There is increasing awareness about the importance of foundations having a positive impact with their investments by aligning their endowments with their grant making. Shareholder engagement is one way that foundations can influence a company’s behavior by exercising their rights as partial owners. However, shareholder engagement is a tool that’s under-utilized by foundations, given a common lack of collaboration between program staff and a foundation’s investment advisors or asset managers.
Come and learn from diverse set of experts in the sector about what shareholder engagement is, where shareholder engagement works, and how to get your Foundation started on aligning its assets with its values.
Moderator:
Laura Nixon, Senior Program Officer, The Educational Foundation of America
Speakers:
Shelley Alpern, Director of Corporate Engagement, Rhia Ventures
Rini Banerjee, Executive Director, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation,
Laura Campos, Director, Corporate and Political Accountability, The Nathan Cummings Foundation,
Josh Zinner, Chief Executive Officer, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
01/26/22 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Virtual Seminar
There is increasing awareness about the importance of foundations having a positive impact with their investments by aligning their endowments with their grant making. Shareholder engagement is one way that foundations can influence a company’s behavior by exercising their rights as partial owners. However, shareholder engagement is a tool that’s under-utilized by foundations, given a common lack of collaboration between program staff and a foundation’s investment advisors or asset managers.
Come and learn from diverse set of experts in the sector about what shareholder engagement is, where shareholder engagement works, and how to get your Foundation started on aligning its assets with its values.
Moderator:
Laura Nixon, Senior Program Officer, The Educational Foundation of America
Speakers:
Shelley Alpern, Director of Corporate Engagement, Rhia Ventures
Rini Banerjee, Executive Director, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation,
Laura Campos, Director, Corporate and Political Accountability, The Nathan Cummings Foundation,
Josh Zinner, Chief Executive Officer, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility