Ready, Set, Grow!
April 2011 eNewsletter
Spirits at REDF were high as we marked the arrival of Spring with two ‘firsts’ that are described in this newsletter. Several dozen representatives of REDF’s new portfolio came to San Francisco for their inaugural gathering, where they heard from Paul Carttar, Director of the federal Social Innovation Fund. He was in town to talk about how REDF’s portfolio is part of a national effort to build evidence of what works when communities deal with tough social problems like chronic unemployment, and how to widely replicate the most promising solutions.
REDF is already starting that replication effort, click here to read more about Samra Haider who is leading our expansion to Los Angeles.
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New REDF Portfolio Springs into Action at Lively Retreat
REDF welcomed the six nonprofit organizations
selected for its 2011 portfolio during a lively two-day retreat that
took place in San Francisco. A keynote address by Paul Carttar, Director
of the Social Innovation Fund
(SIF), crowned the event, which featured presentations, interactive
exercises, small group discussions, and networking. The unifying theme
was innovation. Participants enthusiastically embraced this opportunity
to learn more about transforming the nonprofit sector and expanding
creative pathways into the workforce for Californians who face the
greatest barriers to work.Click here to read more
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What does "See What a Job Can Do" mean to you?
upcoming newsletter or in one of Carla's blog posts!
Send your submissions to stories@redf.org.
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Announcements
- REDF is moving! On May 2nd our San Francisco office is moving a few blocks down the street. Our new address will be: 221 Main Street, Suite 1550, San Francisco, CA 94105.
- On May 3rd come to Green Streets' launch party at SPUR! Green Streets is a REDF supported social enterprise that provides recycling and composting services at McCormack, Baron, Ragan-managed housing developments in San Francisco. To register for the event visit www.ourgreenstreets.org.
- REDF is now in contract with Mathematica Policy Research Inc. to design its most rigorous evaluation yet. The evaluation will launch in Fall of 2011 and will allow REDF to compare outcomes for people facing barriers who work at a social enterprise with outcomes for people who do not have this opportunity.
- seToolbelt, a free open-content community initiative to help social entrepreneurs craft and grow successful social enterprises, was createdby long-time REDF colleagues at Virtue Ventures to address the need for social enterprise specific tools as the field expands. It houses over 1000 resources, and they want your resources! Add your organization’s content and check out the site at www.setoolbelt.org.
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