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Global Development Standard

The Global Development Standard spans all forms of global development programming, including global health, economic development, education access, disaster preparedness and relief, sustainable agriculture and poverty alleviation. It covers a broad range of outcomes including health, education, emergency relief, and human rights. It is organized by outcomes or desired social changes.

OUR DATA STANDARD

Impact Taxonomies

The Registry is built on advanced Impact Genome Standards.

Program Features

Universal program design elements or mechanisms (what the program does).

Context

Universal environmental conditions or variables (where the program operates).

Outcomes

Universal program goals (what the program
is trying to acheive).

Beneficiaries

Universal demographic types or program beneficiaries (who the program serves).

Implementation

Universal measurement of dosage & fidelity to the intervention model (how the program operates).

PROCESS

Outcomes

Evidence-based and Peer-reviewed

Access to Education
Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Global Health
Global Hunger
Human Rights
Poverty Alleviation
Sustainable Agriculture

Engaging Classrooms and Resources

The demonstration of highly effective curricula and engaging classroom environments (e.g., evidence-based, rigorous curricula, educational technology, small class sizes, etc.).

Z07.08.01

Equitable Access

The demonstration of increased capacity to provide free public education to children within a reasonable walking distance and the fair institutional policies to ensure equal attendance rates of students of all backgrounds, genders, races and achievement levels.

Z07.08.02

Universal Primary Education

The attainment of a universal primary education that supports full enrollment.

Z07.08.03

Disaster Recovery

The demonstration of a coordinated set of rebuilding, recovery efforts, and provision of healthcare in the community affected by a disaster.

Z07.06.01

Disaster Resilience and Risk Mitigation

The demonstration of the establishment of a system to prevent, avoid, or stop any imminent threats towards a community, including policies that ensure all buildings are up to code in terms of safety regulations.

Z07.06.02

Emergency Disaster Relief

The attainment of immediate critical aid by disaster survivors.

Z07.06.03

Emergency Supply and Distribution of Food

Gaining access to targeted, timely, and temporary delivery of food supplies (and related materials) to beneficiaries in times of crisis and emergency.

Z07.06.13

Infectious Disease Prevention

The demonstration of using effective vector control methods to prevent an infectious disease.

Z07.03.06

Water Quality and Supply

Gaining access to and maintenance of safe and secure water supply within a short walking distance for all.

Z07.03.02

Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease

Reduced overall risk of non-communicable, chronic disease (e.g., lung disease, sleep-loss related sickness, disease related to poor hygiene).

Z07.03.07

Reduce Risk of Diseases

The demonstration of improved standards, policies, and targets to reduce high-burden, global diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDs, malaria, tuberculosis, etc.) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Z07.03.04

National Public Health Capacity

The demonstration of sufficient capacity to effectively manage threats to public health including organizational capacity to prevent and treat diseases, access to and effective allocation of resources and emergency risk management capabilities.

Z07.03.05

Affordable, Quality Healthcare

Gaining access to financial, organizational, and cultural resources for affordable, effective medical services.

Z07.03.03

Adequate Sanitation and Hygiene

Gaining access to latrines and proper hygiene products, facilities, and training.

Z07.03.01

Reduce Risk of Malnutrition

Gaining access to an adequate amount of nutritious food, leading to the elimination of malnutrition and the negative, long-term health and economic consequences associated with malnutrition.

Z07.04.02

Sustainable Food Systems

The demonstration of an improved sustainable food system, leading to increased food production at all times of the year, even during times of natural disasters / emergencies.

Z07.04.03

Reduce Risk of Hunger

Gaining access to an adequate amount of safe, nutritious, and sufficient food (i.e., a food supply with enough calories for an active, healthy life).

Z07.04.01

Peace and Conflict Resolution

The attainment of a sense of safety and security, including stabilized social, political, and economic conflicts with former adversaries.

Z07.05.01

Economic Empowerment

The attainment of the skills, knowledge, access, and decision-making power necessary to achieve economic empowerment and independence.

Z07.05.06

Protect the Freedom of Religion

The demonstration of the protection of the right to have or adopt a religion or belief of choice without religious intolerance from others.

Z07.05.06

Reduce Genocide

The demonstration of the implementation of mechanisms and strategies to reduce the incidence of genocide, including a system to establish redress mechanisms to support any groups that have been historically devalued (i.e., the target of genocide in the past).

