MICROFINANCE EVENT: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Market to Host Webinars on “Data Driven Social Performance Management,” May 26-27, 2015

Event Name: Webinar: Data Driven Social Performance Management

Event Dates: English-language webinars will be held on May 26, 2015, at 7:00 AM Eastern US Time and May 27, 2015, at noon Eastern US Time. A Spanish-language version of the webinar will be held on May 28, 2015 at noon Eastern US Time.

Event Location: Online

Event Summary: The hour-long session will feature a new tool available on the website of the US-based nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX). The tool allows for the analysis of social performance data from microfinance institutions on a market-by-market basis. The webinar will focus on locating this data on the MIX Market, formulating research questions related to social performance, assessing social and financial performance of organizations, and viewing examples of how MIX analysts use social performance data to provide insights into the market.

Cost: The webinar is free of charge.

Background on Organizers: MIX is a provider of social and financial performance data and analysis on microfinance institutions (MFIs), funders, networks and service providers dedicated to serving the financial needs of low-income clients.

Event Website: http://www.mixmarket.org/node/56515

For additional information, you may contact Jacqueline Foelster by email at jfoelster[at]themix.org or by phone at +1 (202) 659-9094.

About Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Market
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) is a US-based nonprofit provider of social and financial performance data and analysis on microfinance institutions (MFIs), funders, networks and service providers dedicated to serving the financial needs of low-income clients. The mission of MIX is to strengthen the microfinance sector and financial inclusion in general by promoting transparency. The organization’s MIX Market website offers access to financial and social performance information covering approximately 2,000 MFIs. MIX publications include the MicroBanking Bulletin and MIX Microfinance World, which feature periodic research and data analysis. Incorporated in 2002, MIX is headquartered in Washington, DC, with regional offices in Azerbaijan, India, Morocco and Peru. Its supporters include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), Omidyar Network, The MasterCard Foundation, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Citi Foundation, Ford Foundation and Deutsche Bank. MIX reported total revenue of USD 3.08 million for fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

Sources and Additional Resources

MicroCapital.org: “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Social Performance Task Force Social Investor Working Group Meeting; March 11-12, 2015; Luxembourg

Microcapital.org: “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: US-based Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Appoints Jeffrey Binstock as CEO

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Microfinance Information Exchange

Do you know that MicroCapital publishes the MicroCapital Monitor newspaper each month? Find out more at https://www.microcapital.org/products-page/

 

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