http://give.rockpa.org A Heritage of Excellence Serving Individuals, Families & Foundations. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://give.rockpa.org/2008/03/21/first-practical-guide-to-mission-related-investing-by-foundations/comment-page-1/#comment-1 Funding vs Mission: Lessons to Learn from Wikipedia Dialogue? « Philanthropy Re-Wired Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:26:05 +0000 http://rockpa.org/2008/03/21/First-Practical-Guide-to-Mission-Related-Investing-by-Foundations/#comment-1 [...] I still have hope that mission-related investing might one day become a “best practice.” The LA Times investigative piece in January 2007 about the Gates Foundation’s investments sparked some discussion. The follow-up story in December 2007 shed light on some promising practices among other foundations. And Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors released a monograph this month called Philanthropy’s New Passing Gear: Mission Related Investing, a “practical guide that translates the concepts, ideas and philosophy of Mission-Related Investing into useable policies and practices for foundation trustees” (read press release). [...] [...] I still have hope that mission-related investing might one day become a “best practice.” The LA Times investigative piece in January 2007 about the Gates Foundation’s investments sparked some discussion. The follow-up story in December 2007 shed light on some promising practices among other foundations. And Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors released a monograph this month called Philanthropy’s New Passing Gear: Mission Related Investing, a “practical guide that translates the concepts, ideas and philosophy of Mission-Related Investing into useable policies and practices for foundation trustees” (read press release). [...]

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