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Regenerative finance helps Living Lands Trust expand biodynamic farming
Regenerative finance helps Living Lands Trust expand biodynamic farming
A $300,000 loan from RSF Social Finance helped Living Lands Trust preserve Wisconsin farmland for regenerative agriculture.
Christine O'Connor
Mar 18
Catalytic capital: Mission-aligned financing in action
Catalytic capital: Mission-aligned financing in action
An impact-focused funder provides the flexibility social enterprises need to grow without compromise
Amy Bird
Jun 6, 2023
How DAFs can fuel change
How DAFs can fuel change
The ongoing debate over donor-advised funds — are they a $142 billion unwarranted tax dodge that results in wealth hoarding, or a boon to…
Jasper J. van Brakel
Sep 7, 2021
Regenerative finance can get us to the future we want — here’s how
Regenerative finance can get us to the future we want — here’s how
This approach to finance rooted in healing and shared values is the tool we need to fuel solutions to systemic problems
Jasper J. van Brakel
Sep 1, 2021
Momentum gathers for a mission-first business model revolution
Momentum gathers for a mission-first business model revolution
New ownership and succession models cut a path toward an economic system that can solve big world problems
Jasper J. van Brakel
Feb 3, 2020
Innovative lending model stretches capital to reach enterprises in need
Innovative lending model stretches capital to reach enterprises in need
With help from RSF, MCE Social Capital extends loans to ventures in Latin America and other regions with few formal resources
Melinda Cheel
Jan 10, 2019
Mission-aligned financing drives business and impact growth
Mission-aligned financing drives business and impact growth
A funder that fully supports your mission might seem like a nice-to-have, but when you hit setbacks or want to do something unconventional…
Mindy Christensen
Aug 2, 2021
Organically Grown Company blazes a trail with new ownership structure
Organically Grown Company blazes a trail with new ownership structure
Becoming a perpetual purpose trust will protect OGC’s mission and its financial well-being
Melinda Cheel
Dec 27, 2018
Mission or liquidity? It’s a false choice
Mission or liquidity? It’s a false choice
Pioneering social enterprises are adopting alternative business structures that let them scale without sacrificing purpose
Jasper J. van Brakel
Nov 26, 2018
Investing DAF assets for impact
Investing DAF assets for impact
Ongoing review is essential, impact can drive alpha, and other lessons from an evolving portfolio
Shu Dar Yao
Apr 10, 2020
Giving up grantmaking power
Giving up grantmaking power
Lessons learned from 10 years of shared gifting
Kelley Buhles
Dec 12, 2019
Will the money serve the mission?
Will the money serve the mission?
Founders: When seeking mission-aligned capital for your social enterprise, ask yourself and potential funders these questions
Mindy Christensen
Feb 11, 2022
Truly shifting philanthropy’s power dynamics requires new structures for giving
Truly shifting philanthropy’s power dynamics requires new structures for giving
New models for giving shift philanthropy’s power dynamics and put communities in the lead role
Donna Daniels
Dec 17, 2020
A radical approach to grant making transforms relationships to money
A radical approach to grant making transforms relationships to money
Shared Gifting Circles put nonprofits in the role of making grants and evaluating proposals among peers
Kelley Buhles
Nov 14, 2017
Let’s talk about money
Let’s talk about money
We invited our borrowers and investors to help set our interest rate: seven years later, here’s how it’s going
John Bloom
Sep 21, 2017
Finance innovation: the next frontier in fair trade supply chains
Finance innovation: the next frontier in fair trade supply chains
Retailers and their suppliers need new financing options to scale production to meet growing demand
Kate Danaher
Sep 21, 2017
Trust-based lending kick-starts fair trade
Trust-based lending kick-starts fair trade
New approach banks on relationships with fair-trade product companies to finance growth loans to their small-scale suppliers
Kate Danaher
Nov 27, 2017
Integrated capital in action: Guayakí Yerba Mate
Integrated capital in action: Guayakí Yerba Mate
A nine-year relationship and diverse funding rounds support social enterprise’s rapid growth and community impact
Melinda Cheel
Aug 8, 2018
Transforming the economy requires transforming our thinking
Transforming the economy requires transforming our thinking
How can capital serve people, and not the other way around?
Stu Fram
Nov 9, 2018
Arctic Indigenous Fund transforms philanthropy’s power dynamics
Arctic Indigenous Fund transforms philanthropy’s power dynamics
With young indigenous leaders at the helm, the new fund supports participatory grant-making across the North
Kelley Buhles
Jun 4, 2020
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