Governance of Microfinance Institutions

Governance of
Microfinance Institutions

Performance enhancement	Savings and Credit: Management Control Systems Guidelines for financial management of a savings and credit group 7 Steps to build sustainable credit and savings programmes Common Constraints to Successful Outreach Efforts Observations of Five Development Programmes in South Asia Design Features for ensuring high repayment rates Informal Credit Markets - Implications for S&C Programmes Microcredit Performance Measures Supporting structures for lending officers Guidelines for microfinance viability "Sound Banking" - Implications for MFIs How to Measure the Performance of Microcredit Programs Variations in Micro-finance Design: Some Important Variables Effective Governance for Micro-finance Institutions Principles for Sustainable Microfinance Lending Principles and Practices of Microfinance Governance Internal Control and Fraud Prevention
Enabling Environment for Microfinance	Incorporating an MFI IRIS' Program on Reform of Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Microfinance The Rush to Regulate: Legal Frameworks for Microfinance - Robert Peck Christen and Richard Rosenberg Banking the Unbanked: Technology’s Role in Delivering Accessible Financial Services to the Poor - Janine Firpo Financial Regulation and its Significance for Microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean India: Task Force on Supportive Policy and Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Philippines: National Strategy for Microfinance Microfinance Policy Focus - WWB AFMIN Governance: Membership Criteria
Microfinance Rating System	Microfinance Rating Systems CRISIL: Evaluation and Capacity Building Services for MFIs [Doc][Excell] MicroRate: A Microfinance Rating Agency IADB: The microfinance industry: Does it measure Up? Micro-Credit Ratings International
Monitoring and evaluation	CGAP: Impact Assessment Centre CGAP: Microfinance Technical Tools Imp-Act: Improving the Impact of Microfinance on Poverty - Action Research Programme Imp-Act SPM Network: Making microfinance work for the poor and excluded Indicators of Sustainable Microfinance Institutions Checklist for the Appraisal of Savings and Credit Schemes Checklist of Potentially Relevant Information Informal Credit Questionnaire Checklist of Sustainability Potentials in Project Credit Interventions Pre-Evaluating Credit Projects in Ten Minutes Bosnia and Herzegovina - Local initiatives project: MFI performance standards The PERLAS Monitoring System - David Richardson [PDF file - 102kb] MicroCAMEL - How to Make Microcredit Organizations Financially Independent Impact Assessment Rating
International programmes	World Bank: Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) World Bank: Sustainable Banking with the Poor ILO: Social Finance Programme FAO: Rural Microfinance UNDP/UNCDF: Special Unit for Microfinance USAID: Microenterprise Innovation Project A GUIDE FOR PLANNING, STARTING AND MANAGING A MICROFINANCE PROGRAMME