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  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Last Chance to Make a 2023 Tax-Deductible Gift to IPA

John, make sure your gift is counted in 2023! View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, Before 2023 ends, don’t miss your chance to invest in IPA as we put evidence into action. Your support is c…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 21, 2023 at 2:35 PM

Quiz Time: Transaction Costs of Mobile Money

How well do you know the costs of mobile money? View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, As we continue sharing the great strides IPA has made to build more evidence about what works across sec…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 14, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Donor: Giving to IPA Feels Like Tripling Impact

John, join Henry and support IPA now. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, For more than 20 years, we have collaborated with a passionate and dedicated community of donors who support our m…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 7, 2023 at 2:37 PM

Quiz Time: What’s in a name?

See how you score on our quiz. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty IPA is proud to have always been known for co-creating and advancing high-quality data to reduce poverty. But did you know we haven’t…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Amplify Your Impact this #GivingTuesday by Investing in IPA

John, don’t miss this opportunity to double your impact! Give now. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, Happy #GivingTuesday! Today presents an exciting opportunity to join a global movement…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 22, 2023 at 2:08 PM

A Moment of Gratitude

John, thank you for your support! View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, As people gather here in the US to celebrate Thanksgiving and give thanks, we at IPA are reminded how grateful we are …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 17, 2023 at 4:11 PM

IPA's Embedded Evidence Labs for Informed Policymaking

Donate today to further collaborative impact. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, Last week we wrote to you about some of the key accomplishments from our last 20 years, and our current fo…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 9, 2023 at 6:05 PM

20+ Years of Putting Evidence to Work Around the World

Support IPA's next 20 years by giving now. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, For more than 20 years, IPA, with the generous support of our funding partners and donors, has been conducting…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 3:11 PM

Last chance to give to IPA

  Help move evidence to impact. More evidence, less poverty An IPA field supervisor in Burkina Faso travels to meet the field team during an IPA study. © 2019 Florent Malo John, Today is the last day to make a tax-deduct…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 27, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Thank you and happy new year!

  We are grateful for your support. More evidence, less poverty John, As we head into the New Year, we’re taking a look back at 2022, and reflecting on how much we have to be grateful for. We are grateful for our founder Dean Karl…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 19, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Quiz Time!

  IPA’s Cognitive Behavior Therapy Study Contributed to What New Program? More evidence, less poverty Young men outside a small business in Monrovia, Liberia. © 2010 Glenna Gordon John, You may have heard that IPA-affil…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 14, 2022 at 3:41 PM

Top Five Highlights: 20 Years of Poverty Reduction

  Your Support Powers Innovations Like These. More evidence, less poverty A malaria bednet hangs in a household in rural western Kenya. © 2007 Aude Guerrucci John, IPA has officially been in operation for twenty years, …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 6, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Donation Matching Extended to Dec. 13

  An Extra Week to Double Your Impact! More evidence, less poverty Two women in Kamwenge, Uganda. Their district was part of a study of a graduation program that helped improve food security, nutrition, and self-reliance among …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 3:18 PM

GivingTuesday Matching Campaign Starts Today!

  Double Your Impact Now Till Dec. 6. More evidence, less poverty In order to start a survey, a respondent signs his consent on a tablet in rural Burkina Faso. © 2017 Florent Malo John, As you can tell from our last few …
  Sarah de Tournemire · [email protected]
November 22, 2022 at 3:30 PM

#GivingTuesday: An Evidence-Backed Nudge

  Donations Matched Nov. 29 - Dec. 6. More evidence, less poverty Participants of the Teacher Transfer project digitize marks from copies of students' tests in Kampala, Uganda. © 2018 Aude Guerrucci John, Last week, Ann…
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
November 17, 2022 at 3:19 PM

IPA at 20: Celebrating Our Impact

  Double Your Support on Nov. 29. More evidence, less poverty Yorivel, an enumerator with IPA Panama, walked for 6 hours to reach participants in the indigenous community Ngäbe-Bugle for an IPA study. © 2019 Pilar Ouro Paz  …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 10, 2022 at 8:34 PM

Beyond the Data: IPA Improves Millions of Lives

  Your support equals impact. More evidence, less poverty Aaron (right), an IPA enumerator, teaches a faith leader how to use a smartphone for IPA's Becoming One project in the district of Kamwenge, Uganda. © 2018 Aude Guerrucc…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Last chance to give

  Help move evidence to impact. More evidence, less poverty Investing in IPA's Research & Development (R&D) model has a multiplier effect, bringing effective solutions to scale to make a real difference for millions. Le…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 28, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Behind the Data: Creating Sesame Street’s Rohingya refugee characters

  IPA’s Sneha Subramanian talks about the research behind the characters. More evidence, less poverty In Cox’s Bazar, the largest refugee camp in recorded history, children make up half the population. Many lost one or both par…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 20, 2021 at 6:38 PM

Quiz Time: Can social media ads reduce vote-buying and other irregularities?

  See how you score. More evidence, less poverty The above image translates to: "Report! Let's raise our voice against electoral corruption." John, Electoral irregularities—illegal activities seeking to influence electi…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 2:35 PM

Quiz Time: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy—how do countries compare?

  See how you score. More evidence, less poverty A patient receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Credit: i_am_zews / Shutterstock John, Global vaccine distribution remains highly unequal, with much of the c…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 7, 2021 at 2:32 PM

It’s not too late – match deadline extended

  A little more time to double your impact. More evidence, less poverty John, Exciting news! The anonymous donor who is matching all donations to IPA 100% (up to $100,000) has kindly offered to extend the match deadline until …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 8:33 PM

A little nudge, because the research says so

  A reminder to support IPA on #GivingTuesday. More evidence, less poverty John, Earlier today, Annie shared a message with you about IPA’s impact this year. Here’s the blunt truth: We couldn’t have done any of it without our …
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 2:33 PM

How did IPA turn research into action in 2021?

