GiveDirectly - evidence of sector impact 2016 - public

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1		GD took initiative / first action [causal connection clearest]	GD took action after someone else reached out [strong case for causal connection]	GD chose NOT to take action after someone else reached out	Events refer to GD, but GD did not take any explicit action to make them occur [weak case for causal connection]	Events do not refer to GD, but refer to broader cash/benchmarking/evaluation ideas [No direct causal chain to GD that we know of]

2	Influencing large funders' decisions	[Redacted] conversations	Rwanda benchmarking project			[Redacted] grant decisions: comparing against cash (anecdote)
3		[Redacted] conversations	Other cash transfer projects via new funding mechanism in [redacted], resulting from the Rwanda project			[Redacted] grant decisions: comparing against cash (anecdote)
4		Soon-to-begin conversations with some countries' international aid programs				[Redacted] is recommending cash transfers for policy decisions and benchmarking
5						UK conservative party encouraging direct transfers
6						Prime Minister of India encouraging more cash transfers
7	Increasing number of cash transfer programs or benchmarking studies		[Redacted] evaluation (in discussions)	[Redacted] cash arm in study in Uganda	GiveDirectly could provide examples of studies that compare against the "GD model"	More cash transfer studies registered (CaLP)
8			[Redacted] benchmarking intiative	[Redacted] - nutrition benchmarking (GD is advising)	[Redacted] in Ghana
9			[Redacted] and World Bank discussions about benchmarking (asked GD for advice)
10			(In discussions) [Redacted] proposing a "Grand Challenge" program
11	Improving monitoring and evaluation, or improving the quality of programs				[Redacted] - inspired by GD to run an RCT
12					IPA posting additional data publicly
13	Potentially applicable to multiple categories above	GD's media outreach efforts	GD's involvement in panels or RTs (e.g., ODI panel, Brookings)		University courses and trainings (e.g., [Redacted]) are teaching about GiveDirectly	Ban Ki-moon (UN secretary general) encouraged cash transfers at World Humanitarian Summit
14		GD's strategic decisions about activities (e.g., GE and UBI studies)			[Redacted] - held panel discussing benchmarking with cash, mentioned GD	CGD hosted event on cash, [Redacted] coming soon
15						President’s Global Development Council - recommending cash transfers
16						Microfinance Club of NY - advocating for unconditional cash transfers
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