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New Loan to Indigenous Designs for Groundbreaking Project

Former RSF borrower Indigenous Designs has just received another loan from RSF, this time in the form of a Program-Related Investment (PRI). Watch this short video to hear some other perspectives (including that of RSF CEO Don Shaffer) on the exciting progress Indigenous Designs is making…

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Esther Park Speaking at Financing Farm to Fork

March 8, 2010 |

This Thursday in Chicago, FamilyFarmed.org is presenting the one-day conference “Financing Farm to Fork” on funding sustainable local food businesses and farms as part of the 2010 FamilyFarmed EXPO.  RSF Director of Lending Esther Park will…

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RSF Grantee RugMark Receives Award from Green America

March 5, 2010 |

RSF grantee RugMark was recently awarded with the Building Economic Alternatives (BEA) Award, given by Green America (another RSF grantee) to recognize groups or individuals that are leading the movement to use the economy as a tool…

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GreenMoney Journal’s Spring Issue Features Article by Don Shaffer

March 3, 2010 |

This spring’s issue of the GreenMoney Journal focuses on the query “Socially Responsible Investing: Where To Now?”  RSF President & CEO Don Shaffer responded to another question (“what’s next?”) in his article on local investing for…

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