We help funders connect their purpose, strategy, impact pathway, data and reporting so funded work has the best possible chance of achieving impact and its contribution can be clearly communicated.
Funding is about more than selecting good projects. It is about creating the conditions that help funded organisations deliver high-quality work, generate meaningful evidence and contribute to lasting change.
We help funders connect their purpose, funding strategy, impact pathways, capability-building, evidence and reporting so funded work has the best possible chance of achieving meaningful impact—and that impact can be clearly understood and communicated.
If you're not sure which support is right for you, tell us what you are trying to strengthen. We can help you identify a practical next step.
Supporting research funding organisations to design funding for impact and understand the contribution of their programs and portfolios.
Design research funding for impact:
Connect your funding purpose, strategy, impact pathways, data and reporting.
➡️ Explore funding design support
Understand and communicate the impact of your funding:
Bring together evidence across a funding program or portfolio to develop a credible account of how your funding contributes to impact.
➡️ Explore impact and portfolio support
Collecting meaningful data and reduce reporting burden
If you are collecting data but still struggle to explain the difference your investments are making, explore our practical workshop that will help you focus data collection on what matters, reduce unnecessary reporting burden and build a clearer picture of impact.
➡️ Explore Funding to Impact: Smarter Evidence, Lighter Reporting workshop
Identify where to strengthen your impact capacity:
Use the free Funding to Impact Diagnostic to identify strengths, gaps and the most useful place to begin.
Supporting philanthropic, government, corporate and other funders to strengthen funded programs and understand their collective contribution to impact.
Strengthen the quality and capability of funded programs:
Establish practical, shared expectations for program design, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement.
➡️Explore program-quality support
Build the capability of funded organisations:
Help funded teams develop the knowledge, tools and consistent ways of working needed to deliver high-quality programs and sustain improvement.
You may already have many of the elements in place but need support to strengthen one part of your funding approach. Whether you're establishing a new funding program, refining an existing approach or looking to better understand the impact of your investments, we provide tailored advisory support to help you make confident, evidence-informed decisions.
We can support you with funding design, impact pathways, assessment criteria, reporting requirements, grantee capability, portfolio-level evaluation and approaches to understanding and communicating the collective impact of your funding.
Explore articles, evidence-informed insights and real-world examples to help you fund better programs, maximise your investment and communicate your impact with confidence.
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