Written by: Rony Cepeda Mekosh, Capacity Building Manager Just as the philanthropic and impact lending fields wrestle with how to make capital distribution more equitable for BIPOC leaders, I believe that the power dynamics and equity in capacity building also need an overdue transformation. REDF made this commitment in our 2021-2025 strategy following the heart-wrenching murder …
Co-written by President & CEO Maria Kim and Sam Babineau, Senior Associate, Government Partnerships & Policy Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center at New Avenues for Youth Sometimes when we think of Pride Month, our minds flood with images of rainbows and boas and the strut and the swagger of our local Pride Parade. …
As with most things that are good, whole, and the way nature intended, my month began and will soon end with Beyoncé front and center. I had the great fortune to attend the GRAMMY Awards this year and see her take the stage as she received her 32nd golden gramophone – making her the GOAT …
Whether it’s your closest family members, a dear friend, or a great colleague — the Social Enterprise Gift Guide has handcrafted products that are perfect for everyone on your shopping list. The REDF team is already shopping the guide for their own holiday purchases. Take a look at some of their go-to gifts for the …
When I joined REDF in 2007, we were innovating with a handful of ground-breaking organizations in the SF Bay Area to develop what we now call ‘employment social enterprises.’ Today, we are a national organization that has worked with ESEs from coast to coast that have provided jobs and support to 74,000 people who are …
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 …
A statement from REDF’s President & CEO Carla Javits: We stand in solidarity with people across the country and the world in unequivocally condemning the insurrection and attack on the US Capitol that took place yesterday. That some people believed falsehoods about the fairness of the election has roots in years of fact-free rhetoric by …