Nov
21
Family Foundation Webinar Series | Impact Investing
Thursday, November 21, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Learn how two foundations are engaging families to support impact investing initiatives.
Investments
Immediate Annuities and Gift Planning - Part One
Publication date:
09/2014
Brush up on the different types of charitable gift annuities and how you can use them with donors.
Investment Committees
Publication date:
05/2014
Listserv Discussion Postback regarding Investment Committees.
Investing Evolves
Publication date:
05/2014
A brief history of investing that advances environmental and social concerns, and why impact investors and sustainable investors should look to what they have in common, not how they differ.
Corporate Philanthropy and Mission Investing
Publication date:
03/2014
The opportunities mission investing provides to corporate giving programs.
Leveraging Impact with Catalytic First-Loss Capital
Publication date:
12/2013
How foundations can use catalytic first-loss capital as an initial foray into mission investing.
Study Reveals Disconnects in Philanthropic Conversation
Publication date:
10/2013
A recent U.S. Trust study reveals several disconnects between HNW individuals and advisors centering on the initiation and substance of philanthropic conversations. For instance, many advisors underestimate their clients’ desire to discuss their charitable goals and passions, and overestimate the importance of tax benefits as a motivation for giving.
From SRI to ESG: The Changing World of Responsible Investing
Publication date:
09/2013
Thoughtful investment professionals continue to debate whether a portfolio’s long-term performance can be enhanced by including environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in the security selection process, but responsible investing is more than a passing trend. Long-term fiduciaries should educate themselves on the fundamental arguments for and against ESG, and think critically about its meaning for the institutions they serve.
Community Foundation Field Guide to Impact Investing
Publication date:
09/2013
The vision for this Field Guide came from the collective wisdom of a working group convened by the Council on Foundations in August 2012. Guided by the community foundation leadership of Kathy Merchant at The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and Stuart Comstock-Gay at The Vermont Community Foundation and managed by Laura Tomasko at the Council on Foundations, the working group met throughout the past year to strategize on how
best to move the community foundation field forward in impact investing.
Investing for Impact
Publication date:
09/2013
This report addresses how governments that hire charitable nonprofits to deliver services and then reimburse them for less than reasonable indirect costs undermine the ability of nonprofits to deliver high quality services. It reviews research documenting that such an approach erodes communities and offers practical solutions that governments at all levels can adopt to strengthen the government-nonprofit contracting relationship while ensuring higher-performing partners and cost savings for taxpayers.
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