Fundraising and Endowment Oversight for Public Universities
The strains on public universities require a new approach to resources, and an increasingly expertly managed endowment fund and fundraising operation are essential to that evolution
Authored by: Grant Steele
Endowments Quarterly: Third Quarter 2014
Our quarterly report summarizes asset allocation and total investment performance for over 400 of Cambridge Associates’ endowment and foundation clients. The average return of the US Endowment and Foundation universe was -1.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, ending a four-quarter run of positive performance that began in third quarter 2013. Trailing one-year returns…
Spending Policy Changes: Colleges and Universities
In March 2009 a group of U.S. colleges and universities were invited to participate in a brief survey on spending policy as an update to a similar survey that was conducted in 2008. The survey asked about the policies in place, as well changes that were being implemented or were under consideration for future implementation….