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News & UpdatesMarch 27, 2008 CASE FOUNDATION NAMES TOP 20 PROJECTS FOR MAKE IT YOUR OWN AWARDS™By: The Case Foundation Online Voting Now Open to Determine Final Four $25,000 Grant Winners March 17, 2008 CalPERS Backs Effort to Reform Municipal Bond Rating SystemBy: CalPERS SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has threw its weight behind an effort that calls on the nation’s three leading rating agencies – Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s – to reform their... March 7, 2008 Toxic Neglect: Mutual Funds Opposing Shareholder Resolutions on Chemicals in Products Ignore Financial Risks to ShareholdersBy: PR Newswire WASHINGTON, -- More than three out of four major mutual fund families in the United States -- 40 out of 52 (or 77 percent) -- routinely opposed or abstained from voting on toxic chemical shareholder resolutions in 2006 and 2007,... March 6, 2008 Report: Socially Responsible Investing Assets In U.S Surged 18 Percent From 2005 To 2007, Outpacing Broader Managed Assets  By: Social Investment Forum Washington, DC - Spurred by such factors as rising institutional investor interest, growing demand for climate-related renewable energy alternatives, concerns about the Sudan humanitarian crisis, and the emergence of new... March 4, 2008 CalPERS Adds $300 Million For Emerging Manager Program - $150 Million Each for Leading Edge, QuotientBy: California Public Employees’ Retirement System SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has invested an additional $300 million for emerging managers who have less than $2 billion in total firm assets. February 25, 2008 Jewish Funds for Justice, Calvert Foundation Create JFSJ Community Investment Initiative for Underserved CommunitiesBy: Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ) and Calvert Foundation New Partnership Brings Jewish Funds to Community Investment February 25, 2008 FASB Issues Proposed FASB Staff Position FAS 117-a, Endowments of Not-for-Profit Organizations: Net Asset Classification of Funds Subject to an Enacted Version of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, and Enhanced DisclosuresBy: Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Norwalk, CT —The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued proposed FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 117-a, Endowments of Not-for-Profit Organizations: Net Asset Classification of Funds Subject to an Enacted Version of... February 20, 2008 CalPERS California Initiative Program Deploys Private Equity Capital to Overlooked MarketsBy: CalPERS SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Initiative Program, which is designed to invest in traditionally underserved markets, has generated $205 million in gains and funded over 217 companies ranging in size from three to more than... February 4, 2008 FASB Staff Position FIN 48-2, Effective Date of FASB Interpretation No. 48 for Certain Nonpublic Enterprises, IssuedBy: Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Norwalk, CT —The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FIN 48-2, Effective Date of FASB Interpretation No. 48 for Nonpublic Enterprises. The final FSP incorporates changes made to the... February 1, 2008 Corporate Contributions Rise Again -- International Grantmaking Soared in 2006By: The Conference Board Total corporate contributions in the U.S. and abroad (among 189 major corporations and corporate foundations) amounted to $10.2 billion in 2006, up from $9.8 billion in 2005, The Conference Board reports today in its annual... [What would you find useful here?]
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