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100 Women in Hedge Funds selects SHINE as 2009 U.K. beneficiary

London - May 6, 2009 - 100 Women in Hedge Funds has named SHINE as its UK Charity of the Year and beneficiary of its Annual London fundraising event, to be held October 7, 2009.

SHINE is a UK charity dedicated to funding and developing educational programmes, giving grants to projects that work with children who are struggling to learn, those who are very bright but underachieving, young people in care, and those not engaging with school at all. Projects include intensive one-on-one literacy and numeracy support, Saturday enrichment programmes, homework support and internet-assisted learning - all specifically designed to make a difference and monitored to ensure they have an impact.

For more information please refer to the Press Release

100 Women in Hedge Funds selects Computers for Youth as 2009 U.S. beneficiary

New York, NY - April 14, 2009 - 100 Women in Hedge Funds' Board of Directors has named Computers for Youth as the beneficiary of its annual Gala to be held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on November 18, 2009, and other fundraisers to be held in the US during the year.

Computers for Youth (CFY) helps low-income children perform better in school by improving their learning environment at home. CFY's innovative use of technology and educational software in conjunction with family training helps children become self-directed learners, avid readers, excited mathematicians, and responsible citizens. At the same time, parents are connected to what and how their children are learning and become true partners in the process.

For more information please refer to the Press Release

Notable Achievements in 2008:

• Our community reached 10,000 members making us the largest global hedge fund industry association
   
• We held over 40 education sessions globally and surpassed 120 since inception. These sessions included presentations by luminaries Jamie Dimon, Jane Mendillo, Leon Cooperman and Dinakar Singh.
   
• We established two new Peer Advisory Councils, CT COO/CFO and CT Business Development.
   
• Our global Galas and fundraisers raised over $2.3 million for Wellbeing of Women and the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute at the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention.
   

Continuing our Mission in 2009:

• Continued growth of our Job Board, a free online resource to all our members, where you can post your resume, and where jobs can be posted and reviewed.
   
• Development of a 100 Women in Hedge Funds secure online community. This initiative will provide 100WHF members a place to connect with each other globally through a secure technology platform. We anticipate the launch of this platform in coming months.
   
• Our Give Back program offers members an automated solution for matching their resources (time, access, financial) to projects that will help us expand our successful initiatives.
   
• Continuation and expansion of our Angels and Leadership Council programs. We rely solely on individual and corporate donations to underwrite the operating costs of the organization, so that we can provide educational events and other benefits to our membership at no cost.
   
• Initiate new Peer Advisory Councils.
   
• Host 100 more education sessions.