Grantable created content palettes to solve a problem — AI doesn't always know what to write about. But you do, so let's go over how to use content palettes to quickly direct your AI assistant to the right source material.

If you haven't done so already, check out this article that teaches you all about how to create content palettes.

Most grant applications ask for relatively similar information, and generally begin by requesting more general information about your organization and work before moving into more detailed inquiries about your programs.

You might consider creating a content palette containing general information about your organization to use when drafting content for introductory questions in a grant proposal.

To do this, locate some of your favorite, most well-written recent grant applications and add them as sources to the palette.

Here's how to search for sources to add to a palette.

Once you've added all the individual files, click into each file and select the specific excerpts containing the general overview information about your organization.

Here's how to make specific text selections within source files.

The idea is to find all the best excerpts that introduce your organization, and to store them in a content palette to use now, and on future applications.

After gathering all these snippets, anytime this general information palette is active, your AI assistant will use these selections to generate text.

Now let's imagine you've moved further along in the application and the questions are now requesting specific information about one of your programs. At this point, it's a good idea to create a new content palette with suitable content.

Create a new palette and then follow the same process as above, only this time selecting excerpts with specific information about the program of interest.

Now that you have multiple palettes, you can switch between them by clicking the different tabs in your palette drawer at the bottom of the screen, and your AI assistant will draft using these curated selections of source material.

Another way to think about palettes is like baskets of ingredients. One basket contains ingredients that might be best suited for making breakfast, while another might contain items to whip up a dessert. While it's possible to use the breakfast basket to make dessert, you're much better off gathering the right ingredients for each situation.

Likewise, when drafting grant applications, especially for a wide range of funders, award types, and across programs, it's a good idea to tune your AI assistant for each situation. Creating content palettes allows you to specify how you want your AI assistant to behave, and they can be reused in the future by you and your teammates.