Z07.05.05

Reduce Human Trafficking

The demonstration of improved protocols that apprehend traffickers and protects victims, leading to the elimination of human trafficking, including the recruitment, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons for the purpose of exploitation (e.g., prostitution, slavery, organ removal, etc.).

Z07.05.03

Reduce Risk of Genocide

The demonstration of improved policies to protect groups that have been historically devalued and to identify and condemn warning signs and indicators of genocide.

Z07.05.04

Employment Opportunities

The attainment of sufficient, quality jobs in an impoverished area, leading to better access to employment (e.g., transportation infrastructure, non-exclusionary workforce, development of human capital, etc.).

Z07.06.01

Acquire Employment

The attainment of full-time, gainful employment, and the soft skills to retain the position.

Z07.06.02

Economic Well-Being

The attainment of an income above the poverty-line in current place of residence and necessary to have a decent quality of life (e.g., affording food, basic healthcare, education, etc.).

Z07.06.03

Financial Resilience

The attainment of sufficient financial assets and coping strategies to withstand unforeseen events (e.g., personal finance strategies and instruments, insurance and access to non-extortionate credit).

Z07.06.04

Farmer Self-Sufficiency

The attainment of sufficient agricultural productivity (e.g., able to feed family, able to sell surplus), sufficient income for a decent quality of life (e.g., affording food, basic healthcare, education, etc.), and financial resiliency necessary to overcome losses from unforeseen events.

Z07.07.01

Sustainable Agricultural Production

The attainment of sufficient sustainable agricultural productivity, level of production, and resiliency to feed local populations.

Z07.07.02

Sustainable Agriculture Market

The attainment of viable and stable sustainable agriculture market (e.g., sustainable agriculture supply chains, reliable markets for sustainable agriculture products, market growth due to increased awareness and demand).

Z07.07.03

Sustainable Environmental Stewardship

The attainment of sustainable management of biodiversity of farmed animals and crops and of natural farming inputs including soil, water, and air.

Z07.07.04

IMPACT STANDARDS

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Global Development Standard

The Global Development Standard spans all forms of global development programming, including global health, economic development, education access, disaster preparedness and relief, sustainable agriculture and poverty alleviation. It covers a broad range of outcomes including health, education, emergency relief, and human rights. It is organized by outcomes or desired social changes.

Our Data Standard

Impact Taxonomies

The Registry is built on advanced Impact Genome Standards.

Outcomes

Universal program goals (what the program is trying to achieve)

Program Features

Universal program design elements or mechanisms (what the program does)

Beneficiaries

Universal demographic types or program beneficiaries (who the program serves)

Context

Universal environmental conditions or variables (where the program operates)

Implementation

Universal measurement of dosage and fidelity to the intervention model (how the program operates)

Outcomes

Evidence Based & Peer Reviewed
Impact Standards

Program Overview

The Impact Genome's Verified Impact Standard is the world's leading standard for verifying the outcomes of social programs. To date, the world has not had a common definition of what it means to achieve an outcome - every social program currently adopts its own metrics. Our Impact Standards have been peer-reviewed, evidence-based and reported against by thousands of social programs. The Standards enable any program to report their outcomes in a standardized way, including beneficiaries served, context, program design and implementation. Program claims are backed up by evidence and independently verified by the Impact Genome Registry.

Our Methodology

Our peer-reviewed Verified Impact Standards were developed though a rigorous, evidence-based process. To learn more about it, see our methodology paper here.

Independent Verification

All social programs reporting against the Verified Impact Standards will submit evidence sufficient to back up their claims. This evidence is reviewed by the Impact Genome's SIA evaluators and reported into the Impact Genome Registry.

Stored in Impact Genome Registry

A publicly-accessible registry of 2.2 million global programs that are searchable by outcomes, components, beneficiaries and contexts, making social programs more discoverable and impact data actionable.

Benchmarking

With standardization, benchmarking in social impact is finally possible. Impact Verified programs can be benchmarked against peers for effectiveness, Cost Per Outcome, impact footprint, program intensity, core components, and evidence quality.

Impact Standards

Data Portability

Impact data that can be transferred and used across platforms.

Verification

Evidence-based, peer-reviewed evaluation process for certifying impact.

Social Impact as an Asset

Verified Social Impact credits that are standardized, priced, and sold.

Benchmarking

Compare programs and portfolios using our Impact Standards.

Level the Playing Field

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