INTERNATIONAL POVERTY FORUM
THINK TANKS
IPF Think Tanks are where strategy meets execution.
These collaborative forums transform lived experience, data, and leadership into real-world solutions that address poverty with dignity, accountability, and impact.
What happens
at the IPF Think Tanks?
The most important thing to know is that real commitments are made to address poverty at scale. IPF Think Tanks are not theoretical discussions—they are working sessions where leaders align around clear goals, define measurable actions, and commit to solutions that can be implemented, tracked, and shared. Each Think Tank is designed to produce outcomes, ensuring accountability and momentum long after the conversation ends.
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Think Tanks begin with honest, real-time updates from members on what is working—and what is not—across countries and regions. By sharing lived experience, data, and lessons learned, participants accelerate progress, avoid repeating mistakes, and strengthen solutions already underway.
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Each Think Tank produces clear, country-specific assignments with defined goals, timelines, and ownership. Leaders collaborate to align efforts, commit to measurable outcomes, and leave knowing exactly what they are responsible for delivering—and how success will be tracked.
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IPF works alongside Think Tank participants to help resource their commitments through targeted grantmaking. Funded efforts are reported back to the group, creating accountability, shared learning, and real-world examples that inspire replication and scaled impact.
IPF THINK TANKS WORK
They work by bringing the right people together to make real, time-bound commitments that address poverty at scale.
Plan with Purpose
IPF Think Tanks begin with intention. Together, participants identify the most urgent poverty challenges, align around shared priorities, and define a clear, realistic path forward—focused on solutions that can be implemented at scale, not just discussed.
Commit to action
Every Think Tank is built around real commitments. Leaders don’t just exchange ideas—they commit to specific, time-bound actions that address poverty in their communities and countries, with clear ownership and responsibility.
Collaborate across experience
IPF Think Tanks bring diverse voices to the table—global leaders, practitioners, and those with lived experience—because lasting solutions require shared insight. Collaboration is open, grounded, and outcome-driven, ensuring decisions are informed by reality, not theory.
Deliver measurable impact
Success is defined by what happens next. Each Think Tank produces actionable outcomes—Shockley Solutions—that are tracked, measured, and shared so progress continues well beyond the session and solutions can be replicated elsewhere.