REDF (formerly the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) provides leadership and investment to a portfolio of nonprofit social enterprises, changing the lives of people who face poverty, homelessness, and other barriers to employment. Through REDF's Farber Program, MBA students use their business and management skills within social mission-driven enterprises. See examples below of Farber Internships from 2009 and prior years. The MNC's Summer Jobs Program also includes Summer Associate jobs and the Packard Environment Fellows program.
Whitney Hewitt (Fuqua)
Community Housing Partnership
(REDF Portfolio social enterprise)
Community Housing Partnership (CHP) is a nonprofit community development corporation that has provided housing, social services and economic opportunities to formerly homeless persons since 1990. Whitney worked with CHP on a market expansion plan for their property management social enterprise. Learn more about Community Housing Partnership and REDF or view previous placements with Community Housing Partnership. (Summer 2009)
Soumya Korde (Kellogg)
REDF
REDF works with a portfolio of San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit organizations that run social enterprises to employ very low-income and homeless individuals. Soumya worked with REDF on strategic planning and program design, as well as assisted a portfolio organization with social cost analysis. Learn more about REDF or view previous placements with REDF. (Summer 2009)
Joshua Taylor (Stanford)
REDF
REDF works with a portfolio of San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit organizations that run social enterprises to employ very low-income and homeless individuals. Josh worked with REDF on strategic planning and assessing green-economy opportunities. Learn more about REDF or view previous placements with REDF. (Summer 2009)
Jahanzeb Burana (Harvard)
San Francisco Clean City Coalition
(REDF Portfolio social enterprise)
The San Francisco Clean City Coalition - a nonprofit focused on cleaning, greening and beautifying the city - runs a social enterprise that offers urban maintenance services, including sidewalk cleaning and special event recycling, while employing very low-income and formerly homeless people. Jahanzeb worked with Clean City on a social enterprise feasibility assessment. Learn more about the San Francisco Clean City Coalition and REDF, or view previous placements with the San Francisco Clean City Coalition. (Summer 2009)
Maria Yuan (Wharton)
San Francisco Conservation Corps
(REDF Portfolio social enterprise)
The San Francisco Conservation Corps (SFCC) provides job and academic training to young people ages 18-26. Corpsmembers develop their job skills through employment in social enterprises that offer recycling, playground construction and trail maintenance services. Maria worked with SFCC on building and growing their special events recycling business. Learn more about San Francisco Conservation Corps and REDF, or view previous placements with San Francisco Conservation Corps. (Summer 2009)
Stephen McCann (Haas)
St. Vincent de Paul
(REDF Portfolio social enterprise)
St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County serves more than 100,000 homeless and low-income people a year, offering assistance such as clothing, access to health care, educational classes and job training. Stephen worked with St. Vincent de Paul to develop an agency-wide performance dashboard and metrics. Learn more about St. Vincent de Paul and REDF, or view previous placements with St. Vincent de Paul. (Summer 2009)