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08.14.2008 -
RSF CEO Don Shaffer Spoke to Sold-Out Crowd at the Commonwealth Club

On August 14th, 2008, RSF Social Finance President & CEO Don Shaffer spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, highlighting trends toward more local and sustainable food systems, and challenging investors to look for ways to support the same...

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03.31.2008 -
RSF 2007 Year-End Review

RSF Ends 2007 with Growth and Financial Sustainability At the end of 2007, RSF’s consolidated assets totaled more than $120 million helping us approach our three-year sustainability goal one-year ahead of schedule...

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09.25.2007 -
RSF Social Finance Appoints New CEO and New Board Chair

RSF Social Finance Appoints Don Shaffer As President and CEO; Mark A. Finser to Become Chair of the Board San Francisco, CA - RSF Social Finance announces that its Board of Trustees has named Don Shaffer (shown at left) as president and CEO...

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09.18.2007 -
RSF Social Finance Partners with Organic Bouquet

RSF Social Finance Partners with Organic Bouquet Eco-friendly Flowers Help Fund Innovative Projects and Support Organic Agriculture San Francisco, CA - RSF Social Finance has partnered once again with Organic Bouquet Inc...

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09.11.2007 -
RSF Social Finance Provides Loan to Better Energy Systems

RSF Social Finance Provides Loan to Better Energy Systems Leading maker of portable solar hybrid charger, Solio, chooses RSF as lender SAN FRANCISCO, CA – RSF Social Finance provided a significant loan to Better Energy Systems, the award-winning company that designs and manufactures Solio, the first solar hybrid charger on the market for mobile devices such as cell phones, PDA's, MP3 players, and GPS navigation systems...

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08.03.2007 -
RSF Investors Help Support EcoTimber

Financing Eco-friendly Timber According to the 2005 Global Forest Resources Assessment report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, deforestation continues at an alarming rate of about 13 million hectares (32 million acres) a year, an area roughly the size of England...

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01.03.2007 -
RSF Participates in Permaculture CU's Earth-Friendly Lending

When Jeff Maul built his home in Santa Fe County, he approached his bank to convert his construction loan into a mortgage loan...

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12.05.2006 -
RSF Helps Launch The New Resource Bank

RSF Helps Launch The New Resource Bank A pioneer in social finance supports the Bay Area’s newest “green” bank SAN FRANCISCO, CA – RSF is pleased to announce its support for the Bay Area’s newest “green” bank...

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09.14.2006 -
RSF Provides $3 Million Line of Credit to Numi Organic Tea

RSF Provides $3 Million Line of Credit to Numi Organic Tea Fast growing organic tea company chooses a social finance organization as its lender SAN FRANCISCO, CA - RSF, a social finance organization, provided a $3 million line of credit to Numi, LLC, a specialty organic tea company committed to fair trade, social justice, and environmental sustainability...

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07.12.2006 -
RSF Launches ReimagineMoney.Org Website

RSF has launched the website ReimagineMoney.Org in cooperation with Transforming Money Collaborative participants...

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