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Aspen Institute: Metrics that Matter – Improving Financial Analysis of CDFI Small Business Lenders
The Aspen Institute is hosting Metrics that Matter: Improving Financial Analysis of CDFI Small Business Lenders on Wednesday, August 26th, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
CDFI boards, leadership teams, investors, and regulators have long relied on a familiar set of financial metrics to assess organizational performance. While measures such as delinquency, loan loss rates, self-sufficiency, and net asset ratios remain important, they often provide an incomplete picture of how effectively a CDFI small business lender is deploying capital, managing risk, serving its target market, and positioning itself for long-term sustainability. In the present moment, navigating the most effective strategies and solutions is more important than ever.
This session will explore an emerging framework developed by the Aspen Institute’s Business Ownership Initiative that seeks to move beyond compliance-oriented reporting toward a more integrated view of organizational performance. Participants will examine how decisions related to risk, pricing, capitalization, deployment, and operating costs influence both mission outcomes and financial strength and discuss what metrics may better support real-time decision-making for leadership teams, boards, funders, and investors.
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