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Social Performance Management Principles

What are the Social Performance Management Principles?
The Social Performance Management (SPM) Principles for microfinance have emerged from an industry-wide initiative aimed at making microfinance more effective in achieving its social mission.

Read the full principles here.

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Changes on the Network

You may notice a few changes around the SPM Network. We've moved around a few features, trying to make the Network work better for you. All of your favorite features, including discussions and groups, are still right where you left them. We've added an About page and an Imp-Act Consortium page.

These changes reflect some new resources we are getting ready to share with you all. Look for some exciting announcements in the coming weeks.

Meantime, if there are any changes you'd like to see on the Network, let us know!

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laura French

Software Systems 9 Replies

Hi! I work for Fondo Esperanza (in Chile) and we are looking to upgrade our software system. We can use any language format and have good access to internet. I was wondering if anyone had any advice…

Started by laura French. Last reply by Anton Simanowitz Feb 2.

Ben Simmes

overindebtedness 3 Replies

Dear all, in Oikocredit we are getting more and more concerned about the issue over overindebtedness. We issued recently a press release. See below. We would welcome further suggestions how to deal w…

Started by Ben Simmes. Last reply by Sara Duke Jan 24.

TheMicrofinanceGateway

Unsustainable Growth: Morocco’s Microfinance Story

A recognized microfinance champion, Morocco hosts some of the best performing MFIs in the world. But since 2007, the microfinance sector's exuberant growth has come at a large cost. CGAP's Xavier Rei…

Started by TheMicrofinanceGateway Jan 21.

souren ghosal

MFIs business strategy should be integrated with SPM 15 Replies

It has to b realized that the institution of MfI has been designed to serve poor and create social enlightmnt. However of late these institutions are becoming more and more commercial and seeking bus…

Started by souren ghosal. Last reply by souren ghosal Jan 21.

Kakay Rico

Social Investment in Microfinance

WHAT: "CAPITAL ACCESS WORKSHOP SERIES" Social Investment Workshop WHEN: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (January 29, 2010) WHERE: JV Del Rosario AIM Conference Center Manila, Makati City (Attachments: Invitation…

Started by Kakay Rico Jan 14.

isebail MacKinnon

Microcredit in prisons - offenders and ex-offenders 2 Replies

I am looking for information on any microcredit projects anywhere that are working either in prisons or with ex-offenders. If anyone has any information please pass it on. I want to link up with thes…

Tagged: ex-offenders, prison., offenders, Microcredit

Started by isebail MacKinnon. Last reply by isebail MacKinnon Jan 6.

Farhat Abbas Shah

Looking for a Partnership 2 Replies

Dear SPM Friends, Farz Foundation has started its operations with SPM. How ever we need a partnership so that we could evaluate our pilot project and also could study the impact. Is it possible to ha…

Started by Farhat Abbas Shah. Last reply by Farhat Abbas Shah Dec. 31, 2009.

Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya

Wishing you & your family a very Happy New Year 2010

Hello Everyone, Wishing you & your family a very Happy New Year 2010. May God bless you & your family with peace, prosperity, happiness and good health.

Started by Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya Dec. 31, 2009.

Bilal Faraz

Late Disbursment 1 Reply

If the Disbursment to the client not on time due to late funding from the Donors to MFIs, What should be the role of Branch Manager for retention of the Client.? Please Guide.....

Started by Bilal Faraz. Last reply by Shimeles Dec. 2, 2009.

Jessie Mabry

Serving the poor . . . .while making a bundle 3 Replies

Dear all, Last month, Safaricom’s two-year-old M-PESA Service won yet another award, this time the Best Mobile Money award presented by the Global Mobile Awards 2009. M-PESA, developed by Vodafone,…

Started by Jessie Mabry. Last reply by Peter Burgess Dec. 2, 2009.

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Farhat Abbas Shah left a comment for hema bansal
on Thursday
hema bansal commented on Farhat Abbas Shah's group 'Pakistan Social Performance Network'
Dear Farhat, Just wanted to learn more about your Social Performance Network. The Center of Financial Inclusion at ACCION International is working in the area of client protection and we are looking at institutions and networks to endorse the SMART…
February 3
hema bansal joined Farhat Abbas Shah's group
Pakistan Social Performance Network
no social performance ... no microfinance
February 3
Anton Simanowitz replied to laura French's discussion 'Software Systems'
Hi Laura, Have a chat to Byron Henning who is the IT manager with SEF in South Africa byron.henning@sef.co.za. He has been developing a new MIS for SEF and i think that he has come up with a good system (although its designed around solidarity grou…
February 2
Thibaud Ponchon, Peg Ross and Renat joined The SPM Network
January 31
Matthew Leonard is attending Neeraj Lal's event
February 12, 2010 from 9:30am to 5:30pm
MicroSave is pleased to announce workshop on Social Performance Management to be held on February 12, 2010 in New Delhi. For more details, please click here. Brochure-SPM Workshop.pdf
January 28
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January 26
pum sophy, Alyssa Jethani and Rita Juwita joined The SPM Network
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