  All donations doubled today on #GivingTuesday. More evidence, less poverty John, As we head into #GivingTuesday—a day that symbolizes radical generosity of all kinds—I want to share some of the ways IPA's research has transla…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 2:36 PM

Annual matching challenge starts today

  All gifts to IPA will be doubled. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty John, We’re thrilled to announce that starting today, all gifts to IPA will be doubled for a limited time through December …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 3, 2021 at 8:18 PM

Video | From Research to Scale: The Story of the NORM Model

  How IPA and partners mobilized to reach 100+ million with the NORM model. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty John, While access to vaccines is high in the United States, Europe, and other high…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 6:35 PM

How Aimara, from Venezuela, helps IPA collect high-quality data

  Final chance to donate before end of 2020. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Final chance to make a tax-deductible donation in 2020! Donate now Aimara (pictured below), who wo…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 2:49 PM

Mehrab’s new innovations for new challenges

  Last chance to donate before end of 2020. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Last chance to make a tax-deductible donation in 2020 - donate now Mehrab Ali (pictured below), who…
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 8:53 PM

New Video: Our Ripple Effect

  IPA is the R&D engine of the development sector. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, I’m writing to share with you our brand-new 3-minute animated film “The Ripple Effect,” which hi…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 3:20 PM

Quiz Time: Can police training change behavior?

  See how you score. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Can training police officers on principles like neutrality, respect, listening, and trustworthiness improve their attitudes and be…
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 2:35 PM

4 good things that happened in 2020

  Examples of IPA's impact from the past year. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Over the past year—both before and after the pandemic began—we worked with our partners not only to gen…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 15, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Double your impact today

  All donations matched dollar-for-dollar. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Today is the last day of our match challenge. All donations will be doubled until midnight tonight, thanks …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 8, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Quiz Time: How can social ties be repaired after war?

  One week left of our match challenge. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty How can trust between groups be rebuilt after war? How can social ties be repaired? Some evidence suggests that bringing …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Quiz Time: What are the limits of cash?

  Reminder: 100% match for donations. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Earlier today, we shared a message about the positive impacts of just giving people cash during this period of cr…
  Jeff Mosenkis, IPA · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Universal Basic Income, when a crisis hits

  All donations doubled on #GivingTuesday. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, I recently spoke to a number of our IPA-Kenya colleagues and MIT Professor Tavneet Suri about results from K…
  Cynthia Bosumtwi-Sam, IPA · [email protected]
November 18, 2020 at 8:49 PM

What helps bridge the learning gap? Now we know.

  How IPA evidence is helping more children learn. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Let me tell you about Ama, a 10-year-old girl who lives in the Afram Plains, a remote district of Gh…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 10, 2020 at 6:25 PM

Video: Nobel Prize Winner Esther Duflo on Why IPA Matters

  Evidence has never been more important. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, After winning the Nobel Prize about a year ago, Esther Duflo talked about IPA’s role in building the movement beh…
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 1:10 PM

What is happening on the ground in Bangladesh?

  This #GivingTuesdayNow, support data-driven decisions in this time of crisis. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, …
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 9:50 PM

Happy New Year from IPA!

Looking forward to another impactful year. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Aaron (right), an enumerator, teaches a faith leader how to use a smartphone as part of IPA’s …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 9:32 PM

Nudge, nudge...

Give by midnight for 2019 tax-deduction! View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Hi John, We know reminders help, so this is our last nudge—today is the last day to make a tax-de…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 2:33 PM

Yorivel walked for 6 hours. How far will you go?

Last day to make a tax-deductible donation to IPA in 2019. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Today is the last day to make a tax-deductible donation in 2019! Photo credit…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 2:33 PM

Video: Meet Tedros and see IPA's work in action

Scaling up a proven approach. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Video credit: PBS NewsHour Hi John, Meet Tedros Kesete, a data collector in Ethiopia. In recent coverage o…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 3:45 PM

Quiz Time: Can colorful bracelets increase vaccination rates in Sierra Leone?

See how you score. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Video credit: Econimate In Sierra Leone, where immunization is valued, but not fully adhered to, researcher Anne Kari…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 3:03 PM

How is evidence improving lives for women like Margaret?

Scaling up what works. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Support IPA to ensure efforts to alleviate poverty actually work Video credit: Village Enterprise When “Tata” Mar…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Quiz Time: When disaster strikes, what financial tools actually help?

See how you score. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Flooding in Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone. Photo credit: IPA / Alex Conteh When disaster strikes, w…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 6:06 PM

Can you ace IPA’s quiz on the Nobel-winning team’s work?

See how you score. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Hi John, Today in Stockholm, three IPA affiliates—Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer—were officially aw…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 3:33 PM

Just hours left...

Once-a-year match ends today. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   In Panama, enumerators on an IPA project traveled up to 8 hours to test the effects of a math program on chi…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 8:03 PM

How does IPA have a ripple effect?

Only two days left to take advantage of our match challenge. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Hi John, Do you know one of the top reasons our supporters say they choose I…
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 10:03 AM

New IPA Video: Behind the Data in Sierra Leone

What makes life-changing research possible? View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Hi John, Today on Giving Tuesday, I’m excited to share with you our brand-new 4-minute film “…
  IPA Team · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 10:33 PM

What's left to do?

Help IPA in scaling up a Nobel-winning approach to poverty alleviation. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty   Give today and double your impact with our matching campaign Hi Jo…