Charity Advisory

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Balancing risk and return

A smarter allocation of reserves

Not all your reserves need to do the same job. Some funds need to stay accessible. Others can support medium-term plans or long-term sustainability.

We help you understand the role each pool of capital should play – matching short, medium and long-term reserves to the right mix of risk and return, rather than treating every euro the same way.

Mission & ethics

Aligning your investments with your values.

Charities need confidence that their investment approach won’t create reputational risk or conflict with their mission.

That can mean sector exclusions, positive screening, or exercising voting rights as a shareholder. We build ethical considerations into your investment policy from the start, not as an afterthought.

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Why Goodbody?

Beyond investment expertise.

Our team combines decades of experience managing charity mandates with first-hand experience of working within and leading not-for-profit organisations themselves.

So, we understand the decisions you face, the governance around them and the accountability that comes with managing money on behalf of others.

Drawing on this experience, we work directly with trustees, boards, finance committees and investment sub-committees, providing practical guidance alongside investment expertise.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Key points to consider

Yes. We have specialist knowledge of not-for-profit organisations, and our Charity Advisory Team has over 70 years’ combined experience in the sector.

It’s best practice for any charity or non-profit with assets to have a documented investment policy, setting out the objectives of those investments and how they support your mission.

Roles and responsibilities, objectives, timescale, risk appetite and tolerance, access to funds, income generation, diversification, ethical considerations, management approach and regular review.

Start by understanding your cashflow needs, access requirements, time horizon and risk appetite.

This depends on your operating needs, restricted funds, future commitments, risk tolerance and investment timeframe.

Yes. Your investment policy can include ethical criteria, sector exclusions, positive screening and regular review to help manage reputational risk.

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Yes — we’re happy to meet with your board or investment sub-committee as part of the advisory relationship.

The answers to these frequently asked questions do not constitute investment advice.

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