The First "Community Investing Toolkit" for Faith-based Investors Published by the Social Investment Forum

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29, 2009 — The Social Investment Forum (SIF) today launched a first-of-its-kind guide to encourage religious investors to become more engaged in the practice of “community investing“ --the fastest growing area of socially responsible investing.

Titled “Community Investing Toolkit for the Faith-Community,” the new guide grew out of a roundtable discussion SIF convened in 2007 bringing together 25 experts from various religious institutions. The toolkit provides a range of first-hand experiences from religious investors in the field. It documents the opportunities, challenges and outcomes of their investment decisions.