Time to celebrate: California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (CA RISE) has officially LAUNCHED! If you haven’t heard yet, CA RISE is the nation’s first-ever statewide investment in social enterprise. California government (through the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)) has awarded 61 incredible employment social enterprise (ESE) businesses a whopping $25 million …
Written by Yon Jimenez-Macuso, Manager, Learning & Evidence When I told my friends that I went to a conference about “feedback,” they looked at me like I was an alien. And in fairness, I don’t blame them! But most people don’t realize just how essential feedback is both at work and between friends. Every individual …
I’ve always been “the other Maria.” It’s a moniker I hold dear — and at Horizons 2024: The Power of Us, Presented by Jobs for the Future (JFF), I held it ever close. At Horizons, JFF CEO Maria Flynn led a mobilizing, electrifying two days of mission moments and mic drops; six members of the …
Written by: Abigail Flis, Manager, Capacity Building To continue growing the field of employment social enterprises (ESEs) nationally, we need to think locally. And in one California county, we’ve been testing a program to help local social entrepreneurs build ESEs from the ground up. Over the past year and a half, I’ve designed and managed …
Download press release (PDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jaclynn Coussa Associate Director of Marketing & Communications jcoussa@redf.org (415) 510-6027 California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (CA RISE), a nation-leading statewide investment in businesses hiring people with systemic barriers to employment, is set to fuel economic inclusion and mobility for all Californians. — San Francisco, CA …