Learnings

Learning how to do things better is at the heart of our culture. We believe there are always ways to improve, so we can increase our impact for people and the planet.

As part of this, we use monitoring and evaluation to learn with our partners and with other funders. We ask our partners to consider lessons from research and evaluations when they apply for funding from us, and we commission independent evaluations of our own work. We’re committed to sharing what we’ve learned and what our partners have achieved through our investments.

Evaluations

  • Empowering the Global Agroecology Movement

    The evaluation of the Agroecology Fund (AEF) provided an independent assessment of its relevance, added value, governance, management capacities, and effectiveness in producing intended outcomes. It also evaluated AEF's role in field-building and re-granting for system change.

  • CO2 Performance Ladder Phase 2

    The CO2 Performance Ladder is an instrument that helps organisations reduce their carbon emissions. The second phase of our evaluation into the effectiveness of CO2 PL built evidence around the key gaps in data identified during phase one.

  • CO2 Performance Ladder Phase 1

    The CO2 Performance Ladder is an instrument that helps organisations reduce their carbon emissions. The first phase of our evaluation into the effectiveness of CO2 PL considered the existing evidence and data around the programme.

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    Jordan Refugee Livelihoods Development Impact Bond

    Mathematica is conducting an evaluation of the Refugee Livelihoods Development Impact Bond in Jordan. This will measure the payment metrics and estimate the programme’s impacts on participants’ economic and social wellbeing.

  • ShareAction

    ShareAction push the global investment system to take responsibility for its impacts on people and planet. This 2022 evaluation of our partner focused on its theory of change and operations.

  • The Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods Programme

    This 2022 evaluation was commissioned to improve the effectiveness of the Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods Programme, which is supporting 50,000 smallholder farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture around Mount Kenya.