Number of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that were clients of the organization during the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
This metric is multi-dimensional in regards to the five dimensions of impact. It may help describe the WHO dimension when the stakeholder group represented by the metric is the stakeholder group targeted by the investment or organization. It may also help measure the HOW MUCH Scale dimension, which helps estimate the number of the targeted stakeholders experiencing the outcome. For more on the alignment of IRIS metrics to the five dimensions of impact, see specific guidance document. No single metric is sufficient to understand an impact; rather, metrics are selected as a set across all dimensions of impact. When possible, the selection of metrics to measure and describe the five dimensions should be based on best practice and evidence.
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Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
April 2021 - IRIS v5.2 Released
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December 2019 - IRIS v5.1 Released
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April 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
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February 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
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February 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
New metric. Client Organizations: SME (PI4940) developed via IRIS Taxonomy Group.
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