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Seal of Excellence
Administrative Home
Positive and enduring outcomes for Poor Clients Creating a learning environment to share poverty results best practices Ensuring institutions poverty reduction mission is not at odds with their financial sustainability Attracting more MFIs to make poverty reduction part of their mission
Institutional Commitment
Different Actors
Smart Campaign
MicroFinance Transparency
Seal of Excellence
Learning from institutions with poverty reduction missions that achieve results through the sharing of best practices and partnerships Recognition for institutions who are successful in reaching the poorest clients
Funding for institutions who receive the Seal certification
Investors
Microfinance Practitioners
Clients
Benefits
Learning Agenda:
Case studies of best practice Partnering Gold institutions with Bronze institutions
Community of Practice
Emerging Practitioner
Certified Achievement
Second Level
Top Level
Certified Leadership
QUESTIONS?
The Future
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Vision
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A name and logo that draw clients in and capture the meaning of the Seal on a local and global scale
Challenges
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Length
Seal over-used? Use of term poverty often does not sit well with clients, but need to keep poverty focus Adaptability to local and global contexts Adaptability for future seals for achievement in other social missions (gender, etc) Window test drawing clients in
Seal Certified
What name would you respond to? Your network members? Your investees and donors?
What about your clients? What images would they be drawn to visually? What works in your country? In a global context?
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Suggestions?
% defaulters who are poor clients who cant pay % poor clients with rescheduled loans % poor clients with savings products for emergencies % poor clients with insurance intended to respond to important risks for them
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Funding for the Seal of Excellence for Poverty Outreach and Transformation in Microfinance in 2011 and 2012 has been generously contributed by Ford Foundation, Dell Foundation and USAID.