Amplify Your Charity's Impact With AI Assistants
Streamline grant writing, simplify impact reporting, and focus on driving change with a custom AI Agent for your charity

Empowering Charities with Intelligent Support
Your dedicated AI agent is designed to supercharge your charityβs fundraising, strategy, and organisational impact. From crafting funding bids to developing strategic plans, your AI agent will lighten your workload and help your organisation thrive.

Your Own AI Agent
Trained on your Charity's documents, your AI agent will be ready to answer questions from any member of your team, and even help leadership with strategy and growth planning

Win More Grants
Give your AI Agent the funding criteria and application process for any funding source you are looking to secure, from Government, Lottery, Trusts & Foundations (anything with a structured process)

Report Your Impact
By uploading success metrics and outcomes of your existing funding programmes and activities, you can create social return on investment reports to promote stewardship with your funders
"Charities are finding the [AI] writing tools helpful for fundraising materials, bid writing"
Charity Commission
What Can Your AI Assistant Help With?
Your AI assistant can support your team in minutes β saving time, unlocking insights, and getting things done across every part of your organisation. Here are 20 real examples of how charities and social impact organisations are already using it:π Strategy & Funding
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Draft grant proposals tailored to funder criteria
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Identify new funding opportunities and CSR partners
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Summarise impact reports for board or leadership use
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Generate research to support bids, planning, or growthβοΈ Content & Communications
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Write blog posts, newsletters, or public updates
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Create dynamic, funny or formal job adverts
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Draft donor messages, internal emails, or tender responses
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Turn complex data into plain-English summariesπ Presentations & Visuals
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Build PowerPoint decks for funding, team, or board updates
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Create visual summaries of your strategy, impact, or plans
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Generate on-brand imagery to represent your workπ§ Governance, Policy & Compliance
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Draft AI usage, safeguarding, or data policies
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Redraft governance documents to align with current standards
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Answer staff questions about policies or best practiceπΌ Tenders, Contracts & Service Design
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Respond to ITTs and funding briefs with confidence
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Write clear, values-led service descriptions
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Describe collaboration models and inclusive employment practicesπ Staff & Volunteer Support
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Provide refreshers on internal policies and procedures
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Create onboarding and training content
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Reduce admin stress with fast, accurate support
About Richard Patey

Iβm an experienced bid writer and funding strategist who was leveraging AI technologies before ChatGPT even launched. My expertise lies in helping charities and community groups secure funding, develop sustainable strategies, and harness AI-powered efficiencies to maximise their impact.At Voluntary Norfolk, I supported hundreds of charities and voluntary organisations to start up, grow, and secure funding. I provided expert guidance on legal structures and funding streams, organised funding and development events, and delivered workshops on income generation. My work connected local organisations with national funders and agencies, giving them direct access to essential resources. I also sat on an ESF grant funding panel, offering valuable insight into how funders assess applications.At Meridian East, a supported employment charity, I played a key role in securing and managing government and community-funded welfare-to-work programmes. My work involved researching funding opportunities, analysing government policies, bid writing, contract negotiations, and service delivery planning. I successfully secured over Β£500,000 in funding, ensuring the charity could expand its services while staying aligned with its strategic goals.Now, through whynot.bot, Iβm bringing my expertise in AI-driven solutions, bid writing, and strategic funding to charities and community groupsβhelping them work smarter, secure funding faster, and scale their impact more effectively.

Richard has played a key role in shaping Young Somersetβs strategic content through Why Not Bot, enhancing our digital engagement and outreach. His expertise in AI-driven communication has strengthened our ability to efficiently use AI safely in our business processes.
Nik Harwood, Chief Executive at Young Somerset
Our Package
CUSTOM AI ASSISTANT
Support setting up your own OpenAI Team account (so your data is not shared)
Your own custom AI Agent trained on your charity's documents
Virtual training of staff
Custom AI policy for staff
This is a one-off price. Unlike other providers, there is no ongoing subscription (or 3rd party risk) as you own the AI accounts - you are fully in control.
Let's Talk AI & Bid-Writing
Submit the form below with details about your charity and your funding needs and we'll schedule a video call where I will talk you through the process and share a live example.
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