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 "id": "plan-a-nonprofit-supporter-newsletter",
 "type": "skill",
 "name": "Nonprofit supporter newsletter planner",
 "summary": "Share nonprofit news and reader groups. Get a newsletter plan, draft and issue checks.",
 "headline": "Nonprofit supporter newsletter planner",
 "subhead": "Share your news, reader groups and voice guide. Plan each issue and draft a template. Get a newsletter plan and checks.",
 "job": {
  "id": "write-emails",
  "name": "Write emails that get read"
 },
 "level": "intermediate",
 "thinking": "medium",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-28",
 "first_published": "2026-10-25",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "brief",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Brief",
   "what": "a creative brief: goal, audience, angle, offer, mandatory claims (by ID), formats"
  },
  {
   "type": "brand_guide",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Brand guide",
   "what": "a printable brand guide: voice, look, do and don't, with examples"
  },
  {
   "type": "source_text",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Source text",
   "what": "a long source in full: an article, a video or talk transcript, or notes from a book, with its title, author and link"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  },
  {
   "type": "copy_draft",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Copy draft",
   "what": "a draft of any copy (ad, page, email or script) that a check or edit pass works on"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "Your nonprofit goals, approved news and stories, voice guide, reader groups and realistic content supply."
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "A reusable newsletter draft, reader-specific content rules, a content calendar and an issue checklist."
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "You want to plan a nonprofit supporter newsletter."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You want an email that asks for gifts: use a fundraising appeal email, not this newsletter plan.",
  "You need to set up lists or tags in your email tool: ask whoever runs your donor database or email tool.",
  "You want social posts or donation page copy: write those as separate pieces of work."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "Your nonprofit goals for the newsletter",
   "Approved news items and stories",
   "Your voice guide or brand messaging",
   "How you want to group readers, such as donors, volunteers and general readers",
   "How much news you can really share each month"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Newsletter template",
    "contains": "A reusable layout with subject line, opening note, lead story, quick updates, spotlight, dates and footer."
   },
   {
    "name": "Reader group rules",
    "contains": "What each reader group should see, such as general readers, donors, volunteers, board and lapsed readers."
   },
   {
    "name": "Subject line and send guidance",
    "contains": "Short, specific subject lines, a steady send day and list clean-up habits that protect inbox delivery."
   },
   {
    "name": "Content calendar",
    "contains": "A rolling plan for the next 4 to 8 weeks, built on the news you can really supply."
   },
   {
    "name": "Issue checklist",
    "contains": "Checks for links, personal tags, mobile view and the unsubscribe link before each send."
   }
  ]
 },
 "how_to_use": [
  "Download the complete skill folder and add it to your AI tool, or copy the instructions into a chat.",
  "Provide the inputs listed here and ask your AI to follow the skill.",
  "Review the result and any missing facts before using it."
 ],
 "checks": [],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Nonprofit giving page writer",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/nonprofit-donation-page-writer",
   "why": "Write the landing page"
  }
 ],
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  "by": "sector-skills",
  "repo": "sector-skills/nonprofit-skills",
  "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/communications-marketing/nonprofit-email-newsletter",
  "licence": "MIT",
  "original_name": "nonprofit-email-newsletter",
  "commit": "7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8"
 },
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  {
   "title": "nonprofit-email-newsletter skill",
   "by": "sector-skills",
   "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/communications-marketing/nonprofit-email-newsletter",
   "used": "Original instructions and supporting files, with attribution and the MIT licence. Display copy describes the task."
  }
 ],
 "files": [
  "LICENSE"
 ],
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  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/plan-a-nonprofit-supporter-newsletter",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/plan-a-nonprofit-supporter-newsletter.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/plan-a-nonprofit-supporter-newsletter.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/plan-a-nonprofit-supporter-newsletter/SKILL.md",
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