Comments on: Incentives for microfinance charities http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/23/incentives-for-microfinance-charities/ Exploring how to get real change for your dollar. Thu, 17 May 2012 07:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Holden http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/23/incentives-for-microfinance-charities/#comment-95083 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:03:07 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/23/incentives-for-microfinance-charities/#comment-95083 Ben, I see your points as symptoms of the issue I'm describing, that financial measures have gotten a lot more attention than social measures. I also predict that MIX's collection of social data won't catch up to its collection of financial data anytime soon. By the way, are you the same Ben who commented <a href="http://blog.givewell.org/?p=484" rel="nofollow">on behalf of Kiva at our post on LAPO</a>? We would be interested in your response to our response. Ben, I see your points as symptoms of the issue I’m describing, that financial measures have gotten a lot more attention than social measures. I also predict that MIX’s collection of social data won’t catch up to its collection of financial data anytime soon.

By the way, are you the same Ben who commented on behalf of Kiva at our post on LAPO? We would be interested in your response to our response.

]]> by: Ben http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/23/incentives-for-microfinance-charities/#comment-94962 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:32:55 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/23/incentives-for-microfinance-charities/#comment-94962 Two bits of information to color this pretty heavily shaded piece: - The MIX Market JUST released the social performance reporting tool. Compliance on it would obviously be lower compared to their annual, consistent process of financial reporting - Ratings were always intended to be credit rating. That's why the "social rating" has recently been created and many institutions are receiving one with support from the ADA Rating Fund Two bits of information to color this pretty heavily shaded piece:
- The MIX Market JUST released the social performance reporting tool. Compliance on it would obviously be lower compared to their annual, consistent process of financial reporting
- Ratings were always intended to be credit rating. That’s why the “social rating” has recently been created and many institutions are receiving one with support from the ADA Rating Fund

]]> by: Doug S. http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/23/incentives-for-microfinance-charities/#comment-94127 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:05:26 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/12/23/incentives-for-microfinance-charities/#comment-94127 Didn't they used to call these kinds of lenders "loan sharks"? Didn’t they used to call these kinds of lenders “loan sharks”?

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