It is being further developed in part with funding from the Development Impact Lab at UC Berkeley.
Commissioner Greg Astorian recommended reducing what's known as a development impact fee, which is typically levied on developers of smaller properties to support parks and libraries.
A version of these, called development impact bonds, aim to help tackle complex social issues in developing countries, but are still in early stages.
The ultimate result, in theory, will be greater and faster development impact.
But this is not the same thing as delivering long-lasting development impact.
We also want people to think about the development impact of tax, trade and technology transfer".
The potential for development impact is the key criteria for all of USAID's partnerships.
An ecosystem that supports enterprising organisations in piloting and improving development impact bonds is crucial.
Greater emphasis on communicating development impact and contribution to SDGs is also important.
But it is not an infallible measure of development impact and intent.
A wave of attention to impact evaluation has hit the development community, exemplified by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, the World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation Initiative, and the Development Impact blog.
