The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Foundation Trustees Need a New Investment Approach

By Mark R. Kramer

Foundations control more than $600-billion in assets, but they put only a tiny amount — less than 1 percent — into investments designed to help them further their missions. That is a massive lost opportunity for the nonprofit world. And it is caused, in part, by a misperception of the bounds of fiduciary duty.

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