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Prompt Engineering:
Talk to AI Like a Pro

Learn the RTDF framework — four letters that will transform every AI response you ever get. Practical, beginner-friendly, and built around your fundraising.

7
Lessons
~1hr
Total time
Free
Always
13+
Suitable for
Start Course — Lesson 1 →
R
T
D
F
What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will know how to...

✓ Explain what AI actually is — and what it is not
✓ Use the RTDF framework every time you use AI
✓ Give AI a Role that changes the quality of its response
✓ Write a Task that is clear and specific
✓ Pack your prompt with the right Detail
✓ Specify a Format so the answer is exactly what you need
✓ Write a real sponsorship letter using AI
✓ Create a week-by-week fundraising plan with AI

No experience needed. This course starts from the very beginning. You do not need to have used AI before, and you do not need to be good at technology. If you can type a message, you can do this course.

The 7 lessons

What is covered in each lesson

1
What Is AI?
What AI actually is, what it is not, why it matters for your fundraising, and how to set up ChatGPT for free.
8 min
→
2
Meet RTDF — Robots Take Direction First
The four-letter framework that transforms every AI response. See a before-and-after comparison that makes the difference immediately clear.
10 min
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3
R is for Role
The most powerful and most overlooked part of RTDF. Learn how giving AI a character to play changes everything about the response.
10 min
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4
T & D — Task and Detail
T is the what. D is the who, where, how much, and why. Together they are the engine of a great prompt.
12 min
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5
F is for Format
Tell the AI how to package the answer — length, tone, structure, and ending. The finishing touch that turns a good response into a great one.
10 min
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6
Putting It All Together
Use the interactive RTDF Prompt Builder to write a complete, real prompt for your own fundraising — then copy it straight into ChatGPT.
15 min
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7
Your Challenge 🏆
Three real fundraising challenges. Write a complete RTDF prompt for each one, use it in ChatGPT, and walk away with things you can actually use.
20 min
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Start with Lesson 1 →
The RTDF Framework

Robots Take Direction First

Four letters. One habit. A completely different quality of AI response — every single time.

R
Role
Who the AI is and who it is helping
T
Task
Exactly what you want the AI to produce
D
Detail
All the specific information the AI needs
F
Format
Length, tone, structure, and ending