Proven Impact Fund

The Proven Impact Fund is designed to allocate resources to organizations implementing the ideas selected for the Proven Impact Initiative. 100% of all donations to the Fund will be directed to proven programs, with no overhead taken by IPA, so that the full value of all contributions is used to scale-up and expand effective programs.
All donations received by the Proven Impact Fund go towards programs that have rigorous evidence behind their success. A fund manager works closely with each organization's project team to see where funding is most needed. All qualifying organizations have been evaluated by IPA or have been endorsed by a Research Affiliate or Research Network Member highly knowledgeable of their activities.
Because fund allocations are based on relevant needs and optimal timing of the various program, financial support from the fund could vary over time. For example, in a given period, funds may be directed to cover a shortfall of deworming pills needed to complete annual treatment in a high prevalence region of Ethiopia, and in the next, funds could be used to help market new commitment savings products across the Philippines. One thing, however, will never change: each and every program funded by PIF is backed by substantial evidence of its impact.
Proven Impact Book
More than good intentions:
Karlan and Appel combine behavioral economics with worldwide field research that takes them into villages across Africa, India, South America, and the Philippines, where economic theory collides with real life.
