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| Quick Poll: Nonprofit Investment Committees Challenged When Implementing Inflation Protection Strategies |
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| Movements in inflation can have a major impact on nonprofit portfolios. Given the challenge investment committees face in best managing against inflation when determining asset allocations, this poll investigated factors limiting them from successfully accomplishing that goal. |
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 Inflation Protection Strategies (PDF) |
| Quick Poll: Community Foundation Investment Committees Look for Ways to Best Support Organizational Needs |
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| Rising healthcare and insurance costs, increased competition for donations, overworked staffs and low brand awareness continue to have a negative impact on community foundations' overall operations. |
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| Organizational Needs (PDF) |
| Quick Poll: Investment Committees Need to Provide More Strategic Direction |
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| A recent Quick Poll of nonprofit executives indicated that the Investment Committee should be a strategic resource focused on guiding organizational growth.However, the reality is Investment Committees are dedicating significant time and resources to the tactical details of the investment process, with relatively little time leftover to devote to strategic direction. |
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| More Strategic Direction (PDF) |
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| Quick Poll: Educational Institutions Continue Shift Toward Alternative Investments |
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| In an effort to boost performance there has been a recent trend of more and more educational institutions moving endowment assets out of US equity and increasing investments in alternatives. However, financial personnel and investment committees at educational institutions appear to be uncertain as to how adequately prepared they are for the increased level of exposure and potential organizational risk that the movement to alternatives brings. |
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| Shift Toward Alternative Investments (PDF) |
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