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United Church Funds has awarded more than $150,000 in scholarships through the Richard and Helen Brown Endowment to 21 recipients preparing for ministry. The Brown Scholarship serves as a long-term investment in the future of the church by supporting the education and formation of both emerging and active leaders. Click to read more.

In a world that keeps shifting, it’s more important than ever to understand how your assets are being stewarded in alignment with your faith values. Join us for our quarterly town hall to get insight insights, updates and join a live conversation about what matters most: how your investments are working for your mission and your future. Register today!

Green bonds soar, BP secures investor wins and New York State prevails over BJ’s Wholesale Club. Then, Ben Cohen, legendary co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, joins us to share his decades-long fight for social justice and the inside story on his mission to “free Ben & Jerry’s” from its current owner. Don’t miss this inspiring episode!

UCF, along with a coalition of institutional investors, is calling for stronger oversight, transparency and accountability around excessive executive compensation. Income inequality is a systemic risk, and it is critical that investors take a hard look at how we are voting on this issue. Click to read more.

At UCF, our responsible investing strategies focuses not only on advancing social and racial justice but also on climate issues. Click to learn how UCF’s fixed income strategy seeks stability while supporting measurable social and environmental outcomes.

Global markets turned negative in the month, as the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran. Lan Cai, Chief Investment Strategist, summarizes the performance of investment markets through March 2026. Click to read more.

Laura Campos from the Nathan Cummings Foundation joins us to discuss how her organization, rooted in the Jewish tradition of social justice, works with partner groups to achieve a more just world. Click to listen to the latest episode of Just Investing Podcast.

United Church Funds and a coalition of values- and faith-based investors under the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) have sent a letter to Dollar General’s CEO expressing concerns over a significant rollback of the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts and the potential long-term impacts on the company’s brand, growth and shareholder value. Click to read the press release.

Kate Finn, Founder and Executive Director of the Tallgrass Institute, talks with Matthew Illian about the role of banks in advancing Indigenous People’s rights. Click to listen to the latest episode of Just Investing Podcast.

International markets continued to outperform U.S. equity markets, and small cap continued to outperform large cap stocks during the month of February. Lan Cai, Chief Investment Strategist, summarizes the performance of investment markets through February 2026. Click to read more.