Farbers, Where Are They Now? A Conversation with Anne Marie Burgoyne November 9, 2022 By REDF Admin For over 20 years, REDF has hosted MBA students and graduates from across the country that are passionate about the power of business to transform lives, communities, and our economy. These interns, known as Farber Fellows, are matched with a REDF grantee and work directly with the employment social enterprise staff on a project to support … Continue reading Farbers, Where Are They Now? A Conversation with Anne Marie Burgoyne
What the REDF Team is Adding to Their Holiday Shopping Carts November 7, 2022 By REDF Admin Whether it’s your closest family members, a dear friend, or a great colleague – the Social Enterprise Gift Guide has handcrafted products that are perfect for everyone on your shopping list. The REDF team is already shopping the guide for their own holiday purchases. Take a look at some of their go-to gifts for the … Continue reading What the REDF Team is Adding to Their Holiday Shopping Carts
REDF Impact Investing Fund November 2022 Newsletter November 3, 2022 By REDF Admin RIIF Welcomes New Board Members Terry Ing is a Managing Director at KKR, where he is a portfolio manager for KKR’s leveraged credit funds and a member of the U.S. Leveraged Credit Investment Committee and KKR Credit Portfolio Management Committee. Cedric D. Thurman is Executive Vice President at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, where … Continue reading REDF Impact Investing Fund November 2022 Newsletter
Farbers, Where Are They Now: Lalu Beré November 3, 2022 By REDF Admin Each summer, REDF hosts MBA students from across the country that are passionate about the power of business to transform lives, communities, and our economy. These interns, known as Farber Fellows, are matched with a REDF grantee and work directly with the employment social enterprise staff on a project to support the business and its … Continue reading Farbers, Where Are They Now: Lalu Beré
Farbers, Where Are They Now: Michael Fu October 19, 2022 By REDF Admin Each summer, REDF hosts MBA students from across the country that are passionate about the power of business to transform lives, communities, and our economy. These interns, known as Farber Fellows, are matched with a REDF grantee and work directly with the employment social enterprise staff on a project to support the business and its … Continue reading Farbers, Where Are They Now: Michael Fu
Up for the Challenge: In Good Company with Mike Lucero October 6, 2022 By REDF Admin It was the first day of my rhetorical writing class. I like to get to class early. I was sitting at one of six tables in the classroom, in the back, with my computer set up, ready to go. Students started to trickle in and find their place. The other tables soon filled up, but … Continue reading Up for the Challenge: In Good Company with Mike Lucero
Capital, Capacity, and Community – A Combination that Works September 8, 2022 By REDF Admin REDF and our partners are helping build an economy that works. For everyone. We’re on a mission to make sure our country no longer misses out on the enormous talent and potential of over 10 million Americans who remain stuck—sidelined from access and opportunity—due to the trauma of homelessness, incarceration, and other steep barriers to … Continue reading Capital, Capacity, and Community – A Combination that Works
In Good Company: Redefining Yourself with Jay Pershing, Weld Works August 31, 2022 By REDF Admin Jay Pershing is a leader, using his own past to help others rewrite their future. As Program Director at employment social enterprise Weld Works, he knows first-hand the transformational power of a good job and a supportive community. Jay has walked in the shoes of those he hires and will go out of his way, … Continue reading In Good Company: Redefining Yourself with Jay Pershing, Weld Works
In Good Company: Connecting People with Possibilities, Jerelyn Rodriguez, The Knowledge House August 11, 2022 By REDF Admin “You can be successful and not leave your hometown.” Social entrepreneur Jerelyn Rodriguez credits her resiliency and passion to her community in the Bronx – and has made it her business to give back to the place that shaped her. When Jerelyn entered the REDF Accelerator in 2019, her technology employment social enterprise, The Knowledge … Continue reading In Good Company: Connecting People with Possibilities, Jerelyn Rodriguez, The Knowledge House
REDF Impact Investing Fund Summer 2022 Newsletter July 29, 2022 By REDF Admin RIIF Secures New Investments: The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has approved a $2 million Program Related Investment (PRI) to support RIIF’s ongoing work to fuel the growth of the employment social enterprise sector and build a more inclusive economy. This funding will expand RIIF’s lending capacity, with a focus on supporting enterprises that employ people … Continue reading REDF Impact Investing Fund Summer 2022 Newsletter