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Charity Investment
Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for charity finance professionals on investment management for charities.
Long view pays dividends
James Brooke Turner of the Nuffield Foundation says charities should set a strategy and stick to it
Squeezing the most out of your money
With interest rates historically low and inflation relatively high, it is a struggle for many charities to maximise their income. As part of our Third Sector Extra on investment, Patrick McCurry reports on how organisations can make their assets work...
Should committees take the decisions?
Setting up a specialist sub-committee to handle a charity's investments can take the pressure off trustees with limited financial knowledge. But what are the risks of excluding most of the board from the process?
Time for a more aggressive approach?
Some UK charities are shifting their investment portfolios from cash to equities in the hunt for higher returns; so why are their counterparts across the Atlantic moving in the opposite direction?
Finance: The weather's bad, but it could be worse
The value of charity investments fell by billions in 2008 but, as David Ainsworth reports, not everyone has been plunged into crisis
Charitable foundations find options squeezed
Recession is forcing foundations and trusts to re-examine their investments. John Plummer reports on the implications for grant-giving
Home or away?
We asked two investment managers to make the case for investing abroad and for sticking within the UK
Charity Finance Skills Zone
Expert advice and tips in specialist areas
John Hildebrand On Charity Investment
Let me count the ways that charities can boost income
It's important to match income strategy against risk, says John Hildebrand of Rensburg Sheppards
- What do government cutbacks mean for your investment portfolio?
- It's best to think long term when making predictions
- Signs of growth offer hope to the former Celtic tiger
- Squeezing the most out of your money
- Let me count the ways that charities can boost income
- How can charities keep up with a rise in interest rates?
- 'Real' assets could be a life raft if inflation stays high
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Events
Small Charities Marketing Summit
- Date: Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012
- Venue: Manchester
Mutuals: Economic Growth Through Employee Ownership and Joint Ventures
- Date: Tue 29 May 2012 - Tue 29 May 2012
- Venue: Central London
Mission Critical: Crafting Your Communications Strategy Workshop
- Date: Wed 30 May 2012 - Wed 30 May 2012
- Venue: St Albans Centre, Leigh Place, Baldwins Gardens, Holborn, London, EC1N 7AB.










