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Inflation Is Here: Five Portfolio Considerations for a Low Real Return Environment
June 23, 2022 - For an endowment or other perpetual pool of capital, the ability to grow the portfolio, net of spending, expenses, and inflation, is critically important to supporting future generations. Despite predictions in recent years of a “low return environment” that could …
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Engaging the Board in Top Strategic Issues
June 22, 2022 - As a president and later as a trustee, the AGB national conference and AGB publications were my first stop for programs and materials because they spoke directly to my current interests. It was as if they read my mind. I …
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Moving Forward Toward ESG Adoption: Establishing A Process
June 21, 2022 - The concept of sustainable investing is about bringing clarity to investment opportunities and risks resulting from financially relevant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. We believe material environmental, social, and governance factors are prefinancial indicators that can affect a company’s …
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Keeping Your Board More Engaged
June 17, 2022 - Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio hosts foundation and alumni board meetings three times per year. Before the university adopted board management software, it followed a manual preparation process. Sarah Brokamp, BGSU special assistant to the vice president for university …
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AGB President & CEO Update: Planning for Success(ion)
June 08, 2022 - You are viewing the Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and System versions are also available. As part of my onboarding when I started at AGB three years ago, I received several binders and boxes with memos and …
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Council Insights: Council of Foundation Leaders, May 2022
June 03, 2022 - AGB recently published Top Strategic Issues for Boards 2022–2023, which outlines the most pressing challenges currently facing colleges and universities. The issues will sound familiar to higher education leaders, but the publication makes a compelling case that the pandemic has …
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Council Insights: Council of Board Professionals, April 2022
June 01, 2022 - A recent meeting of AGB’s Council of Board Professionals focused on the concept of shared governance from the unique perspective of the board professional position. During the meeting, David Maxwell, PhD, AGB senior consultant and senior fellow, defined collaborative shared …
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Beyond the Numbers: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Investment Management Industry
May 12, 2022 - The investment management industry and the asset owners it serves are increasingly looking beyond investment performance to questions of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the industry itself. Asset owners are asking questions about how investment managers are responding to the …
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AGB President & CEO Update: Overseeing Strategic Priorities
May 04, 2022 - You are viewing the Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and System versions are also available. During last month’s National Conference on Trusteeship, I heard a recurring theme: The most effective, strategic governing boards focus on what matters …
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A Primer on Accreditation
April 29, 2022 - For most people, the honor of being appointed or elected to the governing board of a higher education institution is a profound one. Yet serving as a trustee also involves important responsibilities, among them the duty to be certain the …
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