Group Lending for the CapitalGood Fund: Progress and
Evaluation PlansMelanie Berkowitz
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P roject UpdateI have been in contact with Jen Kodis of the Amos
House, who thinks there is potential tostart a group lending
initiative for members in the Amos House s Transitional Jobs P
rogram,specifically for carpentry and masonry trainees that have
cannot paid court/traffic fines thatare preventing them from
getting their driver s licenses back and therefore preventing
themfrom getting certain carpentry/masonry jobs.
I am having a meeting next week with Stephen Celico about
entrepreneurship opportunitiesfor ex-offenders in P rovidence, and
to explore possibilities for collaboration through (group)lending
initiatives.CGF director Andy P osner and I are looking into more
organizational approaches to contractout loan officer
responsibilities to community members. I am meeting with Kelly
Ramireznext week from Social Venture P artners Rhode Island to
learn more about her vision of socialinclusion through contracting
NGO work to local community members, and to see how this
can play in with group lending and loan officers roles.I am also
looking into group lending opportunities for homeless groups in P
rovidence that areorganizing.
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Logic Model:Implementation of a Group
Lending P rogram
Inputs
Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
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Logic Model: Starr Fellowship
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Metrics and Measurement P lan
Ive been stuck on trying to use metrics and measures to evaluate
the Starr Fellowshipexperience itself and quantify outcomes such
as: being more aware of unintended
consequences/risks of group lending as well as the potential
benefits; betterunderstanding the barriers and challenges to group
lending among diverse participants.What metrics can I use to
evaluate m current rou lendin model based focus rou
