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60 Decibels Microfinance Index (2022)

A social performance report of 72 MFI organizations, collected through the voices of 17,956 clients.

How successful were CDFIs in helping California businesses rebound from COVID?

The California Rebuilding Fund loans served as a critical capital injection for many small businesses in the wake of the pandemic. In a report from 60 Decibels, over three quarters of surveyed owners said their stress levels related to finances have decreased because the support from CDFIs.

How OpenLabs Ghana adapted to shifting tech education priorities

By Sujith Jayaprakash (OpenLabs Ghana) and Ramiro Rejas & Jared Adema (60 Decibels)

Kiva’s Impact Study for US Borrowers

A Kiva loan gave Renee the working capital she needed to take on her first major commercial contract for the City of New Orleans. Learn more about Kiva US's impact.

How SokoFresh Impacts Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

SokoFresh is doing a great job at reaching unserved customers who don't have access to alternatives. A focus on customer challenges, issue resolution, and customer service would improve impact and satisfaction.

The Impact of Afrimac’s Supply Chain: Impact Assessment Summary Report

AgDevCo used 60dB research to create an impact report of Afrimac's supply chain

Clean Cooking Alliance Report

We heard from 3,264 customers of 12 clean cooking companies to understand the impact of these technologies on their lives.

What’s the impact of sustainable farming on smallholder suppliers in Ethiopia?

GreenPath integrates farmers into global supply chains and creates sustainable livelihoods for over 250 partner farms

For comparability’s sake, let’s really measure outcomes

Designing meaningful, appropriate and comparable impact investment performance instruments that do not stop at outputs, but get all the way to outcomes, was never going to be easy. But it is not impossible.

Business Fights Poverty Podcast with Sasha

“No one is mystified about what we need to measure.” Sasha explains: “But people are mystified about how we can measure this.” Learn more about how we measure impact at 60 Decibels in this podcast.

Turning Impact Measurement on its Head

Listen to an interview with Sasha and Tom about the best way to measure the impact of an enterprise or initiative.

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60 Decibels Microfinance Index (2022)

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How successful were CDFIs in helping California businesses rebound from COVID?

How OpenLabs Ghana adapted to shifting tech education priorities

Kiva’s Impact Study for US Borrowers

How SokoFresh Impacts Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

The Impact of Afrimac’s Supply Chain: Impact Assessment Summary Report

Clean Cooking Alliance Report

What’s the impact of sustainable farming on smallholder suppliers in Ethiopia?

For comparability’s sake, let’s really measure outcomes

Business Fights Poverty Podcast with Sasha

Turning Impact Measurement on its Head

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