Fast-moving social enterprises, strapped for cash and time, face a conundrum when it comes to measuring social performance. Traditional measurement tools don’t make sense. They are either too costly because they were designed for large-scale aid or focus on typical business metrics that don’t get to the heart of impact. Lean Data leverages the power of low-cost technology and lean experimentation principles to collect high-quality data at a fraction of the time and cost of other methods.

Our companies deliver critical products and services that enable low-income people to transform their lives. While the standard approach to impact measurement is to gather metrics on numbers of people reached, we measure the social benefits our customers experience from what our companies offer. We speak directly to customers to understand what matters to them because our success is defined by the meaningful change we create in the lives of the poor.

Working closely with our companies, we collect and analyze data to help them understand and, ultimately, improve their business to better serve low-income communities. Our aim is to unlock the full potential of our companies to ensure they are making a real, lasting difference in the lives of low-income people.