REC hosts several events each year for students, administrators, faculty, trustees and alumni. We also frequently speak across the country on campuses and at conferences: please contact usto have REC come to you.
Proxy Season Forecast - Webinar
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 1pm EST
REC is hosting a webinar with the Sustainable Investments Institute (NOT the report card people, the proxy voting people (http://www.siinstitute.org) on February 11 at 1pm EST. Learn what the big issues will be this proxy season, particularly social and environmental issues, what the repercussions are for yes votes and what is going on at the government level around access to resolutions, carbon risk and ESG disclosure. We are setting up the technology for a live webinar, so please reserve your webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/270271608 You will receive a confirmation email.
REC Steering Committee Community Investment Intensive
February 12-14, 2010 New York, New York
Join the REC Steering Committee for a full weekend of workshops and strategy sessions on how community investment works and what you can do to launch a successful CI campaign on your campus. Email
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REC Roundtable on Campus Engagement and Transparency
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 4 pm - 6 pm at Access Capital Strategies, Boston, MA
Join other members of existing Committees on Investor Responsibility from the Boston and Northeast region to share best practices regarding endowment transparency and campus engagement and have your questions answered by an investment professional. Please email
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for more details.
REC Networking Event in Boston
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 6pm - 8pm at Kingston Station, 25 Kingston Street, Boston, MA (right after the roundtable event!)
The Responsible Endowments Coalition invites you to join us for a casual after-work get together with members of the Boston area responsible investment industry and a variety of our students, allies and friends. This event is free of charge and open to any member of the university and investment communities. Complimentary appetizers will be served. Please invite anyone who is interested in responsible investment or in learning about the work of the Responsible Endowments Coalition and RSVP by February 8th. Thank you!
REC Networking Event in Philadelphia Area
Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 6pm - 8pm at Haverford College, Haverford, PA
REC invites all interested students, faculty, administrators, alumni and members of the responsible investment and social justice movement to join us at Haverford College, Haverford, PA to learn more about our connections to each other. Looking to learn more about how endowments work, what kinds of initiatives are underway in the responsible investment movement and what our allies are doing in the corporate accountabiilty movement? This is the way to do it. Please forward this invitation widely and RSVP by March 8. Thank you!
Financial Times Sustainable Business, Responsible Investing Conference
Wednesday, March 24nd 2010, 9 am to 5 pm New York, New York
This event, open to students, provides a comprehensive introduction to responsible investment and an opportunity to meet seasoned responsible investment professionals.
Registration Process: REC affiliates will receive a 30% discount on registration, and we have four heavily discounted student passes for $150 each. Please contact us if you’re interested in attending.
REC's 6th Annual National Conference
Thursday though Sunday, October 1-4, 2009 Wharton School of Business, UPenn, Philadelphia PA
REC just held its 6th Annual National Conference, a resounding success with over 100 students from 40 campuses devoted to responsible investment! On Friday, we included a session for administrators and trustees that was co-produced by the Columbia University Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, the Center for Social Philanthropy and the Sustainable Endowments Institute; the rest of the conference was appropriate for students with all levels of experience!
To veiw the program of the conference, please click here.
REC thanks the following for sponsoring our National Conference:
Interested in supporting REC by becoming a sponsor? Please contact Angela Mootz at 215-564-2201 or
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REC Organizing Institute
Monday through Friday, August 10-14, 2009
New York City
Join REC organizers, allies, and students from active responsible investment campaigns across the country to learn more about responsible investment strategies on college campuses, sharpen your grassroots organizing skills, and prepare a campaign plan for the coming academic year. Space is limited to 12 participants and housing and travel scholarships are available. Email Cheyenna at
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for more information.
Social Venture Network Spring Member Gathering
Thursday, April 23rd through Sunday, April 26th 2009 Chicago, Illinois
REC’s executive director Morgan Simon is co-chairing this gathering which will bring together business and non-profit leaders to talk about the ways we can change the way the world does business.
Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois Thursday, March 26th 2009, 9 am to 5 pm
This one-day workshop, open to students, administrators, faculty, trustees and alumni will provide extensive background on the responsible investment field, along with information on how to integrate responsible investment into endowment management. This event is being co-hosted by Loyola University of Chicago, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), and REC.
Financial Times Sustainable Business, Responsible Investing Conference
Monday, March 2nd 2009, 9 am to 5 pm New York, New York
This event, open to students, provides a comprehensive introduction to responsible investment and an opportunity to meet seasoned responsible investment professionals, in addition to REC staff Cheyenna Weber and Jason Rash.
Registration Process: REC affiliates will receive a 20% discount on registration. Please contact us if you’re interested in attending.
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