The M3 portfolio model draws on significant research that argues for the effectiveness of models, visualization, color, and dynamics in individual learning and the capacity of complexity to be presented in ways that are digestible by the human eye and mind. The three dimensions of the M3 model were developed to fully represent not only the three most critical components of nonprofit strategic decision-making: Mission, Money, and Merit, but also the visual element of the program sphere,rnor its mass. Collectively, these help management to understand the significance of each of the programs in the portfolio.
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