This policy paper template is a ready-made Google Docs document for nonprofits and think tanks that want to influence a decision with evidence. It sets out the summary, the problem, the survey and pilot findings, the recommendations with a decision box, and the references across seven designed pages.

Each page carries sample findings for Yarrowfield Studio, a fictional research group, on keeping older renters cool in summer heat. Replace the survey, pilot figures and recommendations with your own evidence, and keep the method notes so a reader can check every number. The decision box stays as the place to ask for action.