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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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Gov. Partnerships & Policy

Graduation Day: The Los Angeles County EMI Incubator’s First Cohort

Through this program, 22 LA-based organizations have prepared to launch revenue-generating social enterprises.

1.27.25

By Lauren Taylor

CEO Insights

“Power at its Best”: A Path Forward in the City of Angels

After the January wildfires in Los Angeles, Maria Kim recognizes leaders rebuilding with humanity.

1.22.25

By Maria Kim

Accelerator, Press Release

Advancing Economic Inclusion and Mobility: REDF Accelerator Announces New Cohort of Social Enterprise Leaders

Twenty visionary entrepreneurs from 10 businesses across the U.S. will begin our intensive Accelerator program to amplify their social impact.

1.16.25

CEO Insights

Why We View Lived Experience as Lived Expertise

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.

12.20.24

By Maria Kim

CA RISE, Gov. Partnerships & Policy

Photo Gallery: California Legislators Meet with CA RISE Grantees

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

12.19.24

CA RISE, Gov. Partnerships & Policy, News, Press Release

CA RISE Disburses Second Round of Funding to Advance Economic Inclusion

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

12.19.24

Growth Portfolio, Press Release, REDF Programs

REDF Awards $900K to Nine Employment Social Enterprises Creating Pathways to Quality Jobs

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

12.18.24

Impact Investing Fund, News

REDF Impact Investing Fund: Winter 2024 Newsletter

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

12.17.24

Farber Fellows

The Path Between Business & Impact: A Call to Action | María Beatriz Montaño Murrieta, Booth School of Business

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

12.16.24

Farber Fellows

Beyond ‘That Sounds Expensive’: Uncovering the True Value of Employment Social Enterprises | Leah Budson, MIT Sloan

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

12.9.24

CEO Insights, Events, Video & Media

Maria Kim, Impact Spotlight at NationSwell 2024

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

12.5.24

Farber Fellows

Linking Housing & Employment: 3 Key Learnings from My Farber Summer | Smita Balaji, Kellogg School of Management

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

12.2.24
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