Engaged Investing

CIFF’s engaged investment strategy directs resources to sustainable and cost effective initiatives. Our main focus is on large-scale, well-researched, and long-term grants with high potential for social return. Our skilled team applies CIFF effectiveness criteria to all investments, ensuring that we select the highest potential investment opportunities.

Our model of funding:

• Focuses on the bottom-line (demonstrates measurable impact for children);
• Addresses gaps, breaks bottlenecks and catalyses quantum rather than incremental change;
• Assesses proposals by the marginal benefit of each activity; and
• Actively engages with partners and funded programmes, assuring high impact and investment quality management.

CIFF’s private equity inspired model aims to maximise accountability and ensure that each funded programme achieves maximum return–as measured by the well-being of large numbers of children.

Engaged Portfolio Managers ensure that partners receive the technical and managerial support they need to succeed. They also track interventions and help drive performance and impact through vigorous monitoring and evaluation. CIFF management teams also analyse and disseminate lessons learnt from each investment and develop exit strategies to promote self-sustaining results.

CIFF acts as a change agent internationally by using our findings and knowledge to influence policy, organisational performance, and investment trends at national and international levels.