Editorial
Kate Cochran
Economic Justice Requires More than Money Alone

Money alone might improve extreme poverty; economic justice requires more. When Upaya looks for companies that create dignified jobs for the poor, we evaluate questions of reliability, safety, and fundamental respect in addition to the economic benefits.

Economic Justice Requires More than Money Alone
Upaya Updates
Upaya
Severe Second Wave of Covid Cases in India

We at Upaya are devastated by the severe second wave of Covid cases sweeping across India, and remain steadfastly committed to supporting our team, our entrepreneurs, and their jobholders during these uncertain times.

IMM

The Many Faces of Dignified Jobholders

The Many Faces of Dignified Jobholders

A big part of Upaya’s mission is expanding the conversation about job quality to intentionally include jobs created for those living in extreme poverty in emerging markets. But even within that subgroup, there are important variations that we need to understand in order to measure impact.

How we measure what matters: A framework for measuring job quality

How we measure what matters: A framework for measuring job quality

Upaya’s impact measurement framework helps establish a common understanding across teams on the fund’s impact measurement approach. Our ambition is not just to strengthen our own impact performance but to generate insights and learnings for the ecosystem at large on the factors affecting job quality for the extremely poor.

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Upaya Announces Hiring Shruti Goel as New Director of Impact Measurement and Management

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Upaya Social Ventures is delighted to announce a new member of its management team. Shruti Goel joined in late January in the newly-designed role of Director, Impact Measurement & Management.

Let's Acknowledge the Real Value—and Cost—of Measuring Impact

Let's Acknowledge the Real Value—and Cost—of Measuring Impact

Recent findings reveal a sharp increase in investors who are systematically reporting on the impact of their portfolios. We should not, however, rest on our laurels until we remove the roadblocks that are preventing smaller, lesser-resourced investors from fully adopting impact measurement and management (IMM) practices.

Upaya Social Ventures is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

 
 
 

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