CEO Insights

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

Talent cannot be measured solely by words on a resume, but must include the string of life experiences that make people creative, resilient, and whole.

12.20.24

By Maria Kim

CA RISE, Gov. Partnerships & Policy

Photo Gallery: California Legislators Meet with CA RISE Grantees

Explore highlights from events all over California, where local legislators connected face-to-face with the ESEs in their districts.

12.19.24

CA RISE, Gov. Partnerships & Policy, News, Press Release

Press Release: CA RISE Disburses Second Round of Funding to Advance Economic Inclusion

This pioneering public-private partnership has released its second tranche of funding to California employment social enterprises.

12.19.24

Growth Portfolio, Press Release, REDF Programs

Press Release: REDF Awards $900K to Nine Employment Social Enterprises Creating Pathways to Quality Jobs

Introducing the nine organizations that make up the 2025 REDF Growth Portfolio upskilling cohort.

12.18.24

Impact Investing, News

REDF Impact Investing Fund: Winter 2024 Newsletter

REDF Impact Investing Fund joins the Appalachian Funders Network, and much more!

12.17.24

Farber Fellows

The Path Between Business & Impact: A Call to Action | María Beatriz Montaño Murrieta, Booth School of Business

What's possible when business and impact work together? This summer, one Farber Fellow found meaning in the search for this answer.

12.16.24

Farber Fellows

Beyond ‘That Sounds Expensive’: Uncovering the True Value of Employment Social Enterprises | Leah Budson, MIT Sloan

For Farber Fellow Leah Budson, spending her summer working with Boston-based ESE Bikes Not Bombs was an perspective-shifting experience.

12.9.24

CEO Insights, Events, Video

Maria Kim, Impact Spotlight at NationSwell 2024

Maria took the stage to present on lived expertise at the 2024 NationSwell Summit.

12.5.24

Farber Fellows

Linking Housing & Employment: 3 Key Learnings from My Farber Summer | Smita Balaji, Kellogg School of Management

Farber Fellow Smita Balaji spent the summer with First Step Staffing, where she evaluated the organization's innovative housing subsidy pilot.

12.2.24

Farber Fellows

From Far East to West Coast: My Transition into U.S. Impact Investing | Ray Ren, The Wharton School

Farber Fellow Ray Ren worked with Weld Seattle this summer, to quantify the social enterprise's social impact.

11.25.24

CA RISE, News, Video

Video: CA RISE, the Nation’s First-Ever Statewide Investment in Social Enterprise

Meet some of the participating ESE leaders in the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (CA RISE).

11.21.24

Community Convenings

What Mosaic Art Can Teach Us About Community | Piece By Piece

Our own custom REDF mosaic came together through the power of community — with special thanks to the artists at Piece by Piece.

11.20.24