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completed by more than 620 board members from 45 community foundations across
the country; direct observation at board meetings of 15 community foundations;
intensive interviews with 75 board members (five from each of the 15 boards
observed); and organizational archives compiled to ensure compliance with
national standards.

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ThinkEquity Partners' ThinkWealth Management Launches Educational Program

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ThinkWealth Educational Program to Debut at Forum on
Wednesday September 14, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO, Today's sophisticated, high-net-
worth investor is looking for the best, unconflicted wealth management
guidance possible to help grow and protect their assets .
"We found that community foundation board members are keenly aware of the
need to balance the multiple mission-related objectives -- grantmaking, donor
service, and community leadership, " said Judith Millesen, lead researcher on
the project and assistant professor of political science at Ohio University.

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Kahn, Partner, Sideman + Bancroft, LLC. ThinkWealth Management has taken the objectivity of a multi-family
office, combined with the advantage of a large team of experts in various
disciplines , and developed an advisory practice, committed to eliminating any
conflicts of interest when advising clients.com. BoardSource is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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. How Do Community Foundation Boards Remain Responsive to Multiple
Constituencies While Steering Their Organizations With Accountability and
Authority?

WASHINGTON, BoardSource, the premier source for
nonprofit governance information, and Ohio University's Voinovich Center for
Leadership and Public Affairs today released research findings from
"Understanding the Strategic Decision-Making of Community Foundation Boards,"
a project supported by the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund of the Aspen
Institute, and additional funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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About ThinkWealth Management
ThinkWealth Management was built to provide an unconflicted advisory,
transaction and service level solution to the wealthy family and their related
entities.

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The ThinkWealth Management Educational Forum is a day of presentations and
discussions with industry experts on topical wealth management issues.

About ThinkEquity Partners LLC
ThinkEquity Partners LLC is a research-centric institutional investment
firm focused on the growth economy.

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ThinkWealth
Management, the division within ThinkEquity Partners that serves the
investment needs of high net-worth families, partnerships and non-profit
organizations, today announced the launch of its unique daylong education
program for current and potential clients.

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"The goal of our entire education program and this forum specifically, is
to help ThinkWealth Management 's clients navigate through the dynamic waters
of today's investing environment.

BoardSource
BoardSource is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit
organizations by strengthening boards of directors.

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Never before have there been as many
opportunities, asset classes, challenges and different vehicles for growing
wealth ," said Joyce Linker, Principal of ThinkWealth Management.

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* Ellen I. "Clarifying
the many strategies available, providing access to the leading thinkers in the
wealth management field and helping clients make informed decisions is the
core of our educational philosophy.

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ThinkWealth Management provides
services that include asset allocation analysis and modeling, hedging and
monetization of concentrated equity positions, fixed income portfolio analysis
and construction, manager search and due diligence across multiple strategies,
client education and development, and consolidated reporting.

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The
forum will answer questions and stimulate conversation on important issues
that investors encounter as they make portfolio, lifestyle and estate planning
decisions. ThinkEquity Partners is dedicated to
providing focused insight, advisory services, and capital to institutional
investors and corporate constituents in the knowledge economy's key growth
verticals, including technology, healthcare, media and consumer business
services.

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Without Making Headline News.

Research Project Addresses the Strategic Decision-Making Process of Community Foundation Boards

The main focus of the research was learning more about how community
foundation boards employ strategies that allow them to meet the needs of
grantors, grantees, and community representatives -- while maintaining
visible, sustainable, and committed organizations.

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* Adam Solomon, Chairman, StoneWater Capital LLC.

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Information on the project, including the research report and data summary
report, is available at http://www.

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The ThinkWealth Management Educational Forum will kick -off on September
14th at ThinkEquity's 3rd Annual Growth Conference at the Ritz Carlton in San
Francisco ."
* Asia: "Are Investors Early, Late or Just in Time?"

Among those presenting will be:
* George Anders, News Editor, The Wall Street Journal.
* Michael Moses, Associate Professor, New York University, Stern School of
Business. For more information about ThinkEquity Partners, please visit
http://www.

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ThinkEquity Partners LLC is a SEC registered
investment advisor and a member of the NASD and SIPC.org/communityfoundations.

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The one-day forum will feature presentations including:

* "Is Art an Asset Class?"
* "Transferring Wealth to Your Heirs ."
The research team collected data from four main sources: BoardSource
online self-assessment surveys (http://www.boardsource. Through customized
consulting, training, publications, and membership, BoardSource provides
solutions and tools to improve board performance, acts as a convener and
facilitator in the development of knowledge about boards, promotes changes and
innovation to strengthen governance , and serves as an advocate for the value
of board service and the importance of effective governance .

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* Fixed Income: "Navigating an Unpredictable Interest Rate Environment.
"They recognize the importance of accountability to a broad constituent base,
and make the most of sometimes limited resources to make appreciable changes
in their communities.