Benefits and Value of Joining SIF

The forum offers a wide range of programs, many of which are member-led and provide opportunities for member involvement and leadership, such as:

Advertising & Visibility:

• Exclusive sponsorship opportunities for the SIF website, research publications and special events.
• Listings in the SIF Directory of Socially Responsible Investment Services and the National Green Pages, which are accessed by over 150,000 socially aware clients each year.
• Listings of your firm’s SRI mutual funds or ETFs on SIF’s online Fund Performance Chart, the only SRI Fund database of its kind.
• Downloadable “SIF Member” logo to display on your firm’s website.

Advocacy:

• Access to our numerous advocacy tools, including sample letters to Congress and regulatory agencies, op-ed pieces, letters to the editor, and presentation materials on SRI.
• Invitations to our Advocacy and Training days in Washington, D.C. 
• Opportunities to sign on to policy statements SIF submits to Congress, the White House and numerous federal agencies.    

Educational Opportunities & Networking:

• Opportunities for multiple employees to participate in our six e-mail groups, which serve as discussion forums for over 1,000 investment professionals.
• Our quarterly newsletter, The SIF Scoop, for industry news and highlights.
• Entrée to member networks devoted to:  advocacy & public policy, community investing, international SRI, indigenous peoples & SRI, and sustainable investment research and analysis.

• Special invitations and discounts to industry conferences, including SRI in the Rockies, the premier SRI conference in North America.
• Invitations to webinars, telephonic briefings and regional member receptions.

Research:

• Obtain access to all SIF research & publications, including the biennial Report on Socially Responsible Investing Trends in the United States, prize-winning academic papers on SRI, and much more.

• Community Investing Program

  Making community investing a part of every portfolio and generating investments for community development programs nationally and internationally.

• Advocacy & Public Policy Program

  Conducting research, communication and advocacy related to public policy affecting the SRI industry and to providing a place for members to coordinate their responses to critical issues.

• International Working Group

  Collaboration of North American institutional SRI investors, global investors, research organizations and advocacy partners, providing education and networking opportunities on international SRI.

• Social Investment Research Analyst Network

  Researching and advancing corporate social responsibility and providing professional support for social investment research analysts.

• Indigenous Peoples Working Group

  Coordinating research, outreach, education and advocacy on Indigenous Peoples’ issues, specifically strategies for culturally sensitive investment and business practices.

• Electronic resources

  Three Web sites maintained by SIF and its working groups: www.socialinvest.org, www.communityinvest.org, www siran.org.

• Email discussion groups

  SIF Member Discussion
  SRI Advocacy
  International SRI
  Research Analysts (analysts only)
  Indigenous Peoples
  Community Investing