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RSF Social Finance provides socially responsible investors, donors, for-benefit organizations, and social enterprises innovative investing, lending, and philanthropic services to promote environmental, social, and economic sustainability. When you join us, your investment, gift, or loan is leveraged to impact a broad spectrum of issues and to support projects that ensure a better future.
03.31.2008 - RSF 2007 Year-End Review
RSF Ends 2007 with Growth and Financial Sustainability At the end of 2007, RSF’s consolidated assets totaled more than $120 million helping us approach our three-year sustainability goal one-year ahead of schedule...
More »09.25.2007 - RSF Social Finance Appoints New CEO and New Board Chair
RSF Social Finance Appoints Don Shaffer As President and CEO; Mark A. Finser to Become Chair of the Board San Francisco, CA - RSF Social Finance announces that its Board of Trustees has named Don Shaffer (shown at left) as president and CEO...
More »09.18.2007 - RSF Social Finance Partners with Organic Bouquet
RSF Social Finance Partners with Organic Bouquet Eco-friendly Flowers Help Fund Innovative Projects and Support Organic Agriculture San Francisco, CA - RSF Social Finance has partnered once again with Organic Bouquet Inc...
More »09.11.2007 - RSF Social Finance Provides Loan to Better Energy Systems
RSF Social Finance Provides Loan to Better Energy Systems Leading maker of portable solar hybrid charger, Solio, chooses RSF as lender SAN FRANCISCO, CA – RSF Social Finance provided a significant loan to Better Energy Systems, the award-winning company that designs and manufactures Solio, the first solar hybrid charger on the market for mobile devices such as cell phones, PDA's, MP3 players, and GPS navigation systems...
More »04.19.2008 - 2008 RSF Sponsored Events and Speaking Engagements
04.19.08 GSVC's 2008 Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship San Francisco, CA RSF Speakers: Chair of the Board Mark A...
More »05.31.2007 - BALLE Conference
What: RSF is pleased to sponsor the 5th Annual International BALLE Conference. This event is a hub for those working on practical solutions to today's social and environmental problems...
More »04.27.2007 - Sophia Project's 1st Annual Spring Benefit
What: RSF is pleased to sponsor Sophia Project's first annual spring benefit. Join opera legend Frederica von Stade for an evening of art and music...
More »Philanthropy falls under the umbrella of social finance. Here, it has a separate section to make information pertaining to philanthropy more easily accessible to readers.
09.06.2007 - Mitchell Kapor Foundation's New Grant Programs
RSF Social Finance is a member of the Northern California Grantmakers Association (NCG). We received this announcement from the Mitchell Kapor Foundation, another NCG member, that we thought would be of interest to you...
More »04.29.2007 - 2007 Council on Foundations Annual Conference
What: Philanthropy and the Challenges of Our Time: Making a Difference at Home and Around the Globe When: 04...
More »04.12.2007 - Global Philanthropy Forum Explores New Way of Giving
Global Philanthropy Forum Explores New Way of Giving: Silicon Valley Model Endorsed Mercury News By Mary Anne Ostrom Thursday, 04...
More »03.29.2007 - America's 200 Largest Charities
If the approaching holiday season has PUT you in a charitable mood, you would be wise to pursue our annual evaluation of America's 200 largest nonprofits. Taking the perspective of a would-be donor, we focus on financial efficiencies. These numbers can tell you a lot but are by no means the entire story. Our list is no substitute for your own research.
More »09.06.07-09.20.07 Study Tour to China with Anna Lappé
What: Anna Lappé, author of Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen and co-founder of Small Planet Fund, a fiscal sponsored project of RSF Social Finance, invites you to join her on a study tour to China through Heifer International...
More »08.18.07 Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp
What: The Craigslist Foundation hosts an event to help nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs gain knowledge, access resources, and meet peers and supporters...
More »Social Innovation Fund Grantee, Sustainable Endowments Institute, Interviewed on PBS
This spring, Mark Orlowski, executive director of Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI) was interviewed on the Emmy Award-winning PBS newsmagazine NOW created by Bill Moyers and currently hosted by David Brancaccio...
More »07.16.07 An Evening with John Perkins and The Pachamama Alliance
What: Join the Pachamama Alliance, grant recipient of donor advised funds at RSF Social Finance, for a very special evening of conversation with Pachamama Alliance board members and co-founders, John Perkins and Lynne Twist...
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