Our long term vision is to mainstream impact certificates as a way of funding public goods. First proposed in 2014 by Paul Christiano on the effective altruist forums, impact certs let donors purchase impact similar to how they might buy a t-shirt. Rather than make a donation and wait 6 months (or more) to hear back on its impact, certificates let funders buy positive outcomes created by an organization.

The current models for funding public goods are primarily service contracts like grant agreements. Impact certificates are products sold by organizations, which allow for more disruption by startups in the social impact space.
