What is Impact Verification?

Moonshot provides services to investors in two distinct areas: Verification of Practice, which answers the question “are investors’ processes, policies, and procedures in line with specific, relevant standards and/or principles?” and Verification of Performance, which answers the question “are results in line with goals and claims about beneficiary impact?”

What: Verify investors’ impact against industry standards/principles
Why: Respond to verification requirements and learn about own practice
Who: Moonshot leads engagement and coordinates with investors’ teams to gather required input
How: Moonshot applies the selected verification methodology that aligns standards/principles and reviews investors’ IMM processes against it
When: 4-6 week engagement

Deliverables:
– Report to investors
– Summary of findings and recommendations

What: Verify investors’ impact performance against development outcome goals
Why: Respond to donor/funder requirements; increase investors’ understanding of actual impact; provide insights to improve capital allocation strategies
Who: Moonshot conducts primary data collection that replicates results obtained by investors through their IMM processes
When: 2-6 months, depending on scope

Deliverables:
-Report to investors and/or donors/funders
– Summary of findings and recommendations
– Custom tools to gather data on development outcomes

Get in touch with Courtney Roberts, Managing Director, to discuss how impact verification could work for you.

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