Digitization Planning
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Taking Stock: How the DSG Hub is Serving the Savings Group Community
By Dietlind Lerner & Paulina Rudnicka
April 27, 2023
Taking Stock: How the DSG Hub is Serving the Savings Group Community
This blog presents the history behind the DSG Hub and key takeaways from our user engagement analysis.
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Who Pays and for What? Assessing the Cost of Digitizing Savings Groups
By
Simon Levell,
March 1, 2023
Who Pays and for What? Assessing the Cost of Digitizing Savings Groups
This blog explores the costs of implementing digital savings group projects.
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Our Digital Journey with Savings Groups: What We Got Wrong and the Lessons We’ve Learned Along the Way
By
David Panetta,
October 5, 2022
Our Digital Journey with Savings Groups: What We Got Wrong and the Lessons We’ve Learned Along the Way
This blog summarizes an interview with early developers and adopters of savings group technologies who were asked to reflect on their digital journeys.
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Digital Incrementalism and Savings Groups: Lessons from the History of Digital Microfinance
By
David Panetta,
July 29, 2022
Digital Incrementalism and Savings Groups: Lessons from the History of Digital Microfinance
In the social sector, much ink is spilled on disruptive change. The social, economic, and environmental challenges of our world are indeed substantial and often daunting, so the search for – and allure of – disruptive solutions is understandable. But the reality is that most sustainable progress is incremental. Incremental Innovation As opposed to disruptive […]
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Top 10 Tips for Running a Great Digital Savings Group Pilot
By DreamStart Labs
May 22, 2022
Top 10 Tips for Running a Great Digital Savings Group Pilot
This article shares 10 tips from DreamStart Labs’ experience running many DSG pilots with partners around the world.
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Truth-testing (and Quantifying) the Costs and Benefits of Digital Savings Groups
By
David Panetta,
May 20, 2022
Truth-testing (and Quantifying) the Costs and Benefits of Digital Savings Groups
This blog post explores the costs and benefits of digital savings groups, and underlines the importance of truth-testing and quantifying them with greater rigor and precision.
