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Due Diligence Guidelines for the Review of Microcredit Loan Portfolios

These guidelines help analysts evaluate the accuracy of accounting and performance reports about an MFI's portfolio, and the MFI’s compliance with its own portfolio management policies.

IFAD SmartAid Report 2009

A report of one of 10 funders who participated in SmartAid 2009.

UNCDF SmartAid Report 2009

A report of one of 10 funders who participated in SmartAid 2009.

Appraising Microfinance Institutions

Appraisals help funders to determine the capacity of MFIs and to make decisions related to capitalizing an MFI or providing support for technical assistance.

Microinsurance: What Can Donors Do?

Microinsurance is growing increasingly popular among donors as a way to help poor people manage risks and reduce their vulnerability. This Brief addresses how donors can support microinsurance efforts.

Appraisal Guide for Microfinance Institutions

This publication includes a technical guide with essentials for an appraisal; a resource manual; and a spreadsheet to generate summary tables.

Toward a Social Performance Bottom Line in Microfinance

This Brief discusses the industry's growing interest in social performance and new advances in measuring social performance and developing guidelines and tools for reporting.

Good Practice Guidelines for Funders of Microfinance

This Consensus Guidelines provide practical guidance for donor staff on how to best interact with, and support, the various actors in microfinance. These guidelines were developed through a highly participatory process, including comments from 20 CGAP member donors and 10 other civil society organizations and individuals. This is the latest edition of these guidelines, which were first published as "Building Inclusive Financial Systems: Donor Guidelines on Good Practice Microfinance" in December 2004.

Supporting Community-Managed Loan Funds

This Brief gives a quick overview of community-managed loan funds.

Working With Savings and Credit Cooperatives

This Donor Brief addresses how donors can support savings and credit cooperatives to increase access to financial services. It highlights the advantages of working with these groups as well as some of the unique challenges of doing so.