REDF News
Introducing REDF’s new website
Our new site contains many new features, resources, videos, and much more. Visitors can post publications and job listings, and access resources from REDF and other organizations in the field. Please take a few minutes and explore!
George Roberts honored by Bay Area Council
On October 14th, George Roberts was inducted into the Bay Area Council's Business Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes Bay Area business leaders "who have advanced Bay Area-based businesses to positions of national and international prominence and who have enriched the civic life of the Bay Area community." The San Francisco Chronicle mentioned his induction and his founding of REDF in a recent article.
A Solution to Philanthropy’s Funding Maze: Strategic Co-Funding
Read and rate REDF’s first article and its accompanying tool in our Out of Philanthropy's Funding Maze series. This first article explores Strategic Co-Funding, the adaptation of VC-style capital aggregation to foundation grantmaking.
REDF’s Current Approach to SROI
Carla Javits has written an update on REDF’s Current Approach to SROI that summarizes what we’ve learned about SROI, and lays out the next steps that REDF will be taking to build on this earlier work.
American Human Development Report
The first-ever American Human Development Report (AHDR), was released in July, 2008. The Report provides in-depth data from every Congressional District in the US and offers an objective set of tools for the social sector to use in assessing where to invest resources, and how to measure progress over time. Carla Javits served on the Report’s Advisory Council and REDF hosted a webinar with the Report’s co-author.
Carla interviewed on “A World of Possibilities”
Carla Javits was interviewed on A World of Possibilities' program titled “Foundations as Catalysts.” She spoke about REDF’s work and shared a success story from one of the organizations we've worked with, Juma Ventures. The interview is available under the podcasts section.
REDF in the Press
Carla Javits and REDF were featured in the San Francisco Business Times’ Nonprofit Profile.
A new Tool: Matchmaker
REDF has launched a new tool, Matchmaker, which contains criteria and a framework for screening potential grantees.
