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Microfinance Results Depend A Lot On Where Borrowers Live
A recent study of microfinance borrowers shows that, on the whole, their loans led to improvements in their standard of living. But the impact also depended on the region and country those people inhabit.
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How Organizations Measure the Real Impact of Social Enterprise Programs
Professional, financial, and personal growth were the top three positive outcomes for beneficiaries who participated in workforce development programs.
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ALIVE Ventures and 60dB listen to parents & teachers to study the impact of school electrification Colombia
Electricity generation can not just benefit previously off-grid schools, but the overall communities they are a part of.
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This Is Not an Impact Performance Report
Impact investing needs more than just “evidence” of impact; we need continuous “impact performance” data that is dynamic, fluid, and iterated upon.
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ESG Investing Needs to Expand Its Definition of Materiality
What will it take to put a real S in ESG?
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The Power of Lean Data
For years, the complex and costly nature of impact measurement has kept many social enterprises from doing it—or from doing it well. But a series of recent projects that incorporate lean design principles show that it’s possible to gather high-quality impact data quickly and inexpensively.
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At the Heart of Impact Measurement, Listening to Customers
Investors looking for data on social impact should start by helping investees deliver a compelling value proposition.
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With crisis, income of microentrepreneurs falls to value close to the minimum wage
Since the coronavirus pandemic, the income of micro-entrepreneurs in Brazil has dropped to a value close to minimum wage.
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