June 2022 - 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

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.29.22

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.28.22

When Carl combines his own lived experience of incarceration with his entrepreneurial spirit and drive to give back, it creates transformational change.

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.27.22

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.23.22

Ten years ago, Carl founded the ESE Opportunity Construction to provide jobs, training, and support to his neighbors returning home.

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.22.22

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 …

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.22.22

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 …

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.22.22

What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color

6.15.22