NATOA is a not-for-profit association of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people within the Aboriginal Trust and Investment field who have organized to create capacity within Aboriginal Communities. General Manager, Mark Sevestre is one of the Founding members of NATOA and the MNCFN Community Trustees have been members of NATOA since 2006, when it was formed.

NATOA has provided national, regional and in-community presentations for Aboriginal communities in an effort to assist our people in sharing the knowledge we have generated. NATOA has also developed and is delivering an On-Line Trustee Accreditation Program through a partnership with Lethbridge College in Alberta.

Visit website: www.natoa.ca

The MNCFN Community Trustees hired Lincluden Asset Management in 2008, after an extremely thorough search process, to manage 50% of the Community Trust’s Capital Investment Funds.

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In 2008, the MNCFN Community Trustees hired Ridgewood Capital Asset Management to invest 50% of the Community Trust’s Capital Investment funds.

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In 2006, the MNCFN Community Trust retained the services of Rodgers Investment Consulting after posing the questions of our Investment Manager at the time of “How’d we do?” and “Are we Happy?”.  Kelly Rodgers assisted the Community Trustees in reviewing our Investment Policy Statement and revising the document to better reflect our community needs and goals.  She also aided us in developing a formal rating system called a “constructed benchmark” to better evaluate our invested funds performance on a more comprehensive manner.  Now we know very graphically, imperically and specifically, how we did and if we are happy about it!

Rodgers Investment Consulting provided a great deal of education and knowledge, through Ms. Rodgers work with the Community Trustees directly, she hosts an annual Aboriginal Trust and Investment conference that provides presentations and training by the leading authorities in the fields of Trust, Investment and other aspects that are crucial to the Aboriginal Trust community.

Visit website: www.rodgersinvestmentconsulting.com