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Making More From Less

Brown Advisory

The directors at many nonprofits today are finding that, by some measures, working for the common good has never been so tough. The budget gap for nonprofits has widened because of a slump in their three sources of funds—donations, grants and portfolio returns. Making More From Less. Tue, 11/29/2016 - 14:44.

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Transcript: Heather Brilliant, Diamond Hill

The Big Picture

So, so you’ve held analyst roles and a number of asset managers. And so I had a lot of contacts in Australia at that point, and one of them was the CEO of what was at the time called Colonial First State Global Asset Management. But there’s always gotta be some element of the valuation really being compelling.

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Good Preparation Leads to a Good Audit Experience: What to Expect from Your Investment Advisor

Brown Advisory

The ambiguity surrounding securities levels is sometimes a point of frustration for NFP staff, especially in the valuing of less liquid, harder-to-ascertain level 2 and 3 assets. Explain the timing difference and cutoff on valuations. To help efficiently support the leveling process, we recommend a four-step process: 1.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

The “5% rule” was instituted in 1981 by the IRS; this rule requires private foundations to distribute at least 5% of portfolio assets each year, and over time this rule has been voluntarily adopted by nonprofits of all types. In the past, spend-rate planning was a fairly straightforward task for investment committees.

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On A Shoestring

Brown Advisory

The “5% rule” was instituted in 1981 by the IRS; this rule requires private foundations to distribute at least 5% of portfolio assets each year, and over time this rule has been voluntarily adopted by nonprofits of all types. In the past, spend-rate planning was a fairly straightforward task for investment committees.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

ajackson Mon, 10/11/2021 - 11:55 Endowment and Foundation (E&F) Investment Committees often consider the value of alternatives for their nonprofit. We believe that the investment return needed to achieve that objective should be the most important guidepost for a portfolio’s asset allocation. Source: BLOOMBERG.

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Are Alternatives Right for Our Organization?

Brown Advisory

Endowment and Foundation (E&F) Investment Committees often consider the value of alternatives for their nonprofit. We believe that the investment return needed to achieve that objective should be the most important guidepost for a portfolio’s asset allocation. Source: BLOOMBERG. It is not representative of an actual portfolio.

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