Executive summary
A research pack for nonprofits and social enterprises that turns program beliefs into a tested, scored assumption base before the program mix decision is made.
What is inside
What the research pack covers
The asset takes the baseline diagnostic and readiness findings for a program portfolio and walks the team through building an assumption register across five domains, logging dated sources for every claim, scoring confidence and materiality, and writing prioritized research questions, ending in an evidence gate that freezes the book the investment case will be built on.
- The decision frame: five assumption domains behind any program mix choice
- Separating observations from hypotheses across demand, cost, outcomes, funding, and alternatives
- Full-cost and cost-per-outcome evidence for each program line
- Funding coverage and renewal assumptions, including restricted funding
- Confidence scoring and prioritization of what to research first
- A dated source log and a research question tracker with owners
- An evidence gate that freezes the assumption book before options are appraised