Money alone might improve extreme poverty; economic justice requires more. When Upaya looks for companies that create dignified jobs for the poor, we evaluate questions of reliability, safety, and fundamental respect in addition to the economic benefits.
Upaya’s impact measurement framework helps establish a common understanding across teams on the fund’s impact measurement approach. Our ambition is not just to strengthen our own impact performance but to generate insights and learnings for the ecosystem at large on the factors affecting job quality for the extremely poor.
On-the-ground survey data is extremely important in informing Upaya’s impact work in India. With COVID-19 disrupting this practice, at a time when information from the field is more crucial than ever, we had to adapt. Here’s what you should know to effectively collect survey data during the age of COVID-19.
Recent findings reveal a sharp increase in investors who are systematically reporting on the impact of their portfolios. We should not, however, rest on our laurels until we remove the roadblocks that are preventing smaller, lesser-resourced investors from fully adopting impact measurement and management (IMM) practices.
Upaya Social Ventures is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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