On April 18, 2013 a panel of distinguished experts, including JD Bergeron, Director of Truelift, met in the New York office of Baker & McKenzie to discuss important questions pertaining to microfinance . What follows is a summary of JD’s responses to these questions. The role and efficacy of microfinance in eradicating poverty 1) What has … Continue reading
Ayesha Wagle We are pleased to welcome Ayesha Wagle to the Truelift Steering Committee. Chris Dunford, Executive Committee Co-Chair for Truelift, discusses the valuable experience Ayesha will bring to Truelift: “Ayesha’s experience and wisdom will help the Steering Committee address two major needs. First, based on her career in the financial industry and most recently as … Continue reading
Last Friday in Manila, Philippines, Truelift recognized the first “Milestone MFIs” to have undergone Truelift Assessment at the Microcredit Summit Campaign’s Partnerships against Poverty Summit. These MFIs stated their commitment to pro-poor microfinance practice, and have been recognized by Truelift for the milestones they have reached thus far along the path. The Pro-Poor Principles framework defines four … Continue reading
Next week, Truelift Executive Director, JD Bergeron, will be among a team of experts tasked with ongoing development of version 4.0 of the CERISE social audit tool – the SPI or Social Performance Indicators tool. For those of you already familiar with the SPI this new version 4.0, set to launch in early 2014, will … Continue reading
Where did the indicators come from? The Truelift Assessment methodology has been a long time in making – beginning with the original conception of the standards in 2010, through two years and two rounds of testing the framework and indicators by the Microfinance Technical Review Committee (MTRC), to where we are today with the final set of indicators … Continue reading
Chris Dunford We are very pleased to announce the election of Chris Dunford as Co-Chair of the Truelift Steering Committee. Chris was part of the founding committee of Truelift back in 2010 (then known as the “Seal of Excellence for Poverty Outreach and Transformation in Microfinance”) and has served with dedication on the Steering Committee … Continue reading
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