December 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 five-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

Hilton Foundation awards $175 million in quarterly grants and PRIs

12.27.22

Hilton Foundation awards $175 million in quarterly grants and PRIs

12.20.22

“Home is where the future is.” That was the mic drop response shared by Noubar Afeyan (the inventor and entrepreneur who co-founded Moderna) during a fireside chat at the Clinton Global Initiative conference earlier this year. He was responding to a question about the lived experience of refugees and asylees, and about how fleeing one …

Hilton Foundation awards $175 million in quarterly grants and PRIs

12.12.22

San Francisco Bay Area social enterprises discover common ground and shared purpose in delivering nutritious meals to wildland firefighters In June 2022, 150 employment social enterprise leaders in the REDF Community gathered for their first in-person retreat in three years. Over the course of a week in Portland, Oregon, social entrepreneurs connected with peers, learned …

Hilton Foundation awards $175 million in quarterly grants and PRIs

12.8.22

This August, before starting my second year at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, I re-visited the gigantic Google doc where I had taken notes on my internship search. In the middle of pages of bullets on REDF and the Farber program – I had done my research! – was a list of the different …

Hilton Foundation awards $175 million in quarterly grants and PRIs

12.6.22

Hilton Foundation awards $175 million in quarterly grants and PRIs

12.1.22

Prior to business school, I spent my entire career in the US public healthcare system. Throughout my time at a community health center and state Medicaid agency, I saw how healthcare could be a stabilizing force in the lives of many individuals who have been underserved and marginalized by the broader society. But I was …