{"id":"res-np-funder-shortlist","audience":"nonprofit","category":"research","technique":"constraints","title":"Shortlist funders that match your literacy program","free":false,"task":"You're the development coordinator for a youth literacy nonprofit in Harmon County. Your rules: the funder supports youth literacy or education, funds Harmon County, gives grants of $10,000 or more, and has a deadline after today (Nov 6, 2026). You want exactly 2 numbered picks, each with deadline and a reason under 12 words, using only the funder list, plain text, nothing else.","materialLabel":"Your funder research list (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"FUNDER PROSPECTS - Read Forward (youth literacy, Harmon County)\n\n1. Harmon Community Foundation - Focus: education, youth. Region: Harmon County. Grants: $5,000-$25,000. Deadline: Jan 15, 2027.\n2. Tri-State Arts Fund - Focus: arts and culture. Region: Harmon, Bell and Ross counties. Grants: up to $20,000. Deadline: Feb 1, 2027.\n3. Morrow Family Foundation - Focus: early literacy. Region: statewide. Grants: $10,000-$50,000. Deadline: Oct 30, 2026.\n4. Lakeside Bank Charitable Giving - Focus: financial literacy and youth programs. Region: Harmon County. Grants: $1,000-$5,000. Rolling.\n5. Pell Education Trust - Focus: K-12 reading programs. Region: statewide. Grants: $15,000-$40,000. Deadline: March 1, 2027.\n6. North River Fund - Focus: youth education. Region: Ross County only. Grants: $10,000-$30,000. Deadline: Dec 15, 2026.\n\nBoard member note: \"Lakeside Bank's VP is my neighbor, put them on the list!\"","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":2},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not giving every rule","why":"The AI picks funders that sound close, like the arts fund or the bank with a personal connection.","fix":"Say: \"Must meet all four: literacy or education, Harmon County, $10,000+, deadline after Nov 6.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Missing a passed deadline","why":"Morrow looks perfect until you compare its deadline to today's date.","fix":"Add: \"Today is Nov 6, 2026.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting a full rundown","why":"The AI explains every funder, burying the 2 that fit.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 2 picks.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many","why":"The AI decides the length itself and usually returns more picks than you can use.","fix":"Be exact: \"exactly 2 numbered picks.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in your grants calendar.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Lists the rules","patterns":["literacy|education","harmon","10,?000","deadline"]},{"label":"Gives today's date","patterns":["nov(ember)?\\.? 6","today"]},{"label":"Says exactly how many","patterns":["\\b(2|two)\\b.{0,25}(pick|funder)","exactly \\d+"]},{"label":"Limits each reason","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?(sentence|line|reason)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"A grant shortlist should only include funders you can actually apply to. Give the AI every rule and today's date.","rubricLabels":["The 2 picks are exactly Harmon Community Foundation (Jan 15, 2027) and Pell Education Trust (March 1, 2027), the only funders meeting all four rules","Does not pick Tri-State Arts (arts focus), Morrow (deadline passed), Lakeside Bank (grants under $10,000) or North River (Ross County only)","Outputs only the 2 numbered picks with deadline and a short reason: no intro, no rejected funders, no comment on the board member's note"]}