Reimagine Money Blog

Reimagine Money Blog

Insights and updates from RSF Social Finance

In this blog, follow the work of our borrowers and grantees, learn more about our community of investors and donors, and hear from RSF staff and partners on our journey to transform the way the world works with money.

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Seed Fund Grantee Highlight: Sustainable Economies Law Center
by Alex Haber Building the next economy will take work in many sectors. RSF Social Finance focuses on work with investors, donors, and entrepreneurs to build the direct, transparent relationships necessary to make economic renewal...
Apr 5, 2014 10:00 AM ET
RSF Capital Management Honored on B Corp‘s ‘Best for the World’ List
Today, RSF Capital Management was recognized for creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact by the non-profit B Lab with the release of the third annual ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list. The ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list honors 92 businesses worldwide that earned an overall score in the top 10% of all Certified B Corporations on the B Impact Assessment, a rigorous...
Mar 19, 2014 12:00 PM ET
RSF Seed Fund Grantee Highlight: Raphael Academy
by Ellie Lanphier For its second academic year of operation, Raphael Academy a Camphill-inspired private school initiative serving students in grades six through twelve and young adults 18+ with intellectual and developmental disabilities, received a RSF Seed Fund grant of $1,000 to support and expand its vocational class...
Mar 17, 2014 3:05 PM ET
Community Foundations: What It Takes to Become Dynamic Hubs of Local Capital
by Don Shaffer Community foundations—with their deep local ties, significant unrestricted assets, and community benefit missions—are ideally positioned to play a leading role in solving our communities’ most profound and difficult challenges. Yet many are stuck in a pattern of disbursing only a small percentage of their assets in grants and investing the rest in traditional portfolios...
Feb 24, 2014 1:30 PM ET
Creatively Financing the Arts
This essay was originally published in the Winter 2014 RSF Quarterly. by Reed Mayfield Can you recall a moment when a song, a painting, a dance, or a theatrical performance moved you deeply? If you can, perhaps the...
Feb 14, 2014 9:35 AM ET

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