NISM Series XXIII case studies
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NISM Series XXIII: Social Impact Assessors Certification Examination is a certification examination offered by the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), a public trust established in 2006 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the regulator of the securities markets in India. NISM carries out a wide range of capacity building activities at various levels aimed at enhancing the quality standards in securities markets, and its certification examinations are part of that mandate. The NISM Series XXIII case studies are 5 cases and about 4,078 words.
1SROI on a Rural Sanitation Programme: Missing Baseline and a Fund-Mandated Ratio
A Section 8 not-for-profit has completed a three-year rural sanitation programme across 60 villages in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The programme cost INR 9.6 crore and installed or repaired 4,200 household toilets, with a community triggering and behaviour-change component in every village.
843 words, about 4 min2Measuring Women's Enterprise Outcomes Without a Baseline
Sakhi Capital is a for-profit social enterprise that on-lends to women micro-entrepreneurs through joint liability groups. It has disbursed loans to 6,000 women over three years at an average ticket size of INR 40,000, with a reported repayment rate of 98%.
815 words, about 4 min3Verifying an NPO's Annual Impact Report: Deduplication, Learning Gains and Pressure
Annapoorna Trust is a Section 8 company registered on the Social Stock Exchange and has raised zero coupon zero principal instruments. You are the empanelled social impact assessor reviewing its annual impact report.
808 words, about 4 min4Eligibility and Related-Party Questions Before an SSE Listing
Gramin Shakti is a 14-year-old public charitable trust wishing to raise INR 8 crore on the Social Stock Exchange through zero coupon zero principal instruments. Of its revenue, 60% comes from a fee-charging skill-training centre and 40% from a grant-funded nutrition programme.
785 words, about 4 min5Independence, Programme Boundaries and an Adverse Finding
Your firm has assessed Prakash Foundation's livelihood programme for three consecutive years. The engagement now generates INR 42 lakh a year, which is 55% of your firm's total revenue.
827 words, about 4 min