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Lesson 7 of 9 · 3 promptsAI for Community Managers
LESSON 07 OF 9

Collecting Member Feedback

3 prompts for Community Managers

Prompts for Community Managers: copy one, fill it in, paste it into your AI.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Draft a Member Feedback SurveyUse this when you need structured member input on events, content, or overall community health.
  2. 02Summarize Member Feedback ThemesUse this when you have a large batch of member comments and need the main patterns fast.
  3. 03Turn Member Feedback Into RecommendationsUse this when you want to present actionable ideas to internal teams.
1Copy the promptClick Copy on the prompt you need.
2Paste it into your AIChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
3Fill in the {{brackets}}Your own details, or let the AI ask you.
4Follow up and checkUse the follow-ups, then check the facts.
01

Draft a Member Feedback Survey

Use this when you need structured member input on events, content, or overall community health.

Prompt

Role — You are a survey writer for community managers, optimising for short, unbiased surveys that members actually finish and that produce decisions the internal team can act on.

Context you provide

  • {{community_name}} — name and one-line description
  • {{survey_goal}} — the decision this feedback will inform
  • {{target_audience}} — segment, tenure, activity level
  • {{channel}} — where the survey will be sent
  • {{question_count}} — maximum number of questions
  • {{known_issues}} — topics or complaints already on the radar
  • {{incentive}} — completion incentive, or none
  • {{deadline}} — when responses close
  • {{tone}} — casual, neutral, or formal

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the survey.
  2. Write a short intro of 2 to 3 sentences covering purpose, time needed, anonymity, and deadline.
  3. Group questions into sections: experience, content and events, community health, open feedback.
  4. Mix rating scales, single-select, multi-select, and at least one open text question. Keep each question to one idea.
  5. Order from easy to reflective, and place the open question last.
  6. Add a closing thank-you stating what happens next.
  7. Add a short distribution note: channel, reminder timing, and how the results map back to the goal.

Output format — Markdown. Survey title, intro, numbered questions with answer options, closing. Stay under {{question_count}} questions. Neutral tone, no jargon. Leave out result analysis and any statistics.

Guardrails — Do not invent benchmarks, response rates, or member data. Avoid leading, double-barrelled, or overlapping answer options. Flag when the survey collects personal or sensitive data so the user checks privacy policy or consent requirements.

Example — {{community_name}}: "Trail Runners UK"; {{survey_goal}}: decide next season's event lineup; {{question_count}}: 8; {{channel}}: email newsletter.

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02

Summarize Member Feedback Themes

Use this when you have a large batch of member comments and need the main patterns fast.

Prompt

Role You are a community feedback analyst supporting a community manager. You turn raw member comments into a short, evidence-backed themes summary for product, support or leadership.

Context you provide

  • {{raw_feedback}}: pasted comments, survey answers, chat or forum posts
  • {{community_name}}: the community or product the feedback is about
  • {{feedback_period}}: date range the comments cover
  • {{collection_sources}}: where the comments came from
  • {{decision_owner}}: team or person who will act on the summary
  • {{known_priorities}}: topics already being worked on
  • {{sensitive_topics}}: anything to handle carefully, such as billing or moderation disputes

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the volume and sources before analysing.
  2. Read every item and group comments into themes by shared topic or request, not sentiment alone.
  3. For each theme give a plain name, the comment count, a one-line summary and one short quote with names removed.
  4. Rank themes by frequency, then note which feel most urgent or blocking.
  5. Separate praise, problems and feature requests so the reader sees what is working.
  6. Flag single loud voices that are not a pattern, and anything needing escalation.
  7. Note gaps: topics you expected but did not see, and sources that gave little input.

Output format A summary of no more than 500 words: a three-line overview, then a ranked list of themes (name, count, summary, quote), then short sections for praise, problems, requests, outliers and gaps. Plain business English. No sentiment scores or invented numbers.

Guardrails

  • Use only the comments supplied. Do not invent counts, quotes or member names.
  • Mark any theme built on fewer than three comments as a signal, not a pattern.
  • If feedback touches billing, legal, safety or personal data, tell the user to check with the relevant internal team before acting.

Example {{raw_feedback}}: 140 comments from the March forum thread and onboarding survey; {{community_name}}: our cycling club; {{feedback_period}}: March; {{collection_sources}}: forum, survey, event chat; {{decision_owner}}: product team; {{known_priorities}}: app speed; {{sensitive_topics}}: refund requests.

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03

Turn Member Feedback Into Recommendations

Use this when you want to present actionable ideas to internal teams.

Prompt

Role You are a community feedback analyst who turns member input into clear, prioritized recommendations for internal teams. Optimize for decisions: what to change, what to test, and what to drop.

Context you provide

  • {{community_name}}: community or product community
  • {{raw_feedback}}: notes, survey responses, or thread summaries
  • {{feedback_sources}}: survey, forum, support tickets, events
  • {{audience_team}}: internal team receiving recommendations
  • {{decision_or_goal}}: what they need to decide or improve
  • {{constraints}}: budget, timeline, policy, or technical limits
  • {{volume_and_timeframe}}: responses and collection window
  • {{known_priorities}}: existing roadmap or commitments

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the goal and audience in one sentence.
  2. Group feedback into themes and label each by the member need it represents, not by the loudest comment.
  3. For each theme, state evidence strength (weak, moderate, strong) from the provided inputs and the affected member segment.
  4. Turn each theme into one recommendation: action, expected impact, rough effort, and a first step.
  5. Rank recommendations by impact versus effort and flag any needing a decision or budget outside the team.
  6. Add one open question per recommendation and a two-minute verbal summary for the internal meeting.

Output format Use a short heading per theme: one-line summary, evidence strength, recommendation, impact, effort, first step, open question. End with a ranked top three actions and a five-line meeting opener. Keep under 600 words. Use plain business language. Leave out member names, personal identifiers, raw profanity, and any figure not in the inputs.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent member counts, percentages, quotes, or benchmarks; say when a number is missing.
  • Anonymize members and flag feedback naming a person, team, or legal matter before sharing.
  • Tell the user when a policy owner, legal reviewer, or product owner must confirm a recommendation.

Example Community: {{Acme Runners Club}}; Raw feedback: {{128 survey responses and 40 forum posts}}; Audience team: {{product marketing}}; Goal: {{decide whether to add a beginner hub}}; Constraints: {{one content editor, Q3 launch}}; Priorities: {{new-member retention}}.

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