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New Loan to Indigenous Designs for Groundbreaking Project

March 15, 2010

By Kyle Foley

Former RSF borrower Indigenous Designs has just received another loan from RSF, this time in the form of a Program-Related Investment (PRI). Indigenous Designs is a Fair Trade and certified organic apparel company that sources from over 1,000 hand-knitting artisans located primarily in South America. The new loan from RSF will specifically support Indigenous Designs as they work with TransFair USA to create the very first standards and procedures…

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RSF’s February Grant-Making Activity

March 11, 2010

By Caitlyn Kowalczyk

Students at the Chengdu Waldorf School (RSF grantee) in China

RSF’s Donor Advised Funds are innovative financial vehicles that allow an individual, group, family, corporation, trust, or foundation to help fund charitable organizations that align with their values.  After a tax-deductible contribution to RSF, the donor advisor can then recommend grants out of his or her fund to qualified non-profit organizations.  Once the contribution has been made to RSF, we…

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New Borrower Oakland School for the Arts Succeeds Against the Odds

March 1, 2010

By Scott Hackenberg

OSA students starring in "The Wiz" at the Fox Theater

Times are tough and the outlook is bleak for California’s public school system, with over $8 billion in annual cuts expected for educational spending.  For California’s 750 public charter schools, per-student state aid has been dramatically reduced and payments have been delayed, causing budget shortfalls and forcing teachers and administrators to make cuts to programs and resources which will…

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