With support from Argidius Foundation, Enabling Outcomes worked with the Bancolombia Foundation Team to revamp their acceleration program for SMEs that are committed to driving impact in the rural territories of Colombia. This work leveraged the learning and insights of Argidius’ SCALE framework.
Evaluation: Idea Start
IDEA Start is Planned Parenthood Global’s incubation and acceleration program aimed at organizations and social impact companies that want to strengthen their business models and business plans, to focus on the creation of disruptive and innovative solutions, products and services that impact the health and reproductive rights of millions of people. Enabling Outcomes evaluated theEvaluation: Idea Start [Read More]
Evaluations: Business Development Services & Accelerators
Caren is an evaluator for Argidius Foundation. In addition to the Argidius-ANDE Challenge funding, she has done deep-dive evaluations on Argidius grantees providing business development services in Latin America and Africa. Some summary evaluations can be found below: Access to Capital for Rural Enterprises (ACRE) Agora Partnerships Business Professionals Network (BPN) Shona Villgro Kenya Evaluations: Business Development Services & Accelerators [Read More]
Evaluation Coaching: Catalyst Fund
After three years working to accelerate 25 early-stage inclusive fintech startups in emerging markets, Caren coached the Catalyst Fund team to reflect on what they learned. Through a process of coaching they were able to identify successes and mistakes, and refined their approach to be the preferred accelerator partner to fintech companies. The report highlightsEvaluation Coaching: Catalyst Fund [Read More]
Accelerating Early-stage Fintech Startups
Working with the Catalyst Team at BFA, Caren researched the landscape of global accelerator models for emerging market fintech startups to understand the offers for early stage acceleration. The report, “Accelerating Early-stage Inclusive Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets” assesses what Catalyst Fund does well and what it could do better. Read the report here.
