The Market as a Measure for Microfinance
> Posted by Elisabeth Rhyne Many thanks to David Roodman for bringing people’s attention to an argument that I have been making for years: that measuring microfinance’s impact is far more complex...
View ArticleIn case you missed it…– The Market as a Measure for Microfinance
> Posted by Kelley Mesa In case you missed Elisabeth Rhyne’s post as we entered the holiday season, we give it to you again… The Market as a Measure for Microfinance > Posted by Elisabeth Rhyne...
View ArticleKeep on Talking about Impact
> Posted by Charlotte Connors The microfinance community has not shied away from talking about an extremely complex and sometimes sensitive issue: the impact of microfinance. We at the Center for...
View ArticlePainting the Impact Picture: What Method is Best?
> Posted by Elisabeth Rhyne At next week’s Microfinance USA conference, I have the honor of leading a session on one of the hottest topics in microfinance these days: impact. Interest in impact has...
View ArticlePicturing Impact: Microfinance Miracle or Myth
> Posted by Elisabeth Rhyne To the 30 or so people who came together to talk about microfinance impact during a session at the recent Microfinance USA 2010 conference, I posed the question: “What do...
View ArticleTanzania and the Impact of Microfinance: Reflections on Kilimani Chini
> Posted by Jessie Cronan Kilimani Chini looks, at first glance, like the backdrop for a “Save the Children” infomercial. With a name literally meaning “the road down” in Swahili, Kilimani Chini is...
View ArticleWhy Are Some Countries so far Ahead in Social Impact Investing?
> Posted by Julie Shea As investors increasingly seek out social impact investing opportunities, microfinance continues to present an attractive opportunity for achieving double bottom line goals....
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