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AGB’s Principles of Trusteeship: How to Become a Highly Effective Board Member for Colleges,…
Transition and succession planning should be part of the ongoing work of the president and board.
As special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs) continue to enter the mainstream investment market, we may see their role change and potentially increase among institutional investors. Historically, SPACs were often neglected due to an overwhelming amount of negative feelings towards these investments. Interestingly, this phenomenon is shifting.
Public universities have been dealing with decreasing funding for many years. In fact, today’s state and local funding is still below the level before the 2008 recession.
Endowments face a unique set of challenges; their high return goals reflect a need to grow intergenerational equity while meeting ambitious spending requirements. In the forward-looking market environment, BlackRock considers four principles for endowment investing.
Joining forces through a local enterprise partnership allows local businesses and governments to create meaningful opportunities for each group’s respective agendas. A growth hub is the centerpiece of a local enterprise partnership in these university-business-government collaborative efforts.
University endowments are taking sustainable investing seriously, allocated $378 billion to sustainable investing strategies in 2020 (up 19% from 2018)[1]. For endowments looking to get started — or to expand upon their sustainable practices — here are three ideas to consider.
