SECTION VII

Research Foundation

Society Award

The Research Foundation Society Award is an annual award to the CFA Institute member society or societies that do the best job of using Research Foundation content in an activity, product, or service. The goal of the award is to build a strong, effective working relationship between societies and the Research Foundation.

Beginning in 2017, the award is granted to the society that has the best

activity,
content, or
website design.

Some current Research Foundation programs that have evolved out of the Research Foundation Society Award include the following:

Research Foundation content in society newsletters and on society websites
Research Foundation author events and Research Foundation book distribution Research Foundation content distributed in company, university, and regulator outreach efforts
Research Foundation content translations and creation of a book club with author conference call
Research Foundation Research Challenge adviser presentation and Research Foundation book distribution
Research Foundation board meeting hosting and creation of a society library with Research Foundation books

2018 Award Winners

CFA Society New York (best website design): https://www.cfany.org/cfai-research-foundation/
CFA Society Switzerland (best content): https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/foundation/2017/handbook-on-sustainable-investments
CFA Society Brazil (best activity): http://cfasociety.org.br/

2017 Award Winners

CFA Society Brazil (best website design)
CFA Montréal (best content)
CFA Society New York (best activity)

2016 Award Winners

No award issued because of a change in the timing of the Society Leaders Conference.

2015 Award Winners

CFA Society Cleveland
CFA Society Finland
CFA Society France
CFA Society Los Angeles
CFA Society Milwaukee
CFA Society Pakistan
CFA Society Sydney

2014 Award Winners

CFA China
CFA Society San Francisco
Indian Association of Investment Professionals
CFA Society Philadelphia (Encouragement Award¹)

2013 Award Winners

CFA Society Barbados
CFA Society Hawaii
CFA Society Pakistan
CFA Society Italy
CFA Society Emirates
CFA Society Toronto
CFA Society France (Encouragement Award¹)

2012 Award Winners

Boston Security Analysts Society
CFA Society Argentina & Uruguay
CFA Society Buffalo
CFA Society Bulgaria
CFA Society Rochester
CFA Society Seattle

The Research Foundation also extends a special thanks to societies that have hosted, or will be hosting, our trustee board meetings:

CFA Society Toronto (Spring 2013)
CFA Society San Francisco (Fall 2013)
CFA Society Los Angeles (Spring 2014)
CFA Society Minnesota (Spring 2015)
New York Society of Security Analysts (Fall 2015)
CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth (Spring 2016)
CFA Montréal (Fall 2016)
CFA Society United Kingdom (Spring 2017)
CFA Society Washington, DC (Fall 2017)
CFA Society Mexico (Spring 2018)
CFA Society Philadelphia (Fall 2018)

¹The Encouragement Award is granted to a society whose efforts with the Research Foundation are commendable but not quite extensive enough to receive the Society Award.