Expertise on the ground

Skills shared by the Geneva Foundation for the Future for the set-up, monitoring, and evaluation of impact projects.

The Foundation has aggregated and structured a comprehensive range of skills to cover the entire life cycle of impact projects: from emergence to capitalization. These skills are embedded in an interdisciplinary and international ecosystem.

1. Seeding – Emergence and initial structuring of projects

Support for project initiation.
Assistance in formalizing ideas (ideation, theory of change, impact narrative).
Coaching during the early stages and incubation aligned with regenerative economy principles.
Support for the legal, financial, and governance structuring of projects.
Connection with coaches, incubators, and seed funding.
Integration of ESG / SDG criteria from the design stage (intentionality).

2. Mentoring – Strategic and operational support

Providing support to drive projects to success.
Personalized mentoring and ongoing training for project leaders.
Industrialization of impact projects, support for defining viable economic models (social business, hybrid models).
Transition to impactful functional industrial infrastructures.
Capacity building: training, shared tools, agile framework.
Synchronization meetings with multiple stakeholders (foundations, family offices, incubators).
Coaching for scaling (scalability and replication).

3. Verification – Verification of objectives and milestones

Validating the degree of achievement of objectives.
Progress dashboards (KPI, milestones, organizational maturity).
Integration of AGILE criteria (Alignment, Governance, Intention, Leadership, Efficiency).
Coherence analysis between intended impact, deployed resources, and obtained results.
Qualitative and quantitative audit missions (internal or by independent third parties).

4. Evaluation – Global and systemic evaluation

Assessing the usefulness of projects in a global context.
Cross-evaluation grids (AGILE + ESG + SDG + OECD DAC).
Evaluation of social, environmental, and territorial usefulness.
Measurement of additionality, systemic transformation, and project resilience.
Comparison with other projects in the portfolio (benchmarking, clustering).

5. Reporting – Communication and accountability

Informing donor bodies and/or investment agencies.
Development of transparent and multi-audience reports (funders, territories, citizens).
Highlighting results through storytelling and impact mapping.
Narrative building for stakeholders: donors, investors, media.
Participation in portfolio reviews or inter-institutional impact panels.

Complementary cross-cutting skills in continuous development

Facilitation of learning communities (think tanks, methodology workshops).
Training of future impact analysts (master’s programs, summer schools).
Shared tools: platforms, collaborative dashboards, dynamic QR codes for real-time participation.
Interoperability with ESG/SDG/EU taxonomies, and adaptation to local contexts (Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Middle East, etc.).
Detection of weak signals and early warning indicators to anticipate project deviations or failures.

The Foundation continues to develop and enhance these skills as part of its involvement in the fields of Finance, Philanthropy, Impact, and Resource Center management.