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Guidelines

MetODD-SDG, a curated list of indicators to measure achievement of the SDGs

Covering 73 Targets and 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for which economic players are relevant, MetODD-SDG enables organizations to identify indicators to measure the achievement of their social objectives by linking them to the SDG Targets.

Summary of Outcomes Working Group Session on Theory of Change

Summarizes presentations and discussion from the Oct 2014 outcomes working group session discussing theory of change. Shares thinking about a what a theory of change is, how it can be used, a typical theory of change for microfinance.

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Training sessions & Material

Summary of Outcomes Working Group Session on Fundación Paraguaya's Poverty Stoplight Tool and the TrueLift Initiative

Summarizes Fundación Paraguaya's approach to tracking client poverty outcomes through a family self-assessment tool called the Poverty Stoplight. Also shares information about the TrueLift Initiative to focus bring accountability to microfinance to contribute to poverty alleviation as a primary outcome.

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Training sessions & Material

Selection of Outcomes Indicators

Brief from the Outcomes Working Group in which Freedom from Hunger presents its work on developing a menu of outcomes indicators based on key themes from theories of change for financial service providers. It also shares a preliminary list of indicators development by the MCWG.

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Publications

Doing Good and Avoiding Harm

Research on Correlations between Social Performance Management Practices and Customer Outcomes in Inclusive Finance.

Cerise+SPTF’s latest research dives into how Social Performance Management (SPM) practices impact customer outcomes in inclusive finance. Led by Amelia Greenberg from Cerise+SPTF and Alasdair Lindsay-Walters from MFR, the study highlights that strong SPM practices—such as transparent communication and manageable loan sizes are correlated with positive customer outcomes. Contrarily, high annual percentage rates (APRs) and weak customer protection are correlated with linked to poorer outcomes. This research underscores the importance of adopting robust SPM practices to promote customer benefit while protecting them from harm.

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Case studies & Field examples

Case Study - Fondo Esperanza: Using Outcomes Data to Drive Performance

Describes Fondo Esperanza's comprehensive outcomes management system that emphasizes the collection of accurate, relevant data that are reported widely to both internal and external stakeholders.

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Vidéo

Education Video on Measuring and Managing Impact

Measuring performance and impact is key to implement, manage and fund social enterprises or microfinance institutions. It also allows to mobilize and align finance to the SDGs, and to include positive and negative impact considerations into investment and business decisions. In 2020, CERISE worked with students from Sciences Po Paris, as part of a working group on Measuring and Managing Impact, in partnership with the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. The students produced a short educational and dynamic video to explain the concepts of impact and the existing approaches, to help navigating the world of results measurement.

A sample template for a social impact report

This PowerPoint example can help you build your organization's social impact report. This tool is in English.

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Guidelines

Méthodologie pour définir un cadre de mesure des résultats

Une note synthétique en diaporama (PowerPoint), pour présenter une méthodologie pour définir un cadre de mesure des résultats. Cet outil est en français.

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Training sessions & Material

Presentation template for a data quality workshop

A template (PowerPoint) for trainers and consultants to organize a workshop, online or in-person, on environmental and social data management. This tool is in English.

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