There are opportunities to utilise capital to enhance mission, align impact and financial goals, open new partnerships and enhance influence
There are opportunities to utilise capital to enhance mission, align impact and financial goals, open new partnerships and enhance influence
Partner closely with program teams and external partners to amplify thematic impacts (e.g. grantees, service providers and peers)
Listen to people about their need, value experience in innovation and delivery and enable leaders
Demonstrate and promote capacity and role to derisk impact investment and mobilise others
Drive solution-focused approaches, including convening key stakeholders around aligned impact goals to solve key issues
Increase emphasis on driving market-level change
Lead by example and utilise the range of tools for funding, finance, convening and capacity development
Fund and advocate for field building e.g. support for field building and intermediaries, development of standards, data sources and dissemination of models
Value and support field-level advocacy
Target investments building and shaping new markets
Engage with peers and key stakeholders around consistency in impact reporting and disclosure requirements
Be active and visible in development of indices and benchmarks
Seek out models that deliver solutions and involve new stakeholders at the margins
Take longer term view on value creation and returns
Promote communications function to raise awareness and support education initiatives
Drive demand through terms of engagement with investment professionals and fund managers
Document and share cases, lessons and data to drive market development
Community and public funds listen to donors and share their experience
Design investment strategies that signal impact matters and provide examples of engagement and new market models
Create and report against measures for additionality including related market development effects
Be explicit and monitor the impact risks and market-level impact
Actively align and engage with stakeholders including mainstream investors