Asset Management for Endowments & Foundations: Improving Investment Performance & Reducing Management Costs

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Summary: Conceptual Clarity in Charity
Review: Surprisingly interesting to read. The authors use reasonably sized sentences. You absorb important concepts about endowment management without realising that you are reading a technical book. The charts and graphics, coupled with real life examples, make this book come alive. A good buy for people who are involved in Endowment management at non-profits as trustees, directors or accountants.

A little bit of colour in text and graphics would help, though.

Rating:
Summary: Conceptual Clarity in Charity
Review: Surprisingly interesting to read. The authors use reasonably sized sentences. You absorb important concepts about endowment management without realising that you are reading a technical book. The charts and graphics, coupled with real life examples, make this book come alive. A good buy for people who are involved in Endowment management at non-profits as trustees, directors or accountants.

A little bit of colour in text and graphics would help, though.

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Summary: How to Do It the Right Way
Review: This book is an excellent reference for a foundation or endowment board member trustee. The process of investing is laid out for the reader to follow in detail. This is the best reference book that I have found on the subject of investing foundation and endowment assets.

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Summary: Good overview of the topic aimed at the trustee
Review: This book offers an excellent overview of the management of assets for non-profit organizations. For those unfamiliar with investment jargon, it may be a tough read, however all the modern approaches are described. One criticism may be the lack of spending policy options which may be useful to many.