 | IN THIS ISSUE > | Joel Solomon Joins RSF Pachamama Launches CoffeeCSA.org An Evocative Ethos RSF Lends to EVOL RSF Spring Quarterly Non-Profit 101 Book Release Promoting the Importance of Financial Literacy Odegard Showroom Reception Upcoming Events | |  | WHAT WE VALUE > | “A socially, environmentally and financially sustainable global economy must be composed of sustainable local economies…By working cooperatively, locally–owned businesses and conscious consumers can create an alternative to corporate globalization that brings power back to our communities by building sustainable local economies—living economies that support both natural and community life.” - Judy Wicks, Local Living Economies: The New Movement for Responsible Business | |  |  |  | | May 2011
| | This month we are pleased to announce a new addition to the RSF team - Joel Solomon joins us as Entrepreneur-at-Large. In our Core Lending program, we made a new loan to EVOL Burritos and existing borrower Pachamama Coffee Cooperative launched CoffeeCSA.org, the first large-scale coffee CSA! Also examine alternative approaches to employing capital in the spring issue of the RSF Quarterly.
| |  | Joel Solomon Joins RSF Social Finance as Entrepreneur-at-Large
In his role as Entrepreneur-at-Large, Joel will leverage his community connections to help RSF grow and achieve its goal of transforming the way the world works with money. A long time associate and member of the RSF community, Joel brings two decades of impact investing experience to this new role. He has dedicated his career to aligning financial resources with positive societal and planetary impact for future generations... Read more in the RSF Newsroom. Pachamama Coffee Cooperative Launches CoffeeCSA.org
Connecting small organic coffee farmers with the large North America consumer market has been 10 years in the making. In 2001, the Pachamama Coffee Cooperative began organizing the membership and assembling the farmer-driven board of directors which governs the cooperative’s work...Read the full post on the Reimagine Money blog.
An Evocative Ethos: Making a Living in the New Economy
I am proposing that in the new economy, the ethic of work means a remerging of labor and thinking, of making one’s living and living one’s vocation. For a vocation to constitute a living entails a job with income, compels a degree of self-development to keep the job meaningful, and requires engagement in a work community that encourages new ideas and practices...Read the full post on the Reimagine Money blog.
RSF Lends to EVOL Burritos
EVOL Burritos, based in Boulder, Colo., is changing the way the world thinks about frozen food. EVOL is committed to using high quality ingredients – natural and/or organic, local when possible – clean energy production, and low-carbon footprint packaging...Read more in the RSF Newsroom.
RSF Spring Quarterly: How Can We Use Capital Differently?
In this Social Finance issue of the RSF Quarterly we explore new ways of using capital. Guest essayist John Fullerton updates Andrew Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth” with a new perspective grounded in 21st century realities. Our very own John Bloom challenges us to think beyond money – to reimagine currency and value from a community perspective. In other stories, borrowers Chris Mann of Guayaki and Bart Houlahan from B Lab discuss strategies for maintaining mission while building successful social enterprises and Kelley Buhles reports on the first meeting of our new Shared Gifting program. To download an electronic copy of the quarterly, click here. To receive hard copies of future issues free of charge, click here. Nonprofit Management 101
If you are new to the nonprofit sector or looking to expand your expertise, there’s a new must-read resource. Darian Rodriguez Heyman, former Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation, brought together 50 of the sector’s leading experts to create the newly released, Nonprofit Management 101. This comprehensive, incredibly useful how-to manual and resource guide features practical insights and tips, and provides easy to implement solutions for organizations seeking to meet mission and maximize impact...Read more in the RSF Newsroom.
Promoting the Importance of Financial Literacy
In 2010, RSF was pleased to provide Game Theory Academy in Oakland, CA, with a Seed Fund grant to support its program that focuses on improving the decision-making skills of at-risk, low-income youth. The Seed Fund provides small gifts (between $1,000 and $5,000) to launch new, mission-aligned initiatives that fall within one of RSF’s three focus areas—Food & Agriculture, Education & the Arts, and Ecological Stewardship...Read the full post on the Reimagine Money blog.
RSF Borrower Odegard Hosts California Showroom Event
RSF borrower, Odegard Inc. and California Home + Design will host a cocktail reception and sale at the Odegard Showroom in San Francisco on May 12, 2011. Odegard Inc. is a quality and design driven high-end home furnishing company. Odegard's pioneering designs and socially responsible practices have introduced a new genre of hand knotted product to the luxury carpet market - a product that invigorates and challenges the market while sustaining the artisans and local communities responsible for production. Click here for more details Upcoming Events
May 2 - Investors' Circle Spring Conference - San Francisco, CA
May 13 -Sustainable Enterprise Conference - Rohnert Park, CA
May 24 -Building a Sustainable World - Naples, FL
June 12 - Slow Money Northern California Entrepreneur Showcase - San Francisco, CA
June 14 -BALLE 2011 - Bellingham, WA
June 21 -2011 SAFSF Forum - Minneapolis, MN
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