210: Impact Investments Need Evaluation Too: A Snapshot of Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) for Evaluation Professionals

This poster will provide insight into the impact investing industry, the role of evaluation in ensuring that impact investing scales with integrity, and the importance of evaluation professionals’ participation. More specifically, the poster will showcase the full spectrum of capital from below market-rate to market-rate investments emphasizing evaluation throughout. It will contrast the segmentation of learning and evaluation and Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) practices with a cohesive evaluation approach encompassing stakeholders across a portfolio. Furthermore, the poster will describe the landscape of IMM including standards such as the 5 Dimensions of Impact, Operating Principles for Impact Management, SDG Impact Standards, and Principles for Responsible Investment. The landscape will also include field-building efforts such as Mission Investors Exchange’s IMM Working Group, Climate SMILE, and AEA’s Social Finance TIG. Ultimately, the poster will express the relevance of IMM to evaluators by demonstrating the opportunity for engagement in the impact investing industry.

Melanie Audette – Senior Vice President, Member Experience, Mission Investors Exchange; Jane Reisman – Social Impact Advisor; John Sherman – Partner, Sherman Impact Consulting