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
Five Reasons You Should Know About Employment Social Enterprises July 20, 2022 By REDF Admin The local coffee shop. A hot new fitness studio. Your go-to gift shop. Employment social enterprises are powering good in communities each and every day. These businesses were built to hire, train, and support our neighbors entering the workforce after experiences like incarceration or homelessness. They’re the best kept secret to building a more inclusive … Continue reading Five Reasons You Should Know About Employment Social Enterprises
Governor Newsom, California Lawmakers Approve $25 Million to Launch CA RISE July 1, 2022 By REDF Admin CONTACT: Sarah Christiano Manager, Marketing & Communications schristiano@redf.org (415) 510-6046 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Governor Newsom, California Lawmakers Approve $25 Million to Launch CA RISE The first statewide program of its kind in the U.S., the new California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises will supercharge the power of California’s employment social enterprises to advance economic … Continue reading Governor Newsom, California Lawmakers Approve $25 Million to Launch CA RISE
In Good Company: Building Lasting Foundations with Carl Phinney June 28, 2022 By REDF Admin We’re on a mission. To build an economy that works. For everyone. And we know that the way to get there is to back social entrepreneurs making that vision a reality every day in their communities. Entrepreneurs like Carl Phinney. “There has to be something better. There have to be more opportunities. There has to … Continue reading In Good Company: Building Lasting Foundations with Carl Phinney
What is an Employment Social Enterprise? June 22, 2022 By REDF Admin Employment social enterprises (ESEs) are businesses built to do good. They provide jobs, training, and support to people who are getting back on their feet after experiences like incarceration or homelessness. Employment social enterprises exist because they see this talent pool for the strengths they hold, not the barriers they face. And they build businesses … Continue reading What is an Employment Social Enterprise?
Be In Good Company June 22, 2022 By REDF Admin In each friend group, there’s that one person who steps up as the sun – the one whose energy brings the rest of the crew together, the one whose spidey sense is uncanny in its reach, the one who is confident all major disputes can be settled by a dance-off. The one with whom we … Continue reading Be In Good Company
Revealing our gifts May 23, 2022 By REDF Admin “I have other gifts.” That’s what I used to say on exam day at Booth, where I went to business school more than a decade ago. I made the choice to get my MBA in the second chapter of my career, because I had gotten a little comfortable. I was in a space where even … Continue reading Revealing our gifts