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Tools and Shared Practices
This section is designed to be an ever-evolving CVG library filled with methodologies, reviews, templates, case-studies and more. Users can explore best practices and make connections with various contributors for further inquiry.

Some of the tools on this site are restricted to members-only. To access them, you will need to know your NVCA ID and Password. If you do not know this information, please contact Terry Samm at tsamm@nvca.org. Not a member? Click here for more information on the benefits of membership and how to join.

• NIST Corporate Venture Capital Study [PDF File], released July 2008
• Corporate Venture Capital and the International Intensity of Portfolio Companies [PDF File], submitted by Joseph A. LiPuma, Boston University, June 2007
• NVCA's President's Presentation at 2006 NVCA Annual Meeting Corporate Session
• A summary of comments regarding the formation of the CVG
• Corporate Venturing Advisory Service - The Bell-Mason Group provides diagnostics, tools and templates which can be quickly integrated into newly created or existing corporate venturing processes to accelerate growth and innovation.
• CVG Best Practices Priority Survey Results, May 2004
• NVCA Annual Meeting Corporate-VC Panel Survey, May 2004
• Recent Red Herring article on corporate investing

The following documents have been provided by DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP. You will need to have your NVCA ID and password to access each document. For more information about DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, visit www.dlapiper.com.

• Fiduciary Duties of Members of Boards of Directors of Private Corporations,
  Including Designees Employed by Corporate Investors
• Intellectual Property: Critical Issues
• Responsibilities of a Director in Approving a Business Combination or Other M&A Transaction
• Patent Prosecution Strategy

Questions, feedback or additional content suggestions should be directed to Janice Mawson. Interested in sharing your expertise with the CVG? If so, please review Criteria and Submission Information for more detail.