Institutionally Related Foundations

In today’s dynamic environment deciding what to share with each constituent group—internal, external, partners—when to share, and how to deliver the information poses particular challenges.

Whether for efficiencies, greater efficacy, or financial survival, alumni associations and foundations are evaluating opportunities varying from sharing operations to fully integrated alumni association- foundation models. Some institutions are taking steps to align the foundation and alumni more closely while …

January 05, 2021 - With all the challenges of a year like this, one thing I am certain I can rely on is the connections forged with colleagues across my state and around the country.  Higher education is the most collegial and supportive industry …

January 05, 2021 - SEI interviewed Michael Ellis, the investment committee chair for Moravian College, to find out more about the college's outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) search process. We talked about what led the committee to make the decision to begin a search …

December 18, 2020 - The operational uncertainty unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic creates stress for everyone in higher education, not least foundation leaders, board members, and staff. This clear-eyed reality infused the peer conversation among the AGB Council of Foundation Leaders on December 16. …

December 15, 2020 - While some large investors have found success implementing the endowment model approach to investing, others attempting to emulate the model have not had the same success.

December 10, 2020 - Major transformational projects (e.g., system implementations, new construction, institutional restructuring) challenge and impact higher education institutions every day – sometimes involving budget overruns, schedule delays and other resource constraints. Institutions are increasingly looking to objective resources …

December 9, 2020 - Navigating Covid-19 and its effects on the return to school and endowments has been a top priority for colleges and universities this year.

Finding prosperity in a sea of change requires an understanding of an institution’s current...

Join AGB Senior Consultant John Griswold for an open discussion focused on spending, special appropriations, asset allocation and risk management during the pandemic, as well as endowments’ role in helping financially stressed colleges survive and how good governance and foundation …