December 2024 - 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

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.20.24

Talent cannot be measured solely by words on a resume, but must include the string of life experiences that make people creative, resilient, and whole.

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.19.24

Explore highlights from events all over California, where local legislators connected face-to-face with the ESEs in their districts.

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.19.24

This pioneering public-private partnership has released its second tranche of funding to California employment social enterprises.

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.18.24

Introducing the nine organizations that make up the 2025 REDF Growth Portfolio upskilling cohort.

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.17.24

REDF Impact Investing Fund joins the Appalachian Funders Network, and much more!

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.16.24

What’s possible when business and impact work together? This summer, one Farber Fellow found meaning in the search for this answer.

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.9.24

For Farber Fellow Leah Budson, spending her summer working with Boston-based ESE Bikes Not Bombs was an perspective-shifting experience.

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.5.24

Maria took the stage to present on lived expertise at the 2024 NationSwell Summit.

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

12.2.24

Farber Fellow Smita Balaji spent the summer with First Step Staffing, where she evaluated the organization’s innovative housing subsidy pilot.