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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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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.
    • 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.
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Community Stories, Video

In Good Company: Building Lasting Foundations with Carl Phinney, Opportunity Construction

Ten years ago, Carl founded the ESE Opportunity Construction to provide jobs, training, and support to his neighbors returning home.

6.23.22

Community Stories, Video

Trailer: Igniting the Flame

6.22.22

REDF Programs, Video

What is an Employment Social Enterprise?

Employment social enterprises (ESEs) are businesses built to do good. They provide jobs, training, and support to people who are getting back on their...

6.22.22

CEO Insights

Be In Good Company

In each friend group, there’s that one person who steps up as the sun — the one whose energy brings the rest of the crew together, the one whose...

6.22.22

By Maria Kim

CEO Insights

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

“I have other gifts.” That’s what I used to say on exam day at Booth, where I went to business school more than a decade ago. I made the choice to...

5.23.22

By Maria Kim

Events, Video

Expanding Opportunity: Investing in Employment Social Enterprise (Event, 4/7/22)

Opening remarks: Chet Hewitt: Maurice Jones & Charles Phillips: Panel Discussion on Connecting Capital and Employment Social Enterprises: LISC &...

5.5.22

CEO Insights, Events

Employment social enterprise takes center stage at the New York Federal Reserve

In my first job out of college, I moved up fairly quickly — even becoming a VP at around 23. (That perhaps sounds more exciting than it was. In...

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

Impact Investing, News

REDF Impact Investing Fund April 2022 Newsletter

RIIF Now a Certified CDFI: RIIF is now a certified CDFI! Certification is a formal acknowledgement from the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Fund that RIIF...

4.6.22

Gov. Partnerships & Policy, Policy

Recognizing ESEs as Economic Engines: Our Policy Priorities for 2022

As a mom to an almost four-year-old, I’m constantly challenged to talk in the simplest way. So, when I explain to him what I do for work, I tell him...

4.6.22

By Manie Grewal

CEO Insights

When a “second chance” is really the first

I’ve been thinking a lot about chances lately. That one simple word can mean so many things. Luck. Opportunity. Even a gamble. And that got me to...

4.4.22

By Maria Kim

CEO Insights, News, Team & Culture

Welcoming Maria Kim as REDF’s CEO

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...

3.1.22

By Carla Javits
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