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    • AboutWe envision a thriving and inclusive society where all people have the jobs and the support they need to realize their full potential.
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CEO Insights

Revealing our gifts | CEO Maria Kim Honored with Chicago Booth Distinguished Alum Award

A missive from our CEO as she reflects on this milestone achievement, and what it means for our community.

5.23.22

By Maria Kim

Events, Video & Media

Video: Expanding Opportunity: Investing in Employment Social Enterprise

Watch all the action from this event, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on April 7.

5.5.22

CEO Insights, Events

Employment Social Enterprise Takes Center Stage at the New York Federal Reserve

Reflections on our major recent event, co-hosting a convening with the New York Fed.

5.4.22

By Maria Kim

Community Stories

Closing out Second Chance Month with a Fair First Chance for All

My background is an asset in helping other people. And in order to break the cycle of poverty and addiction, we need a fair first chance for everyone.

5.2.22

Gov. Partnerships & Policy, Policy

Recognizing ESEs as Economic Engines: Our Policy Priorities for 2022

Here's the latest on the progress we've seen in the last year, and where we're heading in the months and years ahead.

4.6.22

By Manie Grewal

Impact Investing Fund, News

REDF Impact Investing Fund: Spring 2022 Newsletter

Get the latest from REDF Impact Investing Fund -- which is now a certified CDFI!

4.6.22

CEO Insights

When A “Second Chance” Is Really The First

Hear from our CEO Maria Kim on why we choose to call April "Fair Chance Month."

4.4.22

By Maria Kim

CEO Insights

It’s the shoes. (It’s not the shoes.)

Reflections on leadership and transition from our new CEO, Maria Kim, as she takes the reins at REDF.

3.1.22

By Maria Kim

CEO Insights, News, Team & Culture

Welcoming Maria Kim as REDF’s CEO

Our outgoing CEO, Carla Javits, pens an introduction to our new CEO, Maria Kim.

3.1.22

By Carla Javits

CEO Insights

When a sandwich board becomes a manifesto

On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I sit in the imbalance of two truths.

1.12.22

By Maria Kim

Impact Investing Fund, News

REDF Impact Investing Fund: Winter 2021 Newsletter

A number of new investments are coming to the RIIF portfolio. We're also looking for a new professional to join our team.

12.20.21

Farber Fellows

Employment Social Enterprise: A Win-Win-Win – Lissa Marten, The Wharton School

Farber Fellow Lissa Marten spent her summer working with New Jersey-based ESE Hopeworks.

12.14.21
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