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New From REDF
“I approach philanthropy in the same way I approach business investments — what’s successful? Can we generate more solutions to poverty if I invest my time, money and leadership? With REDF the answer is yes. I continue to invest in REDF because it works.” — George R. Roberts, Founder of REDF and Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
REDF’s Current Approach to SROI
Published in 2008  [PDF] 38KBThis update summarizes what we’ve learned about SROI, and lays out the next steps that REDF will be taking to build on this earlier work. We welcome and encourage you to submit your ideas, as we know that many people around the country and globally have continued to build and improve upon the early efforts of REDF and the enterprises we have had the privilege to work with. Green Collar Jobs: Pathways Out of Poverty for Bay Area Residents with Barriers to Employment
A REDF-commissioned paper Written by Raquel Pinderhughes, Ph.D. and David Schecter, MCP Published in 2008 [PDF] 151KBREDF engaged San Francisco State researcher Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes and David Schecter to write this paper on green collar job opportunities for low income people with multiple barriers to employment in the Bay Area. Their findings, grounded in interviews with many employers, contribute to the growing interest in leveraging opportunities in the green economy as part of a workforce development strategy. REDF and the social enterprises we work with have already created ‘green jobs’ in fields such as recycling and bicycle repair. We continue to explore the options for doing more, and hope that others will do the same. REDF Pre-Feasibility Tool
Published in 2007  [XLS] 914KBThis tool is designed to guide an organization through the pre-feasibility process and create output reports for stake holders. REDF Social Enterprise Business Plan Template
Published in 2007  [DOC] 320KBThis file outlines the main components of a social enterprise business plan, and offers guiding questions to help fill in the various elements. REDF Double Bottom Line Template
Published in 2007 [XLS] 87KBThis file offers two different double bottom line income statement formats (horizontal and vertical) to report and track a social enterprise’s business and social revenues and costs separately. Thrift Store Management Dashboard
A REDF Tool Published in 2007 [XLS] 745KBThe Thrift Store Management Dashboard is used to generate a monthly dashboard to track performance of thrift stores. This tool is best used in conjunction with the presentation "Thrift Store Performance Analysis" that is also on our publications page. Thrift Store Performance Analysis
Published in 2007 [PDF] 125KBThis presentation helps non-profit organizations improve the performance of their thrift stores by defining the goals of their stores, improving accounting, understanding the drivers of profitability, and analyzing performance metrics. Matchmaker
A REDF Tool Published in 2007 [XLS] 436KBThe Matchmaker tool can be used to facilitate the evaluation of organizations in the due diligence process. It is a repository of information and an instrument to evaluate the fit between a potential portfolio grantee and REDF. Stepping Out of the Maze:
Aligning to Improve the Nonprofit Capital Market Preview published in 2006; series to be published during 2007 and 2008 The types of funding available to nonprofit organizations and the processes for accessing funding are limited, restrictive, and confusing. The nonprofit capital market requires that nonprofit grant seekers undertake more idiosyncratic, circuitous, and expensive fundraising activity — with more uncertain and impermanent results — than for-profit firms must undertake. All of us who are concerned with the social causes our community nonprofits take on need to be concerned about the funding environment in which they must operate. This article is a preview of REDF’s upcoming “Stepping Out of the Maze” series, in which we will explore the ways private sector financing practices can be adapted to improve the nonprofit capital market. In the coming months, check back here for the series. If the Shoe Fits: Nonprofit or For-Profit? The Choice Matters.
Published in 2005 [PDF] 1.2MBEntrepreneurs who aim to combine social and financial goals in their new ventures often debate which legal structure — nonprofit or for-profit — is most appropriate. REDF’s newest publication addresses this question by drawing upon examples from the field as well as REDF’s own experiences. It also includes the “If the Shoe Fits Handy Guide,” a tool to help organizations determine their best fit. |
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