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March 20, 2010 at 10:04pm
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C-SocPhil director speaks at Resource Generation family philanthropy retreat

Joshua Humphreys presented MRI strategies at Resource Generation’s “Creating Change through Family Philanthropy” Retreat, March 19-21, 2010, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY — The Center for Social Philanthropy’s director Joshua Humphreys, a lecturer at Harvard University and a Senior Associate at Tellus Institute, discussed proxy voting, shareholder activism and other mission-related investing and active ownership strategies at a panel devoted to “The 95% Solution — Aligning Mission, Program and Investment” at Resource Generation’s ”Creating Change through Family Philanthropy” Retreat.

The retreat took place at the Edith Macy Conference Center in Briarcliff Manor, NY, over the weekend of March 19-21, 2010.  The panel was led by Dana Lanza, the Executive Director of Confluence Philanthropy and a C-SocPhil Advisory Board member.

Resource Generation works with young people of financial wealth around the country and across the globe to align their personal value and political vision with their financial resources in order to pursue progressive social change.  The family philanthropy retreat provides an opportunity for young people involved in their families’ philanthropic giving to connect with others faced with similar issues.