# Impact Story

> Transform raw program data and case notes into a compelling beneficiary impact story for newsletters, social media, or fundraising appeals.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-gonzih-skills-nonprofit-impact-story`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [Gonzih](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/gonzih)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [Gonzih](https://github.com/Gonzih)
- **Source:** https://github.com/Gonzih/skills-nonprofit/tree/main/skills/impact-story

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-gonzih-skills-nonprofit-impact-story
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Impact Story

## What this skill does
Takes raw program data, case notes, survey responses, or staff observations and transforms them into a narrative-driven impact story suitable for a newsletter, social post, annual report, or direct-mail appeal. The output centers the beneficiary's experience, respects dignity and confidentiality, and connects individual change to organizational mission.

## How to invoke
/impact-story [channel: newsletter | social | appeal | annual report]

## Workflow steps

### Step 1 — Gather raw material
Ask the user for: the beneficiary's situation before engaging the program (anonymized or composite), what services or supports they received, what changed in their life as a result, any direct quotes or paraphrased sentiments, confidentiality requirements (use first name only, composite character, or full name with permission), and the intended channel and word count.

### Step 2 — Identify the narrative arc
Map the classic before–struggle–intervention–transformation–hope arc onto the details provided. Identify the single most powerful moment of change to anchor the story.

### Step 3 — Draft the story
Write the story in third person (or first person if a direct quote anchors it). Lead with a scene-setting hook. Keep sentences short and concrete. Weave in one or two program outcome statistics to validate the anecdote. Close with a forward-looking statement that ties to the organization's mission.

### Step 4 — Adapt for channel
Adjust length, tone, and structure for the target channel: 600–800 words for newsletter/annual report, 150–200 words for a social caption, 300–500 words for an appeal letter insert. Add a suggested pull quote for print layouts.

## Example outputs
A polished 400–700 word impact story with a hook opening, narrative arc, embedded statistic, and mission-connected close — plus a 1–2 sentence social caption variant.

## Live Data Sources
- **IRS Form 990 data via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API** — financial data, program descriptions, and executive compensation for any filed 990
- **GuideStar financial benchmarks** — sector and budget-size peer comparisons for program efficiency and fundraising ratios
- **Charity Navigator API** — watchdog ratings for accountability, transparency, and impact scores

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [Gonzih](https://github.com/Gonzih)
- **Source:** [Gonzih/skills-nonprofit](https://github.com/Gonzih/skills-nonprofit)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-gonzih-skills-nonprofit-impact-story
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/gonzih
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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