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FAOG Investment Committee Webinar - Finding the Right Partner: Demystifying the Investment Consultant Search Process
05/13/2024 - 05/13/2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

Event Description
Join us for an overview of best practices and key considerations for an investment consultant search process. We'll cover a range of topics, including how to think about your investment consultant model, reasons to consider a search, ways to structure the search process itself, and decision-making tips. We'll demystify what can seem like an overwhelming process, leaving you equipped to take this work on for your own foundation. 

Bobby Bruning and Terri Wareham, with Kaufman Hall, which offers consultant search services for a range of non-profit organizations, will be leading the discussion, along with Laura Kernaghan from the Chicago Community Trust. 

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe investment consulting models and understand what fits your needs
  • List three reasons to consider a selection process
  • Understand how to set search priorities and determine whether to engage a search consultant
  • Evaluate different models (RFI, RFP, interviews) for gathering information & set an evaluation framework 
  • State the core principles of an investment consultant search process
1.0 CPE Credit Pending. In order to be awarded the full credit, you must respond to the polling questions asked during the program and complete the evaluation form afterwards.



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