Resources

The following resources may be useful to Alliance members and others seeking to learn more about student-run microfinance in the United States.

Webinar: Become a Pro at Reading Credit Reports

We hosted a webinar on how to read credit reports on March 22, 2013. The full recording of the webinar is available below. Download a PDF of the powerpoint slides by clicking here.

Start-up Kit

The Alliance compiled the Start Up Kit for Campus MFIs to have an always available reference during the first years of start-up. The material has been compiled and written by students engaged and working in domestic microenterprise.

Publications

Data That Works is a new publication authored by FIELD at the Aspen Institute and released in conjunction with the Campus Microfinance Alliance that provides a step-by-step guide for identifying, collecting, and analyzing data related to program performance and client outcomes.

Targeted at student-led microenterprise programs and other emerging organizations, each chapter tackles a topic along the spectrum of data collection and management, such as defining information needs, refining an intake form, setting benchmarks for your organization, and using data effectively with staff, board, and funders.

Marketing for Micro 101 is a publication authored by FIELD at the Aspen Institute and released in conjunction with the Campus Microfinance Alliance that reviews important elements to consider to start offering microenterprise services in campus communities.

Links

Campus Microfinance Alliance listserv
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FIELD Project at the Aspen Institute
www.fieldus.org

Association for Enterprise Opportunity
www.aeoworks.org

Opportunity Finance Network
www.opportunityfinance.net

Community Development Banking Listserv
www.opportunityfinance.net/cdb-l