Introduction to impact investing in the main endowment

Is your foundation interested in exploring impact investing but unsure where to start? Covering key topics from getting to grips with the language, establishing impact and financial requirements, tailoring an investment policy, governance, and working with your existing investment managers on impact. Designed for staff and trustees, with opportunities to hear from foundations already making impact investments. The course will be particularly suitable for those foundations which are keen to explore impact investing in their foundation’s main endowment, either alongside an existing programme-related impact investing carve out, or as a first foray into impact investing.

This event runs over 2 days from 10-4 each day.

Sessions include:

• Getting Started: Impact Investing in the Main Endowment 
• Establishing your Foundation’s Requirements 
• Working Together to Deliver the Strategy

Speakers: Esmée Fairbairn, Better Society Capital, John Ellerman Foundation and others

Cost:

Social Impact Investors Group (SIIG) members: Free 

ACF members: 50% reduction to £175 (original price £350) for both sessions

Non-member foundations/endowments: 50%reduction to £400 (original price £800) for both sessions

Email Gemma Cartwright  if you are interested in SIIG membership which is less than the course fee in some instances.

Location: Day 1 - Zinc, Euston House, 24 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1AD; Day 2 - Esmée Fairbairn, 210 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JY (with lunch included).

Developed in partnership with the Impact Investing Institute, Charities Responsible Investment Network and Big Society Capital, with funding in 2023 from Barrow Cadbury Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation, Treebeard Trust, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Clothworkers' Foundation, City Bridge Trust and Golden Bottle Trust.