{"id":"res-np-peer-program-cost-per-participant","audience":"nonprofit","category":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Compare peer programs on cost per participant","free":false,"task":"Your board asked how your after-school program's cost compares to 2 peer organizations. You want exactly 3 numbered lines, one per program, each showing the math (like \"$240,000 / 300 = $800 per participant\"), then a final line \"Lowest:\". Use each organization's latest annual report figures and only the numbers in your notes, plain text, nothing else.","materialLabel":"Your notes on three programs (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM COSTS - for the Dec board meeting\n\nOur program (Bright Path Kids), FY2026 annual report:\nProgram expenses: $360,000. Participants served: 240.\n\nEastside Youth Collective\nFY2025 annual report: program expenses $410,000, participants 250.\nFY2026 annual report (released Oct 2026): program expenses $420,000, participants 300.\n\nHarbor Kids Club\nFY2026 annual report: program expenses $275,000, participants 220.\nA staff member told me at a conference they \"really serve about 300 kids,\" but that's not in the report.\n\nBoard chair note: \"I think we're the most efficient in town.\"","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using an older report","why":"Eastside's FY2025 numbers come first, and the AI may use them.","fix":"Say: \"Use each organization's latest annual report.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Counting hallway talk","why":"The '300 kids' comment would make Harbor look even cheaper, and the AI may use it.","fix":"Add: \"Use only figures from the reports.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Explaining the gap","why":"The AI speculates about why costs differ, which the board didn't ask.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 3 lines and Lowest.\"","checks":["r2","r1"]},{"title":"Not saying how many","why":"The AI decides the length itself and usually returns more lines, one per program than you can use.","fix":"Be exact: \"exactly 3 numbered lines, one per program.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in the board packet.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for cost per participant","patterns":["per participant","per (child|kid|student)","/\\s*\\d"]},{"label":"Uses the latest reports","patterns":["latest","fy ?2026","most recent"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?math","calculat"]},{"label":"Says exactly how many","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,25}(line|program)","exactly \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Board comparisons need matching years and documented numbers. Tell the AI which report to use and to show the math.","rubricLabels":["Costs are correct: Bright Path $360,000 / 240 = $1,500; Eastside $420,000 / 300 = $1,400 (FY2026, not FY2025); Harbor $275,000 / 220 = $1,250 (report figure, not the conference claim)","Each line shows its math, and the Lowest line names Harbor Kids Club","Outputs only the 3 numbered lines and the Lowest line: no intro, no comment on the board chair's view, no explanation of differences"]}