WDI BoP Impact Assessment Workshop

The William Davidson Institute is proud to share with you the following:

Base of the Pyramid Impact Assessment Workshop
February 17th - 19th, 2010 at the University of Michigan
http://www.wdi.umich.edu/IAWorkshop

As featured in the Harvard Business Review and highlighted on NextBillion,
Dr. Ted London’s Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Impact Assessment Framework provides organizations with a robust and systematic approach to better assess their on-the-ground poverty alleviation impacts. Ventures using this approach will also gain valuable insights into enhancing their business model to improve both their economic and social performance.

The training workshop, led by Dr. London, Dr. Andy Grogan-Kaylor, and their colleagues, is designed to build attendees’ capabilities in developing and implementing a cost-effective process to understand, measure and improve local poverty alleviation impacts. Participants of the workshop will:

•Develop a strong understanding of the BoP Impact Assessment Framework
•Learn valuable lessons learned from the field based on previous impact assessment projects
•Perform an initial strategic assessment of their venture’s impacts
•Understand the key issues in developing & implementing a robust data collection strategy
•Create an actionable plan for effectively assessing and enhancing impacts that they can bring back to their organizations

Who Should Attend
This training is for organizations working with the base of the pyramid who want to develop or refine their impact assessment process. In particular, organizations that have a serious commitment to improving their own business models through understanding and enhancing poverty alleviation outcomes are strongly encouraged to attend.

Please note that space is limited to 10-12 participants. Once we reach capacity, all other interested participants will be put on a waitlist

For more information or to register, please visit: http://www.wdi.umich.edu/IAWorkshop or contact Heather Esper (734-764-6339, hmoehle@bus.umich.edu)