Amy L. Domini - Nia Global Solutions

Item1‐CoverPage
AmyL.Domini NiaGlobalSolutions,
adivisionof
DominiSocialInvestmentsLLC
(Part2BofFormADV)
532Broadway,9thFloor
NewYork,NY10012
1‐888‐456‐0900
www.niaglobalsolutions.com
March28,2014
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Amy L. Domini that
supplements the Brochure of Nia Global Solutions, a division of Domini Social
Investments LLC. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact
info @domini.com or Domini Social Investments LLC, Attn: Chief Compliance
Officer, 532 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10012 if you did not receive
Nia Global Solution’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this
supplement.
Additional information about Amy L. Domini is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item2‐EducationalBackgroundandBusinessExperience
Name:AmyL.Domini(akaThornton)
Yearofbirth: 1950
Education: WheelockCollege,Boston,MA
BostonUniversity,Boston,MA,B.A.
BusinessExperience:Ms.DominiisthefounderofDominiandservesasitschiefexecutive
officer(since2002),chiefinvestmentofficer(sinceNovember2010)andaMemberand
soleManager(sinceApril1997).ShealsoservedasourPresidentfromJune2002until
July2005.ShehasbeenaManagerofDominiHoldingsLLC(holdingcompany)since2002
andamemberoftheBoardofManagersofDSILInvestmentServicesLLC(aregistered
broker‐dealerwhollyownedbyDomini)sinceJuly1998.ShehasalsobeenaPrivate
TrusteeofLoringWolcott&Coolidge(afiduciary)sinceNovember1987;Partner(since
1994),Member(since2010),LoringWolcott&CoolidgeFiduciaryAdvisorsLLP
(investmentadviser);Member,LoringWolcott&CoolidgeTrustLLC(trustcompany)
(since2010).Ms.Domini’syearswithDominiandpositionasCEOofDominiandPresident
andChairpersonoftheDominiFunds(since1990)giveherintimateexperiencewiththe
day‐to‐daymanagementandoperationsoftheDominiFunds.Ms.Dominialsobrings
particularexperiencewithinvestmentmanagementandfinancialmarkets.
Ms.Domini’sotherexperienceincludes:Trustee,NewEnglandQuarterly(periodical)(since
1998);CEO,Secretary,andTreasurerofKinder,Lydenberg,Domini&Co.,Inc.(nowknown
asKLDResearch&Analytics,Inc.,recentlyacquiredbyRiskMetricsGroup)fromFebruary
1990untilSeptember2000;BoardMember,ProgressiveGovernmentInstitute(nonprofit
educationonexecutivebranchofthefederalgovernment)(2003‐2005);Trustee,Episcopal
ChurchPensionFund(1994‐2006);BoardMember,PartnersfortheCommonGood
(communitydevelopmentnonprofit)(2005‐2008);Chair,DirectorandPresident,Domini
Foundation(nonprofithumanitarianorganization)(2004‐2009).
Ms.DominihastheCharteredFinancialAnalystdesignationissuedbytheCFAInstitute.
Thepre‐requisiteexperienceforsuchdesignationincludesmeetingoneofthefollowing
requirements:
 Undergraduatedegreeand4yearsofprofessionalexperienceinvolvinginvestment
decision‐making,or
 4yearsqualifiedworkexperience(fulltime,butnotnecessarilyinvestmentrelated)
EducationalRequirements:Self‐studyprogram(250hoursofstudyforeachofthe3levels)
ExaminationType:3courseexams
ContinuingEducation/ExperienceRequirements:None
Ms.Dominihasauthoredorco‐authoredseveralbooks.Hermostrecent,Socially
ResponsibleInvesting:MakingaDifferenceandMakingMoney,waspublishedbyDearborn
Tradeinearly2001.Otherbooksare:EthicalInvesting(Addison‐Wesley,1984);Challenges
ofWealth(DowJonesIrwin,1988);TheSocialInvestmentAlmanac(HenryHolt&Co.,
1992),andInvestingforGood(HarperCollins,1993).
Item3‐DisciplinaryInformation
Registeredinvestmentadvisersarerequiredtodiscloseallmaterialfactsregardingany
legalordisciplinaryeventsthatwouldbematerialtoyourevaluationofeachsupervised
personprovidinginvestmentadvice.NoinformationisapplicabletothisItem.
Item4‐OtherBusinessActivities
Ms.DominihasbeenapartnerandprivatetrusteewithLoringWolcott&Coolidge
FiduciaryAdvisorsLLP(“LoringWolcottAdvisors”)sinceNovember1987.Thepartnersof
LoringWolcottAdvisorsareprimarilyengagedinthebusinessofmanagingfiduciarytrust
accounts.Inmostinstancesthepartnersarenamedindividuallytoserveastrustees,
subjecttothecustomaryfiduciaryduties.ThepartnersalsoserveasdirectorsofLoring
Wolcott&CoolidgeTrustLLC(“LoringWolcottTrust”),aNewHampshirecharterednon‐
depositorytrustcompany.LoringWolcottTrustprovidescustodyandadministrative
servicesforaccountsonwhichpartnersserveastrusteesorinvestmentadvisers.Certain
LoringWolcottAdvisorsandLoringWolcottTrustclientsmayinvestinsharesofDomini’s
mutualfundsordiscretionaryseparatelymanagedaccountprograms.
Item5‐AdditionalCompensation
Ms.Dominidoesnotcurrentlyhaveanyarrangements,oralorinwriting,wheresheispaid
cashbyorreceivessomeeconomicbenefit(includingsalesawardsorotherprizes)froma
non‐clientinconnectionwithgivingadvicetoclientsotherthan(i)salaryandbonus
compensationfromLoringWolcottAdvisors,(ii)distributionsasaresultofherownership
interestinDomini,LoringWolcottAdvisorsandLoringWolcottTrust,and(iii)payments
fromtrustsforwhichsheservesastrustee.
Item6‐Supervision
Ms.DominiissubjecttoDomini’sCodeofEthicsandotherDominicompliancepolicies.Her
compliancewithsuchpoliciesisoverseenbyDomini’sChiefComplianceOfficer,Maurice
Tallini(212‐217‐1071).
Inaddition,Ms.DominiissubjecttoLoringWolcottAdvisor’sCodeofEthicsandother
compliancepoliciesandprocedures.Hercompliancewithsuchpoliciesisoverseenbythe
ChiefComplianceOfficerofLoringWolcott.
TheComplianceDepartmentregularlyreviewsallaccounts,includingthetransactionsof
ourinvestmentcompanyclients.Accountsarereviewedforadherencetospecificclient
guidelinesandobjectives.Domini’sChiefComplianceOfficerreviewscompliance
checklistsfromeachsubadviseratleastquarterly.Thecompliancechecklistincludes
questionsrelatedtothesubmanagementoftheparticularaccountinaccordancewithits
investmentobjectives,policiesandrestrictions.

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