Monthly Archives: August 2011

REDF Receives Additional $3 Million Federal Social Innovation Fund Grant

Everyone at REDF was elated to receive news of a renewal of our Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grant. Given the anemic economy, and huge federal and state budget reductions, we know what an affirmation this is – of REDF, and of the extraordinary nonprofits we work with, the social enterprises they run, and the people [...]

Some summer reading

Summer reading usually focuses on mysteries, not policy. But given the stubbornly high unemployment rate and the raging debate over federal spending, you might want to add to this summer’s short list a new publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and The Aspen Institute called “Smart Subsidy for Community Development”. This exploration of [...]

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