Eligibility - REDF

Our Vision
- Our VisionAn economy that works. for everyone.
- Who We BackWe partner with social entrepreneurs to amplify the success of their businesses and the people they employ.
- How We Do ItWe help our enterprises grow further, faster through a combination of capital, capacity building, and community support.
- ImpactOur partnership accelerates the growth and impact of the enterprises we back.
- InsightsWe evaluate what works and share our learnings to spark action for policy and systems change.
Our Work
- Our WorkWe invest in businesses that reveal and reinforce the talent of people breaking through barriers to employment.
- AcceleratorA six-month cohort-based learning experience for leaders of early-stage enterprises to springboard growth.
- Growth PortfolioA multi-year investment in growth-stage employment social enterprises to help them scale sustainably.
- Impact InvestingFlexible loan capital for employment social entrepreneurs whose lived expertise is their collateral.
- Gov. Partnerships & PolicyAdvocacy and public sector partnerships to advance the field.
- CommunityCurated space and resources to help our social enterprise partners connect, grow, and lead.
- WorkshopREDFworkshop is an open, free virtual capacity building toolbox to help you build, grow, and sustain high-impact employment social enterprises.
Investments
About
- AboutWe envision a thriving and inclusive society where all people have the jobs and the support they need to realize their full potential.
- Mission & CultureIt’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that matters.
- Our PeopleWe’re a motley crew of leaders and learners dedicated to building an economy that works. For everyone.
- CareersKnowing your work is improving lives is not the only benefit of the job. View opportunities to join our team.
- Farber FellowshipGrad students bring cutting-edge skills and passion to help employment social enterprises reach their full potential.
- SupportersOur generous funders and individual donors make this work possible.
- HistorySince 1997, REDF has been using business as a force for good.
- FinancialsREDF achieves the highest levels of accountability and transparency.
News

Learn if you (as a leadership team) and your enterprise (as a business) are a match for our Accelerator.

The Accelerator program invites leadership team to take learnings from the Accelerator back to their social enterprise. Two leaders from each enterprise apply to participate in the Accelerator. Learn if you (as a leadership team) and your enterprise (as a business) are a match for our Accelerator.

Leadership Teams in the Accelerator:

Have strategic decision-making authority to implement changes in their employment social enterprise
Have been in their current roles for at least a year
Can commit to creating an implementation plan to take learnings back to their full team to strengthen their enterprise
Can commit to attending all sessions and engage in peer collaboration
Have capacity and willingness to complete curriculum assignments
Simultaneously step away from day-to-day duties without closing the enterprise
Are willing to comply with our COVID policy.

Businesses in the Accelerator:

Be willing to send two leadership team members who can both commit to participating in the full Accelerator program experience. Read the full Attendance & Participation Policy here.
Estimate earning $100K-$2.5M in earned revenue this year via sales of goods or services
Have been employing people in a REDF focus population for at least one year
Pay hourly wages that meet or exceed local minimum wage standards
Currently employ at least five people
Have 1-2 people who can operate the enterprise when your team participates in the Accelerator
Commit to providing two years of future organizational data to REDF
Are based in the US or US territories