"Our hope is that CIFF’s journey will be useful for all
who aim to make development more impactful."

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
• Actively engages with partners and funded programmes, assuring high impact and investment quality management.

CIFF’s proactive investment strategy aims to maximise accountability and ensure that each funded programme achieves maximum return as measured by the well-being of large numbers of children. CIFF’s Investment Managers work closely with potential grantees to shape initiatives with high potential for impact. Engaged Portfolio Managers ensure that partners receive the technical and managerial support they need to succeed. Along with our Performance Measurement and Effectiveness team, they track interventions and analyse outcomes to help drive performance and impact throughout the programmatic cycle. CIFF management teams also analyse and disseminate lessons learnt from each investment and develop exit strategies to promote self-sustaining results.

CIFF uses its findings and knowledge to influence policy, organisational performance, and investment trends at national and international levels.