For LGT Venture Philanthropy, impact means meaningful and sustained positive change for people, communities, systems and the environment. We believe that impact is not a fixed endpoint but an ongoing journey of collaboration, learning and improvement. We place a strong emphasis on rigorous measurement and transparent reporting and use data to inform decisions and strengthen the organisations we support.
Impact measurement and management forms the foundation of how we approach and assess impact across our portfolio. It ensures that our partners' solutions align with our thematic strategies, which are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We rely on established industry standards and frameworks for impact management and measurement, and we collaborate with our partners to select appropriate measurement indicators.
LGT Venture Philanthropy is a founding signatory of the Operating Principles for Impact Management (OPIM), a global standard that guides how impact is integrated across investment lifecycles. As a signatory we commit to highest industry standards in impact management and measurement, as well as regular independent assessment of our processes by an external party. Read our OPIM disclosure letter here.
Read the verifier statement here (to be uploaded shortly)
We see our Theory of Change as a living framework, rooted in the belief that effective solutions to some of the world's most urgent challenges already exist. Our engaged approach enables our partners to build their capacities, scale impact and foster healthy ecosystems and prosperous communities.
At LGT Venture Philanthropy, we assess impact at two levels:
We strengthen these through flexible, tailored, multi-year funding, human capital in the form of strategic business expertise provided by our teams, our LGT Impact Fellowship Programme and access to funder networks. We regularly assess our impact through our partnership with the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP).
Read the latest CEP Grantee Perception Report here.
When assessing our partners' impact, we assess the number of people our partners reach through their interventions and the quality of the change experienced by the people they serve. Use stats currently on the website (new stats available in July)
Since launching in 2007, LGT Venture Philanthropy has disbursed $150 million more than 80 organisations. In 2024:
people with better access to quality healthcare
CHWs better trained and equipped
children with improved access to quality education
schools and community centers with improved education services
tons carbon stored (additional)
km2 land under protection/ regeneration
Interested in diving deeper into the themes of work of our portfolio organizations and seeing impact examples in practice?