The SPM Network

Making microfinance work for the poor and excluded

For anyone interested in helping microfinance achieve its social mission.

About the SPM Network

The SPM Network connects individuals and organisations who are committed to managing and achieving social performance in microfinance. This is also a space for practitioners to share experiences, common challenges and key lessons learnt around social performance management (SPM). Join in!

La Red GDS vincula a individuos y organizaciones comprometidas con la gestión y alcance del desempeño social en las microfinanzas. Se trata también de un espacio para que los profesionales de las microfinanzas compartan sus experiencias, preguntas, retos comunes y las principales lecciones aprendidas sobre la gestión de desempeño social. (GDS). Acompáñenos!

Quick links

Practical resources on SPM:
--Imp-Act Consortium website
--SPM Practice guide (online)
--Social performance resource centre on the Microfinance Gateway

Learn more about the SPM Network:
-- Frequently asked questions
-- Archive of key discussions

Job vacancies:
-- Social performance jobs on the Microfinance Gateway

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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 principles here.

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Steve Schwartz

India’s Ujjivan Announced as First MFI Partner for Unitus’s Social Performance Management Implementation Project

India’s Ujjivan Announced as First MFI Partner for Unitus’s Social Performance Management Implementation Project Partnership provides expertise, resources necessary to integrate SPM tools into Ujj...

Tagged: ppi, spi, ip, spm, ujjivan

Started by Steve Schwartz Nov 5.

souren ghosal

MFIs business strategy should be integrated with SPM

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 b...

Started by souren ghosal Nov 4.

Farhat Abbas Shah

A great Example of social Performance 1 Reply

Dear SPM friends, As I launched a discussion regarding taking by force guaranty from staff on SPM Network as well as on MFP. The MFP fellows at last got the victory by the power of their strong arg...

Started by Farhat Abbas Shah. Last reply by Bilal Faraz Oct 26.

Farhat Abbas Shah

Taking By force Gauranty from staff 1 Reply

Dear Anton and other friends of SPM, I need guidance from you about an issue which has been occurred in pakistan. There is a MFI which has started to force its staff to sign on blank cheques and st...

Started by Farhat Abbas Shah. Last reply by Vijayarangan Lakshmipathi Oct 21.

Nadine El Leissy

Experienced SPM Consultant Needed: 3 Replies

SANABEL-The Microfinance Network for Arab Countries is looking for an experirenced SPM consultant to participate in it's phase II SPM project for Arab MFIs. For more details, please view the attach...

Started by Nadine El Leissy. Last reply by Ziad M. AL-Habashneh Oct 19.

Farhat Abbas Shah

Farz Foundation, A full social perfornace package

I have a pride to admit that the SPM Network and social performance enlightened me from a micro credit practitioner to a social performance implementer. We started work for an ideal institution to ...

Started by Farhat Abbas Shah Oct 14.

Syed Sajjad Ali Shah

Poverty Level of the Client 3 Replies

What is the suitable Poverty Level of the Client to whom we can target for the microfinance activities.

Started by Syed Sajjad Ali Shah. Last reply by Sanatan deka Oct 14.

TheMicrofinanceGateway

You set the agenda for the Microfinance Gateway!

Take the 2009 Microfinance Gateway User Survey for a chance to win up to $75 worth of microfinance related publications!

Started by TheMicrofinanceGateway Oct 7.

Anton Simanowitz

Managing staff-client relations: help review latest Imp-Act publication

Dear all, The Imp-Act Consortium has been working with 7 leading SPM practitioner MFI to learn from their practice. A series of case-studies will be published in the coming months as well as synth...

Started by Anton Simanowitz Sep 24.

TheMicrofinanceGateway

Book Review. Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day

Richard Rosenberg of CGAP reviews the new book by the Financial Diaries team which challenges common assumptions about poor people's financial lives. Read on and add your own reflections on the book.

Started by TheMicrofinanceGateway Sep 23.

 
 

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Part of Imp-Act’s “Integrating Social Performance into Microfinance Capacity Building” project, this group will identify emerging practices related to applying a social lens to microfinance capacity building in a variety of technical areas.
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Mahlon Barash, Basanta Thapa and Christian Ruehmer joined The SPM Network
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I would say that the main point is not to "structure" ownership and governance to build protections against mission drift but rather to create systems so that management and governance can align and react properly to the different (and changing) t...
on Friday
Part of Imp-Act’s “Integrating Social Performance into Microfinance Capacity Building” project, this group will identify emerging practices related to applying a social lens to microfinance capacity building in a variety of technical areas.
on Friday
Okay, there have been a lot of good opinions shared here on what the social risks are for an MFI from the risk of not listening to staff to the risk of losing the heart and soul of the institution. So, in light of these risks, what can an MFI do t...
on Thursday
staff incentive has a direct correlation on the overall ultimate goal of the organisation and this leads to high quality service delivery to the MFI clients. when the clients are happy, the organisation will rejoice for several reasons.
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India’s Ujjivan Announced as First MFI Partner for Unitus’s Social Performance Management Implementation Project Partnership provides expertise, resources necessary to integrate SPM tools into Ujjivan operations BANGALORE & SEATTLE, 5 November 2...
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