The Imp-Act Consortium, a UK-based organization that encourages improved social performance in microfinance, has launched its new website, which focuses on practitioner stories. The website also explains the principles behind social performance management (SPM) and links to resources for microfinance institutions (MFIs).
As of 2011, the consortium consists of nine members and is supported by donor funding from organizations such as 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.”
About Imp-Act Consortium:
Established in 2006 and housed at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex in the UK, the Imp-Act Consortium was formed through the collaboration of seven organizations hoping to improve the social performance management (SPM) of microfinance institutions (MFIs). 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”.
By: Ariana Malushi, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources:
Data Submitted to MicroCapital by The Imp-Act Consortium, November 2011
MicroCapital.org story, October 10, 2011: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: What Are the Key Barriers to Effective Group Lending? Online Discussion Hosted by Social Performance Management (SPM) Network through October 14, 2011” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-what-are-the-key-barriers-to-effective-group-lending-online-discussion-hosted-by-social-performance-management-spm-network-through-october-14-2011/
MicroCapital.org story, March 14, 2011: “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Imp-Act Consortium Announces Release of Social Performance Management (SPM) Guidance Notes”
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-imp-act-consortium-announces-release-of-social-performance-management-spm-guidance-notes/
MicroCapital.org story, July 18.2011: “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Imp-Act, MicroSave Launch Guidance Notes on Social Performance Management for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)”
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-imp-act-microsave-launch-guidance-notes-on-social-performance-management-for-microfinance-institutions-mfis/
MicroCapital Universe Profile: Imp-Act Consortium
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Imp-Act+Consortium
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