Change Agent generates high-quality drafts of volunteer organizing strategies for recruiting, engaging, and retaining volunteers. The key is to interact with Change Agent as if it were a very talented grassroots organizer who just started at your organization. The more specific you can be while prompting Change Agent the better.
Upload relevant documents, links, and examples
Change Agent will generate its outputs based on your upload.
- To load a webpage, press `#` and paste your link.
- To load a document, press `+` and upload your documents
Develop Your Volunteer Program Strategy
Tell Change Agent about your organization's goals, target audience, and the type of volunteer program you want to create. Include information about your existing resources, such as staff, budget, and current volunteers. This will help Change Agent generate a tailored strategy for your organization.
Sample prompt:
You will help me develop a comprehensive volunteer program strategy for [organization]. Our goal is to [briefly describe the goal of the program]. We are targeting [target audience demographics/interests]. We have [existing resources, such as staff, budget, and current volunteers]. Write this in a [adjective 1, adjective 2] tone. The strategy should highlight [specific topic and angle].
Draft Your Volunteer Program Plan
Once you have your strategy, use Change Agent to draft a detailed plan for your volunteer program. This can include information about recruitment, training, retention, and evaluation.
Sample prompt:
You will help me draft a comprehensive volunteer program plan based on the strategy we developed earlier. The plan should include [specific components, such as recruitment, training, retention, and evaluation]. Use the uploaded documents and webpages to inform content, style, and/or format.
Create Outreach Materials
Use Change Agent to create outreach materials, such as social media posts, flyers, and email templates, to promote your volunteer program.
Sample prompt:
You will help me create a set of outreach materials for our volunteer program. The materials should include [specific types of materials, such as social media posts, flyers, and email templates]. Use the uploaded documents and webpages to inform content, style, and/or format. Write this in a [adjective 1, adjective 2] tone.
Generate alternative versions
Change Agent can provide you with alternative copy. Generating multiple results is useful whether for A/B testing or just to find a favorite output from Change Agent. Either prompt Change Agent to provide another example with slightly different tone, format, or content, or keep all of the details the same and simply regenerate by pressing the regenerate button (⥁) immediately below the output.
Develop a Follow-up Calendar
Use Change Agent to create a follow-up calendar to ensure that you are regularly engaging with your volunteers and keeping them informed about upcoming events and opportunities.
Sample prompt:
You will help me develop a follow-up calendar for our volunteer program. Based on the timeline of our targeted date being [goal date] given that today is [today’s date]. The calendar should include [specific types of follow-ups, such as email reminders, phone calls, and in-person meetings]. Use the uploaded documents and webpages to inform content, style, and/or format.
Evaluate and Refine Your Program
Use Change Agent to evaluate the effectiveness of your volunteer program and refine it as needed.
Sample prompt:
You will help me evaluate the effectiveness of our volunteer program based on [specific metrics, such as volunteer retention rates, hours volunteered, and feedback]. Use the uploaded documents and webpages to inform content, style, and/or format. Write this in a [adjective 1, adjective 2] tone.