Ideas for Project Updates

Not sure where to start? Try a project update prompt.

Not sure what to write? Here are some suggestions if you’re feeling stuck on project updates:

These are some ideas to get the words flowing.

During Your Campaign

• What has surprised you about this process?
• Why do you focus on this project? What motivates you?
• What will the first week of implementation look like after this funding round is complete?
• Who are you most excited to work alongside?
• What's something about your vision that most people don't see or understand?

Right After Campaign Closes

• What's the first thing you'll do now that you've received this support?
• What challenges do you anticipate? What are you excited about?
• Who do you want to thank specifically, and why?

Before Project Begins

• What are you doing to prepare?
• What supplies or materials are you gathering? What partnerships are you cultivating?
• Have you visited the project site recently? What did you notice?
• What questions do you have as you prepare to start?

Early Stages of Project

• What's harder than you expected? What's easier?
• What has the land shown you recently?
• Are there any helpers that you want to acknowledge?
• Take a photo of your hands, your tools, or your team at work. What's the story of that image?
• Share a small thing that happened today that made you smile.

After Major Project Milestones

• What did you just complete?
• How does it feel to reach this point?
• What was the hardest part of this phase?
• What are you most proud of?
• What's next?

Mid-project Reflection

• What's different about the project site now compared to [X months] ago?
• What's the next phase of the project?
• What do you hope to see in [6 months / 1 year / 5 years]?
• How does this project connect to larger patterns of regeneration?
• What can you measure? What can you sense but not quantify? What do you wish you could measure so people would understand its importance more clearly?

When Project is Complete

• What did you set out to do? What happened?
• What surprised you about this journey?
• What does the project site look like, sound like, feel like now?
• Who showed up to help?
• What did this project teach you about nature? About community?
• Is there a story you'll tell about this for years to come?
• This project is "done." What’s next for your organization?

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