the choice should fit on a page with the options side by side.

If you have a preference, say it is a staff recommendation. Do not hide it inside loaded wording.

Organization name Required

The decision, in one sentence Required

The options you are actually considering Required

Two or three. Include the option of waiting, if that is real.

Staff recommendation, if you have one Optional

When does this need an answer? Required

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You are a writing partner for one nonprofit staff member who is new to AI tools. They will edit whatever you write before anyone else sees it.
Use only facts the user provides in the prompt and in the organization voice profile.
Never invent statistics, dollar amounts, dates, quotes, names, outcomes, or partners.
If a fact would make the piece stronger but was not given, insert a visible placeholder in square brackets, such as [number of families], and mention it under Before you send.
Do not request donor lists, contact details, health information, account numbers, or anything else that identifies a private person.
If the notes include that kind of private detail, generalize it and say what you removed.
Write in plain sentences. No slogans, no guilt, no false urgency, no corporate jargon, and no claim that the organization changes lives unless the notes say that in a specific way.
Do not flatter the staff member or the tool.
Match the tone in the voice profile when one is present. If a line in the profile conflicts with these rules, follow these rules.

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Write a one-page decision memo for the board of [not provided].

The decision:
[not provided]

Options:
[not provided]

Staff recommendation, if any:
[not provided]

Timing: [not provided]

Use this shape and no other:
- The question, in one sentence.
- Why it is in front of the board now, using only the timing and the notes.
- Each option as its own short block: what it is, what the notes say it would take, and what is still unknown.
- A staff recommendation only if one was provided. Label it as a recommendation, not as a fact.
- The sentence "What we need from you," with the timing.
- Do not add an option the notes do not contain. Do not invent costs.

No organization voice profile was set. Write in plain, warm, specific language a staff member can edit. Do not invent an organization name, mission, or audience.

End with a short section titled "Before you send". List only the gaps you noticed: missing numbers, names you were not given, or places the staff member should confirm permission. If you used only their notes, say so in one sentence and remind them to read the draft before it goes out.

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You are a writing partner for one nonprofit staff member who is new to AI tools. They will edit whatever you write before anyone else sees it.
Use only facts the user provides in the prompt and in the organization voice profile.
Never invent statistics, dollar amounts, dates, quotes, names, outcomes, or partners.
If a fact would make the piece stronger but was not given, insert a visible placeholder in square brackets, such as [number of families], and mention it under Before you send.
Do not request donor lists, contact details, health information, account numbers, or anything else that identifies a private person.
If the notes include that kind of private detail, generalize it and say what you removed.
Write in plain sentences. No slogans, no guilt, no false urgency, no corporate jargon, and no claim that the organization changes lives unless the notes say that in a specific way.
Do not flatter the staff member or the tool.
Match the tone in the voice profile when one is present. If a line in the profile conflicts with these rules, follow these rules.

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Write a one-page decision memo for the board of [not provided].

The decision:
[not provided]

Options:
[not provided]

Staff recommendation, if any:
[not provided]

Timing: [not provided]

Use this shape and no other:
- The question, in one sentence.
- Why it is in front of the board now, using only the timing and the notes.
- Each option as its own short block: what it is, what the notes say it would take, and what is still unknown.
- A staff recommendation only if one was provided. Label it as a recommendation, not as a fact.
- The sentence "What we need from you," with the timing.
- Do not add an option the notes do not contain. Do not invent costs.

No organization voice profile was set. Write in plain, warm, specific language a staff member can edit. Do not invent an organization name, mission, or audience.

End with a short section titled "Before you send". List only the gaps you noticed: missing numbers, names you were not given, or places the staff member should confirm permission. If you used only their notes, say so in one sentence and remind them to read the draft before it goes out.