Companion Workshop

Workflow Prompting Workshop

Automating Office Tasks with AI — Hands-On Practice

March 4, 2026  ·  National Scholarship Providers Association  ·  #NSPAai

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ScenarioA real scholarship-office situation you'll recognize.
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Prompt TiersGood → Better → Best. Try all three.
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You Try ItOpen your AI tool. Run it. Rate it 0–10.
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DebriefWhat worked? What surprised you? What would you change?

Random Scenario Generator

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Activity Map — 6 Scenarios, 3 Themes
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Task Management

Meeting Notes to Action Items

⏱ 8 min
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Task Management

Taming the Inbox

⏱ 8 min
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Drafting Comms

Follow-Up Email Fast Draft

⏱ 10 min
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Drafting Comms

Rejection Letter with Compassion

⏱ 10 min
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Custom Workflows

Repeatable Award Notification

⏱ 12 min
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Custom Workflows

RAG Knowledge Base Prompt

⏱ 12 min
C.A.R.E. Check: Critical Awareness Applied Purpose Responsible Practice Evaluative Outcome — Apply before any workflow goes live.

Your Prompt Library — Starter Template

Copy this structure into a shared doc. Fill one row before you leave.

Task Name Best Prompt (copy-paste ready) Tier Time Saved
Meeting notes → action items "Act as a nonprofit coordinator. Review these notes [paste]. Output: decisions table, action items with owners, follow-up email draft. Flag missing context. Do not include participant last names." Best ~40 min
Inbox triage + response "Act as a scholarship coordinator. Here are 5 applicant inquiry summaries [paste]. For each: identify the core question, draft a 60-word response. Flag any requiring a policy check. Do not invent policy details." Best ~30 min
Follow-up email (missing docs) "Act as scholarship coordinator. Write compassionate follow-up to [First Name] missing [Items]. Deadline [Date]. Under 120 words. Warm, action-oriented. Variation 1: standard. Variation 2: second reminder, more urgent." Better ~15 min
Rejection letter "Draft 3 rejection letter versions (under 150 words each): general, encourage reapply, ineligible. Flag any language that could be misread as judgmental. Use [First Name] as the only variable." Better ~30 min
Award notification (chained) Step 1: "Give me a 5-point outline for an award notification email." → Step 2: "Draft 150 words for [First Name], [Award], [Donor]." → Step 3: "Revise for warmth. Flag generic-sounding sentences." Best ~45 min
[Your task here] [Your prompt here]
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