2020 Reflections and Looking Ahead
Dear Clients & Friends, After a year like no other, and so many unknowns still ahead, we are finding solace in our inspiring community of investors, donors, social enterprises, partners, and...
View ArticleCollective Action and Community
RSF’s Kayla Leduc talks with Aisha Nyandoro CEO of Springboard to Opportunities and the innovator behind the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, and donor Hilary Giovale about challenging philanthropy’s status...
View ArticleRSF Named Finalist in Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas
FAST COMPANY ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2020 WORLD CHANGING IDEAS AWARDS RSF Social Finance-Purpose Foundation Selected as Finalist in the Experimental Category New York, April 28, 2020 — The winners of...
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Bringing the Power of Integrated Capital to the Fiber and Textile Sector
Just a little over two years ago, I asked my colleague Celina Adams if she would talk with me about an innovative new program she was participating in—the RSF Integrated Capital Institute (ICI). At the...
View ArticleImpact Drives Alpha, and Other Lessons from ‘100% Impact’ Donor Advised Funds
Impact can drive alpha—but market-beating returns are hard to come by in short-term investments. An impact portfolio that’s not under regular review is probably losing its impact. Assessing true impact...
View ArticleA New Year’s Greeting: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Dear Friends, While it is hard to believe that 2019 has come to a close, there is something magically rounded about decade numbers like 2020, so welcome to the new year, and know that we are most...
View ArticleTransforming Your Relationship to Money – Interconnectedness is the New...
Deb Nelson, our Vice President of Client & Community Engagement, is featured on Carley Hauck’s Live Well Awake podcast. In their conversation, Carley and Deb explore the ways money can be used to...
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2018 Annual Report
We are excited to share financial results from 2018 and stories from the RSF community. A few highlights include: Over $225 million under management with RSF We flowed a record-breaking $80 million to...
View ArticleA Letter from Our Executive Team
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! As we step into 2019, we would like to express our deep gratitude to and for our community of clients and partners—thank you for your ongoing support and inspiration....
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Here’s how your money can have a positive impact
Frustrated by the struggle to keep teachers in Baltimore schools, Jennifer Green and Christina Hall upended the whole culture of teacher training with Urban Teachers, which combines classroom residency...
View ArticleUnconscious Bias: How I learned I was part of the problem & what I did about it
Working in social finance, I’m motivated by a desire to help create a society that is more equitable across gender, race, and class—and my fellow financial activists are too. We know one thing we need...
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2017 Annual Report
Integrated Capital Institute faculty and staff 2017 was an exception year. Highlights include: Surpassed $200 million in assets Provided more than $50 million in loans, grants, and investments Launched...
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Financial Activism and RSF’s Integrated Capital Institute
Enrique: What is the Integrated Capital Institute, and who is it for? Akaya: It’s for financial activists who want to leverage capital as a tool for positive social and ecological change. Over the...
View ArticleNow Accepting Applications for Second Cohort of Integrated Capital Institute
RSF Social Finance has opened the application process for its Integrated Capital Institute. This intensive program will give financial practitioners the tools and strategies they need to help...
View Article$1 Million For Female-Led Startups Focused On Women’s Economic Empowerment
There’s a growing number of financial funds focusing on women’s empowerment. Case in point: RSF Social Finance’s Women’s Capital Collaborative (WCC), which recently announced its first funding...
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RSF Supports Microfinance with Loan to MCE Social Capital
Maria Ramos operates a small roadside flower shop outside of the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. A mother of two, Maria recently used a loan originated by a MCE Social Capital (MCE) client to purchase new...
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From Transactions to Relationships: Thich Nhat Hanh & the Principle of...
Dear Friends, We see clear signs that more people want their values and money to be aligned. They are beginning to shift what they purchase, where they bank, and how they invest. They yearn to connect...
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A New Path for Social Enterprises Through the “Valley of Death”
Originally published on the Stanford Social Innovation Review by Don Shaffer People have been talking for years about the “valley of death” between seed money and growth capital that confronts and...
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Redefining Return
By Kelley Buhles In the foundation world of charitable fund management, there are two avenues for deployment of funds: a) a charitable gift or loan or b) a “prudent” investment, generally considered to...
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