Celebrating 10 Years – Trivia, History and Things You Didn’t Know About I4DI

I4DI has joined forces with CDM Smith on the MCA-Indonesia II Program Management Support Contract, funded by Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Indonesia Infrastructure and Finance Compact (MCA-Indonesia II).

Over the past year, we have invested heavily in our infrastructure to protect against data breaches and cyber threats. With these investments, we are more empowered than ever to innovate confidently, knowing that we have robust processes and security measures in place.

Starting off in the category of Innovation in MEL Methodology, it is our distinct pleasure to award Savi Mull, Mariana Beirão Xavier, and Lee Alexander Risby,  who created and implemented the rubrics measurement and learning system for Laudes Foundation. 

The GCF plays an important role in the global response to climate change. As an observer, I4DI will actively participate in GCF board meetings, offering insights from the private sector and emphasizing the critical need for collaborative action across all sectors.

I4DI, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Mars Inc., is elevating smallholder livelihoods in Uttar Pradesh through the Shubh Mint project, driving gender-equitable economic advancement and systemic change. Learn more.

I4DI founded and serves as the Secretariat of the Maryland Bosnia and Herzegovina Exchange Council,  whose mission is to foster and deepen the partnership between Maryland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

We introduced The Molly Hageboeck Award for Excellence in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) as a heartfelt tribute in honor of the enduring legacy of an exceptional figure in the field of MEL, the late Molly Hageboeck.

I4DI has successfully achieved the ISO 9001:2015 certification

I4DI partnered with World Vision to Track and Measure the Enough Campaign’s Impact

The insights derived from I4DI's evaluation of Save Our Seas Initiative are intended to guide critical programming, policy, and resource allocation decisions in the subsequent phases of the initiative.

Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created by Forbes where exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive. 

I4DI proudly purchased its beautiful office on Connecticut Avenue, a space that reflects both our growth and our commitment to creating a vibrant, collaborative environment for innovation and impact.

I4DI partners with ECODIT to implement USAID's new Monitor, Document, Evaluate, and Learn (MODEL) Activity.

I4DI partners with Deloitte to implement the Green Cities initiative to help USAID partner countries develop more sustainable, equitable, healthy, and prosperous cities.

I4DI and Mars Inc. partner with USAID to form the Advancing Cocoa Agroforestry towards Income, Value, and Environmental Sustainability (ACTIVE) partnership to improve farmer livelihoods and enhance evidence-based agroforestry practices in the Indonesian cocoa sector.

I4DI launches the World Bank-sponsored M4Y project to  improve cooperation and trust between youth and local governments by enabling local governments to address youth socioeconomic needs.

I4DI wins the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Training Services (METS) contract to provide expertise and capacity building services to USAID’s Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Bureau.

After over a year working virtually due to the covid-19 pandemic, the I4DI team comes back into the office on a hybrid basis.

I4DI initiates its first engagement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct baseline, midline, and endline studies of USDA FFPr Trade Safe (Trasa)

I4DI announces its new brand identity with an updated logo and website.

I4DI wins its first USAID prime contract - a three-year, $3 million award from USAID in Cambodia, South East Asia, to address growing issues stemming from inadequate waste disposal sites and practices including traditional trash burning. Later known as Tech for Green Cities.

I4DI initiates its first engagement with the U.S. Department of Labor to conduct performance evaluations of technical assistance projects in Asia.

We moved into our beautiful new office on 8th & A street NE!

The U.S. Small Business Association approves I4DI’s first Mentor-Protégé application under the All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (ASMPP), formalizing our relationship with the QED Group.

I4DI signed a first contract with an international financial institution (International FInance Corporation in Bosnia & Herzegovina), conducting an impact evaluation of its regulatory reform program.

I4DI buys an office building on Capitol Hill and begins renovations.

We published our first web-based, interactive research report with a client and public facing dashboard.

I4DI ran its first Experiential Learning Program for field staff, hosting a team of field staff from World Vision Ghana in DC for two weeks.

I4DI had its first cohort of interns from Georgetown University Hilltop Consultants group and Thunderbird School of Global Management @ Arizona State University.

I4DI signed its first Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with USAID to conduct a study on the conditions that favor voluntary adoption of best management practices in the Amazon basin.

We developed our first proper corporate capability statement.

I4DI signed its first contract with the D.C. City Government (Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development) to provide oversight of its Great Streets retail small business grant program.

I4DI established an internal software development team, and started with the development of its own enterprise solution (ZEN-O) for integrated project management, monitoring, learning and evaluation

I4DI signed a first non-U.S. Government related public sector contract with the Norwegian Government, working in higher education.

I4DI carried out its first listening study and held its first official strategy planning session with its team, external advisors, client representatives and partners. These sessions became an annual event.

I4DI hired its first official full-time employee (outside of co-founders)

I4DI began implementing its first United States Government funded program - The USAID’s BalanceD-MERL engagement where I4DI carried a technical lead role.

I4DI signed a first contract with a private sector company working in sustainability of supply chains (Mars Chocolate, Indonesia).

We submitted our first proposal to the Global Campaign on Education to evaluate its Civil Society Education Fund, which we won! Winning proposals has not been as easy ever since.

I4DI’s first website was created and published, right ahead of its first formal proposal submission.

I4DI brand was created - the three chevrons (yellow, light green to hunter green color), along with the branding guide.

I4DI received its first contract from a non-governmental sector organization - World Vision International for integrated competence development work.

The founding idea was to work with  a select group of clients, doing work that “blows” our hair back and makes a difference in the industry. I4DI had three initial service lines: Program effectiveness, organizational effectiveness and social & environmental impact.