REDF Impact Investing Fund December 2021 Newsletter December 20, 2021 By REDF Admin New Investments Fuel RIIF’s Work: REDF Impact Investing Fund (RIIF) recently received two exciting investments. RIIF was selected as part of the University of California San Francisco’s Community Investment pilot, receiving $1M to invest in Bay Area businesses that employ and equip people overcoming barriers to work. The fund was also awarded a $1M loan from … Continue reading REDF Impact Investing Fund December 2021 Newsletter
Press Release: REDF Accelerator Brings Together Leading Social Entrepreneurs with Expertise and Lived Experience in Overcoming Workforce Barriers December 15, 2021 By REDF Admin CONTACT: Lori Warren Director of Marketing & Communications lwarren@redf.org (415) 561-6683 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: REDF Accelerator Brings Together Leading Social Entrepreneurs with Expertise and Lived Experience in Overcoming Workforce Barriers New cohort of 18 employment social enterprise leaders from across the U.S. will join the REDF Accelerator program to drive innovation and impact in economic … Continue reading Press Release: REDF Accelerator Brings Together Leading Social Entrepreneurs with Expertise and Lived Experience in Overcoming Workforce Barriers
Employment Social Enterprise: A Win-Win-Win – Lissa Marten, The Wharton School December 14, 2021 By REDF Admin I first heard of the social enterprise model through a project I worked on as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The project was for a nonprofit in Chicago aiming to reduce gun violence by increasing employment opportunities. In my project, my team was tasked with building a social enterprise under the organization to … Continue reading Employment Social Enterprise: A Win-Win-Win – Lissa Marten, The Wharton School
December Newsletter: Gift Guide, Impact Lending Updates, and More! December 7, 2021 By REDF Admin This giving season, invest in an economy that works. For everyone. Your gift to REDF fuels our investments in businesses that break down barriers to employment nationwide. Support REDF today. Shop the Social Enterprise Gift Guide This holiday season, give meaningful gifts that move the needle on the issues that move you. Featuring products from … Continue reading December Newsletter: Gift Guide, Impact Lending Updates, and More!
Lessons in Empathetic Leadership – Rebecca Lang, MIT Sloan School of Management December 6, 2021 By REDF Admin I knew I wanted to launch a career in workforce development when I came to MIT Sloan, but I didn’t know how to start. But after attending a webinar for the REDF Farber Summer Fellowship, I knew I found the right place for me to learn and grow. Before business school, I worked in finance … Continue reading Lessons in Empathetic Leadership – Rebecca Lang, MIT Sloan School of Management
Finding New Pathways to Success – Dan Segal, Harvard Business School December 1, 2021 By REDF Admin I was excited to be a Farber Fellow with REDF this summer to leverage my existing consulting skillset to benefit employment social enterprises, and to learn more about both the philanthropy and social enterprise worlds simultaneously. This summer, I worked with Homeward Bound of Marin (HBoM). HBoM has created an interesting and impressive ecosystem of … Continue reading Finding New Pathways to Success – Dan Segal, Harvard Business School
Pursuing a “Career of Impact” – Amy Yu, University of Chicago Booth School of Business November 16, 2021 By REDF Admin My goal in business school is to find a meaningful, purpose-driven career. I knew I wanted to blend the experiences I had pre-Booth—management consulting and start-ups while helping non-profits in my free time—into an impactful career. I was thrilled to find the Farber Program at REDF because their growth portfolio model blended my interests in … Continue reading Pursuing a “Career of Impact” – Amy Yu, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
How Milestones Nudge Us Into Who We Are Becoming November 11, 2021 By REDF Admin Milestones have been on my mind lately. Likely because I’m hitting one this year: 50 years young. Or because REDF is hitting one too: 25 years strong. Or maybe because I just cleared the milestone of my first four months on the job. (And I’m still standing, phew.) The thing about milestones is that they, … Continue reading How Milestones Nudge Us Into Who We Are Becoming
From Barriers to Building Blocks: My Farber Summer – Marissa Uchimura, University of Michigan Ross School of Business & Ford School of Public Policy November 9, 2021 By REDF Admin I came to Michigan to pursue a dual MBA/MPP after four years in the education sector, hoping to discover new ideas and solutions I felt were lacking within our public education system. The students and families I encountered while teaching in Baltimore faced systemic obstacles that schools alone could not take on. But I knew … Continue reading From Barriers to Building Blocks: My Farber Summer – Marissa Uchimura, University of Michigan Ross School of Business & Ford School of Public Policy
Social Enterprise Gift Guide November 4, 2021 By REDF Admin Presents that Propel Change This holiday season, give meaningful gifts that move the needle on the issues that move you. Featuring products from mission-driven businesses around the country, each item in the REDF Social Enterprise Gift Guide is handcrafted by an individual striving to reenter the workforce after experiences like homelessness or incarceration. Shop now … Continue reading Social Enterprise Gift Guide