Past Trainings

Below is a list of the trainings SPTF has hosted in the 2011-12 operating year (October 2011 through September 2012), with links to the associated training materials:

  • Getting to Know the Seal of Excellence for Poverty Outreach and Transformation - Led by JD Bergeron (July 2012)
  • How MFIs Can Improve their Clients' Livelihoods - ILO Experimental Research on Microfinance for Decent Work - Led by Patricia Richter of the ILO (May 2012)
  • Making the Case: The Need, Opportunity, and Score for Strengthening Governance in Microfinance - Led by Kate McKee of CGAP (May 2012)
    • Presentation shared in the webinar
    • Click here to read CGAP's Focus Note on this topic: "Voting the Double Bottom Line: Active Governance by Microfinance Equity Investors"
    • Link to the webinar recording
  • Taking Stock: Lessons Learned from 12 Case Studies on Financial Education Initiatives for the Poor (Feb 2012)
  • Introduction to the revised universal standards for social performance management and corresponding diagnostic indicators and benchmarks (Jan 2012)
    • In English (Revised Universal Standards for SPM for MFIs) - for a copy of this presentation, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    • In French (Les Standards Universels de Gestion de Performance Sociale Actualisés) - for a copy of this presentation, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    • In Spanish (Los Estándares Universales del SPTF para la Gestión del Desempeño Social - Revisados) - for a copy of this presentation, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.