Imp-Act Consortium, a member-based organization that focuses on social performance in microfinance, recently released the “Social Performance Management Guidance Notes”, which consists of four publications that include guidance on implementing operational strategy, internal control, risk management and staff incentives in microfinance institutions (MFIs) while incorporating social performance.
The series also recommends other resources for additional information. The series is available online at http://www2.ids.ac.uk/impact/news/publications.html
By Medha Ravi, Research Associate
About Imp-Act Consortium:
Established in 2006 and housed at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex in the UK, the Imp-Act Consortium was formed as a result of the collaboration of seven organizations on social performance management (SPM). Since then, the consortium has developed resources for the training of trainers (TOT), mentoring guidelines and microfinance institution management. As of 2011, the consortium consists of nine members and is supported by donor funding from organizations that include the Ford Foundation, Concern Worldwide, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and MicroNed. According to the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF), an initiative of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), social performance includes operating “in line with accepted social values that relate to serving larger numbers of poor and excluded people.”
Source and Resources:
Imp-Act Consortium Publications, “SPM Guidance Notes Available January 2011”, http://www2.ids.ac.uk/impact/news/publications.html
MicroCapital.org story, February, 28, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Eases Access to Social Performance Data of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), Announces 11 Social Performance Indicators in Conjunction With Social Performance Task Force (SPTF)”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-microfinance-information-exchange-mix-eases-access-to-social-performance-data-of-microfinance-institutions-mfis-announces-11-social-performance-indicators-in-conjunction-with/
MicroCapital.org story, January 14, 2010, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: T2 Teaching Tutoring Program Developing Social Performance Management Training for European Microfinance Institutions”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-t2-teaching-tutoring-program-developing-social-performance-management-training-for-european-microfinance-institutions/
MicroCapital.org story, September 8, 2009, “MICROCAPITAL.ORG STORY: Unitus and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Collaborate to Increase Use of Social Performance Management Among Microfinance Institutions”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapitalorg-story-unitus-and-michael-susan-dell-foundation-collaborate-to-increase-use-of-social-performance-management-among-microfinance-institutions/
MicroCapital’s Microfinance Universe Profile: Imp-Act Consortium, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Imp-Act+Consortium
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